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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jushin Kusanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anu Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kusanagi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Got The Life. Anu Saukko struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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150 lbs
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167 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jushin Kusanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anu Saukko!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kusanagi as he jumps to the side.
Kusanagi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kusanagi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Saukko trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Saukko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kusanagi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saukko on the ground.
Kusanagi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Saukko 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.
Saukko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusanagi tries to free his leg and advance position but Saukko is retaining full guard.
Kusanagi wants to get up but he can't break Saukko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kusanagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Saukko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saukko working for a triangle but Kusanagi defends it easily.
Saukko looks gassed!
Kusanagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kusanagi drops back looking for a leg! Saukko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Saukko manages to kick Kusanagi off! Kusanagi jumps back into Saukko's guard.
Saukko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saukko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kusanagi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Saukko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saukko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kusanagi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kusanagi stopping the sweep attempt from Saukko.
Kusanagi has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Saukko to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kusanagi is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Saukko pulls down on the head and he's put Kusanagi to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anu Saukko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baku Nagasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagasumi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Burn my dread kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Hume has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baku Nagasumi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume is looking to clinch.
Hume is looking to clinch.
Hume moves in looking to clinch but Nagasumi pushes him off.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagasumi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hume tries to clinch but Nagasumi moves out of range.
Hume moves in looking to clinch but Nagasumi pushes him off.
Nagasumi keeps the fight on the outside.
Hume wants to clinch up but Nagasumi keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Hume.
Hume is looking to clinch but Nagasumi is avoiding it.
Hume tries to clinch up but Nagasumi circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagasumi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hume to the mat! Hume manages to get full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasumi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nagasumi prevents Hume from getting back to his feet.
Hume wants to sweep here but Nagasumi controlling him for the moment.
Hume isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nagasumi stacks Hume on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nagasumi!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume wants to get back to his feet but Nagasumi drags him back down.
Nagasumi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nagasumi looks gassed!
Nagasumi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hume knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hume is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nagasumi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagasumi tries for a kimura but Hume is defending well.
Hume is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nagasumi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hume knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nagasumi on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nagasumi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hume is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hume gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Nagasumi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hume is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hume bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hume thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasumi has his foot on Hume's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hume works his way back into a safe position though.
Hume gets to his feet. Nagasumi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nagasumi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hume!
Hume is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Nagasumi has taken his back.
Nagasumi has his opponent's back but Hume is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Nagasumi.
Hume is looking to clinch but Nagasumi is avoiding it.
Hume throws out a loose jab but Nagasumi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hume is looking to clinch but Nagasumi is avoiding it.
Hume scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hume is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagasumi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hume throws a leg kick but Nagasumi moved away.
Hume is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hume fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hume tries to clinch but Nagasumi moves out of range.
Nagasumi swats away the attempt to clinch by Hume.
Nagasumi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nagasumi keeps the fight on the outside.
Hume keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nagasumi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baku Nagasumi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nagasumi swats away the attempt to clinch by Hume.
Nagasumi fails to land the takedown.
Hume fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hume fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hume tries to clinch but Nagasumi moves out of range.
Hume throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hume tries to clinch but Nagasumi moves out of range.
Hume tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hume tries to clinch there but Nagasumi circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Hume. No joy for Nagasumi on that attempt.
Hume wants to clinch.
Hume tries to clinch up but Nagasumi circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagasumi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hume moves in looking to clinch but Nagasumi pushes him off.
Nagasumi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hume looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hume doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagasumi circles away.
Hume moves in looking to clinch but Nagasumi pushes him off.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagasumi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James Hume is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nagasumi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hume moves in looking to clinch but Nagasumi pushes him off.
Hume fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hume doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagasumi circles away.
Hume is looking to clinch but Nagasumi is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hume moves in looking to clinch but Nagasumi pushes him off.
Hume seems to be stalking Nagasumi here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Nagasumi drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). James Hume!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yiutsa Misura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Airaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Airaldi has chosen Three days grace - Pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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271 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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243 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yiutsa Misura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Airaldi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Airaldi tries to clinch up.
Misura stuns Airaldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Airaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Misura.
Misura's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Misura duly obliges.
It looks like Ricardo Airaldi has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Airaldi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Airaldi wants to clinch up but Misura keeps it at a distance.
Ricardo Airaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Airaldi throws a head kick but Misura moves out of range.
