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WCA Fight Night: 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between larry hella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawaiian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, larry hella !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawaiian Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
hella is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
hella is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Assassin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hella looking to control.
Assassin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of hella 's head.
hella working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Assassin.
Assassin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
hella shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Assassin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. hella stacks Assassin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by hella !
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
hella trying to control the action but Assassin is working from the bottom.
hella is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Assassin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hella is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hella in side control, throwing shots but Assassin defends.
hella blocks the strikes from Assassin.
Assassin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Assassin trying to control from the bottom.
hella is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
hella knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Assassin on the ground.
Assassin gets back to full guard.
Assassin punching from the bottom - just letting hella know he's still in a fight.
Assassin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
hella avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Assassin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin working for a triangle but hella defends it easily.
Assassin working for a triangle but hella defends it easily.
Assassin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assassin is nestled in close to hella , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Assassin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Assassin 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin 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.
hella avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Assassin.
Assassin 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.
hella is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Assassin pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Assassin prevents hella from improving his position.
hella trying to hold on to Assassin's head to control him but Assassin postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Assassin misses with a wild combination.
Assassin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
hella is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Assassin scores with a couple of nice shots.
hella is not content to let Assassin control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assassin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for hella !
hella is bucking up trying to escape but Assassin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hawaiian Assassin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Assassin feints and as hella raises his hands in defense, Assassin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Assassin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Assassin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of hella 's head.
Assassin postures up in hella 's guard and throws a big left but hella blocks it.
Assassin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Assassin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
hella throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Assassin stands up over hella , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Assassin chips away with some ground and pound.
hella is looking for a triangle but Assassin pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assassin lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Assassin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Assassin lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hella is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Assassin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Assassin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hawaiian Assassin has got the better of the ground game so far.
hella throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Assassin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of hella 's head.
hella is trying to keep Assassin in close.
hella thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Assassin scores a takedown into full mount!
Assassin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
hella swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Assassin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
hella wants to hold on but Assassin pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hella keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Assassin unloading with bombs!
Assassin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. hella looks a forlorn figure.
Assassin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Assassin with the ground and pound from mount.
Assassin throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! hella has his hands clasped together but Assassin breaks the hold and hella is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Assassin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hawaiian Assassin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Gardan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Human Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardan comes to the cage accompanied by "Know your enemy" - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE. Laurent Gardan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Solid 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Gardan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Human Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg checks a leg kick nicely.
Cyborg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cyborg fails to land with a series of punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gardan.
Cyborg looks gassed!
Cyborg misses with a series of wild punches.
Gardan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gardan connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Cyborg to the floor! Gardan dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Human Cyborg has been cut.
Cyborg is staying active underneath Gardan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gardan passes to side control.
Gardan cracks Cyborg with a big elbow.
Gardan working the head and body with strikes.
Cyborg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gardan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cyborg takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cyborg is rocked!
Gardan is putting a hurting on Cyborg here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cyborg is still in real trouble! Can Gardan finish him?
Gardan has hold of Cyborg's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Cyborg tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gardan cranks the arm and Cyborg screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Cyborg, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Laurent Gardan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akihiro Ono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rush St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ono kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is TNT. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akihiro Ono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rush St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ono has St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre drags the fight down to the ground.
St Pierre throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
St Pierre doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
St Pierre working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ono has passed into half guard!
Ono prevents St Pierre from improving his position.
St Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre wants to improve his position but Ono is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good leg kick by Ono there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ono gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ono prevents the takedown attempt.
St Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
St Pierre is trying to break free.
St Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the temple.
St Pierre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ono walks away with a smile on his face. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Akihiro Ono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rush St Pierre.
Ono gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ono gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Rush St Pierre has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Ono.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Ono gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St Pierre wants a takedown.
Ono breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ono lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Pierre's sensitive parts.
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!
Ono throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ono shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Pierre as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Ono.
Ono has managed to clinch.
