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SFL Trinidad vs Andrews PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Daisuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akio Daisuke is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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267 lbs
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Steve Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Daisuke!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenny shoots in but no luck this time.
Kenny pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kenny misses with a takedown attempt - Daisuke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kenny shoots in and bounces Daisuke off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kenny stopping the sweep attempt from Daisuke.
Daisuke working for a triangle but Kenny defends it easily.
Kenny makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kenny throws and elbow that misses. Daisuke uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kenny's guard. Nice move by Daisuke!
Daisuke won't allow Kenny to sweep him here.
Daisuke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kenny is on top in guard.
Daisuke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kenny.
Daisuke lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kenny!
Kenny working to try and regain half guard.
Daisuke is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kenny is surviving well by controlling Daisuke's body position as best he can.
Kenny really wants to buck Daisuke off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenny flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Daisuke working for a submission but Kenny is keeping him at bay.
Daisuke looks gassed!
Kenny is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daisuke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kenny is looking to get to half guard.
Kenny flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kenny is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kenny sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Daisuke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kenny moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kenny throwing short punches from the bottom.
Kenny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daisuke is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daisuke slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kenny manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kenny is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Daisuke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Daisuke's back!
Daisuke covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Kenny connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Daisuke to escape the position.
Kenny is working the ground and pound. Can Daisuke escape?
Kenny scores with punches from the back.
Daisuke grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Daisuke covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Daisuke trying to control the hands but Kenny won't let him.
The referee is taking a good look at Daisuke as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Kenny!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daisuke is taking damage to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenny looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Kenny lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Daisuke trying to control the position but Kenny manages to sink in the hooks.
Kenny lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Daisuke hold on?!
Daisuke trying to control the position but Kenny manages to sink in the hooks.
Kenny is working the ground and pound. Can Daisuke escape?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenny not allowing Daisuke to control his hands.
Kenny is landing with strikes from the back.
Kenny is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Daisuke. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Kenny is working the ground and pound. Can Daisuke escape?
Daisuke covers up after that shot from Kenny.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenny looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Kenny lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Kenny.
Kenny is working the ground and pound. Can Daisuke escape?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Kenny dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kenny closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kenny lands in his opponent's guard.
Kenny has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kenny lands a couple of digs.
Kenny tries to free his leg and advance position but Daisuke is retaining full guard.
Steve Kenny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kenny is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daisuke has momentary wrist control but Kenny slips an elbow through the middle.
Kenny is in close to Daisuke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daisuke controls Kenny momentarily but Kenny frees himself.
Kenny makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kenny throwing strikes but missing.
Kenny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kenny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kenny is looking to work some ground and pound but Daisuke has wrist control.
Kenny working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kenny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daisuke is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Daisuke struggling a bit here.
Daisuke on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kenny works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kenny creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kenny lands an elbow.
An elbow from Kenny crashes against the mat.
Kenny working the head and body with strikes.
Daisuke gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Daisuke trying to control here.
Daisuke wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Kenny.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny 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.
Kenny slips a nice elbow through Daisuke's hands, connecting with Daisuke's forehead.
Daisuke is controlling Kenny's trapped leg to prevent Kenny from advancing to side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kenny lands a nice short elbow.
Kenny tries to pass the half guard into mount. Daisuke knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kenny is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Daisuke tries to roll over but Kenny keeps him under control.
Kenny drops an elbow to the side of Daisuke's head.
Kenny lands with a punch from half guard.
Daisuke has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kenny is working away from the top position though.
Daisuke on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kenny is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny is looking to pass Daisuke's guard but actually Daisuke recovers to full guard.
Kenny stands up over Daisuke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Daisuke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kenny cracks Daisuke with a solid left hand.
Kenny working some strikes from top position.
Kenny landing with the ground and pound.
Kenny passes Daisuke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Daisuke won't allow Kenny to pass to mount.
Daisuke is looking to improve his position.
Kenny is nestled in close to Daisuke, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kenny tries to pass to full mount but Daisuke defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daisuke wants to improve his position but Kenny is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Kenny there.
Nice strikes from Kenny there.
Daisuke on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kenny lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kenny is nestled in close to Daisuke, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kenny drops an elbow to the side of Daisuke's head.
Kenny is nestled in close to Daisuke, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kenny lands strikes from half guard.
