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CHOKE Shine Tour Vol. 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Olbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keizo Sawaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Olbo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 147.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Kevin Olbo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Olbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keizo Sawaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olbo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Olbo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Olbo takes one to the chin there.
Olbo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Kevin Olbo has been cut.
Sawaki misses with a body shot.
Sawaki throws a good cross that connects.
Olbo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sawaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab lands there for Sawaki.
Olbo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sawaki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sawaki showed some decent athleticism there.
Olbo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Olbo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sawaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sawaki's back!
Sawaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sawaki tries to escape the position.
Olbo is trying to stick to Sawaki's back but Sawaki is turning into Olbo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Olbo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sawaki.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sawaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawaki landing with the ground and pound.
Sawaki advances to half guard.
Sawaki lands strikes from half guard.
Olbo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sawaki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sawaki is tying to control. Olbo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sawaki working over Olbo with some ground and pound. Olbo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Olbo tries to roll over but Sawaki keeps him under control.
Sawaki is keen to just control but Olbo is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Olbo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sawaki wants to control from the top but Olbo keeps moving.
Olbo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Olbo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki is pushing down on Olbo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Olbo is fighting to maintain full guard but Sawaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Olbo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sawaki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sawaki working over Olbo with some ground and pound. Olbo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sawaki drops an elbow to the side of Olbo's head.
Sawaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Olbo's head.
Olbo is looking for a sweep. Sawaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sawaki is pressing down on Olbo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Olbo is holding on for now.
Sawaki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Olbo wants to control but Sawaki is keeping busy.
Olbo missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sawaki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Olbo in his tracks.
Sawaki throws a shot from downtown. Olbo moves away and avoids it.
Olbo with a poor takedown
so Sawaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sawaki stopping the sweep attempt from Olbo.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sawaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sawaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sawaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Olbo is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sawaki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Olbo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Olbo keeping moving, preventing Sawaki from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sawaki misses with an uppercut.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sawaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olbo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Olbo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sawaki lands a high kick!
Keizo Sawaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Sawaki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Olbo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sawaki tries to avoid it but Olbo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sawaki to the ground. Sawaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Olbo takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Olbo.
Olbo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sawaki digs a good body shot into Olbo's ribs.
Sawaki works over Olbo's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keizo Sawaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Olbo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sawaki connects with a single shot there.
Nice sprawl there from Sawaki as Olbo shoots in.
Sawaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Sawaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olbo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sawaki gets back to full guard.
Sawaki working a defensive guard here.
Olbo postures up and lands a big shot to Sawaki's brow.
Olbo postures up.
Sawaki tries to strike from the bottom.
Olbo connects with a couple of short punches.
Sawaki working for a triangle but Olbo defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olbo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sawaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sawaki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Olbo!
Sawaki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Olbo regains half guard.
Sawaki has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sawaki landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Olbo is looking to get to half guard.
Sawaki is landing with some decent strikes but Olbo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Keizo Sawaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sawaki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sawaki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Olbo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Olbo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Olbo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olbo is in a horrible position here. Sawaki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sawaki cracks Olbo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Olbo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sawaki trying to control but Olbo is having none of it.
Sawaki has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Olbo's face.
Sawaki cracks Olbo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sawaki landing shots from mount.
Sawaki working the ground and pound effectively.
Olbo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sawaki scoring with strikes but Olbo is staying in there.
Olbo is trying to escape the mount.
Olbo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olbo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sawaki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sawaki prevents Olbo from getting the reversal.
Sawaki working Olbo over with strikes here.
Sawaki looking to finish Olbo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Olbo!
Sawaki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Olbo gets back to half guard.
Sawaki blocks the strikes from Olbo.
Sawaki wants to take a breather but Olbo is having none of it.
Olbo is looking to escape.
The fighters are battling for position here. Olbo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olbo wants to stand up but Sawaki is controlling him.
Sawaki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keizo Sawaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Olbo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sawaki.
Olbo takes one to the chin there.
Sawaki cracks the inside of Olbo's front leg.
Olbo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sawaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Olbo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sawaki moves into range and clinches up with Olbo.
Sawaki lands an elbow inside.
Sawaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Olbo takes an elbow to the temple.