St Pierre misses with some punches.
Ono misses with a knee strike.
Ono breaks the clinch.
Ono moves into the clinch.
St Pierre gets underhooks to prevent Ono's takedown attempt.
St Pierre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
St Pierre pulls guard.
St Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ono passes into side control.
St Pierre trying his best to control but Ono has mounted him.
Ono controlling from the full mount.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Ono pushes him away.
Ono blocks St Pierre's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Pierre flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ono trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St Pierre manages to regain half guard. Good work.
St Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Pierre punching from the bottom.
St Pierre wants to control but Ono is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ono blocks the strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ono jumps into side control!
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom here.
Ono wants to stand but St Pierre has his arm trapped.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akihiro Ono dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rush St Pierre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ono tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Ono.
Ono throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ono paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ono tries to clinch up but St Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Ono bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
St Pierre throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Ono working away.
St Pierre misses with a strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.
St Pierre struggling a bit here.
St Pierre throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Ono knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
Ono trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ono throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Ono sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ono connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ono tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ono is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Ono circles away and we're back to standing.
Ono shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Pierre as he avoids it easily.
Ono shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
St Pierre is working Ono over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Ono has wrist control.
Ono avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ono scrambles and gets back to his feet.
St Pierre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ono!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
St Pierre with the ground and pound from mount.
St Pierre moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ono has worked his arm free - good work by Ono!
St Pierre misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
St Pierre wants to control but Ono is keeping him busy.
Ono managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by St Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ono is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, St Pierre asserts his dominance and retains side control.
St Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The strikes coming from St Pierre are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ono dodges the ground and pound from St Pierre.
St Pierre passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ono!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rush St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rush St Pierre's cut.
That's time! Ono's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
St Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ono fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Pierre.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Ono moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ono tries to clinch up.
St Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ono can pounce on him.
Ono moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
Ono moves into range and clinches up with St Pierre.
Nice elbow from Ono.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ono pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ono forces St Pierre back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Akihiro Ono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rush St Pierre.
Ono lands a damaging elbow.
St Pierre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ono gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ono stalling in the clinch.
Ono pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ono wants to clinch but St Pierre slips to the side
so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
St Pierre trying to control but Ono is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ono keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
St Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ono's head.
St Pierre stands up over Ono, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Ono saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ono feints and then cracks St Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St Pierre down.
Ono pushes St Pierre away with a front kick.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ono moves into the clinch.
Ono prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ono landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ono lands an elbow that stopped St Pierre in his tracks for a moment.
St Pierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Ono shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ono escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ono gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ono is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
Ono preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ono utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ono preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control but Ono is working from the bottom.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ono.
Ono swinging wilding here.
Nice sprawl there from Ono as St Pierre shoots in.
Ono moves into range and clinches up with St Pierre.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Akihiro Ono.
I think Ono has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akihiro Ono!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raig Si Zhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Higashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Higashi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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158 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raig Si Zhiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Higashi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higashi tries to clinch there but Si Zhiro circles away.
Higashi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Higashi is pressed up against the cage. Si Zhiro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Higashi down to the mat. Higashi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Si Zhiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Higashi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Si Zhiro, pushing him back against the cage.
Higashi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Si Zhiro dodges an elbow strike from Higashi.
Si Zhiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Higashi walks away with a smile on his face. Si Zhiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Higashi stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raig Si Zhiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Si Zhiro knocks Higashi to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Joe Higashi has been cut.
Si Zhiro is looking to take a break and control but Higashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Higashi is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Higashi is wriggling around trying to escape but Si Zhiro has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Higashi taps out and Si Zhiro picks up the big win! Great work there by Si Zhiro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Raig Si Zhiro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Kurokami (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 Shinji Kurokami 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gustavo Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Kurokami!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrade throws a right and a left that Kurokami avoids nicely.
Andrade misses with a head kick.
Andrade wants to clinch.
