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AFC 5 Last Man Standing PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horoshi Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goto comes to the ring accompanied by Replica - Fear Factory. Shogun Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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200 lbs
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197 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Horoshi Goto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goto tries to clinch up.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Goto as he jumps to the side.
Silva throws a right hand that Goto ducks under and follows up with a left that Goto also avoids with ease.
Goto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Shogun Silva has been cut.
Silva looks to land a combination. Goto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Goto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goto manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goto 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.
Goto is breathing heavily.
Goto keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Goto looking to control.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goto is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva stands up and waves to Goto to follow him.
Goto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Goto is having none of it.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Goto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto is posturing up here but Silva has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Goto tries to roll out but it's too tight and Goto has to tap! Slick submission there by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shogun Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cyrian Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cuneyt Arkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arkin has chosen Tarkan - Şımarık as his entrance music. Cyrian Black looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cyrian Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cuneyt Arkin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a straight right.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arkin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Arkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arkin lands a couple of elbows.
Arkin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arkin connects with a couple of short punches.
Black throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Arkin lands a couple of digs.
Arkin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arkin lands a couple of elbows.
Arkin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Arkin drops back looking for a leg! Black is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Black manages to kick Arkin off! Arkin jumps back into Black's guard.
Arkin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arkin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arkin looking to pass the guard.
Black throws a couple of heel strikes.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkin chips away with some ground and pound.
Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Arkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Arkin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Arkin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Arkin winds up and cracks Black with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Arkin.
Arkin looks gassed!
Arkin thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Arkin 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Black flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to control Arkin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
Black wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arkin avoids the body shot from Black.
Arkin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
Cyrian Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black throws a right hand that Arkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Arkin also avoids with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arkin.
Black misses with a hook. Arkin ducked under it nicely.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arkin.
Cyrian Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black throws a hook to the side of Arkin's head but Arkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arkin tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Arkin scores with a takedown into Black's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkin working some strikes from top position.
Arkin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Arkin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Arkin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Black throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Arkin distracts Black with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Arkin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Arkin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Black has momentary wrist control but Arkin slips an elbow through the middle.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black misses the body punch
and Arkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arkin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Black takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkin lands a nice forearm strike.
Arkin looks up at the clock and then as Black takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Arkin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Black throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Arkin scores with punches from side control.
Arkin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Arkin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Black is looking for a sweep.
Arkin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Arkin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Black gets back to half guard.
Arkin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Arkin working over Black with some ground and pound. Black looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Arkin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cuneyt Arkin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Black misses with a straight left.
Arkin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Arkin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Black misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Arkin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Black!
Arkin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Black tries to hold on but Arkin pushes him away.
Arkin landing punches.
Arkin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Arkin looking to finish Black with some ground and pound. This is bad for Black!
Black wants to control but Arkin is having none of it.
Arkin with the ground and pound from mount.
Arkin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Black can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arkin prevents Black from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkin breaks from Black's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Arkin has isolated one of Black's arms. Black looking to fight him off but Arkin twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cuneyt Arkin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Butterball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Butterball is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Peter Butterball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Black!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black avoids the head kick by Butterball.
Butterball slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Butterball darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Butterball is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.
Butterball is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
Butterball throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Butterball tries to pass to full mount but Black defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butterball is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Butterball wants to pass the guard but Black is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Butterball blocks a head kick by Black.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Butterball looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Butterball tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Butterball gets a takedown into half guard.
Butterball is looking to advance position but Black won't allow it.
Butterball is working for a submission of some sort.
Butterball is pressing down on Black's thigh, looking to free his foot. Black is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Butterball tries to pass to full mount but Black defends it.
Black is trying to stand back up but Butterball is controlling him
Butterball is looking for a kimura but Black is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Butterball to get the leverage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Butterball pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Black clinches.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butterball.
Butterball changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Black looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Black can't do much from the bottom here.
Black throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Butterball working the strikes but Black uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Butterball is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Butterball scores with a couple of nice shots.
Black is looking to control Butterball's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
Butterball frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Butterball goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Black is on top in guard.
Butterball is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Butterball is breathing heavily.
Butterball wants to sweep but no luck.
Butterball looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Black passes into half guard.
Black trying to control from half guard but Butterball is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butterball looking for subs from the bottom but Black mounts him!
Butterball is trying desperately to improve position.
Butterball wants to control but Black is having none of it.
Black content just to control the position here.
