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CHOKE Golden Tour Vol 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guybrush Threepwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tor Torbjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torbjornsson has chosen "Walk" - Pantera as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guybrush Threepwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tor Torbjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torbjornsson throws a leg kick but Threepwood moved away.
Torbjornsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tor Torbjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torbjornsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Threepwood circles away.
Torbjornsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torbjornsson misses with a two punch combination.
Good work by Threepwood as he checks the leg kick.
Torbjornsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Threepwood 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.
Torbjornsson working a defensive guard but Threepwood passes into half guard.
Torbjornsson gets full guard.
Threepwood working some strikes from top position.
Threepwood 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.
Threepwood wants to pass the guard but Torbjornsson is keeping the position.
Torbjornsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Threepwood drops back looking for a leg! Torbjornsson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Torbjornsson manages to kick Threepwood off! Threepwood jumps back into Torbjornsson's guard.
Torbjornsson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Threepwood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Threepwood 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.
Torbjornsson keeping full guard, as Threepwood tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Torbjornsson wants to control the position but Threepwood says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Threepwood seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Threepwood doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Torbjornsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Threepwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torbjornsson.
Torbjornsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torbjornsson looks gassed!
Threepwood misses with a takedown attempt
and Torbjornsson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Torbjornsson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torbjornsson throws a right and a left that Threepwood avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Threepwood.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guybrush Threepwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torbjornsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Threepwood gets a clinch.
Torbjornsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Threepwood has him pressed against the ropes.
Threepwood is working for takedown but Torbjornsson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Threepwood prevents a body shot from Torbjornsson.
Threepwood tries for a takedown. No joy.
Threepwood is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Threepwood has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Torbjornsson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Threepwood wants a takedown.
Threepwood is trying to trip Torbjornsson. He has hold of a leg but Torbjornsson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Threepwood persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Threepwood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torbjornsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Threepwood looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Torbjornsson keeping moving, preventing Threepwood from controlling successfully.
Threepwood slips nicely into half guard.
Threepwood is tying to control. Torbjornsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Threepwood wants to pass to mount but Torbjornsson is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guybrush Threepwood dominated that round.
That's time! Threepwood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Threepwood tries for a takedown but Torbjornsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Threepwood shoots and misses
and Torbjornsson counters with a left to the body.
Threepwood tries to clinch
and Torbjornsson counters with a single leg into guard. Threepwood didn't expect that.
Torbjornsson won't allow Threepwood to sweep him here.
Torbjornsson trying to control but Threepwood is working from the bottom.
Threepwood manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Torbjornsson tries to lock up and control but Threepwood gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Torbjornsson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Threepwood putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
It looks like Tor Torbjornsson has been cut.
Threepwood jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Torbjornsson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Threepwood is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Torbjornsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Threepwood passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Torbjornsson!
Threepwood trying to control but Torbjornsson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torbjornsson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Threepwood tries to control but Torbjornsson wriggling away.
Torbjornsson has given up his back.
Torbjornsson is in a bad position with Threepwood working for a choke. Torbjornsson manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Threepwood lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Torbjornsson!
Threepwood in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Threepwood gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Torbjornsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Threepwood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guybrush Threepwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torbjornsson missing with a left hand there. Threepwood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Threepwood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guybrush Threepwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Threepwood changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Torbjornsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Torbjornsson looks to move to half guard but instead Threepwood has passed into mount! Damn!
Torbjornsson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Torbjornsson tries to hold on but Threepwood postures up.
Torbjornsson is trying desperately to improve position.
Guybrush Threepwood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Threepwood goes for an armbar but Torbjornsson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Torbjornsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guybrush Threepwood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tor Torbjornsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Threepwood slips a jab and a cross from Torbjornsson.
Threepwood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Torbjornsson as he avoids it easily.
Torbjornsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Threepwood misses with a takedown
and Torbjornsson moves into the clinch.
Threepwood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guybrush Threepwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torbjornsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Threepwood goes for a takedown attempt but Torbjornsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Torbjornsson tries to clinch there but Threepwood circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torbjornsson scores with a nice strike.
Threepwood fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torbjornsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torbjornsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torbjornsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torbjornsson misses with a two punch combination.