Kurokami displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrade throws out the jab.
Andrade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andrade rushes Kurokami and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kurokami goes for a takedown in the clinch but Andrade prevents it.
Andrade pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurokami is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Andrade keeping moving, preventing Kurokami from controlling successfully.
Kurokami must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Andrade is trying to control the position but Kurokami postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurokami is fighting to break Andrade's control of his arms but Andrade is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Andrade bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kurokami's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrade controlling from the top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kurokami holds on and takes a little breather.
Andrade controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Andrade trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurokami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrade controlling from the top position.
Kurokami had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Andrade is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kurokami Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Andrade's back instead.
Kurokami controlling well, preventing Andrade from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurokami trying to control.
Andrade trying to control the action but Kurokami just sinks the hooks in.
Andrade wants to get back to his feet.
Kurokami controlling well, preventing Andrade from escaping the position.
Andrade fending off the submission attempt from Kurokami.
Kurokami not allowing Andrade to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Andrade is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kurokami gets his hands free as Andrade looks to control.
Andrade breaks Kurokami's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andrade wants to control from the top but Kurokami keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kurokami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Andrade dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kurokami shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kurokami was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Andrade trying desperately to get to his feet.
Andrade wants to hold on but Kurokami pushes him away.
Andrade reaches up to try and control the position but Kurokami seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Andrade rolls and tries to escape and now Kurokami has his back!
Kurokami trying to control.
Andrade tries to roll but Kurokami sticks to his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurokami is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Andrade looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kurokami's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked 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.
Kurokami is trying to stick to Andrade's back but Andrade is turning into Kurokami. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kurokami's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Andrade.
Andrade trying to control but Kurokami is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kurokami checks a low kick from Andrade.
Andrade moves in looking to clinch but Kurokami pushes him off.
Andrade keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick from Andrade misses.
Andrade blocks a head kick by Kurokami.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurokami drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Andrade's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Andrade is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Andrade is looking to regain half guard here but Kurokami keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kurokami decides to stand back up. Kurokami steps back and let's Andrade get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurokami closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andrade circles away.
No luck for Kurokami with that takedown attempt.
Andrade wants to clinch
and Kurokami counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kurokami.
Andrade looking for a sweep. Not yet Andrade, not yet.
Andrade is pulling down on Kurokami's head. It's preventing any offense from Kurokami, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Kurokami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Andrade doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kurokami counters with a single leg into guard. Andrade didn't expect that.
Kurokami postures up.
Kurokami wants to control from the top but Andrade keeps moving.
Andrade is working an open guard so Kurokami takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Andrade with a poor takedown
and Kurokami counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Andrade is looking for a sweep. Kurokami is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andrade trying to control here.
Andrade misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurokami is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Andrade manages to get to full guard.
Kurokami tries to stand but Andrade is controlling from the bottom.
Andrade keeping moving, preventing Kurokami from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrade pulls Kurokami in close to his closed guard and prevents Kurokami from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kurokami trying to control but Andrade is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Andrade tries to clinch
and Kurokami decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Andrade's guard.
Andrade looking for a sweep. Not yet Andrade, not yet.
Andrade controls Kurokami momentarily but Kurokami frees himself.
Andrade wants to hit a switch here but Kurokami passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Andrade there!
Kurokami is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurokami fails with the takedown.
A head kick by Andrade misses
and Kurokami counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Andrade is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kurokami closes the distance and clinches.
Andrade looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Andrade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurokami drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andrade has hold of one of Kurokami's legs. Kurokami is fighting the takedown attempt but Andrade gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Andrade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade wants to control from the top but Kurokami keeps moving.
Kurokami is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Andrade showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kurokami kicks Andrade off and gets to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinji Kurokami comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kurokami has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinji Kurokami!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between KJ Hoodwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Gagarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoodwell's entrance music is Boom (How You Like That). A fine choice. Hoodwell has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KJ Hoodwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Gagarin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagarin lands a right hook to the body.
