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KOF 3 : Third Strike PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Many Moltisanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Quacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moltisanti comes into the arena with Jamiroquai - Deeper underground blaring out of the sound system. Mister Quacker has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Many Moltisanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Quacker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moltisanti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moltisanti misses with a two punch combination.
Moltisanti throws a right hand that Quacker ducks under and follows up with a left that Quacker also avoids with ease.
Quacker gets a takedown into half guard.
Moltisanti is trying to get back to full guard.
Quacker is looking to take a break and control but Moltisanti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quacker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quacker wants to stand but Moltisanti has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moltisanti trying to hold on to Quacker's head to control him but Quacker postures up.
Quacker takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Moltisanti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quacker.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Moltisanti tries a head kick but it misses.
Quacker throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Quacker darts in and clinches Moltisanti up against the ropes.
Quacker drags the fight down to the ground.
Moltisanti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quacker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moltisanti trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Quacker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Quacker wants to control from the top but Moltisanti keeps moving.
Quacker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moltisanti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quacker wants to control from the top but Moltisanti keeps moving.
Moltisanti is trying to keep Quacker in close.
Quacker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Quacker wants to stand but Moltisanti is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moltisanti drops Quacker with a nice combination! Moltisanti dives into Quacker's guard, looking to finish!
Quacker is rocked!
Quacker looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti trying to control the position from guard on top but Quacker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moltisanti is looking to advance position but Quacker has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mister Quacker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Quacker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Quacker won't allow Moltisanti to sweep him here.
Moltisanti being controlled here, momentarily.
Quacker postures up.
Quacker stands and steps away. Moltisanti gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Quacker avoids the body shot from Moltisanti.
Quacker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moltisanti looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Quacker is breathing heavily.
Quacker prevents Moltisanti from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moltisanti is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Moltisanti regains full guard. Nicely done.
Moltisanti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moltisanti holds on and takes a little breather.
Moltisanti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quacker manages to get himself to full guard.
Moltisanti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quacker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moltisanti wants to control from the top but Quacker keeps moving.
Quacker is looking for a triangle but Moltisanti pushes his legs off easily.
Moltisanti trying to control the position from guard on top but Quacker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moltisanti pushes down on Quacker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Moltisanti is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Quacker is staying active underneath Moltisanti, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Quacker is in trouble now - Moltisanti has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee warns Quacker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Moltisanti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Quacker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moltisanti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Moltisanti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mister Quacker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Moltisanti scores with a one two! Quacker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Moltisanti scores with a nice body kick.
Moltisanti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quacker moves away.
Quacker doesn't manage to clinch there - Moltisanti circles away.
Quacker blocks a head kick by Moltisanti.
A head kick from Moltisanti lands but Quacker takes it in his stride.
Moltisanti keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice combination there by Moltisanti.
Quacker is still on wobbly legs! Can Moltisanti finish him?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Quacker seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quacker looking for a takedown.
Moltisanti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moltisanti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quacker tries to move into range but Moltisanti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moltisanti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moltisanti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quacker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Moltisanti is trying to improve his position.
Quacker tries to move to mount but Moltisanti blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Moltisanti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti pushes Quacker away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Quacker gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Quacker tries to stand but Moltisanti controls the position and pulls Quacker into his guard.
Moltisanti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moltisanti keeping moving, preventing Quacker from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti looking for a guillotine here but Quacker defends easily.
Moltisanti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quacker is one step ahead there.
Many Moltisanti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quacker sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moltisanti trying to 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.
Moltisanti looking for a guillotine here but Quacker defends easily.
Quacker throwing strikes from guard but Moltisanti blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Many Moltisanti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Quacker 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Quacker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Udel Plebeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diesel Maddox has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diesel Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Udel Plebeev!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plebeev wants to clinch.
Maddox lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Udel Plebeev has been cut.
Plebeev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maddox bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Plebeev tries a head kick but it misses.
Maddox blocks the body kick.
Plebeev throws a body kick the misses
and Maddox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Plebeev is trying to stall.
