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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Illianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Vanilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Illianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Only God Can Judge Me. Ivan Illianenko had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Illianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pena Vanilla!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanilla misses with a looping right.
Vanilla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vanilla lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Illianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Illianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Illianenko misses with a double jab.
Illianenko slips a straight right by Vanilla.
Illianenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vanilla to the mat! Vanilla manages to get full guard.
Vanilla keeping moving, preventing Illianenko from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Illianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Illianenko thows a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vanilla can do anything to dispel that myth.
Illianenko wants to control from the top but Vanilla keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko 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.
Vanilla is looking to stand up but Illianenko isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vanilla darts in and clinches Illianenko up against the cage.
Vanilla wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Illianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee calls for Illianenko to work.
Illianenko manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Illianenko has his foot on Vanilla's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vanilla works his way back into a safe position though.
Illianenko is trying to control the position but Vanilla postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Vanilla is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Illianenko Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Vanilla's back instead.
Vanilla is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Illianenko thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Illianenko is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Illianenko is persistently looking for the submission but Vanilla is defending it well.
Vanilla really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Illianenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Illianenko is breathing heavily.
Illianenko is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Vanilla has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla holding both Illianenko 's hands and preventing any damage.
Vanilla showing good submission defense here.
Vanilla is trying to get back to his feet but Illianenko has full control of the position and if anything, Vanilla has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Illianenko is looking for the choke from the back position but Vanilla is controlling his hands well.
Vanilla is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Illianenko off. It looks like it's working - Illianenko slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Vanilla displaying calm under pressure there.
Illianenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Illianenko swinging wilding here.
Pena Vanilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vanilla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Illianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanilla.
Illianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Illianenko tries to clinch up.
Illianenko wants to clinch up but Vanilla keeps it at a distance.
Ivan Illianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Illianenko fails to land the takedown.
A jab lands there for Vanilla.
It looks like Ivan Illianenko has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Illianenko tries to clinch but Vanilla is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Illianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Illianenko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Vanilla.
Vanilla throws a nice looking combination but Illianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Illianenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vanilla circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vanilla counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Illianenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vanilla tries to avoid it but Illianenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vanilla to the ground. Vanilla escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Illianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vanilla counters with a stiff right hand.
Illianenko fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Illianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanilla scores with a nice right hand.
Illianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Illianenko throws a combination that misses
and Vanilla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vanilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Illianenko.
Pena Vanilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Illianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Illianenko pushes Vanilla up against the cage in a clinch.
Vanilla wants to get back to striking at distance but Illianenko won't allow it.
Illianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vanilla has had enough of the clinch but Illianenko keeps him there for the moment.
Illianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Vanilla controls the action.
Illianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Vanilla controls the action.
Vanilla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanilla goes for a takedown in the clinch but Illianenko prevents it.
Illianenko keeps control of Vanilla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Illianenko leaning against his opponent.
Illianenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Illianenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vanilla smiles and moves away.
Illianenko checks a low kick from Vanilla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vanilla wants to clinch.
Illianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Illianenko tries to throw a body punch but Vanilla avoids it by throwing Illianenko back against the cage.
Illianenko pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Illianenko dodges an elbow strike from Vanilla.
Vanilla stops a takedown attempt from Illianenko.
Illianenko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vanilla gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Illianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Vanilla controls the action.
Illianenko turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Illianenko manages to end up in side control.
Illianenko working away.
Vanilla is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Illianenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Illianenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vanilla is trying to work for a sweep but Illianenko has mounted him!
Illianenko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Vanilla tries to hold on but Illianenko pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Illianenko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Illianenko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Illianenko has hold of Vanilla's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Vanilla manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Illianenko wants to finish this one by submission but Vanilla is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Illianenko.
Vanilla wants to hold on but Illianenko pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanilla tries to reverse the position but Illianenko maintains control.
Illianenko unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Vanilla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Illianenko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Illianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Illianenko tries to clinch but Vanilla is having none of it.