Hoodwell is breathing heavily.
Gagarin lands a nice hook to Hoodwell's body. Hoodwell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gagarin scores with a one two! Hoodwell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like KJ Hoodwell has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagarin lands a nice shot to the body.
Gagarin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hoodwell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gagarin is looking to land body kicks.
Hoodwell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hoodwell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gagarin scores with a nice head shot.
Hoodwell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hoodwell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gagarin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoodwell walks into a stiff left hand from Gagarin.
Gagarin drops Hoodwell with a left and a right! Oh, Hoodwell is hurt - Gagarin dives into side control looking to finish!
Hoodwell is rocked!
Hoodwell is trying to work for a sweep but Gagarin has mounted him!
Hoodwell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gagarin is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoodwell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gagarin stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Gagarin looks to land a combination but Hoodwell avoids it well.
Hoodwell closes the distance and clinches up with Gagarin, looking for a takedown. Hoodwell pushes Gagarin against the cage but Gagarin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gagarin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Hoodwell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gagarin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hoodwell. Hoodwell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good standup being displayed there by Gagarin as he connects with a hook.
Gagarin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hoodwell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hoodwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gagarin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoodwell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gagarin but Gagarin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gagarin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hoodwell backs up against the cage.
Gagarin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Gagarin.
Gagarin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gagarin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gagarin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hoodwell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gagarin but Gagarin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KJ Hoodwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gagarin punishes Hoodwell's body with a nice straight punch.
Horrible takedown by Hoodwell or perhaps it was just good defense by Gagarin which made him look bad.
Gagarin catches Hoodwell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hoodwell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gagarin as he jumps to the side.
Nice uppercut lands for Gagarin. That snapped Hoodwell's head back.
Gagarin's corner calls for a 1-2. Gagarin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yuri Gagarin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gagarin finds it's way through Hoodwell's defenses.
Hoodwell ducks right into an uppercut from Gagarin.
Hoodwell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gagarin's guard.
Hoodwell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hoodwell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gagarin wants to stand and escape but Hoodwell is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoodwell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hoodwell drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gagarin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hoodwell has Gagarin in his guard.
Hoodwell pushes a forearm under Gagarin's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Gagarin is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). KJ Hoodwell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masato Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Joe Joe jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Masato Kobayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Joe Joe jr!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe Joe jr closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kobayashi to the mat! Kobayashi manages to get full guard.
Joe Joe jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Joe Joe jr thows a big elbow that misses.
Joe Joe jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joe Joe jr postures up.
Joe Joe jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kobayashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joe Joe jr throwing strikes from guard but Kobayashi blocks nicely.
Joe Joe jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joe Joe jr with a nice head shot there.
Kobayashi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Joe Joe jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kobayashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Joe Joe jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Joe Joe jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kobayashi is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joe Joe jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kobayashi keeping moving, preventing Joe Joe jr from controlling successfully.
Joe Joe jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kobayashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kobayashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kobayashi is trying to keep Joe Joe jr in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Joe Joe jr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kobayashi sprawls well initially but Joe Joe jr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Joe Joe jr prevents Kobayashi from improving his position.
Joe Joe jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Joe Joe jr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Joe Joe jr throws a strike but Kobayashi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kobayashi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joe Joe jr.
Kobayashi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joe Joe jr.
Kobayashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Joe Joe jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Joe Joe jr creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kobayashi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kobayashi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Joe Joe jr throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kobayashi wants to control but Joe Joe jr postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi is trying to improve his position.
Kobayashi is breathing heavily.
Kobayashi is trying to control Joe Joe jr's posture but Joe Joe jr avoids it.
Joe Joe jr is looking to take a break and control but Kobayashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kobayashi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Joe Joe jr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Joe Joe jr.
Kobayashi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kobayashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Joe Joe jr distracts Kobayashi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe Joe jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joe Joe jr lands a couple of elbows.