Maddox slows down the pace here.
Plebeev avoids the elbow strike from Maddox, against the ropes.
Plebeev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Plebeev is looking to break free of the clinch but Maddox has double underhooks.
Plebeev wants to get back to striking at distance but Maddox won't allow it.
Maddox can't break the clinch.
Maddox throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Plebeev throws an elbow but misses.
Maddox breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Maddox.
Maddox scores a takedown into full mount!
Maddox is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Plebeev has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Plebeev!
Maddox working a defensive guard here.
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.
Maddox pulls Plebeev in close to his closed guard and prevents Plebeev from doing any damage or advancing position.
Plebeev trying to control but Maddox is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox controlling Plebeev's posture.
Plebeev trying to control the position from guard on top but Maddox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plebeev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Maddox wants to sweep here but Plebeev controlling him for the moment.
Plebeev is pushing down on Maddox's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maddox is fighting to maintain full guard but Plebeev has managed to sneak the leg through.
Plebeev looks gassed!
Maddox looking for submissions off his back.
Maddox is not content to let Plebeev control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox actively working from the bottom here.
Maddox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maddox makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maddox.
Plebeev drops back looking for a leg! Maddox is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maddox manages to kick Plebeev off! Plebeev jumps back into Maddox's guard.
Maddox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Plebeev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox wants to sweep but no luck.
Maddox had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Plebeev is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Maddox Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Plebeev's back instead.
Maddox will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Plebeev manages to reverse the position and now he's in Maddox's guard. Nice work there by Plebeev.
Plebeev preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Maddox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Udel Plebeev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Plebeev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maddox connects with a solid leg kick.
Plebeev tries to clinch up
and Maddox counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Plebeev's guard now.
Maddox thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maddox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Plebeev is keeping the position for now.
Plebeev controls Maddox momentarily but Maddox frees himself.
Maddox being controlled here momentarily.
Plebeev keeping full guard, as Maddox tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox trying to control but Plebeev is working from the bottom.
Plebeev 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.
Maddox postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maddox rushes Plebeev and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Maddox breaks the clinch.
Udel Plebeev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maddox decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maddox is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Plebeev is just riding it out for now. Maddox eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plebeev moves into full guard.
Maddox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Plebeev keeping moving, preventing Maddox from controlling successfully.
Maddox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Plebeev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maddox wants to control from the top but Plebeev keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maddox jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maddox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Plebeev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maddox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maddox scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Maddox working the head with strikes.
Maddox trying to control the action but Plebeev is working from the bottom.
Plebeev is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox tries to advance to mount but Plebeev denies him.
Plebeev keeping his opponent close.
Maddox tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maddox has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maddox takes a little break here. Plebeev wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Maddox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Udel Plebeev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Plebeev tries to close the distance and clinch but Maddox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maddox finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Plebeev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maddox counters by moving into the clinch.
Maddox tries to land knees in the clinch but Plebeev avoids the damage to the body.
Plebeev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maddox turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Maddox manages to end up in side control.
Plebeev struggling a bit here.
Plebeev tries to buck Maddox off but Maddox is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plebeev is not content to let Maddox control the position.
Maddox working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plebeev is looking to reverse the position.
Plebeev takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Plebeev manages to get back to half guard.
Plebeev trying to control here.
Maddox is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maddox wants to work for an arm triangle but Plebeev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maddox sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Plebeev is looking to improve his position.
Udel Plebeev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plebeev manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox advances position into side control!
Maddox sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Plebeev is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Maddox working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Maddox tries for a kimura but Plebeev is defending well.
Plebeev takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
You can see the frustration on Plebeev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maddox trying to control the position but Plebeev is working away.
Maddox goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Plebeev has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Maddox but great work by Plebeev.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maddox is looking for a sweep.
Maddox manages to work his way to half guard, despite Plebeev's best efforts.
Plebeev is working for a kimura but Maddox is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diesel Maddox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maddox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diesel Maddox!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pai Mei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Shyoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pai Mei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Shyoto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shyoto throws a big shot that misses.