Illianenko throws a combination that misses
and Vanilla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Illianenko is looking to clinch.
Illianenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Vanilla sprawls well. He's pushed Illianenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Illianenko wants to clinch up but Vanilla keeps it at a distance.
Illianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Illianenko tries to clinch up but Vanilla circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Vanilla.
Illianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vanilla circles away quickly and effectively.
Vanilla works Illianenko's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vanilla thuds his right hand into Illianenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Illianenko shoots in but Vanilla avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Illianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Illianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Illianenko wants to clinch but Vanilla slips to the side
and Illianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Illianenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Vanilla counter with a right hand.
Illianenko shoots for a takedown but Vanilla saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Illianenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vanilla as he jumps to the side.
Illianenko takes one to the side of the head.
Vanilla keeps the fight on the outside.
Vanilla cracks Illianenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vanilla throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanilla stuffs the takedown attempt from Illianenko. Illianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla lands a jab.
Illianenko clinches but Vanilla breaks the clinch
enabling Vanilla to counter with a crisp jab.
Vanilla bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Illianenko's head.
Illianenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Vanilla sprawls well. He's pushed Illianenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Illianenko tries to clinch up but Vanilla circles away and keeps his distance.
Illianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good work by Illianenko as he checks the leg kick.
Illianenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Vanilla wants to break free but Illianenko has control.
Vanilla wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vanilla wants to get back to striking at distance but Illianenko won't allow it.
Illianenko prevents Vanilla from breaking the clinch.
Vanilla is trying to break the clinch but Illianenko has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko breaks from the clinch.
Vanilla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vanilla swats away the attempt to clinch by Illianenko.
Illianenko is looking to clinch.
A left and a right from Illianenko both land. Nice combination.
Illianenko misses with a combination
and Vanilla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Illianenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Vanilla tries to sprawl out of it but Illianenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vanilla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Illianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Vanilla circles away.
Vanilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Illianenko manages to avoid it.
Illianenko tries to clinch up.
Vanilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vanilla gets caught flat footed, as Illianenko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Illianenko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vanilla's guard.
Ivan Illianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Illianenko lands strikes from half guard.
Illianenko is looking for a kimura but Vanilla is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Illianenko to get the leverage.
Illianenko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Illianenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vanilla is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pena Vanilla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vanilla has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Pena Vanilla!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Pena Vanilla!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Pena Vanilla!
Pena Vanilla wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yi Chang Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Fuchs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fuchs's choice of entrance music: Fly me to the moon. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yi Chang Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franz Fuchs!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuchs shoots in looking for a takedown. Chang Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Fuchs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chang Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chang Lee scores with a head kick.
Chang Lee tries to clinch but Fuchs moves out of range.
Fuchs keeps the fight on the outside.
Chang Lee wants to clinch up but Fuchs keeps it at a distance.
Chang Lee has managed to clinch.
Fuchs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chang Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fuchs tightens his grip and picks Chang Lee up, before dumping him to the ground. Chang Lee manages to land in guard.
Fuchs 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.
Chang Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chang Lee trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuchs looking to sit in guard and control but Chang Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fuchs keeping full guard, as Chang Lee tries to pass.
Fuchs has his foot on Chang Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chang Lee works his way back into a safe position though.
Chang Lee throwing strikes from guard but Fuchs blocks nicely.
Chang Lee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chang Lee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chang Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fuchs keeping moving, preventing Chang Lee from controlling successfully.
Fuchs looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chang Lee wants to control from the top but Fuchs keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuchs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chang Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fuchs looks gassed!
Chang Lee wants to control from the top but Fuchs keeps moving.
Chang Lee working some strikes from top position.
Fuchs has his foot on Chang Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chang Lee works his way back into a safe position though.
Chang Lee working some strikes from top position.
Chang Lee throwing strikes from guard but Fuchs blocks nicely.
Fuchs throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fuchs keeping moving, preventing Chang Lee from controlling successfully.
