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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Morrison has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morrison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Rock Johnson has been cut.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Morrison wants to stand but Johnson is controlling 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.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morrison's head.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morrison is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Morrison wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morrison wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Morrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson throws a strike but Morrison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson working for a triangle but Morrison defends it easily.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stops Morrison from getting back to his feet.
Morrison makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Morrison cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Morrison drops Johnson with a nice combination! Morrison dives into Johnson's guard, looking to finish!
Johnson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Morrison decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrison finish him?
Morrison has managed to clinch.
Morrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Morrison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morrison swivels and escapes.
Morrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Morrison lands a right hand from hell, dropping Johnson. Morrison pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Morrison!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Rowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raivo Hevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Rowler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raivo Hevi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hevi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rowler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hevi defending against the ground and pound.
Hevi parries the strikes from Rowler easily there. Rowler is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hevi to escape.
Hevi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rowler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rowler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rowler tries for a kimura but Hevi is defending well.
Hevi is looking for a sweep.
Rowler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rowler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hevi is trying to buck Rowler off.
Hevi is not content to let Rowler control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hevi tries to improve position but can't.
Hevi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rowler asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hevi's face as Rowler controls the position.
Rowler in side control lands a decent elbow.
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.
Hevi is looking to reverse the position.
Rowler tries to move to mount but Hevi blocks the move with his legs.
Hevi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rowler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hevi, who protects the arm well.
Rowler tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hevi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hevi is trying to get back to half guard.
Hevi pushes Rowler away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rowler gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rowler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rowler is breathing heavily.
Hevi is trying to buck Rowler off.
Hevi wants to control but Rowler postures up.
Hevi tries to escape but Rowler is in control.
Rowler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hevi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rowler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rowler advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowler is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hevi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hevi is desperately trying to improve his position but Rowler has a good base and remains in mount.
Hevi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rowler scoring with strikes but Hevi is staying in there.
Rowler trying to control but Hevi is having none of it.
Hevi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rowler wants to control the pace but Hevi is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hevi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rowler tries to control but Hevi wriggling away.
Rowler working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hevi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hevi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rowler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hevi looks a forlorn figure.
Hevi working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rowler looking to isolate an arm here. Hevi doesn't see it coming and as Rowler extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Rowler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eric Rowler!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drew Olbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaaron Cent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olbo comes to the ring accompanied by Cant C Me. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Olbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaaron Cent!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olbo gets the takedown into side control.
Olbo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cent keeps working.
The ground and pound from Olbo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Olbo tries to move to full mount but Cent actually manages to regain half guard.
Olbo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cent defending well though.
Olbo is working for a kimura but Cent is defending it quite comfortably.
Olbo prevents Cent from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olbo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Olbo scores with a takedown into Cent's guard.
Cent looks gassed!
Olbo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cent is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cent has escaped and now he's on top!
Cent works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cent is looking for a kimura but Olbo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cent to get the leverage.
Olbo wants to improve his position but Cent is controlling well.
Olbo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cent's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cent's back!
Olbo lands a shot to the head.
Olbo is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Cent with him. Cent is trying to defend but Olbo has an arm under the chin now! Cent grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Drew Olbo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ralli Palli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta Tottori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palli kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Pelimies. Ralli Palli had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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148 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ralli Palli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenta Tottori!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tottori slips a jab and a cross from Palli.
Tottori scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tottori looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tottori is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Palli is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Palli is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tottori trying to control the position but Palli is working away.
Palli is looking for a sweep.
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.
Tottori trying to control the action but Palli is working from the bottom.
Tottori advances to full mount.
Palli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tottori on the ground.
Tottori has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Palli's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palli is working to get back to half guard.
Palli defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tottori.
Palli is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tottori moves to the back position.
Tottori tries to get the hooks in deep but Palli pushed the leg off.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Palli defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Tottori looks gassed!
Tottori working for a choke but Palli is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tottori is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Palli is defending well though. Tottori let's go of the attempt for now.
Palli trying to control the hands but Tottori won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tottori working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Tottori controlling well, preventing Palli from escaping the position.