Threepwood shoots and misses
and Torbjornsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Threepwood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Torbjornsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Torbjornsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Threepwood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torbjornsson's waist but Torbjornsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Threepwood off to one side.
Torbjornsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Threepwood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torbjornsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Threepwood takes the fight into the clinch.
Torbjornsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Threepwood.
Threepwood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torbjornsson is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torbjornsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Threepwood fails with the takedown.
Torbjornsson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Torbjornsson lands in his opponent's guard.
Threepwood is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Torbjornsson has his hands clasped together but Threepwood extends an breaks Torbjornsson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Threepwood.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Guybrush Threepwood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ari Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashi Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ari Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Musashi Mori!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gold connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Mori to the floor! Gold dives in looking for the finish!
Mori is rocked!
It looks like Musashi Mori has been cut.
Gold winds up and cracks Mori with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mori is still in real trouble! Can Gold finish him?
Mori is trying to get back to full guard.
Gold wants to stand but Mori has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mori has hold of Gold's hands but Gold slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mori on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mori is looking to control Gold's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mori avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gold lands a nice short elbow.
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. Gold connects with a nice short shot to Mori's temple.
Mori is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mori is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gold scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gold lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ground and pound from Gold.
Mori wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold working the head and body with strikes.
Gold lands strikes from half guard.
Gold scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mori taking some punishment here, with Gold in his half guard.
Gold seems to be working for a kimura but Mori defends the submission attempt.
Gold is breathing heavily.
Mori works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mori looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gold is one step ahead there.
Gold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mori has momentary wrist control but Gold slips an elbow through the middle.
Mori thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gold wanted to stand there but Mori had control of the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mori wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mori misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Gold misses.
Mori keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gold misses with a series of wild punches.
Gold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mori leaves his chin hanging out and Gold seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Mori crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ari Gold!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shinjo Tepanake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lil dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinjo Tepanake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, lil dragon!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepanake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
dragon stuffs the takedown attempt from Tepanake. Tepanake gets slowly back to his feet.
dragon stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinjo Tepanake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tepanake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shinjo Tepanake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tepanake.
Tepanake landing a few strikes.
Tepanake cracks dragon with a big right hand but dragon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
dragon is trying to get back to half guard.
Tepanake is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but dragon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tepanake is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but dragon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
dragon tries to buck Tepanake off but Tepanake is having none of it.
Tepanake swings around for an armbar but dragon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tepanake's guard.
Tepanake 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.
Tepanake is breathing heavily.
Tepanake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but dragon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepanake looking for a guillotine here but dragon defends easily.
dragon working some strikes from top position.
Tepanake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tepanake is looking for a triangle but dragon pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tepanake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tepanake working for a triangle but dragon defends it easily.
Tepanake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dragon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tepanake is keeping the position for now.
dragon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tepanake manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tepanake working away from the top, dropping strikes.
dragon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
dragon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tepanake swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and dragon is now in Tepanake's guard. A big mistake from Tepanake there, giving up the dominant position!
dragon won't allow Tepanake to sweep him here.
dragon tries to stand but Tepanake is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dragon is posturing up here but Tepanake has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! dragon tries to roll out but it's too tight and dragon has to tap! Slick submission there by Tepanake!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinjo Tepanake!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yushin Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujita's entrance music is Koto - Jabdah. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushin Fujita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geoff Harding!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujita thows a body shot but no joy.
Fujita thuds his right hand into Harding's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fujita swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Harding or perhaps it was just good defense by Fujita which made him look bad.
Fujita misses with a series of wild punches.
Harding slips a jab and a cross from Fujita.
Fujita takes a swing at Harding's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Fujita does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from Fujita. No joy for Harding on that attempt.
Fujita tries to bum rush Harding with a series of wild strikes but Harding uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fujita throws a combination. Harding tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fujita throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fujita displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harding is rocked!
Fujita misses with the combination.
Harding is still on wobbly legs! Can Fujita finish him?
Harding misses the jab.
Yushin Fujita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujita misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fujita misses.
Fujita swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harding seems to have recovered his senses.