Mei misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shyoto gets a clinch.
Mei wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mei has Shyoto pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Shyoto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mei wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shyoto tries a knee to the head but Mei blocks it.
Mei takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mei wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pai Mei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shyoto lands a knee to the body.
Mei wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mei drags the fight down to the ground.
Shyoto wants to control from the top but Mei keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shyoto stands up over Mei, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shyoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mei. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shyoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shyoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shyoto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mei is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mei 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.
Shyoto connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mei looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mei is breathing heavily.
Shyoto distracts Mei with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shyoto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shyoto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shyoto chips away with some ground and pound.
Shyoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mei is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mei is on top in guard.
Mei wants to control from the top but Shyoto keeps moving.
Shyoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mei is one step ahead there.
Mei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shyoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shyoto wants to sweep here but Mei controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shyoto thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shyoto tries to strike from the bottom.
Mei trying to control the position from guard on top but Shyoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shyoto scores with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mei tries to break the clinch but Shyoto is controlling the position.
Shyoto lands a nice elbow.
Shyoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mei has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mei is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Shyoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shyoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shyoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shyoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shyoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Shyoto looking to throw knees to the head but Mei is blocking nicely.
Shyoto has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mei regains guard immediately.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shyoto looking to pass the guard.
Mei is trying to keep Shyoto in close.
Shyoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mei is looking to sinch up a triangle. Shyoto throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mei's body to avoid the submission. Mei has instead reached around Shyoto's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mei arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pai Mei!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Sottotono - Quei bravi ragazzi as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jay scores a takedown into full mount!
Jay is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Garcia is surviving well by controlling Jay's body position as best he can.
Jay is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Garcia has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Garcia!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Garcia thows a big elbow that misses.
Jay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jay keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Garcia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jay could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Garcia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jay looking for a sweep. Not yet Jay, not yet.
Garcia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jay is pulling down on Garcia's head to control his posture.
Jay is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jay is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Garcia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jay is looking to sweep but instead, Garcia has passed into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Garcia passes to side control.
Jay can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Jay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia controls the position from side control.
Jay is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jay regains half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garcia connects with a nice short shot to Jay's temple.
Jay trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
Well, if Garcia is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jay trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Garcia manages to pass to mount!
Garcia landing punches.
Garcia working Jay over with strikes here.
Garcia landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Garcia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jay blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Jay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jay tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Jay swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Jay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Jay moves out of range.
Jay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jay shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl out of it but Jay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Garcia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
Jay misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jay won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Garcia working away.
An elbow from Garcia crashes against the mat.
Garcia is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jay's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jay is looking for a sweep.
Jay is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Garcia is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
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.
Jay tries to lock up and control but Garcia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Garcia lands a heavy elbow.
Garcia prevents Jay from getting the reversal.
Garcia landing punches.
Garcia postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jay looks a forlorn figure.
Jay keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Garcia controlling the pace for now.
Garcia has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jay's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Garcia controlling from the full mount.
Garcia lands a big shot there that rocks Jay but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Garcia working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jay working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garcia with shots to the head and body - Jay looks very uncomfortable down there.
Garcia postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jay looks a forlorn figure.
Jay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garcia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jay is squirming around, avoiding Garcia's attempts to control the action.
Garcia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Garcia wants to clinch up but Jay keeps it at a distance.
Jay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garcia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garcia swinging wilding here.
Bob Jay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jay tries to clinch up
and Garcia counters with a nice body kick.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jay is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garcia scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garcia thows a huge punch but Jay dodges it nicely.
Garcia prevents Jay from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jay actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Roberto Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia trying to control from half guard but Jay is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia scores with a three punch combo!
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.
Jay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Jay misses with a takedown attempt
and Garcia counters with a nice body kick.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Jay.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jay.