Kenny wants to free his trapped foot but Daisuke is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Daisuke gets back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daisuke working for a triangle but Kenny defends it easily.
Daisuke has momentary wrist control but Kenny slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Kenny dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Daisuke wants to clinch.
Daisuke tries to clinch there but Kenny circles away.
Daisuke is looking to clinch but Kenny is avoiding it.
Kenny will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daisuke scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kenny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kenny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kenny tries to get out of the position.
Kenny is working hard here to advance position.
Kenny kicks Daisuke off and gets back to his feet.
Kenny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kenny ducks under a wild hook from Daisuke.
Akio Daisuke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenny drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Daisuke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kenny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kenny is looking to advance position but Daisuke won't allow it.
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. Kenny connects with a nice short shot to Daisuke's temple.
Kenny tries to stand but can't do so whilst Daisuke controls his leg.
Daisuke wants to control but Kenny is keeping busy.
Daisuke is looking for a sweep. Kenny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kenny drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Daisuke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kenny scores with a couple of short elbows.
Daisuke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kenny works his way to full guard. Good work.
Daisuke won't allow Kenny to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daisuke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenny is keeping the position for now.
Daisuke wants to control from the top but Kenny keeps moving.
Kenny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daisuke is one step ahead there.
Daisuke passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Daisuke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kenny has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kenny is looking for a sweep.
Daisuke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Daisuke tries for a kimura but Kenny is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daisuke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kenny tries to bench press Daisuke off him but Daisuke keeps the position.
Daisuke passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kenny!
Kenny has given up his back.
Kenny defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Daisuke is trying to stick to Kenny's back but Kenny is turning into Daisuke. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Daisuke's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kenny.
Kenny with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kenny sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Daisuke's guard.
Ground and pound from Kenny.
Kenny seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenny wants to stand but Daisuke has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Daisuke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kenny wants to pass the guard but Daisuke is keeping the position.
Daisuke had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kenny is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Daisuke Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kenny's back instead.
Daisuke working for the choke.
Kenny tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Akio Daisuke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daisuke has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kenny's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenny sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kenny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kenny slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steve Kenny.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kenny, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Kenny!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Rotoras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsunami Hiragawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotoras comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the Name!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Rotoras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsunami Hiragawa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiragawa looks to land a combination but Rotoras avoids it well.
Hiragawa gets a clinch.
Hiragawa gets underhooks to prevent Rotoras's takedown attempt.
Rotoras tries to pull guard but Hiragawa won't allow it.
Rotoras misses with some punches.
Hiragawa gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rotoras regains guard.
Hiragawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rotoras is keeping the position for now.
Rotoras keeping moving, preventing Hiragawa from controlling successfully.
Hiragawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Rotoras is retaining full guard.
Rotoras can't keep his opponent in guard - Hiragawa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hiragawa is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rotoras trying to control but Hiragawa postures up.
Rotoras is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiragawa wants to take a breather but Rotoras is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rotoras closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hiragawa circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Rotoras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Hiragawa.
Rotoras gets caught flat footed, as Hiragawa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hiragawa won't allow Rotoras to sweep him here.
Rotoras is working hard here to advance position.
Rotoras trying to control the position.
Hiragawa wants to control from the top but Rotoras keeps moving.
Rotoras had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hiragawa is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rotoras Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hiragawa's back instead.
Rotoras is breathing heavily.
Hiragawa tries to escape the position.
Hiragawa is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Rotoras off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Rotoras go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hiragawa trying to get back to his feet but Rotoras is in full control for now.
Rotoras has the hooks in. Hiragawa is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Rotoras missing with punches from the back.
Rotoras controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Hiragawa's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Good control from Rotoras.
Hiragawa turns into Rotoras and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras controlling Hiragawa's posture.
Rotoras trying to keep a closed guard but Hiragawa is proving a slippery customer.
Hiragawa drops back looking for a leg! Rotoras is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rotoras manages to kick Hiragawa off! Hiragawa jumps back into Rotoras's guard.
Rotoras has a closed guard, preventing Hiragawa from standing up.
Rotoras throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hiragawa drops back looking for a leg! Rotoras is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rotoras manages to kick Hiragawa off! Hiragawa jumps back into Rotoras's guard.
Hiragawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hiragawa stopping the sweep attempt from Rotoras.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hiragawa gets a clinch.
Hiragawa blocks an uppercut.
Hiragawa pulls guard.
