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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Barbarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikki Samu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbarino's entrance music is The Barbarino song. A fine choice. 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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275 lbs
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271 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinnie Barbarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Samu!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbarino scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The strikes coming from Barbarino are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Barbarino tries to move to mount but Samu blocks the move with his legs.
Barbarino throws a strike aimed at the side of Samu's head but Samu avoids it well.
Barbarino cracks Samu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Samu tries to improve position but can't.
Samu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barbarino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barbarino is working to tighten is grip on Samu's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Samu has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Barbarino is really squeezing tight and eventually Samu passes out! Barbarino breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vinnie Barbarino!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammook Polman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JunkYard Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polman comes to the cage accompanied by Dying Fetus - One Shot One Kill. Dog has chosen Guard Dog as his entrance music. Sammook Polman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sammook Polman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JunkYard Dog!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Polman as Dog shoots in.
Polman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dog darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dog thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dog seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Polman is trying to stand up here but Dog is controlling him well.
Dog missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Polman is looking to escape.
Dog is tying to control. Polman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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. Dog connects with a nice short shot to Polman's temple.
Dog takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Polman pushes Dog off looking to stand but Dog dives back in and keeps control.
Dog wants to pass to mount but Polman is defending the position.
Polman is refusing to be controlled, as Dog sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polman wants to get back to his feet.
Dog is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dog throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Polman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dog is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Polman defends it well.
Dog looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Polman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dog trying to control from half guard but Polman is working away.
Polman is looking to control Dog's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Polman avoid being mounted?
Polman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polman tries to kick Dog off but Dog keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dog is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dog stalling away here and it's allowed Polman to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Polman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Polman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dog.
Dog has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dog loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dog throws a strike but Polman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dog lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Polman!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dog.
Polman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Polman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Polman is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Polman tries to hold on but Dog pushes him away.
Polman blocking the ground and pound.
Dog avoids the attempt from Polman to control.
Dog working the ground and pound effectively.
Dog thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polman wants to get back to his feet.
Dog jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Polman manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dog trying to control the action but Polman is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Dog.
Dog scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dog throws a strike aimed at the side of Polman's head but Polman avoids it well.
Polman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dog scoring with punches from side control.
Dog working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Polman wants to get back to his feet.
Polman stops Dog from passing to mount.
Polman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dog lands some shots froms side control.
Dog working the ground and pound but Polman is defending the strikes.
Dog is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Polman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Polman prevents Dog from improving position.
Dog looks gassed!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Polman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dog is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Polman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Polman parries the strikes from Dog easily there. Dog is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Polman to escape.
Polman is trying to buck Dog off.
Dog wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Polman, who protects the arm well.
Polman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dog is looking to take a break and control but Polman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Polman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dog throws a hook but Polman avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Polman as Dog shoots in.
Dog closes this distance looking for a takedown but Polman circles away.
Sammook Polman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JunkYard Dog.
Dog misses with a looping left.
That's eight 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.
Polman feints and then cracks Dog's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dog down.
Polman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dog.
Polman moves out of range of the strikes.
Polman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Polman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Polman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dog tries for a takedown but Polman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dog shoots in but no luck this time.
Dog shoots for a takedown but Polman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fighters circling - Dog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dog takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like JunkYard Dog has been cut.
Dog closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polman struggling a bit here.
Polman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JunkYard Dog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JunkYard Dog's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick lands from Polman that sends Dog to the canvas. Dog tries to scramble back to his feet but Polman brings him back down into side control.
Dog manages to get back to half guard.
JunkYard Dog has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dog keeping hold of Polman's head, controlling as best he can.
Dog wants to improve his position but Polman is controlling well.
Polman tries to stand and escape but Dog is controlling the position.
Dog is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dog is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dog is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polman decides to stand up.
Dog closes the distance and clinches up with Polman, looking for a takedown. Dog pushes Polman against the cage but Polman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sammook Polman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dog throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Polman's waist but Polman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dog off to one side.
Dog fails with a takedown attempt.
Sammook Polman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JunkYard Dog.
Polman throws a head kick that half lands.
That has opened up JunkYard Dog's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Polman throws a big shot that misses.
