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IPPON 2: O Goshi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between van chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, van chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Forrest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
chan scores a takedown into full mount!
Griffin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
chan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Griffin is looking to escape.
Griffin taking shots to the head.
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.
chan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
chan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Griffin looks gassed!
Griffin is squirming around, avoiding chan's attempts to control the action.
chan lands with some strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
chan landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
chan controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
chan scoring with strikes but Griffin is staying in there.
chan controlling the pace for now.
chan is landing with some decent strikes but Griffin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
chan with shots to the head and body - Griffin looks very uncomfortable down there.
chan wants to control the pace but Griffin is squirming around nicely.
Griffin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
chan looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
chan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
chan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by chan.
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!
chan wants to control the pace but Griffin is squirming around nicely.
chan is really struggling to control Griffin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. van chan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
chan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to maintain the position but chan is very close to passing his half guard.
Griffin is refusing to be controlled, as chan sits in half guard.
chan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
chan trying to control from half guard but Griffin is working away.
Griffin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. chan is working away from the top position though.
chan slips a nice elbow through Griffin's hands, connecting with Griffin's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
chan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
Still in half guard, chan seems content to control.
chan passes to side control.
Griffin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
chan wants to control but Griffin is keeping him busy.
Griffin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but chan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
chan wants to control but Griffin is keeping him busy.
chan landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
van chan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
chan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Forrest Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
chan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Griffin tries to avoid it but chan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Griffin to the ground. Griffin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
chan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for van chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin fails with the takedown
and chan counters with a takedown into side control.
chan controls the position.
Griffin struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
chan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
chan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
chan looking to control but Griffin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
chan controlling the position easily from mount.
chan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
chan controlling his opponent.
chan is landing with some decent strikes but Griffin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
chan working the ground and pound effectively.
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.
chan trying to control but Griffin is having none of it.
chan has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Griffin's face.
Griffin tries to reverse the position but chan maintains control.
chan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Griffin hang on?
chan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
chan looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. van chan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Griffin with a poor takedown
and chan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
van chan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
chan cracks Griffin with a solid left hand.
chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
chan 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin controls chan momentarily but chan frees himself.
chan content to stall in guard here.
Griffin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. chan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. chan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Griffin striking off his back but it's not causing chan any problems.
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.
chan distracts Griffin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
chan landing with the ground and pound.
chan chips away with some ground and pound.
chan wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
chan advances to half guard.
chan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
chan is trying to control the action in half guard but Griffin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Griffin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Griffin is staying active underneath chan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Griffin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but chan scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
van chan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Griffin as chan shoots in.
Griffin with a poor takedown
and chan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing chan from controlling successfully.
chan lands a couple of digs.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing chan from controlling successfully.
chan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
chan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing chan from controlling successfully.
chan chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
chan controlling from the top position.
chan with a nice head shot there.
chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee stands the fighters back up. van chan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Griffin throws a front kick aimed at chan's knee but chan avoids it well.
Griffin tries to clinch up.
chan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Griffin sprawls well initially but chan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
chan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Griffin clinches but chan breaks the clinch
and chan counters with a takedown into side control.
chan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Griffin down.
chan trying to control the position but Griffin is working away.
Griffin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Griffin is not content to let chan control the position.
Griffin won't allow chan to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
chan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Griffin's head.
Griffin is refusing to be controlled, as chan sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Griffin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and chan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
chan throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing chan from controlling successfully.
chan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
chan cracks Griffin with a big right hand but Griffin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
chan working away.
Griffin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but chan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
chan advances nicely into full mount.
chan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
chan is landing with some decent strikes but Griffin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
chan tries to control but Griffin wriggling away.
chan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
chan dominating with strikes here.
Forrest Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
van chan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
chan tries to control but Griffin wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
van chan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for chan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... van chan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Starting Over. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Makunouchi !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunouchi misses with a hook. Diu ducked under it nicely.
Diu fails with a takedown attempt.
Makunouchi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diu on the side of the head.
Makunouchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Diu.
Diu pushes Makunouchi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diu tries to score a body lock takedown but Makunouchi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Diu gets control of Makunouchi 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Diu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Diu trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Makunouchi is sitting in close to Diu's body. Diu has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Makunouchi is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Makunouchi is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Diu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gar Diu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sassou ZuZu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forza Gr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sassou ZuZu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sassou ZuZu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Forza Gr!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gr misses with a takedown attempt - ZuZu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
ZuZu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gr wants a takedown.
ZuZu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sassou ZuZu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forza Gr.
Gr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. ZuZu just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Gr manages to pull guard.
ZuZu wants to get up but he can't break Gr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. ZuZu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. ZuZu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gr had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. ZuZu is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gr Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take ZuZu's back instead.
ZuZu looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Gr is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. ZuZu is defending well though. Gr let's go of the attempt for now.
Gr looks gassed!
ZuZu 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 Gr gets his way!
That's one minute gone in the round.
ZuZu is trying to stand back up.
Gr patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
ZuZu defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gr's arms.