Fujita lands with a shot to the body.
Fujita misses with the combination.
Harding fails with a takedown attempt.
Yushin Fujita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Harding.
Harding shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harding looks gassed!
Fujita tries for a takedown but Harding circles away easily
and Harding counters with an inside leg kick.
Fujita scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fujita misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fujita throws a jab when Harding was well out of range.
Harding takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fujita tries to bum rush Harding with a series of wild strikes but Harding uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding gets caught flat footed, as Fujita shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fujita avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fujita wants to pass the guard but Harding is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harding is on top in guard.
Fujita lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harding!
Fujita working for a guillotine from mount but Harding is in no mood to give up.
Harding really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fujita landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Fujita landing strikes, looking to finish!
Harding tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita tries to control but Harding wriggling away.
Harding is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Fujita wants to take Harding's back but he can't do it this time.
Fujita is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Harding tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns Harding that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fujita stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Fujita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Fujita misses.
Fujita swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harding counters with a takedown into side control.
Fujita manages to get back to half guard.
Harding missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harding prevents Fujita from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Harding 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.
Fujita gets back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harding wants to control from the top but Fujita keeps moving.
Harding trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harding advances to half guard.
Harding is looking to take a break and control but Fujita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harding 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harding tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fujita knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yushin Fujita dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harding misses with a takedown attempt - Fujita sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A shot to de liver by Fujita. Beautiful body shot.
Harding closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fujita circles away.
Harding takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fujita fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Fujita misses.
Fujita misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fujita tries to bum rush Harding with a series of wild strikes but Harding uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harding gets a clinch.
Harding tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yushin Fujita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Harding.
Harding manages to pull guard.
Fujita wants to pass the guard but Harding is keeping the position.
Fujita stopping the sweep attempt from Harding.
Harding is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita trying to control the position from guard on top but Harding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harding trying to control the position.
Harding trying to strike off his back.
Harding throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Harding tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fujita, as that shot connected.
A combination from Fujita does no damage.
Fujita throws a series of punches but Harding avoids them all with ease.
Fujita fails to land with a series of punches.
Harding misses with a takedown attempt - Fujita sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fujita is looking to land body kicks.
Harding looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fujita throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fujita misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding fails with a takedown attempt.
Fujita is looking to wear down Harding with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fujita scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Harding won't allow Fujita to pass to mount.
Fujita tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Harding.
Harding looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fujita is looking for a kimura here.
Fujita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harding keeps working.
Harding makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harding.
Harding tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fujita passes Harding's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita is looking to advance position but Harding won't allow it.
Fujita working over Harding with some ground and pound. Harding looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fujita is pressing down on Harding's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harding is holding on for now.
Harding slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fujita passes Harding's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fujita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harding tries to roll over but Fujita keeps him under control.
Harding is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fujita scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harding wants to improve his position but Fujita is controlling well.
Fujita takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fujita trying to control from half guard but Harding is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujita trying to mount his opponent but Harding defends it.
Harding is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harding is trying to control but can't.
Harding is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Fujita jumps into side control!
Harding struggling a bit here.
Fujita controlling from side mount.
Harding can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harding has his takedown stuffed
and Harding takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yushin Fujita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fujita drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harding not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fujita wants to control from the top but Harding keeps moving.
Harding bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fujita's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yushin Fujita dominated that second round.
That's time! Fujita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fujita checks a low kick from Harding.
Harding tries for a takedown but Fujita sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fujita misses with a double jab.
A right-left combo lands from Fujita.
Fujita connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harding. Harding circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harding rushes Fujita and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Harding pulls guard successfully.
Fujita pushes down on Harding's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harding wants to control but Fujita is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fujita is keen to just control but Harding is a slippery customer.
Fujita scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fujita is tying to control. Harding wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fujita tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Harding slips a jab and a cross from Fujita.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita lands with a cross.
Fujita scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harding showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fujita.
Fujita lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fujita swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harding.
Harding closes the distance and clinches.
Fujita has had enough of the clinch but Harding keeps him there for the moment.
Harding gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fujita is defending against the submission attempts here by Harding.