Dog takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sammook Polman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dog walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Polman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dog. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polman connects with a solid leg kick.
Polman misses with a wild combination.
Sammook Polman is winning the standup battle so far.
Dog fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dog walks forward, straight into a front kick from Polman.
Dog stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Polman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Polman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The cut above JunkYard Dog's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dog misses with a straight left.
Polman defending well as Dog loads up on a big left hand.
Dog walks forward, straight into a front kick from Polman.
Dog fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Polman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Polman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dog's sensitive parts.
Polman lands with a kick to the temple. Dog shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A big left from Dog misses.
Polman lands a high kick!
Dog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Polman.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dog shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Polman but Polman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Polman throws a nice head kick!
JunkYard Dog's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dog shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Polman pinned against the cage. Polman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dog takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dog is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polman feints and then cracks Dog's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dog down.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
JunkYard Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polman lands a head kick. Dog smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at JunkYard Dog's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sammook Polman!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heihachi Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin has chosen Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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281 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heihachi Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima tries to close the distance and clinch but Franklin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mishima!
Mishima looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Franklin looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mishima drops back looking for a leg! Franklin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Franklin manages to kick Mishima off! Mishima jumps back into Franklin's guard.
Mishima looking to pass the guard.
Franklin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Franklin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mishima accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mishima postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Franklin wants to sweep here but Mishima controlling him for the moment.
Franklin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mishima's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima keeping full guard, as Franklin tries to pass.
Mishima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mishima keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully.
Franklin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mishima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mishima is looking to stand up but Franklin isn't so interested in that idea.
Mishima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin postures up in Mishima's guard and throws a big left but Mishima blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mishima misses the shot to the body.
Franklin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mishima.
Franklin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mishima to the mat! Mishima manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima 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.
Franklin advances position into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Franklin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mishima is trying to buck Franklin off.
Franklin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mishima regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mishima pushes Franklin off looking to stand but Franklin dives back in and keeps control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Franklin moves into full mount! Mishima won't be happy about that!
Franklin looking to ground and pound but Mishima is blocking nicely.
Franklin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Franklin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mishima is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mishima and Franklin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Franklin trying to control the position but Mishima is working away.
Mishima tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries for a kimura but Mishima is defending well.
Franklin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Franklin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Franklin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mishima is avoiding damage well.
Franklin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mishima, who protects the arm well.
Franklin 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 Mishima's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Franklin working the strikes but Mishima uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Franklin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Franklin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mishima defending well though.
Franklin looks to land a strike but Mishima avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Franklin preventing the sweep.
Franklin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Franklin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franklin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franklin trying to move into half guard but instead Mishima has managed to sweep!
Mishima is looking to stand up but Franklin won't let him.
Franklin has his feet on Mishima's thighs here. He's pushed Mishima off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Mishima screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Franklin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matteus Trill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aku Desirkui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Matteus Trill has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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289 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Matteus Trill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aku Desirkui!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trill scores with a body shot.
Trill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Desirkui fails with the takedown.
Desirkui avoids the head kick by Trill.
Desirkui shoots in but Trill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trill tries a head kick but it misses.
Trill throws a head kick but Desirkui moves out of range.
Trill tries a head kick but it misses.
Desirkui scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Trill is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Desirkui in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Trill is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aku Desirkui!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daemon Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoishi Uzomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies's entrance music is am i demon. A fine choice. 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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300 lbs
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300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daemon Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoishi Uzomaki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzomaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davies.
A head kick by Davies - that's a beauty! Uzomaki is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Davies can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Daemon Davies!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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285 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ty Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tyson!
Tyson can't escape the position.
Powers throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Powers working for a guillotine from mount but Tyson is in no mood to give up.
Powers is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tyson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The referee warns Tyson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
It looks like Ty Tyson has been cut.
Powers is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tyson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Powers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powers wants to finish this one by submission but Tyson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Powers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powers moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tyson has worked his arm free - good work by Tyson!
Tyson can't do much from the bottom here.
Powers throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tyson dodges the ground and pound from Powers.
The strikes coming from Powers are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Powers throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tyson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Powers tries to roll over but Tyson keeps him under control.