Fuchs looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chang Lee passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang Lee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chang Lee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fuchs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fuchs tries to improve position but can't.
Fuchs is trying to control Chang Lee's posture but Chang Lee avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chang Lee landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fuchs keeps working.
Chang Lee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fuchs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chang Lee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fuchs is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yi Chang Lee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chang Lee tries for a takedown but Fuchs circles away easily
and Fuchs counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chang Lee!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fuchs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fuchs lands with some strikes.
Chang Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fuchs lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chang Lee hang on?
Chang Lee manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fuchs is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chang Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fuchs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chang Lee defends it well.
Chang Lee wants to control but Fuchs is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang Lee is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fuchs pulls his head out easily.
Fuchs is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Chang Lee is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Franz Fuchs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juha Suttu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Raakalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juha Suttu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Riku Raakalainen'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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juha Suttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riku Raakalainen!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raakalainen shoots in and drives through. Suttu sprawls well.
Raakalainen looks for a takedown but Suttu sprawls well.
Raakalainen throws a head kick that misses.
Suttu waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Raakalainen. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Raakalainen to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Raakalainen is rocked!
It looks like Riku Raakalainen has been cut.
Raakalainen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Suttu manages to get himself to full guard.
Raakalainen is still in real trouble! Can Suttu finish him?
Raakalainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suttu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raakalainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Raakalainen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Suttu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Suttu has escaped and now he's on top!
Raakalainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Suttu is in close to Raakalainen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raakalainen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Suttu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Raakalainen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Suttu presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Raakalainen is desperately trying to improve his position but Suttu has a good base and remains in mount.
Suttu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Raakalainen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Raakalainen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Suttu controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raakalainen working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suttu controlling the position easily from mount.
Raakalainen is working to get back to half guard.
Suttu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Raakalainen can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suttu controlling his opponent.
Raakalainen gets back to half guard.
Suttu escapes and gets back to his feet.
Raakalainen staying out of range there.
Suttu thows a body shot but no joy.
Suttu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raakalainen moves away.
Suttu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raakalainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Juha Suttu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riku Raakalainen.
Suttu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raakalainen moves away.
Raakalainen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raakalainen counters with a big head kick but Suttu shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raakalainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raakalainen looks gassed!
Suttu darts in and clinches Raakalainen up against the cage.
Suttu manages to break the clinch.
Raakalainen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Suttu as he avoids it easily.
Suttu throws a hook to the side of Raakalainen's head but Raakalainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raakalainen throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suttu loads up on a big right hand but Raakalainen slips the punch.
Raakalainen lands a high kick!
Raakalainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Suttu circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Suttu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riku Raakalainen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Suttu darts in and clinches Raakalainen up against the cage.
Suttu breaks from the clinch.
Suttu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raakalainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raakalainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suttu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suttu lands a body shot.
Riku Raakalainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suttu takes a swing at Raakalainen's ribcage but misses.
Suttu moves into range and clinches up with Raakalainen.
Suttu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suttu looks to land a left hand but Raakalainen moved out of range nicely.
Suttu thows a body shot but no joy.
Suttu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raakalainen manages to avoid it.
Suttu gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raakalainen is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Suttu politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Suttu prefers to stall for the moment though.
Suttu landing strikes.
Raakalainen is trying to buck Suttu off.
Suttu is working Raakalainen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Raakalainen is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Raakalainen wants to get back to his feet but Suttu drags him back down.
Raakalainen tries to buck Suttu off but Suttu is having none of it.
Suttu lands an elbow.
Suttu staying calm.
Raakalainen is looking for a sweep.
Suttu passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Raakalainen!
Suttu controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raakalainen can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suttu content just to control the position here.
Suttu lands a big shot there that rocks Raakalainen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Raakalainen wants to get back to his feet.
Raakalainen tries to reverse the position but Suttu maintains control.
Suttu controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raakalainen is looking to get to half guard.
Suttu lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Raakalainen is desperately trying to improve his position but Suttu has a good base and remains in mount.
