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KOF.9 - Thunder (MWGP 09 rd1) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Siciliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Jay could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fred Siciliano's chin.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Siciliano!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Jay.
Jay could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Siciliano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circle momentarily. Siciliano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Siciliano scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Jay looks to score with a jab to the body but Siciliano is just out of range.
Oooh a lovely combination from Siciliano sends Jay down but not out. Siciliano dives into side control looking to finish.
Jay is rocked!
It looks like Bob Jay has been cut.
Siciliano tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jay's legs.
Oh Jay is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
You can see the frustration on Jay's face as Siciliano controls the position.
Jay seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay wants to control but Siciliano postures up.
Siciliano wants to control but Jay is keeping him busy.
Jay is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Siciliano with the ground and pound but Jay regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Siciliano content to control rather than advance.
Jay is pressing down on Siciliano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano stopping the sweep attempt from Jay.
Siciliano wants to control from the top but Jay keeps moving.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Siciliano content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Siciliano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Jay's cut.
That's time! Jay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jay looks for the body kick but Siciliano saw that one coming.
Jay avoids the body shot from Siciliano.
Jay throws a right hand that Siciliano ducks under and follows up with a left that Siciliano also avoids with ease.
Jay moves forwards but Siciliano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Siciliano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Siciliano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Siciliano lands a two punch combo.
Jay throws a leg kick but Siciliano moved away.
Jay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siciliano throws a wild body kick that Jay sees coming a mile off.
Siciliano moves out of range of the leg kick from Jay.
A head kick misses from Siciliano.
Jay takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jay misses with a two punch combination.
Jay throws a head kick that misses.
Fred Siciliano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Siciliano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jay.
Siciliano throws a series of punches but Jay avoids them all with ease.
Siciliano closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Jay out cold! Jay corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fred Siciliano!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes into the arena with Sottotono - Quei bravi ragazzi blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blake Miles!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia stuffs the takedown attempt from Miles. Miles gets slowly back to his feet.
Miles looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miles in his tracks.
Garcia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Miles avoids it well.
Miles fails with a takedown attempt.
Roberto Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Miles.
Garcia looks to land a body kick but Miles moved away.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Miles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia.
Miles slips under a jab.
Miles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Miles looks gassed!
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Miles ducks right into an uppercut from Garcia.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miles avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Miles shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Garcia's guard.
Miles forces his way into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miles is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Miles is controlling well.
Miles is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Garcia!
Miles fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Miles looking to secure an arm triangle but Garcia defends it well.
Miles throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Miles punching from mount but Garcia doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Miles punching from mount but Garcia doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Garcia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Garcia is working to get back to half guard.
Miles has control of Garcia's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Garcia regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Garcia is in a horrible position here. Miles smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miles throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miles scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Garcia?
Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
Miles has control of Garcia's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Garcia regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Garcia is desperately trying to improve his position but Miles has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Garcia dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Miles fails to land the takedown.
Miles fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garcia sprawls well initially but Miles persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Miles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garcia defending well though.
Miles is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Garcia defends it well.
Garcia pushes Miles off looking to stand but Miles dives back in and keeps control.
Garcia trying to hold on to Miles's head to control him but Miles postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles postures up.
Miles stands and steps away. Garcia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Miles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Miles gets the takedown into side control.
Garcia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miles wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garcia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Garcia is trying to improve his position.
Miles looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Garcia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Garcia tries to buck Miles off but Miles is having none of it.
Miles moves into full mount!
Garcia is looking to improve his position but Miles isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Garcia has worked his arm free - good work by Garcia!
Miles wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garcia, who protects the arm well.
Miles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miles thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Garcia sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garcia defending well though.
Miles wants to pass the guard but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia is trying to stand.
Miles seems to be looking for submissions.
Miles throws a strike but Garcia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Miles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Miles moves away and avoids it.
Garcia throws the kick towards the body but Miles avoids it.
No luck for Miles with that takedown attempt.
