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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ukko Vainamoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vainamoinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Kalevala "Savelma". Takada has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. Akio Takada has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukko Vainamoinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Takada!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Takada seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Takada working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Vainamoinen's thigh. Vainamoinen counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Takada trying to control the position from guard on top but Vainamoinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takada thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Takada wants to pass the guard but Vainamoinen is keeping the position.
Vainamoinen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Takada can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vainamoinen is keeping the position for now.
Vainamoinen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Takada is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Vainamoinen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Takada's back instead.
Takada is in bad spot here.
Takada just trying to survive but Vainamoinen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Takada tries to escape but Vainamoinen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Takada breaks Vainamoinen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Takada wants to control from the top but Vainamoinen keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vainamoinen wants to clinch.
Takada shoots in for a takedown but Vainamoinen shows good takedown defense.
Vainamoinen misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vainamoinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takada fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vainamoinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takada has a takedown stuffed.
Ukko Vainamoinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akio Takada.
Vainamoinen is looking to clinch but Takada is avoiding it.
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.
Vainamoinen throws a body punch but Takada moves out of range.
Vainamoinen looks to land a combination but Takada avoids it well.
Vainamoinen misses with a hook. Takada ducked under it nicely.
Takada tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vainamoinen swivels and escapes.
Takada closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Takada lands in his opponent's guard.
Takada wants to pass the guard but Vainamoinen is keeping the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Takada trying to control but Vainamoinen is working from the bottom.
Takada tries to free his leg and advance position but Vainamoinen is retaining full guard.
Vainamoinen keeping moving, preventing Takada from controlling successfully.
Vainamoinen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Takada on the ground.
Takada sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vainamoinen's guard.
Takada wants to free his trapped foot but Vainamoinen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Takada is working for a submission of some sort.
That's six 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.
Takada is just content to waste time from the top position. Vainamoinen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Takada trying to move into half guard but instead Vainamoinen has managed to sweep!
Vainamoinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the 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.
Vainamoinen is breathing heavily.
Takada escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vainamoinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Takada manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Takada looking to control but Vainamoinen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Takada looking to isolate an arm here. Vainamoinen doesn't see it coming and as Takada extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Takada!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akio Takada!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suzuki Pv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Kenraali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenraali has chosen Strapping young lad - Relentless as his entrance music. Suzuki Pv has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Suzuki Pv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Urho Kenraali!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Pv misses.
Pv takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pv shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kenraali is rocked!
Pv is trying for a kimura here. Kenraali looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Pv wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Suzuki Pv!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Rust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rust comes to the ring accompanied by Marylin Manson - Sweet Dreams. Lee has chosen "Eyes of A Ranger" as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Rust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rust clinches with his opponent.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Rust has him pressed against the ropes.
Lee drags the fight down to the ground.
Rust is pushing down on Lee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lee is fighting to maintain full guard but Rust has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rust is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
Rust is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Rust trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Rust is very close to passing his half guard.
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rust is stalling in the full guard.
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.
Rust prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Rust wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Rust is working hard here to advance position.
Rust slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rust working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rust off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
I really don't envy Rust right now.
Lee trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Rust doesn't escape.
Lee controlling well, preventing Rust from escaping the position.
Lee patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Lee keeps control of the position easily here as Rust tries to buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling well, preventing Rust from escaping the position.
Rust trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Rust is keeping busy.
Rust trying to control the hands but Lee breaks the grip.
Rust is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lee doesn't have the hooks in and Rust manages to turn into his guard.
Rust is breathing heavily.
Rust controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rust tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rust.
Rust is looking to clinch.
Rust moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rust looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chuck Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent Rust's takedown attempt.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Rust has him pressed against the ropes.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lee has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rust regains guard immediately.
Lee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lee looks to land a right hand but Rust moved out of range.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rust sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rust clinches.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Rust gets underhooks to prevent Lee's takedown attempt.
Thomas Rust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Lee.
Rust is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lee jumps guard and drags Rust to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rust wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Rust is proving a slippery customer.
Rust stops Lee from standing up.
Rust scoring with some ground and pound.