Jay is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Garcia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fighters circling - Jay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garcia counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay misses with a looping right.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Jay tries for a takedown but Garcia circles away easily
and Garcia counters with a big head kick but Jay shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia works over Jay's head and body with a nice combination.
Jay throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Jay tries to clinch but Garcia moves away
and Garcia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jay is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jay moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses.
Jay dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Jay shoots and misses
and Garcia counters by clinching up.
Jay is trying to break the clinch but Garcia has him pressed against the ropes.
Bob Jay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia slows down the pace here.
Jay breaks the clinch.
Jay takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jay moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Jay misses the shot to the body.
Garcia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jay.
Jay misses with a wild body shot.
Jay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Garcia working Jay over with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Garcia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Federic DelNero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Yoshida (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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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Federic DelNero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DelNero.
Yoshida shoots in and drives through. DelNero sprawls well.
Yoshida shoots in but DelNero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
DelNero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DelNero tries a head kick but it misses.
DelNero throws a wild body kick that Yoshida sees coming a mile off.
DelNero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Federic DelNero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DelNero tries to clinch there but Yoshida circles away.
Yoshida shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in DelNero's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yoshida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yoshida is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
DelNero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
DelNero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yoshida manages to get himself to full guard.
DelNero looking to sit in guard and control but Yoshida gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DelNero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yoshida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DelNero is keeping the position for now.
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.
Yoshida drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and DelNero dives on top into guard.
Yoshida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. DelNero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. DelNero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
DelNero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yoshida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two 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.
DelNero trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yoshida 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.
Yoshida looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
DelNero pushing down on Yoshida's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DelNero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
DelNero decides to stand and escape the position.
Yoshida shoots in but no luck this time.
Federic DelNero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Yoshida.
DelNero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yoshida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Yoshida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
DelNero manages to break the clinch.
Yoshida tries to keep at a distance but DelNero has taken the fight into the clinch.
DelNero breaks from the clinch.
DelNero looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
DelNero is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DelNero is tying to control. Yoshida wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
DelNero is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yoshida tries to roll over but DelNero keeps him under control.
Yoshida is refusing to be controlled, as DelNero sits in half guard.
Yoshida tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Federic DelNero dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Yoshida wants to clinch.
Yoshida slips under a jab from DelNero.
Yoshida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. DelNero tries to avoid it but Yoshida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag DelNero to the ground. DelNero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
DelNero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
DelNero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
DelNero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yoshida with a poor takedown
and DelNero counters with a nice kick to the body.
DelNero throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yoshida's head.
It looks like Yoshi Yoshida has been cut.
DelNero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yoshida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DelNero. DelNero obviously looking to wear him down.
DelNero misses with a series of wild punches.
DelNero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DelNero with a hook.
Yoshida scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yoshida throws a series of punches but DelNero moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida has a takedown stuffed.
Federic DelNero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Yoshida.
Yoshida takes one on the button.
DelNero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
DelNero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts DelNero as he jumps to the side.
Federic DelNero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DelNero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yoshida. That did some damage!
DelNero tries to bum rush Yoshida with a series of wild strikes but Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DelNero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
DelNero lands a nice shot that snaps Yoshida's head back.
Yoshida blocks the body kick.
DelNero lands a nice looking body shot.
DelNero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yoshida counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yoshida.
Yoshida trying to control but DelNero is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DelNero trying to keep a closed guard but Yoshida is proving a slippery customer.
Yoshida tries to free his leg and advance position but DelNero is retaining full guard.
Yoshida working some strikes from top position.
Yoshida won't allow DelNero to sweep him here.
DelNero is working hard here to advance position.
Yoshida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yoshida moves out of range as DelNero throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DelNero throws a nice looking combination but Yoshida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yoshida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
DelNero throws a lazy head kick
and Yoshida counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
DelNero moves into full guard.
DelNero is controlling Yoshida's posture.