Miles lands the left hand.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. Miles tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Miles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roberto Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Miles checks a low kick from Garcia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Miles shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Miles showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Miles seems to be working for a kimura but Garcia defends the submission attempt.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcia trying to control but Miles postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia won't allow Miles to pass to mount.
Garcia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miles scores with a couple of nice shots.
Miles is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Miles missing with some ground and pound from the half 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.
Miles seems to be looking for submissions.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Miles has control of the leg.
Garcia pushes Miles off and gets back to his feet.
Garcia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miles pinned against the cage. Miles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garcia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roberto Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Miles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberto Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miles.
A slapping body kick lands there for Garcia.
Miles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garcia scores with a jab. Miles acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jab from Garcia.
Miles misses with a takedown attempt
and Garcia counters with a nice body shot.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Blake Miles.
I think Miles has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Miles!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nabil Yanar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernardo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nabil Yanar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanar scores with a body shot.
No luck for Yanar with that takedown attempt.
Yanar looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Yanar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Yanar tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanar doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Yanar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Yanar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yanar is controlling him.
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.
Yanar looking to pass the guard.
Yanar trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Yanar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yanar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yanar controls the pace.
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.
Yanar fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a jab when Yanar was well out of range.
Yanar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yanar gets the takedown into side control.
Santos is pushing Yanar's head away, looking to escape. Yanar manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanar is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work 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.
Yanar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yanar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nabil Yanar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yanar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nabil Yanar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yanar swinging wilding here.
Santos misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanar loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanar closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Yanar pushes Santos against the ropes but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Yanar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yanar looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Yanar moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Nabil Yanar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Yanar ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Yanar.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
Bernardo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nabil Yanar.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Bernardo Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yanar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yanar misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yanar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yanar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Santos to the mat! Santos manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yanar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yanar is controlling him.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Yanar from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yanar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yanar advances position into side control!
Yanar misses with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yanar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yanar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nabil Yanar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Yanar.
Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Yanar. Yanar gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santos pinned against the cage. Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanar fails with a takedown attempt.
Bernardo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nabil Yanar.
Yanar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yanar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanar is looking for a kimura but Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yanar to get the leverage.
Yanar not doing much here.
Yanar is looking to advance position but Santos won't allow it.
Yanar stops Santos from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabil Yanar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yanar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Santos is trying to stand up here but Yanar is controlling him well.
Yanar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Yanar is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yanar is looking for a kimura here.
Yanar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yanar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yanar wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yanar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nabil Yanar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yanar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nabil Yanar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi comes to the ring accompanied by On The Dub-ble. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Takeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine looks to land a combination but Takeshi avoids it well.
Takeshi tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Jab by Valentine.
Takeshi tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Takeshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takeshi shoots in for a double leg but Valentine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valentine avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takeshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentine scores with a hook to the body. Takeshi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Takeshi is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Takeshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Valentine cracks Takeshi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Valentine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valentine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Valentine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Valentine there.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi fails to land the takedown.
Valentine swats away the attempt to clinch by Takeshi.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Vincent Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeshi throws out a loose jab but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine stuffs the takedown attempt from Takeshi. Takeshi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryuu Takeshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takeshi tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
Valentine misses the jab.
Valentine stuffs the takedown attempt from Takeshi. Takeshi gets slowly back to his feet.
Valentine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takeshi's head.
Valentine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takeshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Valentine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valentine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takeshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takeshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Valentine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takeshi.
Valentine lands the left hand.
Takeshi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Valentine looks gassed!
Takeshi fails with the takedown.
Takeshi looks to land a combination but Valentine avoids it well.
Takeshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valentine.
Takeshi tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takeshi blocks a jab.
Takeshi fails with a takedown attempt.
Valentine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valentine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Valentine.
Vincent Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takeshi takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine scores with a three punch combo!
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Valentine throws a hook but Takeshi avoids it easily.
Valentine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takeshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takeshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentine misses the target.