Sawaki lands a body shot.
A short left from Sawaki.
Sawaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sawaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sawaki gets through Olbo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Sawaki.
Sawaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Olbo.
Sawaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olbo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sawaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sawaki scores with a hook to the body.
Sawaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olbo backwards.
Olbo wants to get back to striking at distance but Sawaki won't allow it.
Sawaki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sawaki lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Sawaki.
Sawaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Olbo backwards.
Sawaki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice body punch from Sawaki - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Sawaki.
Sawaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sawaki lands an uppercut.
Sawaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sawaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olbo backwards.
Sawaki misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sawaki.
Sawaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olbo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sawaki prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Olbo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sawaki lands an elbow just above Olbo 's eye.
Sawaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olbo backwards.
Sawaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sawaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olbo backwards.
Sawaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Olbo.
Sawaki lands an elbow inside.
Sawaki prevents Olbo from breaking the clinch.
Sawaki lands an elbow just above Olbo 's eye.
Olbo ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Olbo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sawaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Olbo is retaining full guard.
Olbo is trying to control the position but Sawaki postures up.
Sawaki passes Olbo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sawaki 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.
Olbo looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki tries to pass to full mount but Olbo defends it.
Olbo punching from the bottom.
Sawaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Olbo keeps working.
Sawaki drops an elbow to the side of Olbo's head.
Sawaki working the head and body with strikes.
Olbo is looking for a sweep. Sawaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sawaki lands a nice short elbow.
Sawaki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nice strikes from Sawaki there.
Sawaki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Olbo wants to improve his position but Sawaki is controlling well.
Sawaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sawaki passes to side control.
Kevin Olbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Olbo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Olbo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sawaki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sawaki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sawaki is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sawaki landing strikes from the mount and Olbo is in trouble!
Olbo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sawaki with good strikes from the mount here!
Olbo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Olbo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keizo Sawaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sawaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keizo Sawaki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takaishi Minong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Wallaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallaby has chosen Europe - The Final Countdown as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takaishi Minong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doug Wallaby!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wallaby.
Minong moves away from the strike by Wallaby.
No joy there for Wallaby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wallaby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Minong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Minong with that takedown attempt.
Minong slips a jab and a cross from Wallaby.
Minong shoots in for a double leg but Wallaby sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wallaby misses with a double jab.
Wallaby is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Minong shoots for a double leg takedown but Wallaby sprawls well. He's pushed Minong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takaishi Minong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallaby misses with a series of wild punches.
Wallaby misses with a double jab.
Wallaby stalks Minong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Minong's face. Minong staggers backwards, shaken.
Minong fails to land the takedown.
Wallaby takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Minong is rocked!
Wallaby drops Minong with a straight right hand, right on the button! Wallaby follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Wallaby!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Senshi Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobo Plata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plata has chosen Master of Puppets as his entrance music. Bobo Plata has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Senshi Nagasaki's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Senshi Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobo Plata!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plata misses with a double jab.
Plata looks to land a right hand but Nagasaki moved out of range.
Nagasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Plata circles away.
Plata misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Plata swinging wilding here.
Plata tries to clinch there but Nagasaki circles away.
Nagasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plata misses with a wild combination.
Plata comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plata works Nagasaki's body with a nice hook.
Plata is looking to clinch but Nagasaki is avoiding it.
No joy there for Plata, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plata throws a series of strikes that have Nagasaki backpedaling.
Plata misses with a wild combination.
Nagasaki fails to land the takedown.
Plata is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Plata scores with a nice strike.
Plata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagasaki.
Nice sprawl there from Plata as Nagasaki shoots in.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Plata as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Senshi Nagasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagasaki shoots in and drives through. Plata sprawls well.
Nagasaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plata avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plata lands a two punch combo.
Nagasaki is rocked!
Nagasaki wants to clinch up but Plata keeps it at a distance.
Oh Nagasaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nagasaki looks up at the clock. Bad move! Plata lands a right hand from hell, dropping Nagasaki. Plata pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobo Plata!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hayate Akio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akio comes to the ring accompanied by Symphony of Swords. Evans has chosen "A Country Boy Can Survive" by Hank Williams Jr. as his entrance music. The key to victory for Hayate Akio has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayate Akio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddy Evans!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akio with a jab.
