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LEGENDS 16: Fury PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Horato Muchada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raig Si Zhiro (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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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Horato Muchada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raig Si Zhiro!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Muchada.
Muchada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Si Zhiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Si Zhiro looks to clinch
and Muchada counters with a nice double leg into side control. Si Zhiro won't be happy with that.
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.
Muchada is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Si Zhiro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Si Zhiro tries to improve position but can't.
Muchada is trying to get an arm triangle but Si Zhiro is defending well.
Muchada throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Si Zhiro is looking for a sweep.
Muchada is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Si Zhiro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Si Zhiro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Muchada's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchada wants to free his trapped foot but Si Zhiro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Si Zhiro is staying active underneath Muchada, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Muchada is thwarting Si Zhiro's attempts to control the position.
Muchada is pressing down on Si Zhiro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Si Zhiro is holding on for now.
Si Zhiro tries to roll over but Muchada keeps him under control.
Si Zhiro moves into full guard.
Si Zhiro is looking to sweep but instead, Muchada has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Muchada tries to pass the half guard into mount. Si Zhiro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Muchada stalling away here and it's allowed Si Zhiro to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Muchada looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Si Zhiro is on top in guard.
Si Zhiro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Muchada is looking for a sweep.
Si Zhiro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muchada striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Muchada is breathing heavily.
Si Zhiro swings around for an armbar but Muchada sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Si Zhiro's guard.
Si Zhiro keeping full guard, as Muchada tries to pass.
Muchada stopping the sweep attempt from Si Zhiro.
Muchada drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Si Zhiro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Muchada has Si Zhiro in his guard.
Muchada keeping full guard, as Si Zhiro tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Muchada is on top in guard.
Muchada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Si Zhiro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Muchada has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Muchada trying to control but Si Zhiro is working from the bottom.
Muchada drops back, looking for a kneebar! Si Zhiro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Si Zhiro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Si Zhiro!
Muchada is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horato Muchada dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Si Zhiro closes the distance but Muchada moves to the side
and Muchada counters by clinching up.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Muchada throws an elbow but misses.
Si Zhiro avoiding damage as Muchada throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Muchada.
Muchada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Si Zhiro is looking to control Muchada's arms but Muchada gets an underhook and turns him. Now Si Zhiro has his back to the ropes.
Muchada tries to break the clinch but Si Zhiro is controlling the position.
Si Zhiro looking for a takedown.
Muchada jumps guard but Si Zhiro stands there with Muchada around his waist. Muchada gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Si Zhiro prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Si Zhiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muchada gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muchada slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchada drops an elbow to the side of Si Zhiro's head.
Muchada is pressing down on Si Zhiro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Si Zhiro is holding on for now.
Si Zhiro looking for submissions off his back.
Muchada is working for a kimura but Si Zhiro is defending it quite comfortably.
Si Zhiro is looking for a sweep. Muchada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Muchada trying to pass the guard but Si Zhiro defending well.
Si Zhiro manages to get to full guard.
Muchada has gone for a leg lock! Si Zhiro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Muchada's guard.
Si Zhiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Muchada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Si Zhiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Muchada is retaining full guard.
Muchada is looking for a triangle but Si Zhiro pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Si Zhiro advances position into side control!
Muchada is not content to let Si Zhiro control the position.
The ground and pound from Si Zhiro seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Si Zhiro misses with the ground and pound.
Muchada is looking for a sweep.
Si Zhiro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Si Zhiro tries for a kimura but Muchada is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Muchada gets back to half guard.
Muchada looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Si Zhiro trying to mount his opponent but Muchada defends it.
Muchada is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muchada manages to get to full guard.
Si Zhiro passes Muchada's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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 Horato Muchada will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Si Zhiro tries to clinch but Muchada moves out of range.
Muchada slips a jab and a cross from Si Zhiro.
Si Zhiro misses with a wild body shot.
Si Zhiro moves in looking to clinch but Muchada pushes him off.
Muchada keeps the fight on the outside.
Si Zhiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Muchada bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Si Zhiro is looking for a sweep.
Muchada lands an elbow.
Muchada working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Muchada looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Si Zhiro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Muchada's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Si Zhiro trying to hold on to Muchada's head to control him but Muchada postures up.
Muchada will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Si Zhiro looking for submissions off his back.