Takeshi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takeshi wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Valentine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Takeshi. Takeshi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Valentine tests Takeshi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takeshi wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Valentine just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takeshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentine sizes up Takeshi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Takeshi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Valentine throws a nice looking combination but Takeshi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takeshi tries to clinch up.
Takeshi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valentine as he jumps to the side.
Valentine loads up on a big right hand but Takeshi slips the punch.
Takeshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valentine misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takeshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takeshi is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Valentine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valentine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takeshi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takeshi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Valentine 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.
Valentine scores with the left hand. Takeshi knows he should have avoided that one.
Valentine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Takeshi. That one must have hurt.
Takeshi throws a combination. Valentine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takeshi moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off.
Takeshi wants to clinch.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine moves out of range as Takeshi throws a body kick.
Takeshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentine misses with a looping left.
Takeshi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valentine as he avoids it easily.
Valentine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takeshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takeshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentine stuffs the takedown attempt from Takeshi. Takeshi gets slowly back to his feet.
Takeshi wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Valentine throws an overhand right that lands on Takeshi's shoulder, as Takeshi tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Valentine misses.
Takeshi tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Valentine throws a series of punches but Takeshi avoids them all with ease.
Takeshi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryuu Takeshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine swings for the body but Takeshi moves out of range.
Takeshi is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Takeshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takeshi wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Takeshi misses.
Valentine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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.
Takeshi tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Valentine lands a jab to Takeshi's midsection.
Valentine connects with a jab.
Takeshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentine fails to land with a series of punches.
Takeshi throws a nice looking combination but Valentine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Valentine.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Takeshi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valentine just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body kick there by Takeshi.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takeshi wants to clinch.
Valentine connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Valentine misses.
Valentine swats away the attempt to clinch by Takeshi.
Takeshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takeshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryuu Takeshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takeshi wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Valentine throws a jab when Takeshi was well out of range.
Takeshi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Valentine throws a combination. Takeshi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Takeshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takeshi tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Takeshi shoots for a takedown but Valentine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Takeshi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Valentine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Valentine scores with a jab to the body.
Takeshi looks to land a left hand but Valentine moved out of range nicely.
Takeshi slips a jab and a cross from Valentine.
Takeshi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vincent Valentine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takeshi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Takeshi wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Valentine throws out a loose jab but Takeshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takeshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Takeshi.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Takeshi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Takeshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Takeshi drops Valentine with a nice combination! Takeshi dives into Valentine's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Vincent Valentine has been cut.
Takeshi wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
Takeshi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Valentine's guard.
Valentine really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takeshi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Takeshi wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi stands and throws Valentine's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Takeshi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Takeshi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Valentine has escaped the position, nice work there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Takeshi tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Valentine scores with a one two! Takeshi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice body kick there by Takeshi.
Takeshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takeshi shoots in and drives through. Valentine sprawls well.
Takeshi takes one on the button.
A big left from Valentine misses.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takeshi shoots in for a double leg but Valentine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Takeshi throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
Valentine lands a two punch combo.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Valentine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Takeshi.
Takeshi is looking to clinch.
Takeshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Valentine lands with a right hand.
Valentine waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Takeshi.
Takeshi closes the distance and clinches up with Valentine, looking for a takedown. Takeshi pushes Valentine against the ropes but Valentine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryuu Takeshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takeshi tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Takeshi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valentine.
Valentine tests Takeshi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takeshi tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Valentine finds it's way through Takeshi's defenses.
Takeshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takeshi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Valentine misses with a double jab.
Takeshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valentine throws a looping overhand right but Takeshi ducks down to avoid it.
Takeshi fails with the takedown.
Valentine stalks Takeshi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Takeshi's face. Takeshi staggers backwards, shaken.
Takeshi tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Valentine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Valentine cracks Takeshi with an open hand slap.
Valentine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takeshi lands a lovely overhand right.
Takeshi moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentine throws a hook but Takeshi blocks it.
Takeshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Takeshi shoots in but no luck this time.
Takeshi moves out of range as Valentine strikes.
