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KOF.15 - After The Bells PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Grapple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ping Pong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ping Pong is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Grapple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ping Pong!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grapple scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pong prevents Grapple from improving position.
Grapple in side control, throwing shots but Pong defends.
Grapple throwing strikes but Pong manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Grapple is trying to work for a sweep but Pong has mounted him!
Pong tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Grapple is looking to improve his position but Pong isn't that keen on the idea.
Grapple is breathing heavily.
Pong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grapple is trying to escape the mount.
Grapple tries to hold on but Pong pushes him away.
Grapple is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Pong wants to stand but Grapple is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Grapple is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Pong wants to control the pace but Grapple is squirming around nicely.
Grapple is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grapple tries to lock up and control but Pong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Grapple can't escape the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Grapple flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Grapple is working to get back to half guard.
Grapple wants to control but Pong is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grapple is looking to get to half guard.
Pong wants to get back to his feet but Grapple is holding on tight.
Grapple throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pong. What's that going to do exactly?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grapple is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Grapple dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grapple blocks a head kick by Pong.
Pong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pong throws a head kick but Grapple moves out of range.
Grapple shoots in for a takedown but Pong shows good takedown defense.
Pong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mister Grapple is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grapple changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Grapple with the ground and pound but Pong regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Grapple throws a strike but Pong avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grapple trying to control but Pong is working from the bottom.
Grapple is looking to work some ground and pound but Pong has wrist control.
Grapple trying to control the position from guard on top but Pong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grapple looking to sit in guard and control but Pong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grapple on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grapple tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Grapple has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pong is looking to stand up but Grapple won't let him.
Grapple is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Grapple fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grapple shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Grapple. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grapple on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grapple shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pong as he avoids it easily.
Pong lands a jab to the head.
Grapple scores a takedown into full mount!
Grapple pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Grapple.
Grapple controlling the position easily from mount.
Grapple is landing with some decent strikes but Pong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mister Grapple will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grapple blocks a head kick by Pong.
Grapple uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pong.
Grapple 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.
Grapple wants to control from the top but Pong keeps moving.
Grapple prevents Pong from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grapple trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grapple trying to control but Pong is working from the bottom.
Grapple wants to pass the guard but Pong is keeping the position.
Grapple postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grapple controlling from the top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grapple avoids the head kick by Pong.
Ping Pong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish 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.
Grapple scores with a takedown into Pong's guard.
Grapple connects with a couple of short punches.
Grapple working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grapple thows a big elbow that misses.
Grapple trying to control but Pong is working from the bottom.
Pong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grapple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grapple throwing strikes from guard but Pong blocks nicely.
Grapple working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grapple connects with a couple of short punches.
Grapple stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The crowd cheers as Pong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grapple doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pong throws a sloppy head kick and Grapple moves out of range easily.
Mister Grapple is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pong throws a head kick that misses.
Pong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grapple was well out of range. Poor timing from Pong.
Grapple looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Grapple blocks the strikes from Pong.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grapple in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Grapple showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grapple, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Grapple!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masakazu Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Morisawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Imanari might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I BRING YOU DOWN!. Morisawa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by M1dy - Cold Pizza. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masakazu Imanari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Morisawa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Imanari misses with a double jab.
Imanari swings for the body but Morisawa moves out of range.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Imanari! Morisawa is backing up but he can't get away as Imanari lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Morisawa and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Masakazu Imanari!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Hayabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayabusa tries for a takedown but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hayabusa clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Martinez stalling in the clinch.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Hayabusa keeps him there for the moment.
Martinez wants a takedown but no success here.
Hayabusa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez has his takedown stuffed
and Hayabusa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hayabusa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hayabusa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martinez's face.
Hayabusa tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Hayabusa lands an elbow inside.
Martinez looking for a takedown.
Ryu Hayabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Martinez.
Hayabusa tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Hayabusa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hayabusa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hayabusa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hayabusa stops a takedown attempt from Martinez.
Hayabusa leaning against his opponent.
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez fails with the takedown
and Hayabusa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez 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.
Martinez looks gassed!
Martinez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hayabusa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hayabusa stands and steps away. Martinez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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.
Martinez shoots and misses
and Hayabusa counters with a body kick that stops Martinez in his tracks momentarily.
Hayabusa lands with a kick to the temple. Martinez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Martinez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hayabusa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martinez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hayabusa lands a damaging elbow.
Martinez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice elbow from Hayabusa.
Martinez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hayabusa is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Martinez to the mat. Martinez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hayabusa controls the pace.
Hayabusa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Martinez for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa wanted to stand there but Martinez had control of the position.
Hayabusa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Good exchange - Hayabusa coming out on top.
Hayabusa drives through and clinches with Martinez against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hayabusa breaks from the clinch.
Hayabusa closes the distance and clinches.
Hayabusa pulls guard effortlessly.
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.
Hayabusa is pulling down on Martinez's head. It's preventing any offense from Martinez, at least for the moment.
Hayabusa is looking to stand up but Martinez isn't so interested in that idea.