Evans walks into a stiff left hand from Akio.
Evans is rocked!
Akio drops Evans with a right and a left! Akio comes rushing in but Evans regains his composure and manages to keep Akio in guard.
Evans is still in real trouble! Can Akio finish him?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Akio postures up in Evans's guard and throws a big left but Evans blocks it.
Evans throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Evans throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Akio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evans is keeping the position for now.
Evans wants to sweep here but Akio controlling him for the moment.
Akio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Evans seems to have recovered his senses.
Akio trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
Akio scoring with punches from side control.
The strikes coming from Akio are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Evans manages to work his way to half guard, despite Akio's best efforts.
Evans is looking for a sweep. Akio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Well, if Akio 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.
Akio is looking for a kimura here.
Akio is breathing heavily.
Evans misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Evans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Evans is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Akio pulls his head out easily.
Evans is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Akio lands a glancing blow to the side of Evans's head.
Hayate Akio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Evans bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Evans wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Akio, who protects the arm well.
Akio wants to control but Evans postures up.
Akio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Evans goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Akio has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Evans but great work by Akio.
Akio wants to stand but Evans is controlling his arm.
Evans sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Evans manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Evans had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Akio is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Evans Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Akio's back instead.
Akio looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Akio is defending well though. Evans let's go of the attempt for now.
Akio trying to control the action but Evans just sinks the hooks in.
Akio turns into Evans and is now in his guard.
Evans lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Akio!
Evans is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Akio can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Akio has worked his arm free - good work by Akio!
Akio sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Evans works his way into side control.
Akio is looking to regain half guard here but Evans keeps moving and retains side control.
Evans thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Evans tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Freddy Evans will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Akio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akio.
Akio thuds a left hand into Evans's body.
A left lands for Akio.
Akio lands with a cross.
Akio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Akio misses with a looping right.
Akio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evans rushes Akio and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akio's elbow.
Akio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans prevents Akio from breaking the clinch.
Evans wants a takedown.
Evans trying to stall but Akio improves his position.
Akio breaks from the clinch.
Akio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akio cracks Evans with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akio misses with a few strikes there.
Akio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Evans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Akio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evans drives through and clinches with Akio against the ropes.
Akio wants to get back to striking at distance but Evans won't allow it.
Akio misses with the head strike.
Evans manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Evans throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Evans is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Evans moves into full mount! Akio won't be happy about that!
Akio has left one of his arms exposed and Evans doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Akio screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Freddy Evans!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greer Morimune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoja Masiina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Greer Morimune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoja Masiina!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimune throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Masiina is rocked!
Masiina blocks a head kick by Morimune.
Masiina is still on wobbly legs! Can Morimune finish him?
Morimune moves in close and cracks Masiina with a massive right hand! Masiina, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Morimune!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greer Morimune!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Lupul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Piotrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lupul might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Strangled With A Halo, Pig Destroyer. Greg Lupul has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Lupul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Piotrowski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piotrowski fails with the takedown.
Piotrowski looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lupul moves into the clinch successfully.
Lupul jumps into guard, dragging Piotrowski to the mat.
Lupul working for a triangle but Piotrowski defends it easily.
Lupul looking for a guillotine here but Piotrowski defends easily.
Piotrowski wants to stand but Lupul has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lupul looking for a guillotine here but Piotrowski defends easily.
Piotrowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Piotrowski trying to control but Lupul is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotrowski wants to pass the guard but Lupul is keeping the position.
Lupul 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.
Lupul is looking to stand up but Piotrowski isn't so interested in that idea.
Lupul wants to sweep here but Piotrowski controlling him for the moment.
Piotrowski trying to control but Lupul is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lupul wants to clinch up but Piotrowski keeps it at a distance.
Piotrowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lupul tries to clinch but Piotrowski moves out of range.
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.
Lupul bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Piotrowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lupul cracks Piotrowski with a big elbow.
Lupul tries to score with some ground and pound. Piotrowski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lupul decides to stand up, so the ref orders Piotrowski to his feet.