ZuZu wants to get back to his feet.
ZuZu trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gr has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
ZuZu controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
ZuZu grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Gr working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
ZuZu has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
ZuZu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gr on the ground.
Gr looking for the choke from the back.
Gr 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.
ZuZu is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Gr off. It looks like it's working - Gr slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! ZuZu displaying calm under pressure there.
ZuZu closes the distance and pushes Gr back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ZuZu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gr's face.
ZuZu lands a nice elbow.
ZuZu lands a knee to the body.
ZuZu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
ZuZu lands a knee to the head.
ZuZu lands a knee to the head.
ZuZu lands an elbow that stopped Gr in his tracks for a moment.
ZuZu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gr's defenses.
Gr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. ZuZu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
ZuZu fails in his attempt to clinch.
ZuZu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ZuZu has taken the fight to the clinch.
ZuZu lands a nice elbow.
Gr is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
ZuZu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gr takes an elbow to the temple.
ZuZu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
ZuZu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
ZuZu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gr scores with punches from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
ZuZu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forza Gr 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.
Gr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as ZuZu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
ZuZu kicks Gr off and gets to his feet.
Gr shoots for a takedown but ZuZu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with ZuZu but ZuZu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
ZuZu clinches up against the ropes.
Gr is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sassou ZuZu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forza Gr.
ZuZu landing knees to the head.
ZuZu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
ZuZu crunches a lovely knee into Gr's ribcage.
ZuZu connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Forza Gr has been cut.
ZuZu breaks from the clinch.
Gr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
ZuZu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ZuZu moves in looking to clinch but Gr pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ZuZu moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gr jumps guard but ZuZu stands there with Gr around his waist. Gr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
ZuZu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
ZuZu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gr's face.
Gr is trying to drag ZuZu to the mat but ZuZu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
ZuZu connects with a knee to the head.
ZuZu lands an elbow inside.
ZuZu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gr goes for a takedown attempt but ZuZu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gr tries for a takedown but ZuZu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gr has eaten all the pies!
Gr shoots in but no luck this time.
ZuZu has closed the distance and engaged Gr in a clinch.
ZuZu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by ZuZu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gr has ZuZu pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. ZuZu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
ZuZu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice elbow from ZuZu.
ZuZu prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from ZuZu.
Gr has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. ZuZu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
ZuZu prevents the takedown attempt.
ZuZu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gr goes for a takedown attempt but ZuZu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Forza Gr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ZuZu pushes Gr up against the ropes in a clinch.
ZuZu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ZuZu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gr's defenses.
Knees to the body from ZuZu.
ZuZu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gr tries to pull guard but ZuZu won't allow it.
Gr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as ZuZu walks away with a smile on his face. Gr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gr shoots for a takedown but ZuZu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sassou ZuZu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around ZuZu's waist but ZuZu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gr off to one side.
ZuZu moves into the clinch successfully.
Gr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ZuZu smiles and moves away.
Gr fails to land the takedown.
Gr gets a takedown into half guard.
Gr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed ZuZu's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gr thows a huge punch but ZuZu dodges it nicely.
Gr prevents ZuZu from standing back up.
Gr in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. ZuZu tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Forza Gr!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Andrei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wong comes to the ring accompanied by Pompeii Nights. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Andrei!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andrei avoids the body shot from Wong.
Andrei misses with a wild combination.
Wong scores with a head kick.
It looks like DJ Andrei has been cut.
Wong lands a brutal head kick. Andrei looks out on his feet and Wong throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kai Wong!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Diias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kichii Miyazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kichii Miyazawa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Diias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kichii Miyazawa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diias shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miyazawa as he jumps to the side.
Miyazawa has Diias up against the ropes in a clinch.
Miyazawa is pressed up against the ropes. Diias has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Miyazawa down to the mat. Miyazawa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Miyazawa is looking to clinch.
Miyazawa wants to clinch up but Diias keeps it at a distance.
Diias swinging wilding here.
Diias throws a right hand that Miyazawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Miyazawa also avoids with ease.
Diias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyazawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miyazawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diias throws a series of punches but Miyazawa moves out of range.
Miyazawa closes the distance and clinches.
Diias takes a knee right on the jaw!
Miyazawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miyazawa lands a damaging elbow.
Diias takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miyazawa with a knee to the head.
Miyazawa lands an elbow that stopped Diias in his tracks for a moment.
Miyazawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Miyazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazawa'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.
Miyazawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miyazawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diias.
Diias keeps the fight on the outside.
Miyazawa misses with a few strikes there.
Diias throws a combination that misses
and Miyazawa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diias tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Diias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diias is breathing heavily.
Miyazawa lands an elbow inside that Diias shrugs off.
Miyazawa stalling the fight.
Diias tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miyazawa just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Miyazawa crunches a lovely knee into Diias's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Miyazawa.
Miyazawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rafael Diias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diias swats away the attempt to clinch by Miyazawa.
Diias swinging wilding here.