Joe Joe jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Joe Joe jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joe Joe jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joe Joe jr is looking to stand up but Kobayashi won't let him.
Joe Joe jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Joe Joe jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Joe Joe jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobayashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe Joe jr wants to pass the guard but Kobayashi is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Joe Joe jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Joe Joe jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kobayashi!
Kobayashi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Joe Joe jr lands a heavy elbow.
Kobayashi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Joe Joe jr landing strikes from the mount and Kobayashi is in trouble!
Joe Joe jr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Joe Joe jr controlling the position easily from mount.
Joe Joe jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kobayashi is in a horrible position here. Joe Joe jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr breaks from Kobayashi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Joe Joe jr lands a heavy elbow.
Kobayashi is squirming around, avoiding Joe Joe jr's attempts to control the action.
Joe Joe jr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Joe Joe jr working the ground and pound effectively.
Joe Joe jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Joe Joe jr lands a big shot there that rocks Kobayashi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Joe Joe jr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Joe Joe jr landing strikes from the mount and Kobayashi is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Joe Joe jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kobayashi hang on?
Joey Joe Joe jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joe Joe jr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Joe Joe jr connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Joe Joe jr is landing with some decent strikes but Kobayashi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Joe Joe jr has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kobayashi's face.
Joe Joe jr landing shots from mount.
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!
Joe Joe jr controlling the pace for now.
Joe Joe jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Joe Joe jr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Joe Joe jr lands a big elbow.
Joe Joe jr with a couple of short strikes.
Kobayashi is desperately trying to improve his position but Joe Joe jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Joe Joe jr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kobayashi is in a horrible position here. Joe Joe jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Joe Joe jr with good strikes from the mount here!
Joe Joe jr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Joe Joe jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Joe Joe jr lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Kobayashi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Joe Joe jr.
Joe Joe jr is landing with some decent strikes but Kobayashi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kobayashi is in a horrible position here. Joe Joe jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kobayashi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Joe Joe jr lands a nice shot to the head.
Joe Joe jr lands a big shot there that rocks Kobayashi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Joe Joe jr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe Joe jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kobayashi tries to hold on but Joe Joe jr postures up.
Joe Joe jr with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Joe Joe jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Joe Joe jr closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kobayashi to the mat! Kobayashi manages to get full guard.
Kobayashi controls Joe Joe jr momentarily but Joe Joe jr frees himself.
Joe Joe jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobayashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe Joe jr 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.
Joe Joe jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kobayashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joe Joe jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joe Joe jr with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kobayashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joe Joe jr postures up in Kobayashi's guard and throws a big left but Kobayashi blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice uppercut there from Joe Joe jr.
Joe Joe jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Joe Joe jr working Kobayashi over with strikes.
Kobayashi wants to control but Joe Joe jr is keeping busy.
Joe Joe jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joe Joe jr thows a huge punch but Kobayashi dodges it nicely.
Joe Joe jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joe Joe jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Joe Joe jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joe Joe jr is taking a breather. Kobayashi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Joe Joe jr lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Joe Joe jr connects with a nice short shot to Kobayashi's temple.
Joe Joe jr thows a huge punch but Kobayashi dodges it nicely.
Joe Joe jr working Kobayashi over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joe Joe jr lands a nice short elbow.
Joe Joe jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Kobayashi wants to control but Joe Joe jr is keeping busy.
Kobayashi wants to improve his position but Joe Joe jr is controlling well.
Joe Joe jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Joe Joe jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr stops Kobayashi from getting back to his feet.
Kobayashi taking some punishment here, with Joe Joe jr in his half guard.
Joe Joe jr controlling the action here.
Joe Joe jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joe Joe jr working the head and body with strikes.
Joe Joe jr is trying to control. Kobayashi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Joe Joe jr working the head and body with strikes.
Joe Joe jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joey Joe Joe jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Joe Joe jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Joe Joe jr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kobayashi wants to control but Joe Joe jr is keeping busy.