Fujita gets back to full guard.
Harding stands up from Fujita's guard - Harding perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fujita misses with a series of wild punches.
Yushin Fujita is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujita shoots in and drives through. Harding sprawls well.
Fujita misses with a wild combination.
Fujita throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Harding as Fujita shoots in.
Fujita lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Fujita does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujita lands a hook that stumbles Harding back into the ropes. Fujita follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Harding to the canvas! Fujita pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Harding has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yushin Fujita!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shwe Mon Dine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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143 lbs
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135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shwe Mon Dine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dragon Rage!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage tries to clinch up.
Mon Dine keeps the fight on the outside.
Mon Dine looks to throw the jab but Rage is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rage gets a takedown into half guard.
Mon Dine gets full guard.
Rage pushing down on Mon Dine's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mon Dine missing with punches from the bottom.
Mon Dine trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mon Dine actively working from the bottom here.
Rage wants to pass to mount but Mon Dine is defending the position.
Mon Dine is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage trying to control from Mon Dine's half guard. Mon Dine has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mon Dine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mon Dine.
Rage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mon Dine throws a combination. Rage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rage closes the distance and clinches up with Mon Dine, looking for a takedown. Rage pushes Mon Dine against the ropes but Mon Dine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mon Dine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mon Dine misses with the combination.
Mon Dine looks to land a combination. Rage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mon Dine throws a combination. Rage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mon Dine misses with a double jab.
Rage tries to clinch but Mon Dine is having none of it.
Mon Dine misses with a double jab.
Mon Dine lands a jab-cross combination.
Mon Dine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rage is looking to clinch.
Mon Dine tries to clinch up.
Rage tries to clinch but Mon Dine moves out of range.
Rage is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mon Dine clinches up against the ropes.
Rage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mon Dine.
Mon Dine misses with a knee strike.
Rage jumps guard but Mon Dine stands there with Rage around his waist. Rage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rage looks gassed!
Mon Dine trying to stall but Rage improves his position.
Mon Dine misses with a knee to the head.
Rage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rage is working for takedown but Mon Dine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shwe Mon Dine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragon Rage.
Rage tries to break the clinch but Mon Dine is controlling the position.
Mon Dine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mon Dine wants a takedown but no success here.
Rage tries to pull guard but Mon Dine holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rage drops back down to his feet.
Rage tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mon Dine crunches a lovely knee into Rage's ribcage.
Rage manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mon Dine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mon Dine scores with a three punch combo!
Mon Dine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mon Dine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rage avoiding damage as Mon Dine throws knees to the body.
Rage avoids the elbow strike from Mon Dine, against the ropes.
Mon Dine lands an elbow inside that Rage shrugs off.
Mon Dine lands an elbow that stopped Rage in his tracks for a moment.
Mon Dine scores with a knee to the head.
Mon Dine taking a breather.
Mon Dine crunches a lovely knee into Rage's ribcage.
Mon Dine lands a right hand.
Mon Dine pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Mon Dine lands an elbow inside that Rage shrugs off.
Mon Dine lands an elbow just above Rage 's eye.
Mon Dine landing knees to the head.
Mon Dine landing knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rage jumps guard but Mon Dine stands there with Rage around his waist. Rage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mon Dine has had enough of the clinch but Rage keeps him there for the moment.
Rage controlling the action here for a moment.
Rage is working for takedown but Mon Dine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rage missing with knees to the body.
Rage tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mon Dine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mon Dine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rage blocks it with crossed arms.
Mon Dine prevents the takedown attempt.
Mon Dine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mon Dine throws a punch but it's blocked by Rage.
Rage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mon Dine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mon Dine tries to land a knee to the head but Rage blocks with his arms.
Mon Dine managing to block the knees to the body from Rage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mon Dine.
Rage wants a takedown.
Rage is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mon Dine is keeping busy.
Nice elbow from Mon Dine.
Rage misses with an elbow over the top.
Rage looking for a takedown.
Mon Dine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rage blocks it with crossed arms.
Mon Dine connects with a knee to the head.
Rage gets through Mon Dine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mon Dine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mon Dine crunches a lovely knee into Rage's ribcage.