Good shot there by Misura.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Airaldi throws the kick towards the body but Misura avoids it.
Misura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Misura thuds his right hand into Airaldi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Airaldi is rocked!
Misura lands with a right and another and another! Airaldi is in big trouble! Misura lands again and this time it's lights out for Airaldi! A quality knockout there for Misura.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yiutsa Misura!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shingo Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Camper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingo Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Happy Camper!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Camper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takeda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Camper with that takedown attempt.
Shingo Takeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeda lands a with a good body shot.
Takeda throws a series of strikes that have Camper backpedaling.
Takeda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Camper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Camper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Takeda is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Takeda scores a nice knee to the body.
Takeda landing knees to the body.
Takeda landing knees to the body.
Takeda scores with a knee to the head.
Takeda trying to land knees to the body.
Camper jumps guard but Takeda stands there with Camper around his waist. Camper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Takeda missing with knees to the body.
Camper jumps guard but Takeda stands there with Camper around his waist. Camper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shingo Takeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Happy Camper.
Come on Takeda - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Camper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Takeda just stands there and leans against the cage.
Camper jumps guard and drags Takeda to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camper keeping busy on the bottom but Takeda has passed one foot through into half guard.
Camper looks gassed!
Takeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Camper keeps working.
Camper looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Takeda pushes past his half guard into mount!
Takeda controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camper is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Takeda.
Camper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Camper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Takeda lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Takeda with the ground and pound from mount.
Takeda controlling from the full mount.
Takeda wants to control the pace but Camper is squirming around nicely.
Camper is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takeda controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shingo Takeda dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Takeda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Camper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takeda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takeda as he avoids it easily.
Shingo Takeda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda keeps the fight on the outside.
Takeda swats away the attempt to clinch by Camper.
Camper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takeda counters with a nice body shot.
Takeda misses with a body shot
and Camper counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Takeda is trying to keep Camper in close.
Camper passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Camper is breathing heavily.
Takeda is trying to escape the position but Camper is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda is trying to control Camper's posture but Camper avoids it.
Camper goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Takeda has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Camper but great work by Takeda.
Camper stops Takeda from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camper wants to control but Takeda postures up.
Takeda could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Takeda takes a little break here. Camper wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda is looking to take a break and control but Camper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takeda lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Camper tries to bench press Takeda off him but Takeda keeps the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Takeda closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Takeda throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Takeda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Takeda!
Takeda looks to land a right hand but Camper moved out of range.
Camper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shingo Takeda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takeda lands a jab to the head.
Camper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shingo Takeda will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Takeda misses with the combination.
Takeda looks to land a combination. Camper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Takeda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takeda 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.
Takeda misses with a double jab
and Camper counters with a takedown into side control.
Camper goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Takeda has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Camper but great work by Takeda.
Camper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camper gets back to half guard.
Camper wants to control but Takeda is keeping busy.
Takeda drops an elbow to the side of Camper's head.
Takeda performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
Camper wants to get back to his feet.
Takeda slows the pace down in half guard.
Camper missing with punches from the bottom.
Camper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camper actively working from the bottom here.
Takeda wants to take a breather but Camper is having none of it.
Camper wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Takeda misses with a double jab.
Takeda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camper wants to clinch
and Takeda counters with a good, hard body kick but Camper shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Takeda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Camper's head backwards.
Takeda works over Camper's head and body with a nice combination.
Camper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takeda finds it's way round the side to connect with Camper's head.
Takeda just misses with a punch to the body.
Takeda is looking to wear down Camper with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Takeda scores with a decent looking hook.
Takeda throws a series of punches but Camper moves out of range.
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 Shingo Takeda.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Takeda, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shingo Takeda!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holli Irvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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257 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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273 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holli Irvi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to clinch but Irvi is avoiding it.
Irvi swinging wilding here.
Irvi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Irvi wants to stand but Silva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Irvi controlling the action here.
Silva trying to hold on to Irvi's head to control him but Irvi postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Irvi has control of the leg.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Irvi tries to stand and escape but Silva is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Irvi tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Irvi closes the distance and clinches.
Irvi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Irvi postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Irvi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Irvi forces his way into half guard.
Silva gets full guard.
Irvi preventing the sweep.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Irvi passes into half guard.
Irvi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Irvi looking to pass the guard.