Kobayashi has hold of Joe Joe jr's hands but Joe Joe jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kobayashi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joe Joe jr.
Joe Joe jr working the head and body with strikes.
Kobayashi is trying to maintain the position but Joe Joe jr is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joe Joe jr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Masato Kobayashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kobayashi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Joe Joe jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joe Joe jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Joe Joe jr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dixon Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and santana machida (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 santana machida was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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, Dixon Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, santana machida!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cox misses with a two punch combination.
Cox throws a series of punches but machida moves out of range.
Cox looks to land a right hand but machida moved out of range.
Cox tries to clinch up.
Cox misses with a looping left.
Cox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from machida.
machida shoots in but no luck this time.
Cox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
machida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cox swivels and escapes.
Dixon Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of santana machida.
Cox with a lazy takedown attempt
and machida counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cox throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cox wants to get back to his feet but machida is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
machida is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox is looking to stand up but machida isn't so interested in that idea.
machida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cox wants to get back to his feet but machida is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cox keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cox throws a right hand that machida ducks under and follows up with a left that machida also avoids with ease.
Cox with a lazy takedown attempt
and machida counters with a single leg into guard. Cox didn't expect that.
machida is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
machida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and machida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
machida prevents Cox from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
machida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and machida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
machida looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox working a defensive guard here.
machida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
machida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cox doesn't succeed with the takedown
so machida counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cox is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst machida is controlling him.
Cox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for machida on the ground.
Cox lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for machida!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns machida that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
machida is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox raining down shots from the mount!
Cox postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. machida looks a forlorn figure.
Cox has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of machida's face.
BOOM! Cox connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cox working machida over with strikes here.
Cox landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cox is going olschool here, as he tries to force machida to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so machida shrugs it off.
machida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cox lands a big elbow.
Cox prevents machida from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Cox.
Cox has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of machida's face.
Cox cracks machida with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cox trying to control but machida is having none of it.
Cox dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Cox.
machida is working to get back to half guard.
Cox lands with some strikes.
Cox in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cox with shots to the head and body - machida looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cox wants to control the pace but machida is squirming around nicely.
machida is desperately trying to improve his position but Cox has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dixon Cox will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
machida dodges the punch combination from Cox.
machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horrible takedown by machida or perhaps it was just good defense by Cox which made him look bad.
Cox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cox misses with the combination.
Cox swings for the body but machida moves out of range.
machida shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cox keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
machida takes Cox's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Cox is in trouble.
machida is breathing heavily.
Cox holding both machida 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox trying to control the action but machida just sinks the hooks in.
machida tightening his grip on Cox, looking for the choke.
machida avoiding Cox 's attempts to control his hands.
santana machida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cox trying to get back to his feet but machida is in full control for now.
Cox fending off the submission attempt from machida.
machida is persistently looking for the submission but Cox is defending it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
machida keeps control of the position as Cox tries to break free.
Cox trying to control the hands but machida breaks the grip.
Cox has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Cox breaks machida's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
machida is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
machida prevents Cox from standing back up.
machida trying to pass the guard but Cox defending well.
machida is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cox missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox pushes machida off looking to stand but machida dives back in and keeps control.
machida is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cox sees it coming and defends easily.
machida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cox is just riding it out for now. machida eventually gives up the hold.
Cox throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cox swinging wilding here.
A left and a right from Cox both land. Nice combination.
Cox misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cox rushes machida and presses him up against the cage.
machida keeps control of Cox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
machida takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Cox.
Cox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dixon Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cox with a poor takedown
and machida decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cox's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
santana machida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
machida ducks under a wild hook from Cox.
Cox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
machida scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
machida in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cox is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). santana machida!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and will tan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, will tan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wilson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like will tan has been cut.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but tan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson tries to clinch but tan is having none of it.