Lupul looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lupul throwing strikes but missing.
Piotrowski is looking for a triangle but Lupul pushes his legs off easily.
Lupul thows a big elbow that misses.
Piotrowski 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.
Piotrowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupul working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Piotrowski has a closed guard, preventing Lupul from standing up.
Lupul might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lupul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Piotrowski is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Piotrowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lupul rushes Piotrowski and presses him up against the ropes.
Lupul throws a head punch that misses.
Lupul changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Piotrowski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick misses from Lupul.
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.
Nice takedown defense from Lupul. No joy for Piotrowski on that attempt.
Greg Lupul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Piotrowski.
Piotrowski tries to keep at a distance but Lupul has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lupul tries a knee to the head but Piotrowski blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Lupul.
A short uppercut from Lupul.
Lupul trying to stall but Piotrowski improves his position.
Lupul lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Robert Piotrowski has been cut.
Lupul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Piotrowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lupul tries to clinch up.
Lupul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lupul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lupul turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lupul tries to score with some ground and pound. Piotrowski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lupul working the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupul decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lupul.
Lupul scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Lupul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Piotrowski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lupul lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lupul forces Piotrowski back against the ropes and clinches.
Lupul leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Piotrowski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lupul smiles and moves away.
Lupul has closed the distance and engaged Piotrowski in a clinch.
Lupul lands an elbow inside.
Lupul throws an elbow but it misses.
Lupul with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lupul landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lupul successfully pulls guard.
Lupul looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lupul has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Piotrowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lupul is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Piotrowski has his hands clasped together but Lupul extends an breaks Piotrowski's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lupul.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Greg Lupul!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Crotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Aria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crotch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Why Can't We Be Friends? by War. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Crotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Aria!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aria shoots in and drives through. Crotch sprawls well.
No luck for Aria with that takedown attempt.
Crotch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richard Crotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aria looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Richard Crotch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Aria.
Aria looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Aria passes into half guard.
Aria is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aria prevents Crotch from improving his position.
Aria is looking for a kimura but Crotch is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aria to get the leverage.
Crotch tries to get to full guard but Aria has control of the leg.
Aria seems to be working for a kimura but Crotch defends the submission attempt.
Aria is working for a submission of some sort.
Aria looks gassed!
Crotch tries to get to full guard but Aria has control of the leg.
Crotch gets back to full guard.
Aria trying to control the position from guard on top but Crotch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Aria is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aria avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aria trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crotch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Crotch has his foot on Aria's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aria works his way back into a safe position though.
Aria pushes down on Crotch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Aria has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Crotch is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crotch is working hard here to advance position.
Crotch manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Crotch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crotch is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Aria pulls his head out easily.
Crotch wants to get back to full guard but Aria has mounted him!
Aria is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Crotch is surviving well by controlling Aria's body position as best he can.
Aria tries to control but Crotch wriggling away.
Crotch is trying to escape the mount but Aria keeps good control and instead manages to take Crotch's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aria is trying to stick to Crotch's back but Crotch is turning into Aria. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Aria's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Crotch.
Aria controls Crotch momentarily but Crotch frees himself.
Aria bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crotch's guard.
Crotch has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Aria should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Crotch has tightened it up now! Aria should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Crotch!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ari Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camron Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ari Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Camron Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold blocks a jab.
Gold clinches with his opponent.
Crawford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crawford tries a head kick but it misses.
Crawford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
A left and a right from Gold both land. Nice combination.
Crawford misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Gold.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crawford slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Crawford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gold misses with a wild combination.
Gold keeps the fight on the outside.
Gold connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gold uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crawford has time to react.
Crawford looks to land a combination but Gold avoids it well.
Crawford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crawford moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Gold.
Gold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crawford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.
Crawford moves into the clinch.
Gold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crawford has him pressed against the ropes.
Crawford lands a damaging elbow.
Crawford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Gold misses with a double jab
and Crawford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
Gold throws a head kick that misses
and Crawford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gold's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gold.
Crawford clinches.
Crawford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gold misses with a double jab
and Crawford counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crawford.
Nice elbow from Crawford.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crawford stalling in the clinch but Gold improves position.