Muchada frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Muchada looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muchada trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Horato Muchada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Si Zhiro is trying to escape the mount.
Muchada seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Si Zhiro is holding on tight.
Si Zhiro tries to hold on but Muchada postures up.
Muchada throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Muchada thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Si Zhiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Si Zhiro is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Muchada locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Si Zhiro is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Horato Muchada!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taz Fodido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Morrissey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taz Fodido had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Taz Fodido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Morrissey!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrissey rushes Fodido and presses him up against the ropes.
Morrissey tries to score a body lock takedown but Fodido shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fodido trying to land knees to the body.
Morrissey stops a takedown attempt from Fodido.
Morrissey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morrissey is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Fodido.
Morrissey tries to stall but Fodido uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morrissey is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Taz Fodido has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Morrissey.
Fodido breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrissey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fodido pulls Morrissey into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fodido looking for a sweep. Not yet Fodido, not yet.
Fodido is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fodido manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrissey manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fodido trying to control but Morrissey is working from the bottom.
Fodido postures up.
Fodido would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fodido trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrissey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrissey working a defensive guard but Fodido passes into half guard.
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.
Morrissey wants to improve his position but Fodido is controlling well.
Fodido tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morrissey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrissey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fodido. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morrissey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fodido is breathing heavily.
Fodido trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrissey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fodido wants to control from the top but Morrissey keeps moving.
Fodido won't allow Morrissey to get back to his feet.
Fodido wants to control from the top but Morrissey keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch combination from Fodido misses.
Fodido swats away the attempt to clinch by Morrissey.
Morrissey feints and then cracks Fodido's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fodido down.
Morrissey pushes Fodido up against the ropes in a clinch.
Morrissey is trying to drag Fodido to the mat but Fodido just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Morrissey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fodido avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrissey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fodido backwards.
Fodido with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morrissey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fodido takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Taz Fodido has been cut.
Morrissey lands with a kick to the temple. Fodido shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jim Morrissey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrissey lands a jab to Fodido's midsection.
Morrissey lands a nice shot that snaps Fodido's head back.
Morrissey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morrissey wants to clinch up but Fodido keeps it at a distance.
Morrissey fails with the takedown.
Morrissey lands a jab to Fodido's midsection.
Morrissey shoots for a takedown but Fodido saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Morrissey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taz Fodido's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morrissey looks for a takedown but Fodido sprawls well.
A big left from Morrissey misses.
Fodido clinches.
Morrissey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fodido shoots in for a takedown but Morrissey shows good takedown defense.
Morrissey darts in trying to clinch
and Fodido counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fodido is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fodido wants to stand but Morrissey is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morrissey tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fodido trying to control but Morrissey is working from the bottom.
Morrissey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fodido trying to control but Morrissey is working from the bottom.
Fodido looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morrissey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fodido is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morrissey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fodido will feel that in the morning.
Morrissey lands a high kick!
Morrissey clinches up against the ropes.
Fodido prevents a takedown attempt there.
Morrissey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fodido showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrissey.
Some wild striking there from Morrissey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fodido fails with the takedown.
Morrissey throws a nice looking combination but Fodido bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morrissey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fodido, pushing him back against the ropes.
Morrissey pulls guard.
Morrissey looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrissey, not yet.
Fodido wants to stand but Morrissey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morrissey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morrissey seems keen to control Fodido's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fodido tries to stand but Morrissey is controlling from the bottom.
Morrissey keeping moving, preventing Fodido from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fodido accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jim Morrissey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Taz Fodido's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Morrissey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fodido but Fodido pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Taz Fodido is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fodido drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fodido in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Morrissey stops Fodido from passing to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrissey manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fodido trying to control the action but Morrissey is working from the bottom.
Fodido looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrissey is not content to let Fodido control the position.
Morrissey looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morrissey is controlling Fodido's trapped leg to prevent Fodido from advancing to side control.
Fodido is looking for a kimura but Morrissey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fodido to get the leverage.
Morrissey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fodido prevents Morrissey from getting back to his feet.
Fodido throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fodido working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fodido stops Morrissey from standing up.
Morrissey keeping full guard, as Fodido tries to pass.
Fodido trying to control but Morrissey is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morrissey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fodido!
Fodido is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fodido is working hard here to advance position.