Rust slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lee 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rust has Lee up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rust has clasped his hands together around Lee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rust tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rust has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rust trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to control Rust's posture but Rust avoids it.
Rust wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
Lee prevents Rust from improving position.
Rust wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
Lee tries to bench press Rust off him but Rust keeps the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
That's eight 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.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Rust tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Rust uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee shoots in but Rust avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rust has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rust looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Rust, against the ropes.
Rust comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rust is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee drags the fight down to the ground.
Rust stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rust wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lee scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rust swinging wilding here.
Rust has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Rust's head.
Rust tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Rust changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Rust manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rust wants a takedown but no success here.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Rust tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee shoots in but Rust avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chuck Lee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rust scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee rushes Rust and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rust is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rust is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee controlling the action here.
That's two 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.
Lee prevents Rust from improving his position.
Lee tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rust controls his leg.
Rust is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lee's back!
Lee trying to control the position but Rust manages to sink in the hooks.
Will Rust go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lee trying to control the hands but Rust breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Chuck Lee just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Rust.
Rust tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to move into range but Rust moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rust scores with a nice body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rust makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lee really felt that one!
Rust clinches but Lee breaks the clinch
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rust thinking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rust.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rust closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Rust pushes Lee against the ropes but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rust swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Rust.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a series of punches but Rust moves out of range.
Rust lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice defenses there by Rust.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rust.
Rust closes the distance and clinches.
Rust lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent Rust's takedown attempt.
Lee jumps guard.
Lee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rust passes into half guard.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Rust is controlling him well.
Lee won't allow Rust to pass to mount.
Rust wants to work for an arm triangle but Lee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Rust passes to side control.
Lee wants to control but Rust postures up.
Rust working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chuck Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rust slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lee stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lee takes a swing at Rust's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rust tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Rust misses with a wild combination.
Rust scores with a nice body kick.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Rust tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Rust uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Rust has Lee up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rust gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rust is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Rust. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rust.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Rust is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Rust.
Lee looks to land a combination but Rust avoids it well.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rust in his tracks.
Thomas Rust is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rust throws a head kick that half lands.
Rust wants to clinch.
Rust misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a combination but Rust avoids it well.
Rust displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Rust wants to clinch.
Lee looks to land a combination but Rust avoids it well.
Rust fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rust doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Rust fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee throws a right and a left that Rust avoids nicely.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rust has managed to clinch.
Rust is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rust throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee blocks a head kick by Rust.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rust counters with a nice body kick.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rust dodges the punch combination from Lee.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Rust.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Chuck Lee!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Chuck Lee!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Chuck Lee!
Chuck Lee wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Sylva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Fredin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Sylva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Fredin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sylva misses with an uppercut.
Sylva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fredin fails with the takedown.
William Fredin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredin shoots in but Sylva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fredin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fredin shoots in for a takedown but Sylva shows good takedown defense.
Anthony Sylva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Fredin.
Fredin misses with a combination
and Sylva counters with a nice uppercut.
Fredin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sylva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sylva lands with a straight right. Fredin didn't see that one coming.
Donk. Sylva catches Fredin right on the button with a cross.
Fredin fails with the takedown
and Sylva counters with a two punch combo.
Fredin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fredin looks gassed!
Sylva looking for a guillotine here but Fredin defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sylva is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sylva controls the pace.
Sylva thows a big elbow that misses.
Sylva wants to control from the top but Fredin keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fredin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sylva trying to control but Fredin is working from the bottom.
Sylva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sylva wants to pass the guard but Fredin is keeping the position.
Sylva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sylva trying to control but Fredin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fredin with a poor takedown
and Sylva counters with a three punch combo that has Fredin backing up. Fredin nods at Sylva to acknowledge the strikes.
Fredin misses with a takedown attempt
and Sylva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fredin throws a combination that misses
and Sylva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sylva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sylva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fredin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sylva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fredin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sylva lands a slapping body shot.
Sylva misses with a double jab.
Sylva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fredin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sylva misses with the combination.
Fredin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Sylva counter with a right hand.
Fredin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sylva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sylva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fredin's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sylva cracks a nice hook into Fredin's ribs.
Sylva lands with a right hand.