Tottori is trying to stick to Palli's back but Palli is turning into Tottori. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tottori's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Palli.
Palli in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palli working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tottori's head.
Palli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tottori wants to sweep but no luck.
Palli wants to pass the guard but Tottori is keeping the position.
Tottori trying to control the position.
Palli really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Palli tries to free his leg and advance position but Tottori is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Palli looks to land a combination but Tottori avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palli misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Palli. No joy for Tottori on that attempt.
Palli misses with a two punch combination.
Tottori drives through with a takedown into guard.
Palli looking for a sweep. Not yet Palli, not yet.
Tottori looking to pass the guard.
Tottori won't allow Palli to sweep him here.
Tottori wants to pass the guard but Palli is keeping the position.
Palli tries to strike from the bottom.
Palli 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.
Tottori postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tottori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palli 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.
Tottori closes the distance and clinches up with Palli, looking for a takedown. Tottori pushes Palli against the ropes but Palli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tottori tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Palli swivels and escapes.
Ralli Palli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenta Tottori.
Tottori takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Palli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tottori shoots for a takedown but Palli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Palli works Tottori's body with a nice hook.
Palli throws a series of punches but Tottori moves out of range.
Palli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tottori.
Palli manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tottori is looking to take a break and control but Palli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Palli is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenta Tottori dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No joy there for Palli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tottori misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Palli throws a good cross that connects.
Palli misses with a series of wild punches.
Palli misses with a series of wild punches.
Palli misses with an uppercut. Tottori saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palli looks to land a left hand but Tottori moved out of range nicely.
Tottori closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tottori lands in his opponent's guard.
Tottori is pushing down on Palli's leg trying to pass to half guard. Palli is fighting to maintain full guard but Tottori has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tottori is tying to control. Palli wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Palli is defending against the submission attempts here by Tottori.
Tottori is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Palli doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tottori.
Tottori tries to pass to full mount but Palli defends it.
Palli is looking for a sweep. Tottori is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Palli is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Tottori seems to be looking for submissions.
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.
Tottori prevents Palli from improving his position.
Tottori is looking to take a break and control but Palli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Palli misses with an uppercut. Tottori saw that one coming.
Palli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tottori ducks under a wild hook from Palli.
Palli throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Palli.
Palli throws a hook but Tottori avoids it easily.
Tottori shoots for a takedown but Palli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Palli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tottori.
Ralli Palli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tottori tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Palli swivels and escapes.
Ralli Palli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenta Tottori.
Tottori shoots in looking for a takedown. Palli tries to sprawl out of it but Tottori keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Palli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Palli throws a series of punches but Tottori avoids them all with ease.
Tottori dodges the punch combination from Palli.
A combination from Palli does no damage.
Palli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Palli - just one landing.
Palli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tottori decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tottori looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Palli wants to control but Tottori is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palli has a hand on Tottori's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tottori takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Tottori with a couple of short strikes.
Tottori is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Palli is surviving well by controlling Tottori's body position as best he can.
Palli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tottori trying to control but Palli is having none of it.
Palli is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenta Tottori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Palli throws a series of punches but Tottori moves out of range.
Tottori changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palli tries to avoid it but Tottori manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palli to the ground. Palli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Palli is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Palli throws a series of punches but Tottori moves out of range.
Palli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tottori.
Tottori slips a jab and a cross from Palli.
Tottori will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Palli misses with a body shot.
Palli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tottori manages to avoid it.
Tottori closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kenta Tottori has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palli is in trouble now - Tottori has advanced to mount!
Tottori trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palli is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tottori working for a submission but Palli is keeping him at bay.
Palli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Palli avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tottori.
Palli is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tottori controlling from mount.
Palli is desperately trying to improve his position but Tottori has a good base and remains in mount.
Tottori mounts Palli! Really nice guard pass there!
Tottori controlling the pace for now.
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.
Palli is looking to get to half guard.
Palli has given up his back here. Will Tottori look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Palli tries to break free.