Yoshida trying to control the position from guard on top but DelNero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DelNero is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Yoshida has his hands clasped together but DelNero extends an breaks Yoshida's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by DelNero.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Federic DelNero!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between War Crocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leif Jaatinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). War Crocop looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ White 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, War Crocop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leif Jaatinen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Jaatinen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaatinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crocop drops his hands momentarily and Jaatinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crocop has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jaatinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Crocop's head.
Crocop is rocked!
Crocop throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Leif Jaatinen has been cut.
Crocop connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jaatinen!
Oh Crocop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like War Crocop has been cut.
Jaatinen connects with a stiff jab that staggers Crocop - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leif Jaatinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saku Thirtynine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Tonttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thirtynine comes to the ring accompanied by Speed 2 Remix by Tetsuya Komura . Saku Thirtynine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Thirtynine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sami Tonttila!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thirtynine fails with the takedown.
Sami Tonttila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thirtynine shoots for a double leg takedown but Tonttila sprawls well. He's pushed Thirtynine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Tonttila misses the target.
Thirtynine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonttila.
Tonttila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thirtynine.
A punch combination from Tonttila misses.
Tonttila swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thirtynine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tonttila swings for the body but Thirtynine moves out of range.
Thirtynine shoots in but Tonttila avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Thirtynine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thirtynine changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tonttila tries to avoid it but Thirtynine manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tonttila to the ground. Tonttila escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thirtynine looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tonttila!
Thirtynine has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tonttila's face.
Tonttila is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thirtynine tries to take Tonttila's back but instead Tonttila uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thirtynine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thirtynine is working for a kimura but Tonttila is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thirtynine thows a huge punch but Tonttila dodges it nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two 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.
Thirtynine tries to pass to full mount but Tonttila defends it.
Thirtynine is looking to take a break and control but Tonttila is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thirtynine wants to free his trapped foot but Tonttila is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thirtynine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Tonttila does it's job there.
Tonttila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thirtynine fails with the takedown.
Thirtynine blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonttila lands with a kick to the temple. Thirtynine shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tonttila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tonttila misses with a double jab.
Thirtynine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thirtynine is breathing heavily.
Thirtynine trying to control the action but Tonttila is working from the bottom.
Tonttila is trying to maintain the position but Thirtynine is very close to passing his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tonttila can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thirtynine passes to full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tonttila can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonttila wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thirtynine.
Tonttila tries to hold on but Thirtynine postures up.
Thirtynine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thirtynine looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thirtynine lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Thirtynine dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thirtynine fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tonttila sprawls well initially but Thirtynine persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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.
Thirtynine is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Tonttila really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thirtynine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tonttila is trying to maintain the position but Thirtynine is very close to passing his half guard.
Thirtynine is looking to advance position but Tonttila won't allow it.
Tonttila is breathing heavily.
Thirtynine wants to stand up but Tonttila is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thirtynine keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Thirtynine postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tonttila to stand up.
Thirtynine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thirtynine wants to stand but Tonttila has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Tonttila keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Thirtynine is looking to take a break and control but Tonttila is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine wants to pass the guard but Tonttila is defending well.
Tonttila wants to improve his position but Thirtynine is controlling well.
Thirtynine is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine tries to control but Tonttila wriggling away.
Thirtynine looking for a guillotine from mount but Tonttila is having none of it.
Thirtynine tries to control but Tonttila wriggling away.
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.
Tonttila tries to reverse the position but Thirtynine maintains control.
Tonttila slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tonttila is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thirtynine tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tonttila knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thirtynine is keen to just control but Tonttila is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Thirtynine dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thirtynine misses with a looping right.
Thirtynine shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tonttila's guard.
Thirtynine trying to control but Tonttila is working from the bottom.
Thirtynine stands and throws Tonttila's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thirtynine stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thirtynine shoots in and bounces Tonttila off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thirtynine trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonttila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saku Thirtynine just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Thirtynine lands with an overhand left.
Thirtynine shoots in looking for a takedown. Tonttila tries to sprawl out of it but Thirtynine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Tonttila manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tonttila scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tonttila scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Tonttila.
Tonttila misses with a wild body shot.