Fredin throws the left hand but Sylva avoids the punch easily.
Fredin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sylva throws a right hand that Fredin ducks under and follows up with a left that Fredin also avoids with ease.
Sylva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sylva lands a nice looking body shot.
Sylva cracks Fredin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Fredin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sylva.
Fredin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fredin is rocked!
Sylva drops Fredin with a naaaaasty hook - Fredin is in real trouble here! Sylva dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Sylva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tron Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima comes to the ring accompanied by Enter Sandman, Metallica. Jones has chosen Angry Tronny as his entrance music. Tron Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tron Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones dodges the punch combination from Lima.
Lima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lima throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Jones crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fabio Lima!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Swift has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yrjo Pieru's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Yrjo Pieru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Swift!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Swift throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pieru gets a takedown into half guard.
Swift taking some punishment here, with Pieru in his half guard.
Pieru thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Swift to regain full guard.
Pieru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swift is keeping the position for now.
Pieru is working hard here to advance position.
Swift is trying to control the position but Pieru postures up.
Pieru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Swift working for a triangle but Pieru defends it easily.
Pieru wants to pass the guard but Swift is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pieru shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pieru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Swift trying to hold on to Pieru's head to control him but Pieru postures up.
Swift moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Swift utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pieru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pieru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pieru thows a big elbow that misses.
Swift is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swift lands a left and a right that sends Pieru crashing to the canvas! Swift dives into mount looking to finish!
Pieru is rocked!
It looks like Yrjo Pieru has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pieru is looking to escape.
Oh Pieru is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swift is working for a guillotine from mount but Pieru frees his head quite easily.
Swift takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Swift looks gassed!
Pieru wants to control but Swift is having none of it.
Pieru seems to have got his legs back now.
Pieru manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pieru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Swift is looking for a kimura but Pieru is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Swift to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pieru 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.
Swift stands and throws Pieru's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Swift is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pieru has escaped the position, nice work there.
Swift taking a break here but Pieru is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pieru landing strikes from the bottom.
Pieru is pressing down on Swift's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pieru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pieru wants to stand and escape but Swift is having none of it.
Swift controlling from the top position.
Pieru throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Swift won't allow Pieru to sweep him here.
Swift trying to control the position from guard on top but Pieru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pieru will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pieru keeping full guard, as Swift tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pieru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pieru changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Swift looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Swift can't do much from the bottom here.
Swift is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Swift looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Swift is looking to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pieru seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pieru is thwarting Swift's attempts to control the position.
Swift tries to get to full guard but Pieru has control of the leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Pieru moves out of range of the leg kick from Swift.
Pieru closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Swift to the mat! Swift manages to get full guard.
Pieru advances to half guard.
Swift trying to control here.
Pieru looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Swift with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Swift looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Swift wants to improve his position but Pieru is controlling well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Swift is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pieru tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Swift.
Swift looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Swift blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pieru.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pieru misses with a takedown attempt
and Swift counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pieru looking for a sweep. Not yet Pieru, not yet.
Swift pushes down on Pieru's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pieru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Swift passes to full mount!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Swift wants to take Pieru's back but he can't do it this time.
Pieru is looking to get to half guard.
Pieru on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pieru tries to get out of the position.
Swift blocks Pieru's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Pieru is trying to escape the mount.
Swift looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pieru throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Swift tries to control but Pieru wriggling away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pieru can't escape the position.
Swift takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pieru is squirming around, avoiding Swift's attempts to control the action.
Pieru regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pieru is looking for a sweep. Swift is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Swift is looking for a kimura here.
Pieru punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Swift dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yrjo Pieru's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pieru decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Swift wants to control but Pieru is keeping busy.
Swift is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pieru's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pieru's back!
I really don't envy Pieru right now.
Pieru defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Pieru rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pieru is trying to escape back to his feet but Swift uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Pieru manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pieru tries to get to full guard but Swift has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift is keen to just control but Pieru is a slippery customer.
Pieru is looking to improve his position.
Swift wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pieru keeps working.
Swift is working for a submission of some sort.
Pieru tries to get to full guard but Swift has control of the leg.
Swift is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pieru doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Swift.