Raakalainen is in a horrible position here. Suttu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Suttu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suttu prevents Raakalainen from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Suttu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Riku Raakalainen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Suttu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suttu lands a right hook to the body.
Suttu rushes Raakalainen and presses him up against the cage.
Suttu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suttu misses with a wild body shot.
Raakalainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raakalainen has his takedown stuffed
letting Suttu counter with a right hand.
Suttu loads up on a big right hand but Raakalainen slips the punch.
Suttu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suttu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raakalainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suttu throws a right hand that Raakalainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Raakalainen also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raakalainen scores with a takedown into Suttu's guard.
Suttu wants to sweep but no luck.
Raakalainen wants to stand but Suttu is controlling his posture from full guard.
Suttu wants to sweep but no luck.
Raakalainen has gone for a leg lock! Suttu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Raakalainen's guard.
Suttu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raakalainen is looking to regain half guard here but Suttu keeps moving and retains side control.
Suttu decides to stand back up. Suttu steps back and let's Raakalainen get back to his feet.
Suttu throws a shot from downtown. Raakalainen moves away and avoids it.
Suttu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Raakalainen misses with a takedown attempt
letting Suttu counter with a right hand.
Suttu keeps the fight on the outside.
Juha Suttu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suttu is looking to wear down Raakalainen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raakalainen throws a body kick that misses.
Suttu misses with a wild body shot.
Suttu misses with a looping left.
Suttu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Suttu is looking to clinch.
Raakalainen moves out of range as Suttu strikes.
Raakalainen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suttu counters with a left and a right that stings Raakalainen.
Juha Suttu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riku Raakalainen.
A head kick misses from Raakalainen.
Donk. Suttu catches Raakalainen right on the button with a cross.
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.
Suttu moves into the clinch.
Raakalainen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Suttu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Suttu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Riku Raakalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suttu scores with a body shot.
Raakalainen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suttu counters with a right hand to the body.
Suttu works the jab nicely.
Raakalainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suttu clinches up with Raakalainen and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juha Suttu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suttu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Juha Suttu!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Juha Suttu!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Juha Suttu!
Juha Suttu wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lain Rikkoja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Enqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rikkoja might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Soil Breaking me down. Lain Rikkoja has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lain Rikkoja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lars Enqvist!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enqvist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Enqvist just misses with a punch to the body.
Enqvist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rikkoja.
Rikkoja swinging wilding here.
Rikkoja misses with a double jab.
Enqvist scores a takedown into full mount!
Enqvist content just to control the position here.
Rikkoja is looking to get to half guard.
Enqvist controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enqvist misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Enqvist controlling the position easily from mount.
Enqvist pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Enqvist controlling the position easily from mount.
Rikkoja chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Enqvist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist controlling the pace for now.
Rikkoja wants to hold on but Enqvist pushes him away.
Enqvist unloading with bombs!
Rikkoja wants to try and get back to his feet.
Enqvist controlling his opponent.
Enqvist prevents Rikkoja from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist is landing with some decent strikes but Rikkoja is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Enqvist takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rikkoja wants to hold on but Enqvist pushes him away.
Enqvist controlling from mount.
Enqvist avoids the attempt from Rikkoja to control.
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.
Enqvist controlling his opponent.
Despite being in the dominant position, Lars Enqvist just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Enqvist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rikkoja lands a high kick!
Enqvist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Enqvist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rikkoja.
Rikkoja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rikkoja takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rikkoja is breathing heavily.
Rikkoja lands a jab to Enqvist's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Enqvist 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.
Enqvist swinging wilding here.
Rikkoja rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Enqvist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rikkoja lands a jab to Enqvist's midsection.
Enqvist changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rikkoja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Enqvist circles away quickly and effectively.
Enqvist misses with a combination
and Rikkoja counters with a nice uppercut.
Enqvist throws a shot to the body.