Fodido tries to hold on but Morrissey postures up.
Morrissey content just to control the position here.
Fodido working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jim Morrissey.
I've got Morrissey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Morrissey!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Dempsey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kai Watanabe's chin.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watanabe.
A punch combination from Dempsey misses.
Watanabe shoots for a takedown but Dempsey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dempsey as he avoids it easily.
Dempsey has managed to clinch.
Dempsey has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Watanabe regains guard immediately.
Watanabe keeping full guard, as Dempsey tries to pass.
Watanabe had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Dempsey is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Watanabe Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Dempsey's back instead.
Watanabe has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Dempsey is in real trouble here. Watanabe gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Dempsey is tapping out! Watanabe wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kai Watanabe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tetsu Ikemoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Tsehov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsehov has chosen Ivan Rebroff - Cossack Patrol as his entrance music. Tetsu Ikemoto had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsu Ikemoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Tsehov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ikemoto scores with a takedown into Tsehov's guard.
Ikemoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tsehov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ivan Tsehov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ikemoto throws a sloppy head kick and Tsehov moves out of range easily.
Tsehov tests Ikemoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Tetsu Ikemoto has been cut.
Ikemoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ikemoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Tsehov.
Tsehov throws a head kick that half lands.
Tsehov tries to clinch but Ikemoto moves out of range.
Tsehov thumps Ikemoto with a low kick.
Tsehov is looking to clinch but Ikemoto is avoiding it.
Ikemoto shoots for a takedown but Tsehov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A lazy left from Tsehov finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsehov throws a head kick that half lands.
Ikemoto is rocked!
Tsehov moves into the clinch.
Oh Ikemoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsehov lands a nice knee to the body.
Ikemoto is breathing heavily.
Tsehov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsehov throws a quick head kick that knocks Ikemoto silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Tsehov is up on the ropes, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ivan Tsehov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sherk has chosen Sean Sherk Entrance as his entrance music. 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 Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Sherk!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherk missing with a left hand there. Frost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice takedown defense from Sherk. No joy for Frost on that attempt.
Sherk clinches up against the ropes.
Sherk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sherk walks away with a smile on his face. Frost gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sherk closes the distance and clinches.
Sherk throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Sherk.
Sherk lands with a left to the head.
Sherk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sherk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sherk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost defending well as Sherk loads up on a big left hand.
Sherk misses with a hook.
Sherk throws a nice looking combination but Frost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sherk thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk clinches up with Frost and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sherk is stalling here.
Frost blocking some punches.
Frost jumps guard and drags Sherk to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sherk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sherk tries to stand but Frost is controlling from the bottom.
Sherk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frost swivels though and keeps the full 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.
Sherk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sherk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sherk stands up and waves to Frost to follow him.
Frost defending well as Sherk loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk clinches with his opponent.
Sherk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Sherk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sherk.
Sherk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sherk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sherk is trying to break free.
Frost tries to pull guard but Sherk won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sherk leaning against his opponent.
Sherk working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost jumps guard but Sherk stands there with Frost around his waist. Frost gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Frost tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sherk just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Sherk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the ropes.
Sherk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Frost.
Frost's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sherk swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sherk.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sherk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sherk throws the left hand but Frost avoids the punch easily.
Frost fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sherk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frost, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sherk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sherk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sherk is looking to break free of the clinch but Frost has double underhooks.
Sherk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sherk can't break the clinch.
Sherk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sherk smiles and moves away.
Sherk throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily.
Sherk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Sherk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sherk clinches with his opponent.
Sherk has Frost pushed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Sherk fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sherk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sherk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frosts head.
Sherk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sherk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sherk effectively controlling the action here.
Sherk misses with the head strike.
Sherk digs a right hand underneath Frost's ribcage. Frost let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sherk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sherk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Frost moves out of range as Sherk strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.
Sherk tries to clinch but Frost moves out of range.
Sherk throws a lazy right hand but Frost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sherk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Sherk.
Sherk throws a right and a left that Frost avoids nicely.
Sherk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sherk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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.
Decent striking displayed by Sherk there.
Sherk rushes Frost and presses him up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Sherk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sherk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sherk can't break the clinch.
Sherk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sherk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sherk is trying to break free.
Sherk's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sherk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Sherk gets underhooks to prevent Frost's takedown attempt.
Sherk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the ropes.