Swift prevents Pieru from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pieru gets a clinch.
Pieru looking for a takedown.
Pieru keeps control of Swift as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swift has had enough of the clinch but Pieru keeps him there for the moment.
Swift prevents a takedown attempt there.
Swift wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pieru has him pressed against the ropes.
Swift is trying to break the clinch but Pieru has him pressed against the ropes.
Swift is trying to break the clinch but Pieru has him pressed against the ropes.
Pieru has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Swift is trying to keep an underhook but Pieru manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pieru is pressing down on Swift's thigh, looking to free his foot. Swift is holding on for now.
Pieru is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Pieru pulls his head out easily.
Swift moves into full guard.
Swift keeping moving, preventing Pieru from controlling successfully.
Swift looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Swift has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pieru doesn't defend quickly enough and Swift has managed to lock this one up! Can Pieru escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Swift on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nathan Swift!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toki Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Walburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tooth comes to the ring accompanied by Thunderhorse. Randy Walburn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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176 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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172 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toki Tooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Walburn!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tooth tests Walburn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tooth misses with the combination.
Walburn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Walburn is rocked!
Tooth drops Walburn with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Walburn! Tooth dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toki Tooth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hulohot Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yokohama comes to the ring accompanied by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hulohot Yokohama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luca Fuschini!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yokohama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fuschini turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fuschini tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Fuschini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yokohama keeps working.
Yokohama tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fuschini wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yokohama can't do much from the bottom here.
Fuschini trying to control the position but Yokohama is working away.
Fuschini wants to stand but Yokohama is controlling his arm.
Fuschini wants to stand but Yokohama has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Fuschini is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yokohama waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Fuschini.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yokohama, right into the meat.
Yokohama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fuschini pinned against the cage. Fuschini gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fuschini takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fuschini is rocked!
It looks like Luca Fuschini has been cut.
Fuschini avoids the head kick by Yokohama.
Yokohama wants to clinch up but Fuschini keeps it at a distance.
Fuschini takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yokohama throws a sloppy head kick and Fuschini moves out of range easily.
Yokohama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fuschini tries to avoid it but Yokohama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fuschini to the ground. Fuschini escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A combination from Fuschini does no damage.
Fuschini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yokohama.
Fuschini feints and as Yokohama raises his hands in defense, Fuschini changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fuschini tries to stand but Yokohama is controlling from the bottom.
Fuschini looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fuschini manages to get himself to full guard.
Yokohama controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yokohama trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuschini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yokohama slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
Fuschini is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fuschini keeping moving, preventing Yokohama from controlling successfully.
Yokohama stops Fuschini from standing up.
Fuschini has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yokohama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yokohama is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fuschini throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Yokohama is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fuschini doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Yokohama controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yokohama wants to control from the top but Fuschini keeps moving.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Hulohot Yokohama just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fuschini lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini looks to land a left hand but Yokohama moved out of range nicely.
Yokohama cracks Fuschini with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fuschini looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Yokohama finish him?
Fuschini is still on wobbly legs! Can Yokohama finish him?
Yokohama cracks Fuschini with a hook to the temple - Fuschini is on wobbly legs here! Yokohama swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Fuschini falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Yokohama wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hulohot Yokohama!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Baumgardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baumgardner comes to the ring accompanied by COWBOYS FROM HELL. Nomo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Down Rodeo. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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172 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Baumgardner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Nomo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baumgardner pinned against the cage. Baumgardner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nomo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nomo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Baumgardner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baumgardner pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nomo tries to free his leg and advance position but Baumgardner is retaining full guard.
Baumgardner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nomo!
Baumgardner is working for a guillotine from mount but Nomo frees his head quite easily.
Baumgardner lands a big shot there that rocks Nomo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Hideo Nomo has been cut.
Baumgardner breaks from Nomo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Baumgardner has hold of Nomo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nomo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baumgardner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nomo is trying to escape the mount.
Baumgardner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nomo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That has opened up Hideo Nomo's cut even more.
Nomo looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo is trying desperately to improve position.
Baumgardner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baumgardner forces the positional change into back control.
Baumgardner has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Nomo is defending well but eventually Baumgardner manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Nomo has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brian Baumgardner!