Hiragawa is trying to control the position but Rotoras postures up.
Hiragawa keeping moving, preventing Rotoras from controlling successfully.
Rotoras throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hiragawa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rotoras controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsunami Hiragawa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hiragawa clinches up against the cage.
Rotoras prevents the takedown attempt.
Hiragawa gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rotoras regains guard.
Rotoras is working an open guard so Hiragawa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rotoras misses with a takedown
and Hiragawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hiragawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hiragawa misses with a double jab.
Rotoras shoots in for a double leg but Hiragawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hiragawa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hiragawa gets caught flat footed, as Rotoras shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rotoras trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiragawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hiragawa has his foot on Rotoras's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rotoras works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hiragawa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rotoras can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotoras passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rotoras is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hiragawa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hiragawa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rotoras's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hiragawa is trying to get back to full guard.
Hiragawa trying to control but Rotoras postures up.
Hiragawa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hiragawa wants to get back to full guard.
Hiragawa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rotoras's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rotoras's back!
Hiragawa working for a choke but Rotoras is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiragawa 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, Rotoras has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Hiragawa is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Rotoras defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Rotoras just trying to survive but Hiragawa is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hiragawa is looking for the choke from the back position but Rotoras is controlling his hands well.
Hiragawa struggling to keep hold of the position.
Hiragawa is trying to stick to Rotoras's back but Rotoras is turning into Hiragawa. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hiragawa's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rotoras.
Hiragawa 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.
Hiragawa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras wants to control from the top but Hiragawa keeps moving.
Hiragawa had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rotoras is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hiragawa Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rotoras's back instead.
Rotoras is keeping busy.
Hiragawa is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Rotoras knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Rotoras for a finish.
Rotoras has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Hiragawa.
Will Hiragawa go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hiragawa working for a choke but Rotoras is defending well.
Rotoras just trying to survive but Hiragawa is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hiragawa tightening his grip on Rotoras, looking for the choke.
Hiragawa keeps control of the position as Rotoras tries to break free.
Rotoras rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rotoras makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rotoras.
Rotoras is trying to keep Hiragawa in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsunami Hiragawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hiragawa misses with a series of wild punches.
Hiragawa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rotoras takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rotoras misses with a takedown
and Hiragawa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rotoras drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hiragawa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hiragawa has hold of one of Rotoras's legs. Rotoras is fighting the takedown attempt but Hiragawa gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hiragawa is pushing down on Rotoras's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rotoras is fighting to maintain full guard but Hiragawa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hiragawa is working for a kimura but Rotoras is defending it quite comfortably.
Rotoras wants to control but Hiragawa is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiragawa trying to mount his opponent but Rotoras defends it.
Rotoras slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rotoras is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hiragawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rotoras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rotoras wants to stand and escape but Hiragawa is having none of it.
Hiragawa postures up.
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.
Hiragawa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hiragawa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rotoras seems keen to control Hiragawa's posture.
Rotoras is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rotoras seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hiragawa is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ricardo Rotoras!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unto Haikio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pacman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bebot by Black Eyed Peas. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Pacman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Unto Haikio!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haikio slips a jab and a cross from Pacman.
Pacman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haikio throws a wild body kick that Pacman sees coming a mile off.
Pacman swats away the attempt to clinch by Haikio.
Pacman defending well as Haikio loads up on a big left hand.
Pacman digs a good body shot into Haikio's ribs.
Pacman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haikio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haikio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haikio.
Haikio is looking to clinch.
Pacman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman cracks Haikio with an open hand slap.
Pacman slow jab from Haikio misses its intended target.
Haikio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pacman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacman waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Haikio.
A jab from Pacman finds it's way through Haikio's defenses.
Haikio shoots in but Pacman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Haikio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacman tries a head kick but it misses.
Pacman moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haikio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pacman.
Pacman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pacman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haikio.
Haikio ducks right into an uppercut from Pacman.
Haikio feints and then cracks Pacman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pacman down.
Pacman just misses with a punch to the body.
Haikio dodges the punch combination from Pacman.
Haikio shoots in but no luck this time.
Pacman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haikio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pacman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haikio.
Pacman misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacman throws a series of punches but Haikio avoids them all with ease.
Pacman moves out of range of the body kick.
Haikio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haikio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pacman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haikio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haikio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haikio closes the distance and clinches.