Mon Dine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mon Dine misses with a knee to the head.
Rage lands an elbow inside that Mon Dine shrugs off.
Rage breaks the clinch.
Mon Dine misses with a series of wild punches.
Mon Dine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rage tries to clinch up but Mon Dine circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shwe Mon Dine dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Rage is looking to clinch.
Rage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mon Dine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rage tries to bum rush Mon Dine with a series of wild strikes but Mon Dine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Mon Dine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Mon Dine.
Mon Dine clinches.
Mon Dine looking to throw knees to the head but Rage is blocking nicely.
Rage tries to pull guard but Mon Dine won't allow it.
Mon Dine is pressed up against the ropes. Rage has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mon Dine down to the mat. Mon Dine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mon Dine stalks Rage and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rage's face. Rage staggers backwards, shaken.
Rage tries to clinch up
and Mon Dine counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rage tries to clinch up.
Mon Dine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shwe Mon Dine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mon Dine connects with a solid leg kick.
Rage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mon Dine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shwe Mon Dine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragon Rage.
Mon Dine darts in and clinches Rage up against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Rage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mon Dine is rocked!
Rage misses with a knee strike.
Oh Mon Dine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rage lands a big right hand that drops Mon Dine! The killer instinct kicks in and Rage finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragon Rage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Storm Tower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Richards acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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165 lbs
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158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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, Storm Tower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Richards!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tower gets a takedown into half guard.
Tower is tying to control. Richards wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Richards looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Richards gets back to full guard.
Tower is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
It looks like Gary Richards has been cut.
Richards is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Richards working a defensive guard here.
Richards working for a triangle but Tower defends it easily.
Richards looking for a sweep. Not yet Richards, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Richards wants to sweep but no luck.
Tower throws and elbow that misses. Richards uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tower's guard. Nice move by Richards!
Tower throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Richards trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tower manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Richards is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Richards looks gassed!
Tower forces his way into half guard.
Tower is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Richards is trying to get back to full guard.
Tower slips a nice elbow through Richards's hands, connecting with Richards's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards is not content to let Tower control the position.
Tower working Richards over with strikes.
Richards is looking to improve his position.
Tower not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Richards is trying to get back to full guard.
Richards won't allow Tower to pass to mount.
Tower prevents Richards from improving his position.
Tower wants to take a breather but Richards is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Tower darts in and clinches Richards up against the ropes.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Tower, against the ropes.
Tower pulls guard.
Tower thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tower wants to sweep here but Richards controlling him for the moment.
Richards slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richards jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Richards trying to control but Tower is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Richards forces his way into half guard.
Richards is working for a submission of some sort.
Richards is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tower!
Richards has hold of Tower's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tower manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Richards wants to control the pace but Tower is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gary Richards!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shingo Kitaoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akaki Murasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitaoka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Uyama Hiroto - Stratus. 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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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingo Kitaoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akaki Murasa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitaoka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kitaoka misses with the combination.
Kitaoka throws a right hand that Murasa ducks under and follows up with a left that Murasa also avoids with ease.
Murasa stuffs the takedown.
Kitaoka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murasa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kitaoka, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kitaoka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murasa just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Murasa gets underhooks to prevent Kitaoka's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shingo Kitaoka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kitaoka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kitaoka blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murasa.
Kitaoka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murasa has him pressed against the ropes.
Murasa tries to stall but Kitaoka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kitaoka managing to block the knees to the body from Murasa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murasa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kitaoka is keeping busy.
Murasa is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Murasa manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitaoka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Murasa trying to keep a closed guard but Kitaoka is proving a slippery customer.
Murasa wants to get back to his feet but Kitaoka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kitaoka advances to half guard.
Murasa looking for submissions off his back.
Murasa looking for submissions off his back.
Kitaoka seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murasa dodges the punch combination from Kitaoka.
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.
Kitaoka keeps the fight on the outside.
Kitaoka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murasa wants to clinch up but Kitaoka keeps it at a distance.
Murasa tries to clinch but Kitaoka moves out of range.
Kitaoka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kitaoka fails to land with a series of punches.