Irvi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Irvi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Irvi wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Irvi moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Silva wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holli Irvi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Irvi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Irvi gets the takedown into side control.
Silva tries to buck Irvi off but Irvi is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irvi controls the position.
Silva is trying to work for a sweep but Irvi has mounted him!
Irvi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Irvi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Irvi looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Silva can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Irvi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irvi content just to control the position here.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Irvi maintains control.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Irvi looking to pass the guard.
Irvi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva throws his legs up looking for a submission but Irvi uses it to pass to side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a sweep but Irvi has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Irvi looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Irvi tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
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.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Irvi wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Irvi.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Irvi controlling the pace for now.
Irvi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Silva has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Silva!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holli Irvi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irvi, pushing him back against the cage.
Irvi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva tries to pull guard but Irvi won't allow it.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Irvi is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Irvi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva has clasped his hands together around Irvi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Irvi is looking for a sweep.
Irvi gets back to half guard.
Irvi trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Irvi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Irvi makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Irvi wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva is just content to waste time from the top position. Irvi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Irvi is keeping the position for now.
Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Irvi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Irvi in his guard.
Irvi advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Irvi landing strikes.
Irvi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Irvi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Irvi looking to stall.
Irvi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Irvi tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Irvi drops back down to his feet.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Irvi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Irvi is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Irvi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva has Irvi pushed against the cage.
Irvi trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Irvi tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Irvi trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva working for a triangle but Irvi defends it easily.
Irvi controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Irvi 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holli Irvi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koshi Tatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Kamikaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamikaze has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Koshi Tatsu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koshi Tatsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Kamikaze!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tatsu fails to land the takedown.
Kamikaze looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tatsu!
Tatsu is working to get back to half guard.
Tatsu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kamikaze wants to pass to mount but Tatsu is defending the position.
Kamikaze looks gassed!
Kamikaze is looking for a kimura but Tatsu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kamikaze to get the leverage.
Tatsu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamikaze tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tatsu controls his leg.
Tatsu manages to get to full guard.
Tatsu trying to keep a closed guard but Kamikaze is proving a slippery customer.
Tatsu has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kamikaze doesn't defend quickly enough and Tatsu has managed to lock this one up! Can Kamikaze escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Tatsu on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Koshi Tatsu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Rajala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Thompson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tomi Rajala's chin.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomi Rajala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rajala circles away.
Rajala 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.
Rajala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rajala postures up in Thompson's guard and throws a big left but Thompson blocks it.
Rajala won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Rajala wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
Rajala postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rajala with a nice head shot there.
Rajala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rajala is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rajala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rajala controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rajala throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Rajala is working Thompson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rajala lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rajala with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rajala trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rajala looking to pass the guard.
Thompson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rajala is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Thompson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rajala's back instead.
Thompson doesn't have the hooks in and Rajala manages to turn into his guard.
Rajala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.
Rajala is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
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.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thompson shoots in for a double leg but Rajala sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rajala shoots in and drives through. Thompson sprawls well.
Rajala darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rajala is breathing heavily.
Rajala is nestled in close to Thompson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rajala working Thompson over with strikes.
Rajala 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.
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thompson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thompson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rajala slips a nice elbow through Thompson's hands, connecting with Thompson's forehead.
Rajala is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajala is nestled in close to Thompson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thompson is looking for a sweep. Rajala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rajala throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rajala working over Thompson with some ground and pound. Thompson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rajala trying to pass the guard but Thompson defending well.
Rajala lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Rajala there.
Rajala winds up and cracks Thompson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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.
Rajala trying to pass the guard but Thompson defending well.
Thompson is looking to control Rajala's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thompson avoid being mounted?
Rajala not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rajala 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.
Ground and pound from Rajala.
Rajala wants to pass to mount but Thompson is defending the position.
Thompson trying to control but Rajala postures up.
Rajala thows a huge punch but Thompson dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Rajala dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rajala closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thompson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rajala.
Thompson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Rajala lands a couple of elbows.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rajala manages to pass to side control.
Ground and pound from Rajala.
Nice strikes from Rajala there.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajala passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Thompson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rajala is landing with some decent strikes but Thompson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rajala working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rajala fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rajala unloading with bombs!
Rajala pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rajala putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rajala prevents Thompson from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Thompson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rajala lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thompson hang on?
Rajala working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rajala tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Thompson is looking to improve his position but Rajala isn't that keen on the idea.