Wilson is looking to clinch but tan is avoiding it.
tan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson wants to clinch up but tan keeps it at a distance.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson wants to clinch.
tan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet but tan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
tan tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet but tan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tan wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.
tan prevents Wilson from getting back to his feet.
tan trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wilson tries to clinch up but tan circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but tan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
tan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
tan scores with a one two! Wilson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wilson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wilson tries to clinch there but tan circles away.
tan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
tan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wilson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilson tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
tan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wilson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
tan moves to back control.
Wilson trying to get back to his feet but tan is in full control for now.
tan is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Wilson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Wilson for a finish.
tan looking for the RNC.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tan wants to control the position but Wilson frees himself and scrambles - tan manages to regain control in side control.
Wilson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
tan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wilson stops tan from passing to mount.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet.
Wilson bucks up and tries to throw tan off but instead tan has got his back!
tan is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Wilson with him. Wilson is trying to defend but tan has an arm under the chin now! Wilson grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). will tan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hex Manchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffy Domer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manchester kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amerika. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hex Manchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffy Domer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manchester shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Domer as he avoids it easily.
Manchester gets a takedown into half guard.
Domer is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manchester is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Manchester is looking for a kimura but Domer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Manchester to get the leverage.
Domer is defending against the submission attempts here by Manchester.
Domer trying to control from the bottom.
Domer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Manchester kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Domer controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Domer is defending against the submission attempts here by Manchester.
Domer won't allow Manchester to pass to mount.
Domer is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Manchester pulls his head out easily.
Manchester is working for a kimura but Domer is defending it quite comfortably.
Domer is looking for a sweep. Manchester is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manchester seems to be working for a kimura but Domer defends the submission attempt.
Manchester is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Manchester is pressing down on Domer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Domer is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Domer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Domer on the inside.
Manchester stops a takedown attempt from Domer.
Domer prevents the takedown attempt.
Domer has hold of one of Manchester's legs. Manchester is fighting the takedown attempt but Domer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Domer trying to control the position from guard on top but Manchester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manchester looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchester throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Domer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Domer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Domer pulls guard.
Domer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Domer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manchester. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Domer keeping full guard, as Manchester tries to pass.
Domer working for a triangle but Manchester defends it easily.
Domer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domer looking for a guillotine here but Manchester defends easily.
Manchester won't allow Domer to get back to his feet.
Manchester trying to control but Domer is working from the bottom.
Domer keeping full guard, as Manchester tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Manchester closes the distance but Domer moves to the side
and Domer counters with a two punch combo.
Manchester tries to clinch up
and Domer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeffy Domer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Manchester wants to clinch
and Domer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Manchester's guard now.
Domer wants to get up but he can't break Manchester's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Manchester is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Domer is looking to stand up but Manchester won't let him.
Manchester had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Domer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Manchester Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Domer's back instead.
Domer is in bad spot here.
Manchester is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Domer knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Domer for a finish.
Manchester working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domer manages to stand up with Manchester still on his back. Eventually Manchester drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Domer clinches up with Manchester and pushes him back against the cage.
Domer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Manchester avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Domer lands a shoulder strike.
Domer lands a takedown into guard.
Manchester had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Domer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Manchester Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Domer's back instead.
Domer rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Domer makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Domer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Domer rushes Manchester and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Manchester up against the cage.
Manchester looking to slow down the pace here.
Domer manages to pull guard.
Domer has his foot on Manchester's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manchester works his way back into a safe position though.
Manchester is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Domer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Domer has escaped and now he's on top!
Domer gets to his feet - Manchester follows without any prompting.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manchester gets the takedown into side control.
Manchester tries for a kimura but Domer is defending well.
Domer prevents Manchester from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Manchester asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Domer is looking for a sweep.
Domer pushes Manchester away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Manchester gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Manchester is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Domer looks calm but he's in trouble here. Manchester gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Domer is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Manchester lets go of the hold and Domer can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hex Manchester!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
42% |
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