Hayabusa pulls Martinez in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Hayabusa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Hayabusa circles away easily
and Hayabusa counters with a single leg into guard. Martinez didn't expect that.
Hayabusa gets to his feet - Martinez follows without any prompting.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hayabusa looking to stall.
Martinez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hayabusa is doing well to control the position and prevent Martinez from advancing to side control.
Hayabusa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa wriggles free and stands up.
Hayabusa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hayabusa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Martinez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hayabusa taking a breather here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hayabusa moves into the clinch successfully.
Hayabusa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hayabusa pulls Martinez into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa pulls Martinez in to control the position.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hayabusa keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Ryu Hayabusa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hayabusa has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Martinez doesn't defend quickly enough and Hayabusa has managed to lock this one up! Can Martinez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hayabusa on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ryu Hayabusa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Woleman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Woleman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Woleman is fending him off so far but Koscheck persists. Nope, Woleman circles away and we're back to standing.
Woleman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koscheck.
Koscheck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woleman gets the takedown into side control.
Woleman in side control, throwing shots but Koscheck defends.
Koscheck prevents Woleman from moving into mount.
Woleman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Koscheck is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Woleman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Woleman is looking to take a break and control but Koscheck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Woleman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Woleman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Koscheck rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Woleman's guard! Nice work there by Koscheck!
Koscheck preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Woleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koscheck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Woleman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Woleman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Woleman closes the distance and pushes Koscheck back into the ropes.
Woleman stops a takedown attempt from Koscheck.
Woleman prevents the takedown attempt.
Koscheck drops down looking for an ankle pick but Woleman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Woleman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Woleman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Koscheck throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Woleman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Koscheck has escaped the position, nice work there.
Koscheck is trying to control Woleman's posture but Woleman avoids it.
Woleman tries to move to full mount but Koscheck actually manages to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman throws a strike but Koscheck manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Woleman tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Koscheck!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horo Ihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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, Thiago de Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Horo Ihiro!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from de Souza.
de Souza is looking to chop away at Ihiro's legs.
Ihiro moves in looking to clinch but de Souza pushes him off.
de Souza forces Ihiro back against the ropes and clinches.
Ihiro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. de Souza is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ihiro drops down looking for an ankle pick but de Souza pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ihiro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says de Souza as he avoids it easily.
Thiago de Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horo Ihiro.
de Souza throws a leg kick but Ihiro sees it coming and moves out of range.
de Souza scoring well with a low kick there.
de Souza gets caught flat footed, as Ihiro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
de Souza keeping moving, preventing Ihiro from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ihiro tries to free his leg and advance position but de Souza is retaining full guard.
de Souza is pulling down on Ihiro's head. It's preventing any offense from Ihiro, at least for the moment.
Ihiro throws a big right hand that misses.
de Souza keeping full guard, as Ihiro tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ihiro trying to control the position from guard on top but de Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ihiro thows a leg kick but de Souza checks it
and de Souza counters with a nice leg kick.
Ihiro looks gassed!
Ihiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ihiro clinches but de Souza breaks the clinch
and de Souza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ihiro's knee momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from de Souza, right into the meat.
de Souza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
de Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ihiro.
de Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ihiro is pressed up against the ropes. de Souza has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ihiro down to the mat. Ihiro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
de Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihiro is looking for a sweep. de Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
de Souza with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
de Souza is looking to advance position but Ihiro won't allow it.
de Souza trying to control the action but Ihiro is working from the bottom.
Well, if de Souza is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ihiro is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute de Souza jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
de Souza trying to control the position but Ihiro is working away.
de Souza has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ihiro!
Ihiro holds on to de Souza as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
de Souza trying to control but Ihiro is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago de Souza dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
de Souza connects with a solid leg kick.
Ihiro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ihiro is just content to waste time from the top position. de Souza takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
de Souza managing to control the position.
Ihiro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ihiro wants to free his trapped foot but de Souza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ihiro is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihiro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ihiro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and de Souza defends it well.
de Souza trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
de Souza is staying active underneath Ihiro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ihiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
de Souza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
de Souza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ihiro circles away.
de Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ihiro actively working from the bottom here.
Ihiro is refusing to be controlled, as de Souza sits in half guard.
de Souza keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
de Souza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ihiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
de Souza is figuring out what he wants to do next.
de Souza's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
de Souza prevents Ihiro from improving his position.
Ihiro is defending against the submission attempts here by de Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago de Souza dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ihiro misses with a kick to the body
and de Souza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ihiro has his takedown stuffed
and de Souza makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ihiro really felt that one!
de Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
de Souza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ihiro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but de Souza wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
de Souza is looking to take a break and control but Ihiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
de Souza is really struggling to control Ihiro but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ihiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihiro is letting de Souza control him for a moment.
Ihiro is looking to regain half guard here but de Souza keeps moving and retains side control.
Ihiro is not content to let de Souza control the position.
Ihiro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
de Souza remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
de Souza wants to control but Ihiro is keeping him busy.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Thiago de Souza just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ihiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for de Souza.
Ihiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so de Souza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
de Souza wants to control from the top but Ihiro keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihiro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as de Souza controls the pace.
de Souza wants to pass the guard but Ihiro is keeping the position.