Thompson tries to hold on but Rajala pushes him away.
Thompson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Thompson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Thompson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thompson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thompson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thompson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Thompson is looking to get to half guard.
Thompson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajala is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Rajala keeps moving.
Rajala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thompson pushing down on Rajala's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rajala keeps working.
Rajala makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rajala.
Tomi Rajala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rajala is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thompson trying to control but Rajala is working from the bottom.
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.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Rajala keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Rajala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rajala on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rajala tries to get out of the position.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rajala is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rajala shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Thompson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rajala landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rajala looking to finish Thompson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thompson!
Thompson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rajala lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Rajala dominated that second round.
That's time! Rajala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rajala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thompson.
Rajala is rocked!
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rajala fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thompson sprawls well initially but Rajala persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thompson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rajala.
Thompson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rajala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson pushes Rajala off and scrambles back to his feet.
Thompson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rajala tries to avoid it but Thompson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rajala to the ground. Rajala escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rajala shoots in and bounces Thompson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rajala won't allow Thompson to get back to his feet.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rajala lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.
Rajala postures up and lands a big shot to Thompson's brow.
Rajala chips away with some ground and pound.
Rajala lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rajala slips nicely into half guard.
Rajala not doing much here.
Rajala takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Rajala is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Thompson won't allow Rajala to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajala passes to full mount!
Rajala fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rajala landing shots from mount.
Rajala cracks Thompson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rajala in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thompson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Thompson trying to control but Rajala is working from the bottom.
Thompson forces his way into half guard.
Thompson prevents Rajala from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thompson lands a nice short elbow.
Thompson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rajala is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.
Thompson prevents Rajala from improving his position.
Rajala blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thompson.
Thompson is tying to control. Rajala wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by Rajala which made him look bad.
Tomi Rajala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Thompson.
Rajala shoots in and bounces Thompson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rajala is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
Thompson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rajala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson has momentary wrist control but Rajala slips an elbow through the middle.
Thompson wants to stand up but Rajala is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rajala passes Thompson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sean Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rajala stalling away here and it's allowed Thompson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomi Rajala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rajala, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi Rajala!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiachi Kazuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoli Todorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiachi Kazuya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anatoli Todorov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Todorov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Hiachi Kazuya has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kazuya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Todorov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kazuya.
Todorov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kazuya walks into a straight right hand from Todorov.
Todorov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazuya clinches up with Todorov and pushes him back against the cage.
Kazuya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Anatoli Todorov has been cut.
Kazuya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kazuya.
Todorov can't get the takedown.
Todorov managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuya.
Todorov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hiachi Kazuya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anatoli Todorov.
Todorov avoiding damage as Kazuya throws knees to the body.
Kazuya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kazuya misses with a knee to the head.
Todorov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kazuya tries to land knees in the clinch but Todorov avoids the damage to the body.
Kazuya trying to land knees to the body.
Kazuya tries to land knees in the clinch but Todorov avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todorov jumps guard but Kazuya stands there with Todorov around his waist. Todorov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kazuya lands an elbow that stopped Todorov in his tracks for a moment.
Kazuya lands a nice elbow.
Kazuya tries to land knees in the clinch but Todorov avoids the damage to the body.
Kazuya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Todorov pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Todorov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Todorov throws a leg kick but Kazuya sees it coming and moves out of range.
Todorov shoots for a double leg takedown but Kazuya sprawls well. He's pushed Todorov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Todorov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kazuya takes one to the chin there.
Kazuya wants to clinch up but Todorov keeps it at a distance.
Todorov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kazuya.
Kazuya stuffs the takedown.
Todorov looks gassed!
Kazuya moves into the clinch successfully.
Kazuya lands a knee to the body.
Kazuya looking to throw knees to the head but Todorov is blocking nicely.
Kazuya tries a knee to the head but Todorov blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuya missing with knees to the body.
Kazuya missing with knees to the body.
Kazuya trying to land knees to the body.
Todorov avoids the elbow strike from Kazuya, against the cage.
Todorov blocks the elbow strike.
Todorov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kazuya scores with a knee to the head.
Kazuya gets underhooks to prevent Todorov's takedown attempt.
Kazuya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Todorov.
Kazuya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Todorov avoiding damage as Kazuya throws knees to the body.
Todorov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kazuya is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kazuya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Todorov.