Tyson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Tyson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Powers is breathing heavily.
Powers avoids the head kick by Tyson.
Tyson tries to clinch but Powers is having none of it.
Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Michael Powers has been cut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tyson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ty Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Tyson throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Powers stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Tyson follows into mount!
Tyson tries to control but Powers wriggling away.
Powers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powers is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson controlling the pace for now.
Tyson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Powers manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Powers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Powers is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Tyson pulls his head out easily.
Powers is refusing to be controlled, as Tyson sits in half guard.
Powers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Powers is staying active underneath Tyson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's six 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.
Powers wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Tyson is going to stand back up.
Powers is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Powers throws a head kick that misses.
Powers walks into a stiff left hand from Tyson.
Michael Powers's cut is getting worse.
A head kick by Tyson - that's a beauty! Powers is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Tyson can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ty Tyson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between London Barger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, London Barger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuo Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Barger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watanabe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barger.
Barger misses with a head kick.
Barger tries to clinch but Watanabe is having none of it.
Barger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barger tries to clinch there but Watanabe circles away.
Watanabe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barger misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Barger! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). London Barger!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendo Janari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Janari might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Airbourne - Let's Ride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hendo Janari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janari sends Zeus crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Janari is motioning to the referee to let Zeus up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Black Zeus has been cut.
Zeus shoots in for a double leg but Janari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Zeus with that takedown attempt.
Janari looks to land a combination but Zeus avoids it well.
Janari gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zeus trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Janari manages to pass to mount!
Zeus wants to control but Janari is having none of it.
Zeus tries to reverse the position but Janari maintains control.
Janari scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zeus regains half guard.
Janari with the ground and pound but Zeus uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Zeus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Janari is one step ahead there.
Janari wants to control from the top but Zeus keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus trying to control the position.
Janari makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zeus is looking for a triangle but Janari pushes his legs off easily.
Zeus 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.
Janari is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zeus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Janari knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zeus on the ground.
Janari trying to control but Zeus is working from the bottom.
Zeus has momentary wrist control but Janari slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janari content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus working for a triangle but Janari defends it easily.
Janari lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Janari content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Janari stopping the sweep attempt from Zeus.
Janari works over Zeus with some ground and pound from guard.
Zeus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zeus looks gassed!
Zeus working a defensive guard here.
Zeus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Janari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Janari with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus has momentary wrist control but Janari slips an elbow through the middle.
Janari trying to control but Zeus is working from the bottom.
Zeus looking for a guillotine here but Janari defends easily.
Janari stands up and waves to Zeus to follow him.
Janari throws the left hand but Zeus avoids the punch easily.
Janari swinging wilding here.
Zeus slips a jab and a cross from Janari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Janari swings for the body but Zeus moves out of range.
Zeus misses with a takedown attempt
and Janari counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hendo Janari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Zeus.
Zeus controls Janari momentarily but Janari frees himself.
Janari is in close to Zeus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Janari working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zeus's head.
Zeus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zeus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Janari scoring with some ground and pound.
Janari scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zeus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Janari is one step ahead there.
Janari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Janari postures up.
Janari has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zeus is proving hard to escape from.
Zeus will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Zeus had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Janari is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Zeus Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Janari's back instead.
Janari breaks Zeus's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Janari distracts Zeus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Janari distracts Zeus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Janari scoring with some ground and pound.
Zeus controls Janari momentarily but Janari frees himself.
Janari looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Janari scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zeus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Janari trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Janari manages to get himself to full guard.
Janari 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.
Zeus trying to control the position from guard on top but Janari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Janari can't keep his opponent in guard - Zeus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Janari moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Janari trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janari keeping moving, preventing Zeus from controlling successfully.
Zeus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Janari trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Zeus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zeus throwing shots but Janari is blocking nicely.
Zeus prevents Janari from improving his position.
Janari gets back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Janari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Janari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zeus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Janari is keeping the position for now.
Janari is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zeus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Janari counters with a two punch combo.
Zeus misses with a takedown attempt
and Janari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zeus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Janari's waist but Janari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zeus off to one side.
Janari misses with a two punch combination.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Janari connects with a single shot there.