Kitaoka is breathing heavily.
Murasa has managed to clinch.
Kitaoka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murasa smiles and moves away.
Kitaoka wants to clinch.
Kitaoka swinging wilding here.
Kitaoka tries to bum rush Murasa with a series of wild strikes but Murasa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kitaoka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kitaoka throws out a loose jab but Murasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murasa wants to clinch up but Kitaoka keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitaoka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murasa darts in and clinches Kitaoka up against the ropes.
Murasa stalling the fight.
Kitaoka takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Shingo Kitaoka has been cut.
Murasa missing with knees to the body.
Kitaoka tries to break the clinch but Murasa is controlling the position.
Kitaoka is pressed up against the ropes. Murasa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kitaoka down to the mat. Kitaoka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kitaoka tries to clinch but Murasa moves away
and Murasa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kitaoka's knee momentarily.
Kitaoka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murasa counters by moving into the clinch.
Kitaoka avoiding damage as Murasa throws knees to the body.
Murasa trying to stall but Kitaoka improves his position.
Kitaoka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murasa just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Murasa prevents Kitaoka from breaking the clinch.
Kitaoka tries to pull guard but Murasa won't allow it.
Kitaoka jumps guard but Murasa stands there with Kitaoka around his waist. Kitaoka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kitaoka can't break the clinch.
Murasa looking to slow down the pace here.
Murasa trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murasa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murasa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murasa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kitaoka.
Kitaoka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Murasa throws an elbow but misses.
Murasa wants to stall.
Kitaoka tries to pull guard but Murasa holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kitaoka drops back down to his feet.
Murasa misses with an elbow strike.
Murasa is trying to stall.
Murasa lands a damaging elbow.
Kitaoka has had enough of the clinch but Murasa keeps him there for the moment.
Kitaoka drags the fight down to the ground.
Kitaoka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murasa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kitaoka has an active guard here but Murasa has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akaki Murasa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shingo Kitaoka's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kitaoka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murasa counters with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Kitaoka does no damage.
Murasa fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid body kick from Murasa.
Murasa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murasa darts in and clinches Kitaoka up against the ropes.
Murasa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kitaoka is keeping busy.
Kitaoka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kitaoka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kitaoka avoiding damage as Murasa throws knees to the body.
Murasa landing knees to the body.
Murasa lands an elbow inside that Kitaoka shrugs off.
Murasa lands an elbow that stopped Kitaoka in his tracks for a moment.
Kitaoka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murasa just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shingo Kitaoka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murasa lands an elbow inside that Kitaoka shrugs off.
Murasa keeps control of Kitaoka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murasa trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murasa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murasa lands an elbow that stopped Kitaoka in his tracks for a moment.
Murasa prevents Kitaoka from breaking the clinch.
Kitaoka has had enough of the clinch but Murasa keeps him there for the moment.
Murasa scores a nice knee to the body.
Kitaoka wants to get back to striking at distance but Murasa won't allow it.
Kitaoka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murasa lands a nice elbow.
Murasa taking a breather.
Kitaoka tries to pull guard but Murasa won't allow it.
Kitaoka is trying to break free.
Kitaoka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murasa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kitaoka looking for a takedown.
Kitaoka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murasa tries to pull guard but Kitaoka holds him up against the ropes and eventually Murasa drops back down to his feet.
Murasa stalling in the clinch but Kitaoka improves position.
Murasa pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murasa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kitaoka takes an elbow to the temple.
Kitaoka letting Murasa take a breather here.
Kitaoka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murasa crunches a lovely knee into Kitaoka's ribcage.
Murasa looking to slow down the pace here.
Kitaoka avoiding damage as Murasa throws knees to the body.
Murasa lands an elbow just above Kitaoka 's eye.
Murasa lands a damaging elbow.
Murasa prevents Kitaoka from breaking the clinch.
Murasa lands a nice elbow.
Kitaoka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kitaoka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kitaoka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murasa smiles and moves away.
Murasa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitaoka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murasa takes the fight into the clinch.
Murasa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murasa trying to land knees to the body.
Murasa missing with knees to the body.
Kitaoka managing to block the knees to the body from Murasa.