Butterball can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Peter Butterball will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Black throws the kick towards the body but Butterball avoids it.
Butterball lands a with a good body shot.
Butterball darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Butterball is working for a kimura but Black is defending it quite comfortably.
Black manages to get to full guard.
Butterball is looking to advance position but Black has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Butterball tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Butterball really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to control the pace but Butterball is squirming around nicely.
Black prevents Butterball from getting the reversal.
Black avoids the attempt from Butterball to control.
Butterball tries to reverse the position but Black maintains control.
Black takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Butterball can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Butterball might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Butterball bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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.
Butterball stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butterball is working hard here to advance position.
Butterball prevents Black from getting back to his feet.
Butterball drops back looking for a leg! Black is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Black manages to kick Butterball off! Butterball jumps back into Black's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Butterball trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Black can't keep his opponent in guard - Butterball advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Butterball is trying for a kimura here. Black looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Butterball wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter Butterball!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Olyanek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Kay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicky Kay will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Olyanek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicky Kay!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab-cross combination lands for Kay and sends Olyanek crashing to the mat! Kay follows him down to the mat - Olyanek regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Sergei Olyanek has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kay is working for a submission of some sort.
Kay uses his free foot to push down on Olyanek's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Olyanek.
Olyanek regains half guard.
Olyanek looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kay content to control rather than advance.
Kay 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olyanek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Olyanek has hold of Kay's hands but Kay slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Olyanek is refusing to be controlled, as Kay sits in half guard.
Kay goes for a cartwheel guard pass here but Olyanek does a handstand and catches Kay in mid air with a triangle! Could it be? It is! It's the triple decker pecker wrecker! The fighters land on the ground with Olyanek on top - Kay is already out from the submission! Olyanek gives Kay's pecker the obligatory post submission twist and this one is aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall over! Are you kidding me! That is world class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. That guy is my hero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (TDPW) . Sergei Olyanek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joesph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher comes to the ring accompanied by Motörhead - Ace of Spades. Joesph is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fight Music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Joesph!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Anthony Joesph has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Butcher.
Butcher misses with a double jab.
Joesph shoots in for a takedown but Butcher shows good takedown defense.
Butcher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Joesph tumbling to the canvas! Butcher pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Joesph was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billy Butcher!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamamoto Funaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Paulson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 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, Paul Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamamoto Funaki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paulson tries to avoid it but Funaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paulson to the ground. Paulson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Funaki slips under a jab.
Paulson tries to clinch up.
Paulson wants to clinch.
Paulson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Funaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Paulson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Funaki is one step ahead there.
Funaki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Funaki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Funaki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Paulson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Paulson has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Paulson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Funaki had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Paulson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Funaki Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Paulson's back instead.
Funaki is trying to stick to Paulson's back but Paulson is turning into Funaki. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Funaki's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Paulson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paulson.
Paulson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Funaki's guard.
Paulson looking to pass the guard.
Funaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paulson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Paulson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Funaki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Paulson escapes and throws Funaki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
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.
Funaki looks gassed!
Paulson working the body and head with strikes.
Paulson working the head with strikes.
Paulson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Funaki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Paulson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson works to advance to full mount. Funaki defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Funaki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Paulson with the ground and pound from mount.
Paulson working for a submission but Funaki is keeping him at bay.
Paulson with good strikes from the mount here!
Paulson has hold of Funaki's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Funaki manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Funaki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Paulson dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funaki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Paulson drops an elbow to the side of Funaki's head.
Paulson prevents Funaki from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Paulson there.
Funaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Paulson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paulson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Funaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Paulson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paulson working over Funaki with some ground and pound. Funaki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Funaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paulson is nestled in close to Funaki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Paulson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Paulson is nestled in close to Funaki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Funaki looking for submissions off his back.
Paulson decides to return to a standing position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Paulson wants to clinch but Funaki slips to the side
and Funaki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Paulson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Paulson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Paulson darts in trying to clinch
and Funaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Funaki has gone for a leg lock! Paulson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Funaki's guard.
Paulson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Funaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Paulson chips away with some ground and pound.
Paulson pushing down on Funaki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Paulson drops an elbow to the side of Funaki's head.
Paulson prevents Funaki from improving his position.
Funaki has hold of Paulson's hands but Paulson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Funaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Funaki is just riding it out for now. Paulson eventually gives up the hold.
Paulson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Paulson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Funaki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Paulson.
Funaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Funaki looking for submissions off his back.