Miyazawa rushes Diias and presses him up against the ropes.
Miyazawa landing knees to the head.
Diias takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diias being controlled against the ropes.
Miyazawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miyazawa lands a knee to the head.
Miyazawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miyazawa landing knees to the body.
Miyazawa scores with a knee to the head.
Miyazawa landing knees to the head.
Miyazawa is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa lands an elbow just above Diias 's eye.
Miyazawa landing knees to the body.
Miyazawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Miyazawa stalls.
Miyazawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miyazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Miyazawa.
Miyazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miyazawa breaks the clinch.
Diias keeps the fight on the outside.
Miyazawa clinches but Diias breaks the clinch
and Diias counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Miyazawa!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diias is working for a guillotine from mount but Miyazawa frees his head quite easily.
Miyazawa's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Miyazawa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Miyazawa is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Diias locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Miyazawa is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Diias!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiro Makoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Makoto's choice of entrance music: P-Mon Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Constantine Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jiro Makoto!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barca closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barca is trying to control. Makoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Makoto is trying to stand back up but Barca is controlling him
Makoto is trying to get back to full guard.
Barca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Makoto keeps working.
Barca passes to side control.
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.
Makoto tries to buck Barca off but Barca is having none of it.
Makoto struggling a bit here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Makoto throws a good cross that connects.
Makoto gets caught flat footed, as Barca shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca wants to control from the top but Makoto keeps moving.
Makoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barca. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barca passes into half guard.
Barca wants to take a breather but Makoto is having none of it.
Barca tries to pass to full mount but Makoto defends it.
Still in half guard, Barca seems content to control.
Barca wants to pass to mount but Makoto is defending the position.
Barca is trying to control the action in half guard but Makoto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barca prevents Makoto from improving his position.
Barca wants to advance to full mount but Makoto doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barca stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Makoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barca shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Makoto as he avoids it easily.
Barca tries to clinch up but Makoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Makoto misses with a few strikes there.
Barca will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Constantine Barca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barca closes the distance and clinches up with Makoto, looking for a takedown. Barca pushes Makoto against the ropes but Makoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Makoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barca pinned against the cage. Barca gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Makoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makoto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barca avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makoto lands a lovely overhand right.
Makoto looks gassed!
No joy there for Makoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barca with a lazy takedown attempt
and Makoto counters with a single leg into guard. Barca didn't expect that.
Barca is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barca working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Makoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Makoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barca working a defensive guard here.
Makoto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barca working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Makoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Makoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barca trying to keep a closed guard but Makoto is proving a slippery customer.
Makoto wants to control from the top but Barca keeps moving.
Barca is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barca preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barca looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Makoto has picked Barca up and slammed him! Barca can't keep hold of the triangle and Makoto manages to pass to side control!
Barca is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jiro Makoto will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Makoto misses with a few strikes there.
Makoto thuds a left hand into Barca's body.
Makoto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Barca!
Barca takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Makoto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Barca wants to hold on but Makoto pushes him away.
Barca is desperately trying to improve his position but Makoto has a good base and remains in mount.
Makoto avoids the attempt from Barca to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca is trying desperately to improve position.
Barca sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Barca gets full guard.
Makoto is breathing heavily.
Barca working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Makoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Makoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barca is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barca manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Makoto manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca slips nicely into half guard.
Makoto tries to get to full guard but Barca has control of the leg.
Barca is looking to stall here but Makoto recovers full guard.
Barca wants to get up but he can't break Makoto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barca drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Makoto manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Barca has Makoto in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca throws his legs up looking for a submission but Makoto uses it to pass to side control.
Makoto connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barca some visible discomfort.
Barca is looking for a sweep.
Makoto working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barca sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Barca is holding on to half guard well.
Barca actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barca wants to get back to full guard but Makoto has passed into side control.
Makoto working Barca over with strikes here.
Makoto avoids the attempt from Barca to control.
Barca is trying desperately to improve position.
Makoto scoring with strikes but Barca is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiro Makoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Barca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Makoto moves into range and clinches up with Barca.
Makoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Makoto stops a takedown attempt from Barca.
Barca tries to pull guard but Makoto holds him up against the ropes and eventually Barca drops back down to his feet.
Barca goes for a takedown in the clinch but Makoto prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Constantine Barca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barca.
Barca looking for a takedown.
Barca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Makoto.
Makoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barca tries to clinch up but Makoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Barca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Makoto misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca closes the distance and clinches up with Makoto, looking for a takedown. Barca pushes Makoto against the ropes but Makoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barca shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Makoto counters with a three punch combo that has Barca backing up. Barca nods at Makoto to acknowledge the strikes.
Makoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barca.
Barca fails with the takedown
and Makoto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Makoto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barca gets back to full guard.
Barca 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barca is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca wants to pass the guard but Makoto is keeping the position.
Barca forces his way into half guard.
Barca wants to take a breather but Makoto is having none of it.
Makoto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Makoto is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Makoto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barca is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Makoto is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Constantine Barca!
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