Tottori is looking for the choke from the back position but Palli is controlling his hands well.
Tottori is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Palli defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Tottori trying to control momentarily.
I would not like to be Palli right now.
Tottori is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Palli is defending well though. Tottori let's go of the attempt for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palli covering up well and avoiding damage.
Tottori doesn't have the hooks in and Palli manages to turn into his guard.
Tottori is looking for a triangle but Palli pushes his legs off easily.
Tottori looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kenta Tottori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tottori keeping moving, preventing Palli from controlling successfully.
Palli would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tottori gets the takedown into side control.
Tottori advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palli is looking to get to half guard.
Tottori controlling the position easily from mount.
Ralli Palli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Palli is squirming around, avoiding Tottori's attempts to control the action.
Palli is working to get back to half guard.
Tottori wants to control the pace but Palli is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenta Tottori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tottori winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenta Tottori!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JP Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalam Mekhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mekhar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 80 Kidz - Alt A. JP Rizal has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JP Rizal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalam Mekhar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rizal shoots for a double leg takedown but Mekhar sprawls well. He's pushed Rizal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mekhar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rizal is breathing heavily.
Rizal keeping full guard, as Mekhar tries to pass.
Mekhar throwing strikes from guard but Rizal blocks nicely.
Mekhar thows a big elbow that misses.
Mekhar is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Mekhar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mekhar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rizal is proving hard to escape from.
Rizal looking for a sweep. Not yet Rizal, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mekhar is looking to work some ground and pound but Rizal has wrist control.
Mekhar advances position into side control!
Rizal managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mekhar.
Mekhar misses with the ground and pound.
Mekhar wants to control but Rizal is keeping him busy.
Mekhar stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mekhar connects with a single shot there.
Rizal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mekhar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mekhar throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal keeping full guard, as Mekhar tries to pass.
Mekhar trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mekhar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mekhar stands up over Rizal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mekhar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rizal trying to control here.
Mekhar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mekhar drops an elbow to the side of Rizal's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mekhar seems to be looking for submissions.
Mekhar throwing shots but Rizal is blocking nicely.
Mekhar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rizal defends it well.
Rizal is defending against the submission attempts here by Mekhar.
Rizal wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mekhar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mekhar works his way into full mount!
Mekhar goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rizal is on top in guard.
Mekhar keeping moving, preventing Rizal from controlling successfully.
Rizal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mekhar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rizal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalam Mekhar dominated that round.
That's time! Rizal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rizal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mekhar is pulling down on Rizal's head. It's preventing any offense from Rizal, at least for the moment.
Mekhar has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Rizal doesn't defend quickly enough and Mekhar has managed to lock this one up! Can Rizal escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Mekhar on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kalam Mekhar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axelito Yeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reese Andy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Axelito Yeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reese Andy!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Andy pulls Yeo in to control the position.
Yeo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Andy pulls Yeo in close to his closed guard and prevents Yeo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Let's hope that Andy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Yeo won't allow Andy to sweep him here.
Yeo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Andy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Despite being in the dominant position, Reese Andy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yeo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Andy!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andy gets back to half guard.
Andy is trying to get back to full guard.
Andy keeping control of the position.
Andy gets full guard.
Yeo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yeo with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Andy holds on and takes a little breather.
Yeo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andy is keeping the position for now.
Andy pulls Yeo in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yeo manages to get himself to full guard.
Andy stays in close to Yeo's body and controls the position.
Yeo wants to get back to his feet but Andy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yeo is breathing heavily.
Yeo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Andy controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Reese Andy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andy fails with the takedown
and Yeo counters with a single leg into guard. Andy didn't expect that.
Andy is pulling down on Yeo's head. It's preventing any offense from Yeo, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Andy is on top in guard.
Andy controlling from the top position.
Andy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Reese Andy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andy has his takedown stuffed
and Yeo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Andy!
Axelito Yeo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reese Andy.
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!
Andy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Andy controlling the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andy is pressing down on Yeo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axelito Yeo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Andy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yeo!