Pacman scores with a shot to the side of Haikio's head.
Pacman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haikio or not.
Pacman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haikio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haikio shoots in for a takedown but Pacman shows good takedown defense.
Manny Pacman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unto Haikio.
Pacman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Haikio wants to clinch.
Haikio moves out of range of the strikes.
Crunch! Haikio slams his shin into Pacman's torso.
Pacman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haikio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pacman misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pacman tries to land knees in the clinch but Haikio avoids the damage to the body.
Pacman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pacman missing with knees to the body.
Haikio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pacman just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Manny Pacman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pacman avoids the head kick by Haikio.
Haikio moves in looking to clinch but Pacman pushes him off.
Haikio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haikio counters with an outside leg kick.
Pacman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacman misses with a double jab.
Haikio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manny Pacman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haikio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pacman tests Haikio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pacman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pacman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haikio throws a head kick but Pacman moves out of range.
Haikio avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Pacman misses.
A shot to the body from Pacman misses
and Haikio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pacman misses with a body shot.
Haikio is looking to clinch but Pacman is avoiding it.
Haikio is looking to clinch but Pacman is avoiding it.
Pacman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pacman throws a combination that misses
and Haikio counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pacman looks to land a combination but Haikio avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haikio 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.
Pacman keeping moving, preventing Haikio from controlling successfully.
Pacman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Haikio!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haikio is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haikio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haikio is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Haikio is in all sorts of trouble here.
Haikio throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pacman. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haikio wants to control but Pacman is having none of it.
That's four 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.
Pacman prevents Haikio from getting the reversal.
Haikio tries to lock up and control but Pacman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pacman controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haikio sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unto Haikio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A jab from Haikio misses.
Pacman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haikio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacman counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacman misses with the combination.
Haikio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacman.
Haikio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacman fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Pacman.
Pacman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haikio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haikio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pacman misses with the combination.
Pacman throws a combination that misses
and Haikio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pacman's knee momentarily.
Haikio lands a nice looking body kick.
Pacman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacman swats away the attempt to clinch by Haikio.
Pacman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacman throws a right hand that Haikio ducks under and follows up with a left that Haikio also avoids with ease.
Haikio tries to clinch up but Pacman circles away and keeps his distance.
Haikio lands with a kick to the temple. Pacman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pacman checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacman stuffs the takedown.
Haikio cracks the inside of Pacman's front leg.
Haikio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacman but Pacman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haikio is looking to clinch.
Pacman lands a two punch combo.
Pacman throws a head kick but Haikio moves out of range.
Pacman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haikio.
Haikio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pacman as he avoids it easily.
Manny Pacman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unto Haikio.
Pacman throws a nice looking combination but Haikio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haikio misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haikio looks to clinch
and Pacman counters with a three punch combo that has Haikio backing up. Haikio nods at Pacman to acknowledge the strikes.
Haikio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacman.
Pacman throws a shot from downtown. Haikio moves away and avoids it.
Pacman looks to land a combination but Haikio avoids it well.
Haikio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pacman to the mat! Pacman manages to get full guard.
Haikio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haikio trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haikio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pacman is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haikio throwing strikes but missing.
Haikio stopping the sweep attempt from Pacman.
Haikio throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Unto Haikio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haikio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unto Haikio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Penis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Wathan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penis comes to the cage accompanied by Pinchers - Bandolero. Chan Wathan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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164 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Penis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Wathan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wathan shoots in for a double leg but Penis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wathan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wathan fails with a takedown attempt.
Paul Penis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chan Wathan.
Penis pushes Wathan up against the cage in a clinch.
Penis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wathan is looking for a triangle but Penis pushes his legs off easily.
Penis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wathan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wathan had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Penis is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wathan Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Penis's back instead.
Penis tries to roll but Wathan sticks to his back.
Wathan lands strikes to the head.
Penis rolls, trying to escape but Wathan keeps control of the position.
Wathan is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wathan has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Penis! Can he survive? No! He's out! Wathan gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chan Wathan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JT Spirit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McGrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spirit comes to the cage accompanied by Nujabes - Feather. JT Spirit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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132 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JT Spirit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam McGrath!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spirit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spirit has a takedown stuffed.
Spirit takes a swing at McGrath's ribcage but misses.