Janari has his takedown stuffed
and Zeus counters with a takedown into side control.
Janari is looking to reverse the position.
Zeus working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zeus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zeus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Janari is not content to let Zeus control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janari can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendo Janari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Black Zeus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Janari misses with a combination
enabling Zeus to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Janari!
Janari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zeus's head backwards.
Zeus is rocked!
Janari misses with a combination
and Zeus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zeus is still on wobbly legs! Can Janari finish him?
It looks like Hendo Janari has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Janari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Zeus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zeus seems to have recovered his senses.
Zeus thows a big elbow that misses.
Janari on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Janari tries to get out of the position.
Zeus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zeus passes into half guard.
Zeus trying to mount his opponent but Janari defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus lands strikes from half guard.
Janari won't allow Zeus to pass to mount.
Janari has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zeus is working away from the top position though.
Zeus is looking to take a break and control but Janari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Janari is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A swing and a miss from Janari.
Janari throws a combination that misses
and Zeus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janari tries to roll over but Zeus keeps him under control.
Zeus is looking to take a break and control but Janari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Janari slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zeus stopping the sweep attempt from Janari.
Zeus distracts Janari with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zeus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Janari wants to sweep but no luck.
Zeus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Janari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three 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.
Janari digs a good body shot into Zeus's ribs.
Janari just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Janari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Janari.
Janari shoots in and bounces Zeus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Janari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Janari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zeus wants to sweep here but Janari controlling him for the moment.
Zeus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zeus avoids the attempt from Janari to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus takes Janari's back.
Hendo Janari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zeus patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Janari is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Zeus lands a shot to the body.
Janari is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Zeus looking for the choke but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeus wants to control but Janari is keeping busy.
I really don't envy Janari right now.
Janari defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Janari turns into Zeus and is now in his guard.
Janari trying to control but Zeus is working from the bottom.
Janari chips away with some ground and pound.
Zeus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Janari wants to get back to full guard.
Zeus trying to control the action but Janari is working from the bottom.
Janari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Janari has one foot on Zeus's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Janari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zeus.
Janari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zeus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Janari.
Zeus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Janari.
Zeus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Janari pinned against the cage. Janari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Janari looks to throw the jab but Zeus is out of range.
Zeus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Janari tries to avoid it but Zeus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Janari to the ground. Janari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zeus staying out of range there.
Janari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Janari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Janari doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zeus counters with a stiff right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Janari. No joy for Zeus on that attempt.
Hendo Janari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Zeus.
Janari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zeus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zeus swings around for an armbar but Janari sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Zeus's guard.
Janari trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zeus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Janari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Janari's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zeus had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Janari is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Zeus Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Janari's back instead.
Janari manages to reverse the position and now he's in Zeus's guard. Nice work there by Janari.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Janari with a nice head shot there.
Zeus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zeus throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Janari throws a big right hand that misses.
Janari distracts Zeus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Janari wants to control from the top but Zeus keeps moving.
Zeus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Janari is staying active underneath Zeus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Janari regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zeus trying to control the position from guard on top but Janari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Janari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zeus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zeus's back!
Zeus can't escape the position.
The referee is taking a good look at Zeus as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Janari!
Zeus can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janari has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Zeus.
Janari lands strikes to the head.
Janari lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Zeus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zeus has a takedown stuffed.
Janari with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zeus counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Janari!
Zeus looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Janari working to try and regain half guard.
Zeus working the ground and pound effectively.
Zeus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Janari is trying desperately to improve position.
Zeus wants to control the pace but Janari is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Janari is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janari wants to control but Zeus is having none of it.
Janari is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zeus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zeus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zeus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Janari?
Zeus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zeus has hold of Janari's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Janari manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Zeus has hold of Janari's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Janari manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Janari regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janari is trying to get back to full guard.
Zeus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Zeus trying to control from Janari's half guard. Janari has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Zeus wants to control from the top but Janari keeps moving.
Zeus postures up.
Janari looking for a sweep. Not yet Janari, not yet.
Zeus passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Janari!
Zeus goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Janari turns into him and now he's in Zeus's guard.
Zeus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Janari postures up and lands a big shot to Zeus's brow.