Kazuya lands an elbow just above Todorov 's eye.
Todorov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kazuya tries a knee to the head but Todorov blocks it.
Kazuya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todorov can't get the takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kazuya.
Todorov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kazuya fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Todorov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kazuya.
Todorov is looking to clinch but Kazuya is avoiding it.
Nice shot lands for Todorov.
Todorov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kazuya circles away.
Kazuya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kazuya is rocked!
Kazuya stuffs the takedown.
Hiachi Kazuya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Todorov cracks Kazuya with a left hook right on the temple and Kazuya goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Todorov lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Kazuya is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anatoli Todorov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yonjiro Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Karmin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karmin has chosen Eyes of the World as his entrance music. Yonjiro Hanma has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonjiro Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Karmin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma avoids the head kick by Karmin.
Karmin is looking to clinch.
Hanma throws a nice looking combination but Karmin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karmin wants to clinch up but Hanma keeps it at a distance.
Karmin doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanma circles away.
Hanma lands a jab-cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karmin is looking to clinch but Hanma is avoiding it.
Hanma tries to bum rush Karmin with a series of wild strikes but Karmin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karmin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karmin tries for a takedown but Hanma circles away easily
and Hanma counters with a left and a right that stings Karmin.
Hanma lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hanma closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hanma misses with a wild combination.
Hanma drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hanma lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma working the strikes but Karmin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hanma working the head and body with strikes.
Hanma is thwarting Karmin's attempts to control the position.
Karmin actively working from the bottom here.
Karmin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hanma.
Hanma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hanma wants to pass to mount but Karmin is defending the position.
Karmin is looking to escape.
Hanma winds up and cracks Karmin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma trying to control the action but Karmin is working from the bottom.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
Hanma wants to free his trapped foot but Karmin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Karmin gets back to full guard.
Hanma wants to pass the guard but Karmin is keeping the position.
Karmin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hanma tries to hold on but Karmin pushes him away.
Hanma is in a horrible position here. Karmin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Karmin controlling his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hanma swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma wants to control but Karmin is having none of it.
Karmin working for a submission but Hanma is keeping him at bay.
Hanma is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karmin controlling from the full mount.
Hanma really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karmin avoids the attempt from Hanma to control.
Hanma regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonjiro Hanma dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hanma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yonjiro Hanma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Hanma misses.
Karmin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Karmin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Karmin showed some decent athleticism there.
Karmin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hanma tries to reverse the position but Karmin maintains control.
Hanma is working hard here to advance position.
Karmin gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Hanma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma throws a right hand that Karmin ducks under and follows up with a left that Karmin also avoids with ease.
Karmin looks to clinch
and Hanma counters with a left and a right that stings Karmin.
Karmin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karmin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hanma counters with a one-two to the body.
Karmin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hanma counters with a two punch combo.
Karmin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hanma makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karmin counters with a one-two to the body.
Karmin tries to clinch
letting Hanma counter with a right hand.
Hanma tries to bum rush Karmin with a series of wild strikes but Karmin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karmin shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanma tries to sprawl out of it but Karmin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hanma shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Karmin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karmin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hanma counters with a three punch combo that has Karmin backing up. Karmin nods at Hanma to acknowledge the strikes.
Karmin closes the distance but Hanma moves to the side
and Hanma counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karmin wants to clinch but Hanma slips to the side
and Hanma counters with a three punch combo that has Karmin backing up. Karmin nods at Hanma to acknowledge the strikes.
Karmin looks to clinch
and Hanma counters with a two punch combo.
Karmin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Karmin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hanma looking for submissions off his back.
Karmin blocks the strikes from Hanma.
Hanma wants to get back to full guard.
Hanma throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hanma flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Karmin won't allow Hanma to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hanma shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karmin pinned against the cage. Karmin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from Hanma does no damage.
Karmin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma misses with a wild combination.
Karmin misses with a double jab
and Hanma counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Victor Karmin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karmin counters with a takedown into side control.
Karmin lands a nice forearm strike.
Hanma is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Karmin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Karmin manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hanma to take his back!
Karmin controlling well, preventing Hanma from escaping the position.
Karmin scores with punches to the body.
Karmin keeps control of the position as Hanma tries to break free.
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.
Karmin working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Hanma is doing well to defend. Karmin seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Hanma is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Victor Karmin!
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