McGrath fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spirit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGrath tries to avoid it but Spirit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGrath to the ground. McGrath escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JT Spirit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGrath stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spirit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spirit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spirit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGrath looks to land a combination but Spirit avoids it well.
Spirit shoots in for a double leg but McGrath sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spirit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGrath throws a series of punches but Spirit moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGrath lands a jab to the head.
Spirit closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Spirit lands in his opponent's guard.
McGrath has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Spirit off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nice sprawl there from McGrath as Spirit shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrath keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spirit has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from McGrath misses.
McGrath throws a series of punches but Spirit moves out of range.
Spirit closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGrath circles away.
McGrath displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Spirit dodges the punch combination from McGrath.
Horrible takedown by Spirit or perhaps it was just good defense by McGrath which made him look bad.
Spirit dodges the punch combination from McGrath.
Spirit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Spirit blocks McGrath's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
McGrath slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
McGrath is trying to stand back up but Spirit is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spirit is looking for a kimura but McGrath is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spirit to get the leverage.
Spirit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spirit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGrath's head.
McGrath keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spirit 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.
McGrath tries to get to full guard but Spirit has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Spirit slips a jab and a cross from McGrath.
McGrath pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGrath looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGrath throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spirit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spirit has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from McGrath as Spirit shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spirit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGrath.
No joy there for McGrath, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGrath throws a nice looking combination but Spirit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spirit tries for a takedown but McGrath sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spirit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGrath.
Spirit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spirit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Spirit or perhaps it was just good defense by McGrath which made him look bad.
McGrath will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spirit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGrath manages to avoid it.
Spirit swings for the body but McGrath moves out of range.
McGrath fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGrath throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spirit decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McGrath is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGrath manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Liam McGrath is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGrath looks gassed!
McGrath throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spirit looks for a takedown but McGrath sprawls well.
Spirit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGrath moves away.
McGrath gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McGrath preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spirit working some strikes from top position.
McGrath wants to stand but Spirit is controlling the position.
Spirit drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spirit jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Spirit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGrath swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam McGrath will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spirit closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McGrath tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
McGrath holding both Spirit 's hands and preventing any damage.
McGrath is trapped and Spirit is scoring with shots to the head and body.
McGrath is trying to stand back up.
McGrath covers up after that shot from Spirit.
McGrath is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Spirit off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Spirit looking for the RNC.
McGrath is really stuck here.
McGrath is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrath showing good submission defense here.
Spirit seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under McGrath's chin but McGrath turns very nicely into Spirit's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by McGrath.
McGrath gets to his feet - Spirit follows without any prompting.
Spirit is looking to wear down McGrath with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spirit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spirit shoots for a takedown but McGrath saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from McGrath does no damage.
McGrath throws a right hand that Spirit ducks under and follows up with a left that Spirit also avoids with ease.
McGrath looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGrath with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrath throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGrath keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JT Spirit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spirit throws a body punch but McGrath moves out of range.
Spirit just misses with a punch to the body.
Spirit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McGrath misses with a series of wild punches.
McGrath throws a right and a left that Spirit avoids nicely.
Spirit shoots for a double leg takedown but McGrath sprawls well. He's pushed Spirit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spirit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spirit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGrath scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Spirit lands a with a good body shot.
McGrath misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGrath lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Spirit changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McGrath looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Spirit misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spirit in side control lands a decent elbow.
Spirit looks up at the clock and then as McGrath takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Spirit smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McGrath takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
McGrath is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McGrath is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Spirit is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGrath is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Spirit's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McGrath looks like he's trying to stand up.
Spirit is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for McGrath!
Spirit working the ground and pound effectively.
Spirit lands a big shot there that rocks McGrath but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Spirit fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Spirit raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spirit landing punches.
Spirit looking to finish McGrath with some ground and pound. This is bad for McGrath!
Spirit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spirit cracks McGrath with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Spirit pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns McGrath that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McGrath is rocked!
Spirit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McGrath is still in real trouble! Can Spirit finish him?
Spirit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McGrath hang on?
A nice elbow there by Spirit.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spirit working McGrath over with strikes here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Spirit! McGrath is hurt baaadly! Spirit is firing away with more strikes - McGrath is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). JT Spirit!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Gap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kastriot Skenderbeu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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250 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Gap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kastriot Skenderbeu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skenderbeu lands with a nice combination. Gap backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Patrick Gap has been cut.