Frost avoiding damage as Sherk throws knees to the body.
Sherk digs a right hand into Frost's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frost's gas tank.
Sherk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the ropes.
Sherk throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Frost keeps control of Sherk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sherk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Sherk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Sherk.
Sherk is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sherk rushes Frost and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Frost tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost fails to pull guard.
Sherk lands with a light punch inside.
Sherk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sherk manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk swinging wilding here.
Frost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sherk throws out the jab.
Sherk loads up on a big right hand but Frost slips the punch.
Sherk might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sherk misses with a straight left.
Sherk throws a nice looking combination but Frost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sherk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Frost blocks a jab.
Sherk lands with a nice combination. Frost backs away looking to recover.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Sherk circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Sherk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sherk swinging wilding here.
Frost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sherk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sherk moves into the clinch.
Sherk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Frost.
Sherk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Frost jumps guard but Sherk stands there with Frost around his waist. Frost gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Sherk on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sherk throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
Sherk looks to throw the jab but Frost is out of range.
Jack Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sherk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sherk should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sherk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frost swats away the attempt to clinch by Sherk.
Sherk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sherk.
Sherk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sean Sherk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sherk lands with a shot to the body.
Sherk throws a series of strikes that have Frost backpedaling.
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sherk.
Sherk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Frost is rocked!
Sherk grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Frost takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Sherk cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sean Sherk!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sorachi Iwamizawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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152 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sorachi Iwamizawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajiri looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Iwamizawa wants to control but Kawajiri is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kawajiri 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.
Iwamizawa trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kawajiri manages to pass to mount!
Iwamizawa is desperately trying to improve his position but Kawajiri has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Iwamizawa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Iwamizawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Iwamizawa regains half guard.
Iwamizawa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kawajiri's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kawajiri's back!
Iwamizawa trying to control.
Iwamizawa lands punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iwamizawa is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kawajiri defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Iwamizawa is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kawajiri is defending well though. Iwamizawa let's go of the attempt for now.
Iwamizawa is trying to control but Kawajiri is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Kawajiri bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Iwamizawa trying to keep a closed guard but Kawajiri is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri won't allow Iwamizawa to sweep him here.
Iwamizawa trying to control the position.
Iwamizawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kawajiri is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kawajiri wanted to stand there but Iwamizawa had control of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Iwamizawa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Iwamizawa is breathing heavily.
Kawajiri trying to control but Iwamizawa postures up.
Iwamizawa is looking for a kimura but Kawajiri is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Iwamizawa to get the leverage.
Iwamizawa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kawajiri!
Iwamizawa swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kawajiri is now in Iwamizawa's guard. A big mistake from Iwamizawa there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sorachi Iwamizawa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kawajiri closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Iwamizawa to the mat! Iwamizawa manages to get full guard.
Kawajiri advances to half guard.
Iwamizawa actively working from the bottom here.
Iwamizawa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kawajiri pulls his head out easily.
Kawajiri trying to control from half guard but Iwamizawa is working away.
Iwamizawa trying to hold on to Kawajiri's head to control him but Kawajiri postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwamizawa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kawajiri tries to pass to full mount but Iwamizawa defends it.
Iwamizawa trying to control here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Iwamizawa shoots and misses
and Kawajiri counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri tries to free his leg and advance position but Iwamizawa is retaining full guard.
Shinya Kawajiri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kawajiri is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Iwamizawa has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Kawajiri is looking to defend but Iwamizawa has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Kawajiri! Iwamizawa pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Kawajiri taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sorachi Iwamizawa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinichi Fuujin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Yamazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fuujin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Soilwork - Rejection Role. Yamazaki has chosen Bounce With Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Shinichi Fuujin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinichi Fuujin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Yamazaki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuujin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamazaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamazaki throws out a loose jab but Fuujin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuujin misses with a few strikes there.
Yamazaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuujin shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice combo by Fuujin! Oh, that's hurt him - Yamazaki falls to the canvas and Fuujin follows him into side control.
Yamazaki is rocked!
Fuujin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yamazaki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yamazaki is still in real trouble! Can Fuujin finish him?
Fuujin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fuujin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yamazaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Fuujin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Yamazaki rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fuujin's guard! Nice work there by Yamazaki!