Horo Ihiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
de Souza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ihiro is striking from the bottom but de Souza uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Ihiro regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
Ihiro wants to hit a switch here but de Souza passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ihiro there!
de Souza content just to control the position here.
de Souza prevents Ihiro from getting the reversal.
de Souza looking to control but Ihiro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
de Souza controlling from the full mount.
Thiago de Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago de Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well de Souza 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago de Souza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Quacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Quacker!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a nice looking combination but Quacker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quacker has managed to clinch.
Quacker is pressed up against the ropes. Kim has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Quacker down to the mat. Quacker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Quacker slips a jab and a cross from Kim.
Quacker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kim slowing the pace effectively.
Quacker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quacker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Quacker goes for a takedown attempt but Kim pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kim looks to land a combination but Quacker avoids it well.
Kim looks to land a combination but Quacker avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quacker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quacker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kim clinches but Quacker breaks the clinch
and Quacker counters with a shoot takedown. Kim fights it but they end up in guard.
Kim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Quacker drops back looking for a leg! Kim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kim manages to kick Quacker off! Quacker jumps back into Kim's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quacker wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Quacker drops back looking for a leg! Kim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kim manages to kick Quacker off! Quacker jumps back into Kim's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Quacker passes Kim's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Quacker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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.
Quacker is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quacker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kim sees it coming and defends easily.
Kim manages to get to full guard.
Quacker looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Quacker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kim's guard.
Kim tries to roll over but Quacker keeps him under control.
Kim trying to control from the bottom.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
Quacker prevents Kim from standing back up.
Kim has hold of Quacker's hands but Quacker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Quacker is working for a kimura but Kim is defending it quite comfortably.
Kim wants to control but Quacker is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kim with a poor takedown
and Quacker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Quacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim looking for a sweep. Not yet Kim, not yet.
Quacker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Quacker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Quacker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.
Quacker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Let's hope that Quacker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to get back to his feet but Quacker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quacker moves into the clinch.
Quacker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quacker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kim throws a combination. Quacker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Quacker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quacker has Kim up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kim is working for takedown but Quacker is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quacker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quacker manages to pull guard.
Quacker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kim's guard.
Quacker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Quacker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Quacker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Quacker slips a jab and a cross from Kim.
Kim looks to land a combination but Quacker avoids it well.
Mikey Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim misses with a double jab
and Quacker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kim actively working from the bottom here.
Quacker content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Quacker.
Quacker is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kim has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kim trying to hold on to Quacker's head to control him but Quacker postures up.
Kim punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is not content to let Quacker control the position.
Kim gets full guard.
Kim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quacker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Quacker passes Kim's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Quacker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Quacker in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kim tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Quacker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mister Quacker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takahiro Kajita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Matador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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168 lbs
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161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takahiro Kajita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Matador!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matador connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kajita's hands.
It looks like Takahiro Kajita has been cut.
Matador is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Kajita hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fred Matador!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Oliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Von Erich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Erich has chosen I always feel like somebody is watching me as his entrance music. Kevin Von Erich will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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211 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Von Erich!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva misses with an uppercut.
Von Erich takes the fight into the clinch.
Oliva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Von Erich to work.
Oliva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Von Erich avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Von Erich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oliva slips a jab and a cross from Von Erich.
Von Erich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Von Erich connects with a jab.
Von Erich is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oliva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Erich.
Von Erich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oliva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Oliva breaks the clinch.
Von Erich blocks a head kick by Oliva.
Von Erich moves away from the strike by Oliva.
Oliva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mike Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Von Erich counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Erich is trying to control the action in half guard but Oliva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva taking some punishment here, with Von Erich in his half guard.
Von Erich trying to control the action but Oliva is working from the bottom.
Oliva trying to control but Von Erich postures up.
Von Erich working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Von Erich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oliva is looking for a sweep. Von Erich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Von Erich sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Von Erich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oliva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Von Erich wants to take a breather but Oliva is having none of it.
Oliva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Von Erich on the ground.
Von Erich is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oliva is just riding it out for now. Von Erich eventually gives up the hold.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Von Erich in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Erich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Von Erich wants to stand up but Oliva has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Von Erich is tying to control. Oliva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Von Erich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Von Erich throwing shots but Oliva is blocking nicely.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oliva throws a combination that misses
and Von Erich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Von Erich.
Von Erich scores with a shoulder strike.
Oliva wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Von Erich.
Oliva manages to break the clinch.
Von Erich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oliva swivels and escapes.
Oliva sends Von Erich crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Oliva is motioning to the referee to let Von Erich up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Von Erich is rocked!
It looks like Kevin Von Erich has been cut.
Von Erich looks gassed!
Oliva lands with a right and another and another! Von Erich is in big trouble! Oliva lands again and this time it's lights out for Von Erich! A quality knockout there for Oliva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Oliva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuck Happiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black's entrance music is Elton John - Rocket Man. A fine choice. Happiness is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bullet With a Name on It. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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152 lbs
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147 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tuck Happiness!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Black lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Happiness falls backwards - clearly groggy! Black dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Black!
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