Murasa missing with knees to the body.
Murasa tries to land knees in the clinch but Kitaoka avoids the damage to the body.
Murasa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kitaoka pulls his leg out and moves away.
A combination from Kitaoka does no damage.
Oooh a lovely combination from Kitaoka sends Murasa down but not out. Kitaoka dives into side control looking to finish.
Murasa is rocked!
Kitaoka has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Murasa is still in real trouble! Can Kitaoka finish him?
Kitaoka looking for a guillotine from mount but Murasa is having none of it.
Kitaoka working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitaoka wants to control the pace but Murasa is squirming around nicely.
Kitaoka jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Murasa is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Murasa and Kitaoka has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Murasa seems to have recovered his senses.
Murasa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kitaoka tries for a kimura but Murasa is defending well.
Murasa is trying to buck Kitaoka off.
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.
Murasa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kitaoka's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Akaki Murasa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shingo Kitaoka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Murasa tries to clinch but Kitaoka moves out of range.
Murasa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murasa looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murasa doesn't manage to clinch there - Kitaoka circles away.
Murasa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kitaoka.
Murasa avoids the body shot from Kitaoka.
Kitaoka waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Murasa.
Murasa clinches with his opponent.
Kitaoka avoiding damage as Murasa throws knees to the body.
Kitaoka tries to pull guard but Murasa holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kitaoka drops back down to his feet.
Murasa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitaoka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murasa has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Murasa.
Knees to the body from Murasa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kitaoka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kitaoka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murasa is working for takedown but Kitaoka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kitaoka blocks an elbow strike from Murasa.
Murasa lands an elbow inside.
Murasa lands a damaging elbow.
Murasa tries to land knees in the clinch but Kitaoka avoids the damage to the body.
Murasa missing with knees to the body.
Murasa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kitaoka.
Kitaoka avoiding damage as Murasa throws knees to the body.
Murasa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murasa keeps control of Kitaoka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kitaoka avoiding damage as Murasa throws knees to the body.
Murasa trying to land knees to the body.
Murasa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murasa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kitaoka pulls guard successfully.
Kitaoka controls Murasa momentarily but Murasa frees himself.
Kitaoka keeping moving, preventing Murasa from controlling successfully.
Kitaoka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murasa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murasa drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Murasa seems to have locked his on tight now - Kitaoka screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Murasa, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Akaki Murasa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Junior Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hulk Junior Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a head kick.
Hogan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hogan lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee is looking for a triangle here but Hogan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lee is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hogan is controlling him well.
Hogan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lee is trying to improve his position.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee is nestled in close to Hogan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hogan gets full guard.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Hogan.
Lee has gone for a leg lock! Hogan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lee's guard.
Hogan working some strikes from top position.
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hogan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hogan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hogan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hogan cracks Lee with a solid left hand.
Hogan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hogan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Hogan won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hogan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hogan tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Hogan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Hogan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hogan lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hogan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Lee is tightening it up a little... Hogan has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hogan reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hogan taps out! nice BJJ there by Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Lee!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Cheeseburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheeseburger comes to the ring accompanied by Lynyrd Skynrd-Simple Man. On his way into the ring it seems that Jimmy Cheeseburger has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jimmy Cheeseburger seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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, Jimmy Cheeseburger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Ko!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheeseburger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cheeseburger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cheeseburger landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cheeseburger working for a guillotine from mount but Ko is in no mood to give up.
Cheeseburger thowing shots but they're missing.
Cheeseburger goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ko turns into him and now he's in Cheeseburger's guard.
Ko won't allow Cheeseburger to get back to his feet.
Ko wants to control from the top but Cheeseburger keeps moving.
Ko tries to free his leg and advance position but Cheeseburger is retaining full guard.
Ko with a nice head shot there.
Ko is fighting to break Cheeseburger's control of his arms but Cheeseburger is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ko stands and throws Cheeseburger's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheeseburger keeps working.
Cheeseburger being controlled for a moment.
Ko cracks Cheeseburger with a big right hand but Cheeseburger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cheeseburger is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ko tries for a kimura but Cheeseburger is defending well.