Gap blocks a head kick by Skenderbeu.
No joy there for Skenderbeu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kastriot Skenderbeu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gap closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Kastriot Skenderbeu has been cut.
Gap scores with a body shot.
Gap has Skenderbeu up against the cage in a clinch.
Skenderbeu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gap tries to clinch up.
Gap will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gap jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Skenderbeu is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skenderbeu misses with a head kick.
Skenderbeu misses with a straight left.
Gap scores a takedown into full mount!
Skenderbeu squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gap will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Skenderbeu is trying to escape the mount.
Gap lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Skenderbeu! Gap sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Skenderbeu and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Patrick Gap!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bang McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deuce Dillenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee comes into the arena with Metallica - All Nightmare Long blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bang McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deuce Dillenger!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee moves into the clinch.
McGee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dillenger lands a knee to the body.
Dillenger is looking to break free of the clinch but McGee has double underhooks.
Dillenger breaks the clinch.
McGee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillenger.
McGee misses with a series of wild punches.
Dillenger slips a jab and a cross from McGee.
Dillenger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGee slips a straight right by Dillenger.
Deuce Dillenger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee cracks a nice hook into Dillenger's ribs.
Dillenger fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McGee lands a with a good body shot.
No luck for Dillenger with that takedown attempt.
Dillenger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McGee.
It looks like Deuce Dillenger has been cut.
McGee throws a series of punches but Dillenger moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillenger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McGee lands a jab-cross combination.
McGee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dillenger, pushing him back against the cage.
McGee managing to block the knees to the body from Dillenger.
Dillenger keeps control of McGee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dillenger breaks from the clinch.
McGee scores with a shot to the body.
Dillenger looks gassed!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dillenger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dillenger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dillenger. Dillenger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGee shoots for a double leg takedown but Dillenger sprawls well. He's pushed McGee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McGee rushes Dillenger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Dillenger tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGee is trying to break the clinch but Dillenger has him pressed against the cage.
Dillenger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bang McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deuce Dillenger.
McGee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dillenger has him pressed against the cage.
Dillenger jumps guard but McGee stands there with Dillenger around his waist. Dillenger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dillenger fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillenger is trying to break the clinch but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
McGee stops a takedown attempt from Dillenger.
McGee managing to block the knees to the body from Dillenger.
McGee wants to break free but Dillenger has control.
Dillenger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McGee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGee shoots in looking for a takedown. Dillenger tries to sprawl out of it but McGee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dillenger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dillenger shoots in but McGee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dillenger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McGee cracks Dillenger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGee with a nice cross.
Dillenger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting McGee counter with a right hand.
Dillenger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGee counters with a series of strikes. Dillenger will be more careful next time no doubt.
That has opened up Deuce Dillenger's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillenger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dillenger feints and then cracks McGee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGee down.
Dillenger moves forwards but McGee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dillenger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body kick from Dillenger.
Dillenger avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGee swinging wilding here.
McGee is working the combinations to good effect here.
McGee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dillenger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot lands for McGee.
Dillenger throws an overhand right that lands on McGee's shoulder, as McGee tries to avoid the shot.
Dillenger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dillenger throws a nice looking combination but McGee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillenger gets caught flat footed, as McGee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dillenger is trying to control the position but McGee postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dillenger holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dillenger looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McGee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillenger wants to control but McGee is keeping busy.
McGee wants to stand up but Dillenger is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bang McGee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deuce Dillenger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McGee cracks Dillenger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McGee clobbers Dillenger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dillenger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dillenger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McGee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McGee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from McGee. No joy for Dillenger on that attempt.
McGee blocks a head kick by Dillenger.
McGee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McGee throws a head kick but Dillenger moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from McGee as Dillenger shoots in.
Dillenger is breathing heavily.
McGee scores with a one two! Dillenger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillenger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dillenger takes one to the chin there.
McGee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McGee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bang McGee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillenger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bang McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deuce Dillenger.
McGee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from McGee does no damage.
McGee shoots for a takedown but Dillenger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McGee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dillenger.
McGee works the jab nicely.
McGee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dillenger's hands.
McGee works the jab nicely.
McGee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGee shoots in for a takedown but Dillenger shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dillenger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McGee counters with a three punch combo that has Dillenger backing up. Dillenger nods at McGee to acknowledge the strikes.