Thirtynine changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tonttila tries to avoid it but Thirtynine manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tonttila to the ground. Tonttila escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonttila uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tonttila lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tonttila lands a jab to the head.
Thirtynine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tonttila as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Thirtynine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Tonttila. No joy for Thirtynine on that attempt.
Sami Tonttila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonttila tries to bum rush Thirtynine with a series of wild strikes but Thirtynine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tonttila misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tonttila takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thirtynine changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tonttila looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thirtynine tries to advance to mount but can't.
Thirtynine landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonttila tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thirtynine working the body and head with strikes.
Tonttila takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thirtynine decides to stand back up.
Thirtynine fails to land the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Thirtynine.
Tonttila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saku Thirtynine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tonttila keeps the fight on the outside.
Thirtynine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tonttila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saku Thirtynine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thirtynine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saku Thirtynine!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sparkiticus Plugious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Kawasati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuuto Kawasati has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sparkiticus Plugious's chin.
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sparkiticus Plugious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuto Kawasati!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plugious takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Plugious shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kawasati pinned against the cage. Kawasati gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Plugious decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Plugious trying to control the action but Kawasati is working from the bottom.
Kawasati is looking for a sweep. Plugious is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top 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.
Kawasati regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Plugious's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kawasati is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Plugious trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawasati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawasati is looking for a triangle but Plugious pushes his legs off easily.
Plugious postures up and lands a big shot to Kawasati's brow.
Plugious scoring with some ground and pound.
Kawasati is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kawasati blocks the strikes from Plugious.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasati prevents Plugious from improving his position.
Kawasati is just content to waste time from the top position. Plugious takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Plugious on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Plugious tries to get out of the position.
Plugious is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kawasati looking for submissions off his back.
Plugious looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kawasati slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kawasati is trying to control the position but Plugious postures up.
Kawasati looks gassed!
Plugious sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kawasati's guard.
Plugious drops an elbow to the side of Kawasati's head.
Plugious is thwarting Kawasati's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plugious seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kawasati is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Plugious scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kawasati is trying to control but can't.
Kawasati tries to get to full guard but Plugious has control of the leg.
Kawasati on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kawasati regains full guard. Nicely done.
Plugious scoring with some ground and pound.
Plugious wants to pass the guard but Kawasati is keeping the position.
Plugious distracts Kawasati with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Plugious pushing down on Kawasati's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Plugious slips a nice elbow through Kawasati's hands, connecting with Kawasati's forehead.
Plugious working the head and body with strikes.
Plugious wants to take a breather but Kawasati is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati is looking for a sweep. Plugious is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Plugious working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kawasati tries to roll over but Plugious keeps him under control.
Kawasati is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Plugious scores with a couple of nice shots.
Plugious lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Plugious fails with a takedown attempt.
Plugious looks for a takedown but Kawasati sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparkiticus Plugious. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawasati ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plugious moves away.
Plugious gets the takedown into side control.
Kawasati is working to avoid the ground and pound but Plugious connects with a decent elbow.
Plugious cracks Kawasati with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kawasati tries to bench press Plugious off him but Plugious keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plugious wants to control but Kawasati is keeping him busy.
Plugious lands an elbow.
Plugious wants to stand but Kawasati is controlling his arm.
Kawasati is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Plugious off and has taken his back!
Plugious rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kawasati wants to work for an arm triangle but Plugious is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kawasati prevents Plugious from improving his position.
Plugious tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Plugious wants to improve his position but Kawasati is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparkiticus Plugious dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Plugious looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Plugious will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kawasati stuffs the takedown attempt from Plugious. Plugious gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparkiticus Plugious. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawasati thuds his shin into the meat of Plugious's side.
Kawasati feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kawasati trying to control but Plugious is working from the bottom.
Plugious keeping full guard, as Kawasati tries to pass.
Plugious 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plugious is working hard here to advance position.