Takeshi is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Valentine swats away the attempt to clinch by Takeshi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryuu Takeshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takeshi 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ryuu Takeshi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Luis Cantero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantero's entrance music is La mandanga. A fine choice. Oh has chosen Time to Say Goodbye as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Luis Cantero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaac Oh!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oh showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cantero looks like he's trying to stand up.
Oh is nestled in close to Cantero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cantero wants to get back to full guard.
Cantero is working hard here to advance position.
Cantero actively working from the bottom here.
Oh is nestled in close to Cantero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oh is looking to take a break and control but Cantero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oh trying to pass the guard but Cantero defending well.
Oh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cantero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oh is tying to control. Cantero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh moves into full mount! Cantero won't be happy about that!
Cantero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cantero tries to hold on but Oh pushes him away.
Cantero is looking to improve his position but Oh isn't that keen on the idea.
Oh breaks from Cantero's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cantero is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh is working for a guillotine from mount but Cantero frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oh with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Oh.
Oh looking to secure an arm triangle but Cantero defends it well.
Oh looks gassed!
Cantero bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Oh looking for a guillotine here but Cantero defends easily.
Oh keeping moving, preventing Cantero from controlling successfully.
Cantero lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantero wants to control from the top but Oh keeps moving.
Cantero passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cantero is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cantero tries for a kimura but Oh is defending well.
Oh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cantero is working Oh over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantero working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cantero is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cantero trying to control the position but Oh is working away.
Cantero thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cantero decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cantero but Cantero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Isaac Oh 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.
Cantero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Oh is looking to take a break and control but Cantero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oh trying to pass the guard but Cantero defending well.
Cantero is looking to control Oh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cantero avoid being mounted?
Cantero tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cantero slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Oh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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.
Oh pushing down on Cantero's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cantero regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cantero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantero is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cantero is looking for a kimura here.
Oh is trying is best to control the position here.
Cantero wants to work for an arm triangle but Oh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cantero stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Oh to get to his feet.
Cantero bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Oh takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oh tries to bench press Cantero off him but Cantero keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantero cracks Oh with a big elbow.
Cantero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oh keeps working.
Oh tries to bench press Cantero off him but Cantero keeps the position.
Cantero looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cantero trying to control the action but Oh is working from the bottom.
Oh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oh wants to control but Cantero postures up.
Cantero has hold of Oh's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Oh tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Cantero cranks the arm and Oh screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Oh, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jose Luis Cantero!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano dos Santos Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky McBride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luciano dos Santos Souza!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Souza was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Souza has hold of McBride's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and McBride manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Souza goes for an armbar but McBride turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McBride.
McBride avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Souza has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. McBride is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Souza.
McBride tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but McBride presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
McBride looking to control but Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Souza is trying to escape the mount.
Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McBride stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza drops back, looking for a kneebar! McBride looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McBride looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McBride!
Souza looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Souza manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
McBride trying to control but Souza postures up.
McBride is defending against the submission attempts here by Souza.
Souza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McBride doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Souza.
McBride gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBride is trying to keep Souza in close.
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.
Souza is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McBride is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McBride has escaped and now he's on top!
Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McBride doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McBride manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McBride tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Souza working for submissions but it's allowed McBride to get to half guard.
Souza is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but McBride pulls his head out easily.
McBride is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Souza looking for submissions off his back.
Souza trying to get back to full guard but McBride takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Souza looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Souza is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luciano dos Santos Souza will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Souza looks for a takedown but McBride sprawls well.
McBride lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Souza backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Luciano dos Santos Souza has been cut.
Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McBride. McBride obviously looking to wear him down.
McBride closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Souza! McBride dives in looking to finish! Souza is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky McBride!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Aronoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Udel Plebeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aronoff's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Here Comes the Pain by Slayer. Udel Plebeev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Aronoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Udel Plebeev!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aronoff digs a good body shot into Plebeev's ribs.
Aronoff keeps the fight on the outside.
Plebeev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aronoff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aronoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Plebeev.
Aronoff looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Plebeev throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Aronoff preventing the sweep.