Gold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Gold is blocking nicely.
Gold is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gold can't break the clinch.
Gold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gold tries to clinch but Crawford moves out of range.
Gold paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crawford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crawford avoids the head kick by Gold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Crawford misses.
Gold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawford.
Gold is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Crawford.
Gold displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crawford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gold misses with a combination
and Crawford counters by clinching up.
Gold wants to break free but Crawford has control.
Crawford is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gold wants to break free but Crawford has control.
Crawford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gold is looking to break free of the clinch but Crawford has double underhooks.
Crawford lands with a right to the head.
Crawford lands with a short shot to the head.
Gold takes a knee right on the jaw!
Come on Crawford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gold is trying to break the clinch but Crawford has him pressed against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gold!
Donk. Gold catches Crawford right on the button with a cross.
Gold throws a head kick that misses.
Gold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crawford.
Crawford wants to clinch up but Gold keeps it at a distance.
Crawford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Crawford.
Gold breaks from the clinch.
Crawford avoids the head kick by Gold.
Ari Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crawford moves out of range as Gold strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gold throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crawford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gold throws a lazy body kick
and Crawford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Gold dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crawford blocks a head kick by Gold.
Crawford misses with a double jab.
Crawford might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawford.
Decent striking displayed by Gold there.
Gold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gold misses with a few strikes there.
Gold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gold staying out of range there.
Crawford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gold lands a head kick. Crawford smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crawford moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crawford is rocked!
Crawford throws an overhand right that lands on Gold's shoulder, as Gold tries to avoid the shot.
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawford.
Gold throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crawford has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Crawford is still on wobbly legs! Can Gold finish him?
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gold has time to react.
Crawford seems to have recovered his senses.
Gold wants to clinch up but Crawford keeps it at a distance.
Gold connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crawford's hands.
Gold connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crawford. Crawford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gold circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Crawford drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Gold follows Crawford to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ari Gold!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antero Vipunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antero Vipunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vipunen pinned against the cage. Vipunen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vipunen swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vipunen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Antero Vipunen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vipunen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Vipunen.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie tries to roll over but Vipunen keeps him under control.
Vipunen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vipunen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vipunen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vipunen working the head and body with strikes.
Vipunen working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Vipunen pulls his head out easily.
Vipunen drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Vipunen is working for a submission of some sort.
Vipunen working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vipunen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vipunen slips nicely into half guard.
Vipunen trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vipunen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vipunen is working for a submission of some sort.
Vipunen is breathing heavily.
Vipunen wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Vipunen is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vipunen to get the leverage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vipunen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vipunen gets to his feet. Gracie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Vipunen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gracie's guard now.
Vipunen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Vipunen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Vipunen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gracie Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Vipunen's back instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie looking for the RNC.
Vipunen turns into Gracie and is now in his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie pushes a forearm under Vipunen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Vipunen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aaron Gracie!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eiki Daikaura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Kenjahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenjahara has chosen Roll wit Uz by Thai as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Koji Kenjahara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eiki Daikaura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koji Kenjahara!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenjahara blocks a head kick by Daikaura.
Daikaura keeps the fight on the outside.
Kenjahara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kenjahara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daikaura throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Daikaura throws a head kick but Kenjahara moves out of range.
Daikaura fakes the leg kick and cracks Kenjahara in the body.
Kenjahara looks gassed!
Daikaura scores with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daikaura scores with a jab to the head.
Kenjahara throws a sloppy head kick
and Daikaura counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Daikaura.
Daikaura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daikaura tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenjahara avoids the head kick by Daikaura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenjahara misses with a takedown
and Daikaura counters with a stiff right hand.
Daikaura throws a series of punches but Kenjahara moves out of range.
Kenjahara misses with a takedown
and Daikaura counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Eiki Daikaura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koji Kenjahara.
Daikaura lands a head kick. Kenjahara smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Eiki Daikaura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daikaura clinches.
Daikaura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daikaura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daikaura throws a sloppy head kick and Kenjahara moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura lands a big head kick that sends Kenjahara to the canvas! Daikaura follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eiki Daikaura!
Eiki Daikaura retains his featherweight title!
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