Kawasati trying to control but Plugious is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plugious looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kawasati is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kawasati fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plugious shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kawasati holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Plugious has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kawasati is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kawasati is looking to control Plugious's arms but Plugious gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kawasati has his back to the ropes.
Kawasati tries a body shot but Plugious blocks it.
Kawasati drags the fight down to the ground.
Plugious scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Plugious won't allow Kawasati to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kawasati working a defensive guard here.
Kawasati is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Plugious lands a couple of digs.
Plugious is working Kawasati over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Plugious has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Plugious working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kawasati's head.
Kawasati bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Plugious's guard.
Plugious keeping moving, preventing Kawasati from controlling successfully.
Plugious manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Plugious raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugious with a couple of short strikes.
Plugious lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Plugious looking to finish Kawasati with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kawasati!
Plugious with the ground and pound from mount.
Kawasati tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sparkiticus Plugious overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Plugious postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kawasati looks a forlorn figure.
Plugious scoring with strikes but Kawasati is staying in there.
Kawasati is bucking up trying to escape but Plugious cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kawasati is trying to escape the mount.
Kawasati taking shots to the head.
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.
Plugious looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Plugious is landing with some decent strikes but Kawasati is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Plugious lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kawasati hang on?
Plugious is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kawasati can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kawasati is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Plugious.
Plugious lands a big elbow.
Kawasati is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kawasati tries to lock up and control but Plugious gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Plugious dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Kawasati 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Plugious tries for a takedown but Kawasati circles away easily
and Kawasati counters with a takedown into side control.
Kawasati moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Plugious might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kawasati is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Plugious knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Plugious tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Plugious gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Plugious flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plugious tries to roll over but Kawasati keeps him under control.
Plugious wants to control but Kawasati is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plugious landing rabbit punches to the side of Kawasati's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Plugious gets back to full guard.
Plugious looking for a sweep. Not yet Plugious, not yet.
Plugious throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Kawasati tries to free his leg and advance position but Plugious is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Plugious shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Plugious connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Plugious landing strikes from the mount and Kawasati is in trouble!
Kawasati wants to hold on but Plugious pushes him away.
Plugious with shots to the head and body - Kawasati looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kawasati keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Plugious putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plugious in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Plugious breaks from Kawasati's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kawasati wants to control but Plugious is having none of it.
Plugious cracks Kawasati with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Plugious connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kawasati is looking to improve his position but Plugious isn't that keen on the idea.
Kawasati wants to hold on but Plugious pushes him away.
Plugious lands a big shot there that rocks Kawasati but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Plugious lands a heavy elbow.
Kawasati really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugious unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Plugious.
Kawasati wants to hold on but Plugious pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Plugious.
A nice elbow there by Plugious.
Kawasati is looking to get to half guard.
Plugious postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kawasati looks a forlorn figure.
Plugious scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kawasati?
Plugious lands a nice shot to the head.
Kawasati regains half guard.
Plugious landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Plugious slips a nice elbow through Kawasati's hands, connecting with Kawasati's forehead.
Kawasati trying to hold on to Plugious's head to control him but Plugious postures up.
Plugious is nestled in close to Kawasati, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Plugious lands strikes from half guard.
Kawasati trying to hold on to Plugious's head to control him but Plugious postures up.
Plugious is pressing down on Kawasati's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kawasati is holding on for now.
Plugious is nestled in close to Kawasati, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice body kick from Kawasati.
Plugious closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kawasati circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kawasati.
Sparkiticus Plugious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawasati throws the kick towards the body but Plugious avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yuuto Kawasati.
I think Kawasati 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuuto Kawasati!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Moto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Hatayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moto comes to the ring accompanied by Tupac_Hit em' up. Hatayama has chosen Samurai Soul as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwame Moto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Hatayama!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Moto throws a head kick that misses.
Moto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moto throws a head kick that misses.
Moto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hatayama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hatayama cracks a nice hook into Moto's ribs.
Moto throws the kick towards the body but Hatayama avoids it.
Moto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hatayama bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hatayama trying to control the action but Moto is working from the bottom.