Andy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Despite being in the dominant position, Reese Andy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yeo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Andy sprawls well initially but Yeo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yeo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Andy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andy trying to control the position here.
Andy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yeo!
Andy controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Reese Andy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yeo has his takedown stuffed
and Andy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yeo's guard.
Yeo being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yeo tries to get out of the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Reese Andy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andy scores with a takedown into Yeo's guard.
Yeo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Andy stays in close to Yeo's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andy passes Yeo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Andy is trying to work for a kimura but Yeo is defending well.
Andy trying to control the pace.
Andy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yeo!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andy moves to the back position.
Andy just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reese Andy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Andy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Andy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yeo is in trouble now - Andy has advanced to mount!
Andy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yeo tries to hold on but Andy postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andy controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Reese Andy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andy fails with the takedown
and Yeo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Andy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yeo!
Andy content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andy is working for a guillotine from mount but Yeo frees his head quite easily.
Andy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yeo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Andy controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Reese Andy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andy misses with a takedown
and Yeo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Andy's guard now.
Andy trying to control the position here.
Yeo trying to control but Andy is working from the bottom.
Yeo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Andy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yeo manages to get himself to full guard.
Andy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Andy happy to just control the position for now.
Yeo is looking to regain half guard here but Andy keeps moving and retains side control.
Andy controlling the position.
Yeo is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reese Andy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Andy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reese Andy!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannes Gratscheff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gratscheff comes into the arena with Steamline blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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248 lbs
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236 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hannes Gratscheff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joao Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gratscheff is looking to chop away at Ishikawa's legs.
Gratscheff shoots in for a double leg but Ishikawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gratscheff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gratscheff shoots in but Ishikawa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannes Gratscheff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gratscheff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ishikawa pinned against the cage. Ishikawa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hannes Gratscheff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishikawa closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishikawa gets control of Gratscheff's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ishikawa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ishikawa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gratscheff thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gratscheff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ishikawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ishikawa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ishikawa working for a triangle but Gratscheff defends it easily.
Gratscheff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ishikawa is keeping the position for now.
Ishikawa looking for a guillotine here but Gratscheff defends easily.
Ishikawa had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gratscheff is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ishikawa Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gratscheff's back instead.
Gratscheff tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa working for a choke but Gratscheff is defending well.
Ishikawa looks gassed!
Ishikawa is looking for the choke from the back position but Gratscheff is controlling his hands well.
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!
Gratscheff is in bad spot here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ishikawa struggling to keep hold of the position.
You can see the frustration on Gratscheff's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gratscheff rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gratscheff manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ishikawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gratscheff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ishikawa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gratscheff lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ishikawa!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gratscheff jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ishikawa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ishikawa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gratscheff's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ishikawa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gratscheff pulls his head out easily.
Gratscheff is working for a kimura but Ishikawa is defending it quite comfortably.
Ishikawa manages to get to full guard.
Gratscheff thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa keeping full guard, as Gratscheff tries to pass.
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.
Ishikawa is trying to keep Gratscheff in close.
Ishikawa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ishikawa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gratscheff has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ishikawa keeping full guard, as Gratscheff tries to pass.
Gratscheff advances position into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishikawa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gratscheff's best efforts.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ishikawa wants to control but Gratscheff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Ishikawa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gratscheff shoots in for a double leg but Ishikawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ishikawa has closed the distance and engaged Gratscheff in a clinch.
Ishikawa pulls Gratscheff into guard.
Gratscheff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ishikawa is keeping the position for now.
Ishikawa is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Gratscheff has his hands clasped together but Ishikawa extends an breaks Gratscheff's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ishikawa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joao Ishikawa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Marquardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Kawakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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193 lbs
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196 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Marquardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Kawakami!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawakami shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Marquardt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marquardt keeping moving, preventing Kawakami from controlling successfully.
Marquardt is looking to sinch up a triangle. Kawakami throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Marquardt's body to avoid the submission. Marquardt has instead reached around Kawakami's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Marquardt arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nate Marquardt!
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