Zeus working for a triangle but Janari defends it easily.
Zeus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Janari has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janari works over Zeus with some ground and pound from guard.
Zeus throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Janari is in close to Zeus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zeus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Janari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zeus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zeus's back!
Zeus covers up after that shot from Janari.
Janari is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Zeus. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Janari controlling well, preventing Zeus from escaping the position.
Janari gets his hands free as Zeus looks to control.
Janari just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Zeus tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Janari tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Janari.
Zeus is squirming around, avoiding Janari's attempts to control the action.
Zeus wants to hold on but Janari pushes him away.
Janari lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zeus hang on?
Zeus gets back to half guard.
Zeus is looking to improve his position.
Zeus trying to control but Janari postures up.
Janari trying to control from half guard but Zeus is working away.
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. Janari connects with a nice short shot to Zeus's temple.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Janari lands a nice short elbow.
Janari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zeus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Janari not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zeus is looking for a sweep. Janari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Janari is thwarting Zeus's attempts to control the position.
Zeus trying to get back to full guard but Janari takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Zeus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Janari landing strikes from the mount and Zeus is in trouble!
Zeus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Janari working Zeus over with strikes here.
Janari is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Janari avoids the attempt from Zeus to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Janari trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Janari landing strikes from the mount and Zeus is in trouble!
Zeus sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Janari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zeus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zeus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Janari.
Zeus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zeus 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.
Zeus looking to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zeus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Janari scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zeus looking for a sweep. Not yet Zeus, not yet.
Zeus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Janari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Janari throws an overhand right that lands on Zeus's shoulder, as Zeus tries to avoid the shot.
Zeus ducks under a wild hook from Janari.
Hendo Janari is winning the standup battle so far.
Zeus shoots and misses
and Janari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zeus shoots and misses
and Janari counters with a shoot takedown. Zeus fights it but they end up in guard.
Hendo Janari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Zeus.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Janari is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zeus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Janari doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Janari manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Janari preventing the sweep.
Janari is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zeus wants to sweep here but Janari controlling him for the moment.
Janari trying to control but Zeus is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janari keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zeus's head.
Zeus is trying to control the position but Janari postures up.
Janari works over Zeus with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hendo Janari.
Well Janari 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Hendo Janari!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Hendo Janari!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Black Zeus!
Hendo Janari wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronnie Carlton!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Carlton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith clobbers Carlton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carlton lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlton throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith lands a head kick that stumbles Carlton and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Ronnie Carlton has been cut.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carlton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carlton is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith wants to stand but Carlton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carlton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to stand but Carlton is controlling from the bottom.
Carlton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carlton has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up.
Carlton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carlton looks gassed!
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carlton looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control from the top but Carlton keeps moving.
Smith gets to his feet. Carlton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Carlton misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Carlton was not able to check.
Carlton misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Carlton stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Smith follows into mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carlton is looking to get to half guard.
Smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Carlton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carlton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smith.
Carlton working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Carlton is having none of it.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith has control of Carlton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Carlton regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Carlton working to try and regain half guard.
Smith throwing strikes here but Carlton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Smith wants to control the pace but Carlton is squirming around nicely.
Smith working for a guillotine from mount but Carlton is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Carlton can't escape the position.
Smith avoids the attempt from Carlton to control.
Carlton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Carlton bucks and avoids them well.
Smith tries to control but Carlton wriggling away.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlton is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Carlton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Carlton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smith.
Carlton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smith.
Carlton is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Carlton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Carlton is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Carlton is looking to get to half guard.
That's six 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.
Smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carlton on the ground.
Carlton tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith prevents Carlton from getting the reversal.
Smith thowing shots but they're missing.
Smith trying to control but Carlton is having none of it.
Carlton tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carlton tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Smith with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Carlton tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Carlton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Smith keeping full guard, as Carlton tries to pass.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Carlton wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Carlton prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
That's eight 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.
Smith pushes Carlton off and scrambles back to his feet.
Smith throws a head kick but Carlton moves out of range.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carlton walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carlton thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Carlton's defenses.
Carlton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circle, before Smith throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Carlton's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Smith lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). John Smith!
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