Hatayama advances nicely into full mount.
Moto regains half guard.
Moto is not content to let Hatayama control the position.
Moto manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatayama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hatayama is pushing down on Moto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Moto is fighting to maintain full guard but Hatayama has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hatayama is tying to control. Moto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hatayama controlling the pace.
Moto trying to control from the bottom.
Moto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moto is not content to let Hatayama control the position.
Moto trying to control but Hatayama postures up.
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.
Hatayama is keen to just control but Moto is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hatayama bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moto's head.
Hatayama misses with a few strikes there.
Hatayama lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Moto misses the jab.
Hatayama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moto throws a head kick that misses.
Moto defending well as Hatayama loads up on a big left hand.
Hatayama feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hatayama passes Moto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hatayama trying to control the action but Moto is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moto wants to control but Hatayama is keeping busy.
Moto is breathing heavily.
Moto wants to get back to his feet.
Hatayama looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hatayama trying to control from half guard but Moto is working away.
Moto is trying to get back to full guard.
Moto won't allow Hatayama to pass to mount.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hatayama connects with a nice looking jab.
Hatayama shoots in but Moto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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.
Hatayama jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hatayama looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hatayama slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hatayama passes Moto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hatayama uses his free foot to push down on Moto's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Moto.
Hatayama tries to control but Moto wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Hatayama dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hatayama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hatayama lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hatayama.
A big left from Hatayama misses.
Kwame Moto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hatayama finds it's way round the side to connect with Moto's head.
Hatayama connects with a body shot.
Moto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hatayama lands the left hand.
Hatayama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moto closes the distance and clinches.
Moto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hatayama lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hatayama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moto fails to land with a series of punches.
Hatayama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hatayama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatayama throws a jab but it's blocked by Moto.
Moto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hatayama has time to react.
Hatayama gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hatayama wants to take a breather but Moto is having none of it.
Hatayama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Moto wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Hatayama is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hatayama passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatayama tries to control but Moto wriggling away.
Moto is controlling an arm, preventing Hatayama from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Hatayama controlling the pace for now.
Hatayama wants to control the pace but Moto is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatayama with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Moto defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hatayama.
Moto tries to reverse the position but Hatayama maintains control.
Moto wants to hold on but Hatayama pushes him away.
Moto defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hatayama.
Hatayama looking to control but Moto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Moto wants to control but Hatayama is having none of it.
Hatayama jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Moto manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Moto is trying to control Hatayama's posture but Hatayama avoids it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice body punch from Hatayama.
Hatayama moves out of range as Moto throws a body kick.
Moto throws a head kick but Hatayama moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Hatayama 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! This is the final round!
Hatayama shoots for a double leg takedown but Moto sprawls well. He's pushed Hatayama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moto throws a lazy right hand but Hatayama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Moto is predictable there
and Hatayama counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Moto.
Moto tries for a takedown but Hatayama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hatayama scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moto in his tracks.
Moto gets caught flat footed, as Hatayama shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hatayama trying to control the position from guard on top but Moto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hatayama slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatayama passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Moto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatayama is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hatayama is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Moto defends it well.
Moto wants to get back to full guard.
Hatayama is tying to control. Moto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moto trying to hold on to Hatayama's head to control him but Hatayama postures up.
Hatayama is taking a breather. Moto says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Moto tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hatayama has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hatayama jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Moto manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hatayama works to advance to full mount. Moto defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hatayama content just to control the position here.
Hatayama looking to secure an arm triangle but Moto defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moto is squirming around, avoiding Hatayama's attempts to control the action.
Moto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hatayama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hatayama connects with a nice short shot to Moto's temple.
Hatayama wants to pass to mount but Moto is defending the position.
Hatayama is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Moto!
Kwame Moto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Hatayama landing strikes from the mount and Moto is in trouble!
Moto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hatayama is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Moto has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hiroshi Hatayama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hatayama looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hatayama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Hatayama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hatayama 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Hatayama!
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