Aronoff drops back looking for a leg! Plebeev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Plebeev manages to kick Aronoff off! Aronoff jumps back into Plebeev's guard.
Aronoff 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.
Aronoff drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aronoff jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Plebeev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aronoff controls the pace.
Aronoff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plebeev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Plebeev keeping moving, preventing Aronoff from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aronoff swings for the body but Plebeev moves out of range.
Plebeev tries to clinch there but Aronoff circles away.
Plebeev tries for a takedown but Aronoff circles away easily
and Aronoff counters with a low kick, right behind Plebeev 's knee.
Aronoff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aronoff throws a series of punches but Plebeev moves out of range.
Aronoff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Plebeev wants to clinch
and Aronoff counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aronoff slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plebeev is staying active underneath Aronoff, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aronoff content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Aronoff is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Plebeev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aronoff.
Plebeev trying to hold on to Aronoff's head to control him but Aronoff postures up.
Aronoff blocks the strikes from Plebeev.
Aronoff trying to mount his opponent but Plebeev defends it.
Aronoff moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aronoff tries to advance to mount but Plebeev denies him.
Plebeev is looking to reverse the position.
Aronoff avoids the strikes from the bottom by Plebeev.
Aronoff working away.
Plebeev looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Plebeev fails with the takedown
and Aronoff counters with a good low kick that Plebeev was not able to check.
Plebeev looks to clinch
letting Aronoff counter with a right hand.
Plebeev clinches but Aronoff breaks the clinch
and Aronoff counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aronoff.
Aronoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Plebeev is keeping the position for now.
Plebeev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aronoff wants to control from the top but Plebeev keeps moving.
Aronoff passes into half guard.
Plebeev is refusing to be controlled, as Aronoff sits in half guard.
Plebeev wants to get back to full guard.
Aronoff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Plebeev defends it well.
Aronoff looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Plebeev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aronoff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aronoff has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Plebeev defend it? Aronoff steps over the head and cranks it - Plebeev is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Aronoff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Aronoff!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Moto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Braathen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moto comes to the ring accompanied by Tupac_Hit em' up. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwame Moto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Braathen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Braathen's head backwards.
Moto slips a jab and a cross from Braathen.
Moto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Braathen's guard.
Moto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Braathen is keeping the position for now.
Braathen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Braathen trying to control the position.
Braathen controlling the position.
Braathen controls Moto momentarily but Moto frees himself.
Braathen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Braathen wants to get back to his feet but Moto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Braathen keeping moving, preventing Moto from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moto is really struggling to control Braathen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Moto slips nicely into half guard.
Moto is taking a breather. Braathen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Moto is tying to control. Braathen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Braathen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Moto moves nicely into side control.
Braathen struggling a bit here.
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.
Moto advances nicely into full mount.
Braathen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Moto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Braathen is looking to escape.
Braathen wants to control but Moto is having none of it.
Braathen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Moto is trying to take his opponent's back.
Moto stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Moto throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braathen throws out the jab.
Moto tries a head kick but it misses.
Moto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Braathen takes a step back to recover.
Moto moves away from the strike by Braathen.
Moto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Braathen.
Braathen looks gassed!
Moto slips under a jab from Braathen.
Braathen slips a straight right by Moto.
Moto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Braathen but Braathen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Braathen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moto throws a chopping leg kick but Braathen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braathen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moto lands a high kick!
Braathen throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braathen lands with a cross.
Braathen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moto.
Moto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Moto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Moto stops Braathen from standing up.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braathen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Moto controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Moto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Braathen but Braathen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice body punch from Moto.
Braathen lands a jab-cross combination.
Kwame Moto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braathen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Braathen misses.
Moto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Braathen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Moto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moto wants to control but Braathen is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braathen is trying to get back to his feet.
Braathen wants to control but Moto postures up.
Moto has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Moto prevents Braathen from getting the reversal.
Braathen regains half guard.
Braathen won't allow Moto to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Braathen is trying to control but Moto passes into side control!