Paulson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Funaki is looking to improve his position but Paulson isn't that keen on the idea.
Paulson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Funaki tries to reverse the position but Paulson maintains control.
Paulson cracks Funaki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Paulson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Funaki looks a forlorn figure.
Paulson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Funaki looks a forlorn figure.
Paulson lands a big shot there that rocks Funaki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Paulson raining down shots from the mount!
Funaki is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paulson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Funaki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Funaki is trying to escape the mount.
Paulson unloading with bombs!
Funaki is trying to escape the mount.
Paulson lands a nice shot to the head.
Paulson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Paulson is working for a guillotine from mount but Funaki frees his head quite easily.
Funaki is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Paulson working the ground and pound effectively.
Funaki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Funaki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Paulson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Paulson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Paulson!
Funaki is trying to get back to half guard.
Funaki taking a bit of punishment here - Paulson scoring with strikes.
Funaki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Funaki wants to improve his position but Paulson is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Paulson 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!
Paulson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paulson tries to clinch but Funaki is having none of it.
Funaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Paulson.
Paulson tries to clinch up but Funaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Paulson tries to clinch there but Funaki circles away.
Paulson throws a head kick but Funaki moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson throws a right and a left that Funaki avoids nicely.
Paulson tries to close the distance and clinch but Funaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paulson gets the takedown into side control.
Paulson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paulson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funaki is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Paulson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Funaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Funaki is looking for a sweep. Paulson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paulson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Paulson winds up and cracks Funaki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Paulson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Funaki looking for submissions off his back.
Paul Paulson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Funaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Paulson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Funaki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paulson gets a clinch.
Paulson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Paulson working some strikes from top position.
Funaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yamamoto Funaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Funaki working for a triangle but Paulson defends it easily.
Funaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paulson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paulson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funaki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paulson looking to pass the guard.
Paulson drops back looking for a leg! Funaki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Funaki manages to kick Paulson off! Paulson jumps back into Funaki's guard.
Paul Paulson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Funaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paulson is one step ahead there.
Funaki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paulson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Funaki is looking for a triangle but Paulson pushes his legs off easily.
Paulson cracks Funaki with a solid left hand.
Paulson trying to control the position from guard on top but Funaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paulson stands up over Funaki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Paulson passes Funaki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paulson lands a nice short elbow.
Funaki looking for submissions off his back.
Paulson is nestled in close to Funaki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Funaki flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paulson lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Paulson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paulson 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Paulson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheal Morton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micheal Morton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Rasputin blocks the leg kick.
Rasputin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morton misses with a wild combination.
Micheal Morton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasputin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Morton misses.
Morton scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Morton.
Morton misses with a wild combination.
Rasputin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morton's waist but Morton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rasputin off to one side.
Morton throws a nice looking combination but Rasputin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rasputin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rasputin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morton misses with a two punch combination.
Rasputin moves out of range of the body kick from Morton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rasputin showed some decent athleticism there.
Rasputin seems to be looking for submissions.
Rasputin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morton keeps working.
Morton is looking to escape.
Rasputin seems to be looking for submissions.
Morton looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rasputin shoots in and bounces Morton off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Rasputin thows a big elbow that misses.
Morton wants to get back to his feet but Rasputin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rasputin trying to control but Morton is working from the bottom.
Morton keeping full guard, as Rasputin tries to pass.
Rasputin looks gassed!
Rasputin passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin trying to advance position but Morton counters by regaining guard.
Morton wants to stand and escape but Rasputin is having none of it.
Morton kicks Rasputin off and gets to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Morton.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rasputin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Morton.
Rasputin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morton.
Rasputin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Morton.
Rasputin dodges the punch combination from Morton.
Morton throws a shot to the body.
Morton throws a right hand that Rasputin ducks under and follows up with a left that Rasputin also avoids with ease.
Morton misses with a wild combination.
Morton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Morton moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rasputin will feel that in the morning.
Morton digs a good hook to Rasputin's body.
Morton throws a series of punches but Rasputin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal Morton 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.
Morton tests Rasputin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morton throws the left hand but Rasputin avoids the punch easily.
Rasputin shoots for a double leg takedown but Morton sprawls well. He's pushed Rasputin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morton misses with the combination.
Morton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rasputin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morton lands a nice hook to Rasputin's body. Rasputin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rasputin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
Morton connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Rasputin tumbling to the canvas! Morton pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Rasputin was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Micheal Morton!
Micheal Morton is the new lightweight champion!
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