Ko is looking to take a break and control but Cheeseburger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cheeseburger is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cheeseburger is trying to control Ko's posture but Ko avoids it.
Cheeseburger is looking to regain half guard here but Ko keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ko tries to advance to mount but Cheeseburger denies him.
Ko wants to control but Cheeseburger is keeping him busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cheeseburger will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ko preventing the sweep.
Ko looking to sit in guard and control but Cheeseburger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cheeseburger wants to control from the top but Ko keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseburger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ko looks gassed!
Cheeseburger trying to control but Ko is working from the bottom.
Cheeseburger tries to free his leg and advance position but Ko is retaining full guard.
Ko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cheeseburger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ko keeping moving, preventing Cheeseburger from controlling successfully.
Cheeseburger wants to pass the guard but Ko is keeping the position.
Cheeseburger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
Ko is trying to keep Cheeseburger in close.
Ko looking for a sweep. Not yet Ko, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cheeseburger has his takedown stuffed
and Ko counters with an inside leg kick.
Ko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ko wants to stand but Cheeseburger has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ko looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cheeseburger wants to get back to full guard.
Ko is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Cheeseburger has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cheeseburger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ko is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Ko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cheeseburger counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ko is looking to control Cheeseburger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ko avoid being mounted?
Cheeseburger is stalling here. Ko is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cheeseburger seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ko has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ko is looking to take a break and control but Cheeseburger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseburger is trying to improve his position.
Ko trying to control the position but Cheeseburger is working away.
Ko is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cheeseburger taking a bit of punishment here - Ko scoring with strikes.
Cheeseburger tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Ko easily slips into full mount!
Ko forces the positional change into back control.
Ko lands punches and elbows.
Cheeseburger is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ko gets his way!
Ko is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseburger is in bad spot here.
Ko is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Cheeseburger has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Cheeseburger breaks Ko's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ko throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cheeseburger manages to get himself to full guard.
Cheeseburger keeping busy on the bottom but Ko has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ko is taking a breather. Cheeseburger says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cheeseburger is refusing to be controlled, as Ko sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brian Ko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cheeseburger is looking to improve his position.
Cheeseburger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ko's back!
Ko wants to escape the position.
Cheeseburger lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Cheeseburger.
Cheeseburger lands a shot to the body.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Cheeseburger. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Cheeseburger is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Ko trying to control the action but Cheeseburger just sinks the hooks in.
Cheeseburger is hanging on to Ko's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseburger is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ko knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ko for a finish.
Ko breaks Cheeseburger's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cheeseburger looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ko puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cheeseburger wants to improve his position but Ko is controlling well.
Cheeseburger trying to control here.
Cheeseburger is staying active underneath Ko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ko uses his free foot to push down on Cheeseburger's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cheeseburger.
Cheeseburger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cheeseburger is looking to escape.
Ko looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
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 Jimmy Cheeseburger will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cheeseburger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cheeseburger working away.
Cheeseburger tries to move to mount but Ko blocks the move with his legs.
Ko regains half guard.
Cheeseburger thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ko to regain full guard.
Cheeseburger trying to control the position from guard on top but Ko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cheeseburger's guard.
Ko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cheeseburger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ko trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheeseburger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko wants to pass the guard but Cheeseburger is keeping the position.
Cheeseburger had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ko is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cheeseburger Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ko's back instead.
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.
Ko is trying to stand back up.
Cheeseburger is trying to control but Ko is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Cheeseburger raining down shots from the mount!
Cheeseburger goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ko is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ko passes Cheeseburger's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseburger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ko.
Cheeseburger is refusing to be controlled, as Ko sits in half guard.
Cheeseburger wants to get back to full guard.
Cheeseburger wants to control but Ko is keeping busy.
Cheeseburger wants to get back to his feet.
Ko not doing much here.
Cheeseburger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ko's back!
Cheeseburger looking for the choke but no joy.
Cheeseburger is looking for the choke from the back position but Ko is controlling his hands well.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseburger doesn't have the hooks in and Ko manages to turn into his guard.
Ko lying in Cheeseburger's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Cheeseburger decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Ko taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jimmy Cheeseburger!
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