Moto is looking to take a break and control but Braathen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Braathen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moto trying to control the position but Braathen is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Braathen throws a hook but Moto blocks it.
Braathen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Moto scores with a takedown into Braathen's guard.
Moto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Braathen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moto trying to control but Braathen is working from the bottom.
Moto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braathen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Moto distracts Braathen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Braathen wants to control the position but Moto says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Moto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Braathen won't allow Moto to pass to mount.
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. Moto connects with a nice short shot to Braathen's temple.
Braathen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Braathen is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Moto dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Moto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Braathen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braathen tries to bum rush Moto with a series of wild strikes but Moto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Braathen moves out of range of the body kick.
Braathen looks to throw the jab but Moto is out of range.
Braathen wants to slow Moto down by chopping away at his legs.
Braathen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Braathen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Braathen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Moto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Braathen's guard.
Braathen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moto won't allow Braathen to get back to his feet.
Moto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Braathen is keeping the position for now.
Moto lands a couple of elbows.
Moto wants to pass the guard but Braathen is keeping the position.
Braathen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Braathen wants to stand but Moto is controlling the position.
Moto passes into half guard.
Moto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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.
Moto wants to work for an arm triangle but Braathen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Moto is tying to control. Braathen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moto trying to advance position but Braathen counters by regaining guard.
Braathen trying to control the position.
Braathen is looking for a triangle but Moto pushes his legs off easily.
Moto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Moto wants to pass the guard but Braathen is keeping the position.
Daniel Braathen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braathen has his feet on Moto's thighs here. He's pushed Moto 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! Moto screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Braathen!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Hatayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and C S Kitiona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatayama comes to the ring accompanied by Samurai Soul. 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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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Hatayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, C S Kitiona!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hatayama.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hatayama.
Hatayama lands a nice looking body kick.
Kitiona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatayama.
Kitiona on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hatayama misses the jab.
Hatayama missing with a left hand there. Kitiona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kitiona walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Kitiona slips under a jab.
Kitiona shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hatayama wants to control but Kitiona is keeping busy.
Hatayama is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatayama wants to get back to full guard.
Hatayama moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hatayama looking for a guillotine here but Kitiona defends easily.
Hatayama working for submissions but it's allowed Kitiona to get to half 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.
Hatayama blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kitiona.
Hatayama gets full guard.
Hatayama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kitiona doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kitiona manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitiona wants to control from the top but Hatayama keeps moving.
Kitiona avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hatayama is breathing heavily.
Kitiona not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hatayama has a closed guard, preventing Kitiona from standing up.
Kitiona controlling from the top position.
Hatayama had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kitiona is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hatayama Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kitiona's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitiona tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hatayama moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kitiona has worked his arm free - good work by Kitiona!
Hatayama working away.
Kitiona wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kitiona prevents Hatayama from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kitiona is looking to reverse the position.
Hatayama trying to control the position but Kitiona is working away.
Kitiona gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hatayama wants to control but Kitiona is keeping him busy.
Kitiona is looking 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.
Kitiona fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hatayama throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like C S Kitiona has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatayama misses with a straight right.
Hiroshi Hatayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kitiona looks for a takedown but Hatayama sprawls well.
Kitiona shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hatayama pinned against the cage. Hatayama gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Hatayama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on C S Kitiona's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Hatayama misses with a looping left.
Hatayama shoots in and bounces Kitiona off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Hatayama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hatayama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kitiona bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hatayama's guard.
Hatayama looking for a sweep. Not yet Hatayama, not yet.
Hatayama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kitiona postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitiona wants to stand but Hatayama is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hatayama keeping moving, preventing Kitiona from controlling successfully.
Hatayama working for a triangle but Kitiona defends it easily.
Kitiona controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kitiona drops back looking for a leg! Hatayama is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hatayama manages to kick Kitiona off! Kitiona jumps back into Hatayama's guard.
Kitiona is sitting in close to Hatayama's body. Hatayama has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kitiona is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kitiona is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hatayama.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hiroshi Hatayama!
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