Dillenger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dillenger.
McGee stalks Dillenger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dillenger's face. Dillenger staggers backwards, shaken.
Dillenger throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGee counters with a left and a right that stings Dillenger.
Dillenger is rocked!
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!
Dillenger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dillenger is still on wobbly legs! Can McGee finish him?
McGee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McGee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dillenger. Dillenger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The cut above Deuce Dillenger's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dillenger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillenger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dillenger with a poor takedown
enabling McGee to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillenger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dillenger shoots in for a double leg but McGee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Dillenger stumbling backwards into the cage! Dillenger bounces back off the cage towards McGee, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! McGee lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! McGee celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bang McGee!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Aguinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clegane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, T.I. - Whatever You Likes. The key to victory for Sandor Clegane has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sandor Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Aguinaldo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguinaldo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Clegane slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aguinaldo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Clegane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clegane tries to get out of the position.
Clegane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aguinaldo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aguinaldo controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clegane has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here as Aguinaldo stalls from top position.
I looks like Aguinaldo might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
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.
Aguinaldo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Clegane is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Clegane is letting Aguinaldo control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane is trying to improve his position.
Clegane is breathing heavily.
A lull in the action here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Andres Aguinaldo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aguinaldo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clegane looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Clegane prevents Aguinaldo from taking his back.
Aguinaldo controlling his opponent.
Clegane really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Aguinaldo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Clegane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aguinaldo's head backwards.
Aguinaldo shoots in for a takedown but Clegane shows good takedown defense.
Aguinaldo shoots in for a double leg but Clegane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clegane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clegane misses with the combination.
Aguinaldo shoots in for a double leg but Clegane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sandor Clegane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andres Aguinaldo.
Clegane throws a shot from downtown. Aguinaldo moves away and avoids it.
Sandor Clegane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aguinaldo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clegane lands a really nice looking cross but Aguinaldo seems unphased.
Clegane just misses with a punch to the body.
Clegane tests Aguinaldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Clegane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aguinaldo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clegane swivels and escapes.
Clegane misses with a hook.
Clegane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Clegane stuffs the takedown attempt from Aguinaldo. Aguinaldo gets slowly back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clegane.
It looks like Andres Aguinaldo has been cut.
Aguinaldo shoots for a double leg takedown but Clegane sprawls well. He's pushed Aguinaldo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Clegane tests Aguinaldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo fails to land the takedown.
Clegane lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Aguinaldo sprawling to the canvas. Clegane follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Aguinaldo hang on?
Aguinaldo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aguinaldo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aguinaldo.
Clegane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clegane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Clegane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aguinaldo is keeping the position for now.
Aguinaldo trying to keep a closed guard but Clegane is proving a slippery customer.
Clegane won't allow Aguinaldo to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clegane drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Aguinaldo dives on top into guard.
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.
Clegane can't keep his opponent in guard - Aguinaldo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Clegane has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Aguinaldo escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Aguinaldo!
Aguinaldo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Clegane!
Aguinaldo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandor Clegane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andres Aguinaldo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Clegane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aguinaldo fails with the takedown.
Clegane lands with a hook. Aguinaldo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good shot there by Clegane.
Clegane throws a jab but it's blocked by Aguinaldo.
Clegane lands a jab to the nose.
Clegane looks to land a right hand but Aguinaldo moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Clegane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clegane.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aguinaldo fails with the takedown.
Aguinaldo dodges the punch combination from Clegane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Aguinaldo is staying tight to Clegane's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Aguinaldo is looking to take a break and control but Clegane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clegane sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Clegane moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo wants to control from the top but Clegane keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clegane is on top in guard.
Aguinaldo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clegane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aguinaldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Clegane really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aguinaldo wants to take Clegane's back here but Clegane is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Aguinaldo prevents Clegane from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aguinaldo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Aguinaldo 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.
Clegane is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aguinaldo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clegane is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sandor Clegane.
I think Clegane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandor Clegane!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Trinidad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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207 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Trinidad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allen Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trinidad scores with a takedown into Andrews's guard.
Andrews keeping full guard, as Trinidad tries to pass.
Andrews looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Trinidad is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Trinidad is posturing up here but Andrews has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Trinidad tries to roll out but it's too tight and Trinidad has to tap! Slick submission there by Andrews!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Allen Andrews!
Allen Andrews is the new light heavyweight champion!
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
71% |
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