Enqvist throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Enqvist throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Rikkoja stumbling backwards into the cage! Rikkoja bounces back off the cage towards Enqvist, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Enqvist lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Enqvist celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lars Enqvist!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Saki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cain Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Saki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Saki.
It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
Saki lands a nice shot that snaps Marko's head back.
Marko slips a jab and a cross from Saki.
Marko misses with a head kick.
Saki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marko is breathing heavily.
Marko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saki to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Saki lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Marko falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roberto Saki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holli Irvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holli Irvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irvi lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Mark Silva has been cut.
Irvi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Irvi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Irvi passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Irvi.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva looks gassed!
Irvi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Irvi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Irvi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Irvi working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Irvi connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Irvi slows the pace down in half guard.
Irvi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvi is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Irvi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Irvi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Irvi drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Irvi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Irvi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Irvi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irvi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Irvi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Irvi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Irvi working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Irvi landing shots from mount.
Irvi controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Irvi has a good base and remains in mount.
Irvi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Irvi trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Irvi working Silva over with strikes here.
Irvi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva can't escape the position.
Irvi looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Irvi is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Irvi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing strikes from the bottom.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Irvi in his half guard.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Irvi is one step ahead there.
Irvi wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irvi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holli Irvi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holli Irvi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Irvi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Irvi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Mark Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva wants to clinch up but Irvi keeps it at a distance.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Irvi pushes him off.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Irvi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Irvi connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irvi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irvi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irvi looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Irvi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irvi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Irvi counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Irvi connects with a couple of short punches.
Irvi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Irvi stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Irvi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvi wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Irvi postures up.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irvi tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Irvi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Irvi is trying to control but can't.
Irvi is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvi punching from the bottom.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Irvi trying to control here.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva wants to clinch but Irvi slips to the side
and Irvi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Irvi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Irvi throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Irvi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Irvi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvi wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Irvi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Irvi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva working for a triangle but Irvi defends it easily.
Irvi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holli Irvi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva tries to clinch
and Irvi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Silva has his foot on Irvi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Irvi works his way back into a safe position though.
Irvi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Irvi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Irvi connects with a couple of short punches.
Irvi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Irvi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Irvi is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is staying active underneath Irvi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvi is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Irvi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Irvi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva pushes Irvi up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Irvi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Irvi in his tracks for a moment.
Irvi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Irvi blocks with his arms.
Irvi can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Irvi has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Irvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Irvi pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
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.
Silva has Irvi pushed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Irvi.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Irvi is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Irvi's defenses.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Irvi tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Irvi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Irvi is blocking nicely.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Irvi lands a shot to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Irvi works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva trying to stall but Irvi improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Irvi.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Irvi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Irvi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Irvi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Irvi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Irvi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Irvi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Irvi sits in half guard.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Irvi is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Irvi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Irvi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Irvi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Mark Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irvi misses with a double jab.
Irvi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holli Irvi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holli Irvi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Irvi, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Holli Irvi!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Holli Irvi!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Holli Irvi!
Holli Irvi wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Usagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hank Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Usagi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Usagi.
Hill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Usagi circles away quickly and effectively.
Usagi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Hank Hill has been cut.
Usagi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Usagi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miyamoto Usagi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitsu Hide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsu Hide has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsu Hide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Hide. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Hide tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
James Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hide tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Mitsu Hide has been cut.
Hide defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Hide really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hide can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hide manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hide makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hide.
Smith passes Hide's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hide has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Smith not doing much here.
Smith is thwarting Hide's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hide tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Hide trying to control here.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Hide is defending the position.
Hide has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hide is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Hide is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hide is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hide is looking to sinch up a triangle. Smith throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hide's body to avoid the submission. Hide has instead reached around Smith's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hide arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mitsu Hide!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cut Copy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pumba Ottavainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cut Copy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pumba Ottavainen's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cut Copy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pumba Ottavainen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ottavainen circles away.
Copy shoots in but Ottavainen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Copy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ottavainen throws a body punch but Copy moves out of range.
Ottavainen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Copy at a distance.