Fuujin looking for a guillotine here but Yamazaki defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fuujin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamazaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamazaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fuujin wants to sweep but no luck.
Fuujin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yamazaki!
Fuujin goes for an armbar but Yamazaki turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Yamazaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki wants to stand but Fuujin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fuujin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fuujin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yamazaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fuujin looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuujin, not yet.
Fuujin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yamazaki passes into side control.
Fuujin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yamazaki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Yamazaki looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki stands up and beckons Fuujin to join him on the feet.
Yamazaki tries to clinch but Fuujin is having none of it.
Fuujin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shinichi Fuujin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamazaki is looking to clinch.
Fuujin shoots in for a takedown but Yamazaki shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinichi Fuujin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamazaki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yamazaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fuujin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fuujin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yamazaki tries to avoid it but Fuujin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yamazaki to the ground. Yamazaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fuujin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fuujin throws a leg kick but Yamazaki moved away.
Yamazaki wants to clinch up but Fuujin keeps it at a distance.
Yamazaki stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin throws a looping overhand right but Yamazaki ducks down to avoid it.
Fuujin fails with a takedown attempt.
Yamazaki tries to clinch up.
Fuujin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamazaki swivels and escapes.
Ryo Yamazaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamazaki rushes Fuujin and presses him up against the ropes.
Yamazaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamazaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamazaki tries a knee to the head but Fuujin blocks it.
Yamazaki misses with a knee strike.
Fuujin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Yamazaki regains guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuujin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fuujin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fuujin with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinichi Fuujin dominated that round.
That's time! Fuujin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fuujin shoots in and drives through. Yamazaki sprawls well.
Fuujin closes the distance and clinches up with Yamazaki, looking for a takedown. Fuujin pushes Yamazaki against the ropes but Yamazaki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fuujin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fuujin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yamazaki pinned against the cage. Yamazaki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinichi Fuujin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamazaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yamazaki throws a right hand that Fuujin ducks under and follows up with a left that Fuujin also avoids with ease.
Fuujin misses with a combination
and Yamazaki counters with a good low kick that Fuujin was not able to check.
Fuujin scores with a nice right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Fuujin scores with a four punch combination!
Yamazaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shinichi Fuujin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuujin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fuujin has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Yamazaki defend it? Fuujin steps over the head and cranks it - Yamazaki is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Fuujin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shinichi Fuujin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hajjar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hajjar has chosen Shaking Hand Incision as his entrance music. Sam Hajjar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luiz Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Hajjar!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hajjar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Palhares is one step ahead there.
Palhares thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hajjar keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
Hajjar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Palhares gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hajjar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Palhares puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hajjar looking to work for a kimura 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.
Palhares is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hajjar is just riding it out for now. Palhares eventually gives up the hold.
Hajjar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajjar is trying to maintain the position but Palhares is very close to passing his half guard.
Palhares scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Palhares moves into full mount! Hajjar won't be happy about that!
Palhares working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Hajjar turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Palhares off and cradles Hajjar's limp body as Palhares celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Luiz Palhares!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jouichirou Daisuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daisuke has chosen Bullet For My Valentine - Waking The Demon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Sakurai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jouichirou Daisuke!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sakurai, as that shot connected.
Sakurai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daisuke has a takedown stuffed.
Daisuke is looking to clinch but Sakurai is avoiding it.
Sakurai swats away the attempt to clinch by Daisuke.
Daisuke tries to close the distance and clinch but Sakurai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sakurai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Daisuke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daisuke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Akira Sakurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jouichirou Daisuke.
Sakurai rushes Daisuke and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daisuke has a couple of punches blocked by Sakurai.
Sakurai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sakurai goes for a takedown attempt but Daisuke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daisuke.
Daisuke fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daisuke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daisuke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Daisuke shoots for a double leg takedown but Sakurai sprawls well. He's pushed Daisuke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daisuke looks gassed!
Daisuke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakurai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sakurai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sakurai with the ground and pound from mount.
Sakurai with a couple of short strikes.
Sakurai lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sakurai lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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.
Sakurai is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Daisuke is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Daisuke flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Sakurai anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Daisuke and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Sakurai slips an arm under Daisuke chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Sakurai has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Sakurai is squeezing on Daisuke like an anaconda would it's prey. Daisuke fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Akira Sakurai!
Akira Sakurai retains his welterweight title!
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