Brian Baumgardner is the new welterweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nintendo Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Roshan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Roshan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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193 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nintendo Takada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Roshan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roshan lands a nice looking body shot.
Roshan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Roshan throws a series of punches but Takada avoids them all with ease.
Roshan misses with a wild body shot.
Roshan throws a jab but it's blocked by Takada.
Takada gets a clinch.
Roshan is trying to break the clinch but Takada has him pressed against the ropes.
Takada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roshan wants to break free but Takada has control.
Takada tries to pull guard but Roshan won't allow it.
Takada has Roshan pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Roshan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nintendo Takada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roshan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Takada tries to pull guard but Roshan won't allow it.
Roshan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Takada.
Roshan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Takada has him pressed against the ropes.
Takada tries to score a body lock takedown but Roshan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Takada tries for a takedown. No joy.
Takada jumps guard but Roshan stands there with Takada around his waist. Takada gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roshan stops a takedown attempt from Takada.
Takada has Roshan pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Roshan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Takada jumps guard and drags Roshan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Takada working for a triangle but Roshan defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshan looking to pass the guard.
Takada is looking to sweep but instead, Roshan has passed into half guard.
Takada taking some punishment here, with Roshan in his half guard.
Roshan wants to free his trapped foot but Takada is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Roshan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Still in half guard, Roshan seems content to control.
Roshan wants to stand up but Takada is controlling the position.
Roshan is looking to advance position but Takada won't allow it.
Roshan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Roshan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Takada does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Roshan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada ducks under a wild hook from Roshan.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Takada has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Roshan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Takada tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Takada tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roshan just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Roshan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roshan lands the left hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Takada scores with a four punch combination!
Roshan throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takada needs to keep his hands up - Roshan had a free shot at his head there.
Damian Roshan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roshan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roshan looks to land a combination but Takada avoids it well.
Roshan keeps the fight on the outside.
Roshan swinging wilding here.
Takada throws a right and a left that Roshan avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takada throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Roshan misses.
Takada tests Roshan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takada looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Roshan 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.
Takada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roshan is keeping the position for now.
Takada thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Takada is breathing heavily.
Roshan keeping full guard, as Takada tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Takada drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Roshan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Takada has Roshan in his guard.
Roshan drops back looking for a leg! Takada is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Takada manages to kick Roshan off! Roshan jumps back into Takada's guard.
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.
Roshan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roshan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Takada looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roshan trying to control but Takada is working from the bottom.
Roshan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roshan gets to his feet - Takada follows without any prompting.
Takada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Roshan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takada counters with a straight right hand.
Roshan misses with a looping left.
Roshan just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Roshan.
Roshan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Takada.
Roshan tries to bum rush Takada with a series of wild strikes but Takada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roshan throws the left hand but Takada avoids the punch easily.
Roshan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Takada slips under a jab from Roshan.
Roshan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Takada.
Roshan slips under a jab from Takada.
The fighters circling - Takada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Takada.
Roshan moves out of range as Takada strikes.
Roshan just misses with a punch to the body.
Roshan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takada.
Roshan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Roshan throws a combination that misses
and Takada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Takada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Roshan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takada doesn't manage to clinch there - Roshan circles away.
A shot to the body from Roshan misses
and Takada counters by moving into the clinch.
Roshan stops a takedown attempt from Takada.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roshan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takada jumps guard but Roshan stands there with Takada around his waist. Takada gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Takada has Roshan pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Roshan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Takada wants a takedown.
Roshan lands with a left to the head.
Roshan is looking to break free of the clinch but Takada has double underhooks.
Roshan wants to break free but Takada has control.
Takada tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roshan smiles and moves away.
Roshan throws a series of punches but Takada moves out of range.
Roshan misses with a few strikes there.
Roshan throws a right and a left that Takada avoids nicely.
Roshan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takada doesn't manage to clinch there - Roshan circles away.
Roshan throws a combination that misses
and Takada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Takada misses with a two punch combination.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Takada jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roshan misses with a combination
and Takada counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Roshan!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Roshan has left one of his arms exposed and Takada doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Roshan screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nintendo Takada!
Nintendo Takada retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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