Copy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ottavainen pinned against the cage. Ottavainen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cut Copy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ottavainen scores with a jab to the body.
Copy is breathing heavily.
Donk. Ottavainen catches Copy right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Cut Copy has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Ottavainen throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Copy is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pumba Ottavainen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ludo Wayland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and gogo momo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). momo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Miles Davis - Moon Dreams kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ludo Wayland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, gogo momo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
momo shoots for a double leg takedown but Wayland sprawls well. He's pushed momo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
momo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wayland is looking for a sweep.
momo is trying to get an arm triangle but Wayland is defending well.
Wayland tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but momo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wayland is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked momo off and has taken his back!
Wayland is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. momo is defending well though. Wayland let's go of the attempt for now.
Wayland somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Wayland misses with an elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
momo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wayland controlling the action here.
Wayland is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from momo as he works his way to full guard.
momo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wayland preventing the sweep.
momo working a defensive guard but Wayland manages to pass into side control anyway.
Wayland goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, momo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wayland but great work by momo.
momo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wayland keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayland tries to get back to half guard but can't.
momo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Wayland's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wayland is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
momo trying to control the position but Wayland is working away.
momo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayland is looking to regain half guard here but momo keeps moving and retains side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wayland with a poor takedown
and momo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wayland's guard now.
Wayland is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayland throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wayland looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
momo trying to control the position from guard on top but Wayland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
momo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
momo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
momo drops back looking for a leg! Wayland is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wayland manages to kick momo off! momo jumps back into Wayland's guard.
momo wants to control from the top but Wayland keeps moving.
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.
Wayland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
momo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wayland escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. momo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
momo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
momo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
momo pushing down on Wayland's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
gogo momo 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.
momo tries for a takedown but Wayland circles away easily
and Wayland counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for momo!
Wayland working the ground and pound effectively.
momo is controlling an arm, preventing Wayland from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
momo tries to hold on but Wayland postures up.
Wayland is looking to work his way around to momo's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
momo can't escape the position.
Wayland is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But momo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from momo!
Wayland has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. momo 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 Wayland.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayland is looking to regain half guard here but momo keeps moving and retains side control.
gogo momo has got the better of the ground game so far.
momo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
momo trying to control the action but Wayland is working from the bottom.
Wayland trying to remain calm as momo controls from the top position.
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.
momo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
momo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wayland, who protects the arm well.
momo trying to control the position but Wayland is working away.
Wayland is trying to get back to half guard.
Wayland is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wayland trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wayland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wayland wants to improve his position but momo is controlling well.
Wayland has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, momo escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by momo!
Wayland tries to buck momo off but momo is having none of it.
momo trying to control the action but Wayland is working from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Wayland tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but momo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wayland is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
momo is looking to take a break and control but Wayland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wayland is looking for a sweep. momo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
momo is working for a kimura but Wayland is defending it quite comfortably.
momo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
momo wants to pass the guard but Wayland is defending well.
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 Ludo Wayland will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
momo tries for a takedown but Wayland circles away easily
and Wayland counters with a shoot takedown. momo fights it but they end up in guard.
Wayland is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! momo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! momo has escaped and now he's on top!
momo pushes down on Wayland's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wayland wants to get back to his feet.
Wayland is looking to get back to full guard here but momo has managed to pass to side control instead.
momo trying to control but Wayland is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wayland is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
momo wants to control the pace but Wayland is squirming around nicely.
Wayland really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
momo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wayland is trying to escape the mount.
momo controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Wayland can't escape the position.
momo is looking to work his way around to Wayland's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Wayland is trying desperately to improve position.
Wayland is working hard here to advance position.
Wayland gets back to half guard.
momo not doing much here.
momo moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Wayland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
momo wants to control but Wayland is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
momo is working to tighten is grip on Wayland's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Wayland has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but momo is really squeezing tight and eventually Wayland passes out! momo breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). gogo momo!
gogo momo is the new lightweight champion!
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