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KOF.36 - Lucky Strikes PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mr Woo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dos Santos was covering up waiting for the punch and Woo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dos Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Woo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Woo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dos Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Woo has managed to get both his arms back between Dos Santos's legs - danger averted.
Woo is working Dos Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Woo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dos Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dos Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Woo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Woo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dos Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Woo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Woo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Woo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dos Santos working for a triangle but Woo defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Woo is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Dos Santos Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Woo's back instead.
Woo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dos Santos has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Dos Santos is not going to allow Woo to sit and survive in this position.
Dos Santos has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Woo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Woo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dos Santos's guard. Nice work there by Woo.
Dos Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Woo is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Woo moves out of range.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Woo's head back.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Woo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dos Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Woo on the ground.
Woo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dos Santos defends it well.
Woo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Woo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dos Santos tries to roll over but Woo keeps him under control.
Dos Santos regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Woo.
Woo won't allow Dos Santos to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woo thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Woo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dos Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dos Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Woo defends well.
Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Woo defends easily.
Woo with a nice head shot there.
Dos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Woo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Woo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dos Santos being controlled here, momentarily.
Woo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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.
Dos Santos has his foot on Woo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Woo works his way back into a safe position though.
Woo postures up and lands a big shot to Dos Santos's brow.
Dos Santos is looking for a triangle but Woo pushes his legs off easily.
Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Woo defends easily.
Woo working some strikes from top position.
Woo trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Woo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Woo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Dos Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Woo momentarily.
It looks like Mr Woo has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Dos Santos.
Woo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Woo, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes Woo against the ropes but Woo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mr Woo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Woo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Dos Santos defend it? Woo steps over the head and cranks it - Dos Santos is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Woo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mr Woo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Holmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Schweidler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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260 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sami Holmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rene Schweidler!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Schweidler as Holmen shoots in.
Schweidler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schweidler misses with a looping left.
Schweidler misses with a takedown attempt
and Holmen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Schweidler's guard now.
Schweidler working a defensive guard here.
Holmen trying to control but Schweidler is working from the bottom.
Holmen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
You can see the frustration on Schweidler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Schweidler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Holmen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schweidler keeps working.
Holmen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schweidler has escaped the position, nice work there.
Holmen wants to control but Schweidler is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweidler tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Holmen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Schweidler!
Schweidler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schweidler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holmen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Holmen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schweidler is looking to escape.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Schweidler has eaten all the pies!
Schweidler wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Holmen landing with strikes.
Schweidler fending off the submission attempt from Holmen.
Holmen is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmen is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Schweidler has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Schweidler trying to control the action but Holmen just sinks the hooks in.
Holmen looking for the choke but no joy.
Schweidler tries to escape the position.
Schweidler turns into Holmen and is now in his guard.
Schweidler landing with the ground and pound.
Schweidler landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler advances to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schweidler working over Holmen with some ground and pound. Holmen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Schweidler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Schweidler working the head and body with strikes.
Schweidler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schweidler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Holmen is looking to improve his position.
Schweidler drops an elbow to the side of Holmen's head.
Schweidler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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. Schweidler connects with a nice short shot to Holmen's temple.
Schweidler drops an elbow to the side of Holmen's head.
Schweidler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Holmen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schweidler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Schweidler working the head and body with strikes.
Schweidler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Schweidler lands with a punch from half guard.
Schweidler seems to be looking for submissions.
Schweidler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Holmen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Schweidler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Schweidler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Holmen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Holmen taking some punishment here, with Schweidler in his half guard.
Schweidler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schweidler working over Holmen with some ground and pound. Holmen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Schweidler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Schweidler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Schweidler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schweidler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Schweidler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Sami Holmen has been cut.
Holmen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Schweidler is trying to control Holmen's posture but Holmen avoids it.
Schweidler is looking for a sweep.
Holmen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Schweidler's legs.
Holmen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Schweidler struggling a bit here.
Rene Schweidler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmen avoids the strikes from the bottom by Schweidler.
Schweidler struggling a bit here.
Schweidler is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweidler trying to control but Holmen postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schweidler cracks a nice hook into Holmen's ribs.
Holmen moves away from the strike by Schweidler.
Nice defenses there by Holmen.
Schweidler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Schweidler trying to control but Holmen is working from the bottom.
Schweidler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schweidler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schweidler working some strikes from top position.
Schweidler stopping the sweep attempt from Holmen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schweidler might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Holmen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Schweidler throws a big right hand that misses.
Holmen keeping moving, preventing Schweidler from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Schweidler misses with a shot to the body
and Holmen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Schweidler's guard now.
Holmen trying to control the position from guard on top but Schweidler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schweidler seems keen to control Holmen's posture.
Let's hope that Schweidler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holmen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Schweidler with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Holmen can't handle though.
Schweidler throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Holmen preventing the sweep.
Schweidler 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.
Schweidler scores with a nice right hand.
Schweidler lands with a shot to the body.
Sami Holmen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schweidler misses with a looping left.
Holmen slips under a jab from Schweidler.
Holmen slips under a jab.
Schweidler cracks Holmen with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schweidler.
Schweidler throws a hook but Holmen blocks it.
Rene Schweidler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schweidler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schweidler throws a hook but Holmen blocks it.
Schweidler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Schweidler.
Holmen moves out of range of the strikes.
Schweidler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Schweidler lands with a nice combination. Holmen backs away looking to recover.
Schweidler scores with the left hand. Holmen knows he should have avoided that one.
Holmen avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holmen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schweidler.
Schweidler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Schweidler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sami Holmen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Schweidler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holmen's hands.
Schweidler throws a hook but Holmen blocks it.
Holmen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holmen throws a right hand that Schweidler ducks under and follows up with a left that Schweidler also avoids with ease.
Holmen moves out of range as Schweidler strikes.
Schweidler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmen manages to avoid it.
Holmen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Holmen lands in his opponent's guard.
Schweidler trying to keep a closed guard but Holmen is proving a slippery customer.
Schweidler trying to strike off his back.
Schweidler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holmen's guard.
Schweidler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schweidler preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweidler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Holmen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Holmen looking for a sweep. Not yet Holmen, not yet.
Schweidler wants to control from the top but Holmen keeps moving.
Schweidler cracks Holmen with a solid left hand.
Holmen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schweidler bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Holmen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Schweidler landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Schweidler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holmen keeps working.
Schweidler in side control lands a decent elbow.
Schweidler in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler grinds an elbow into Holmen's temple.
Holmen is trying to improve his position.
Holmen is working hard here to advance position.
Holmen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Holmen is trying to escape the position but Schweidler is controlling the position.
Schweidler landing strikes.
Holmen struggling a bit here.
Schweidler grinds an elbow into Holmen's temple.
Holmen is trying to improve his position.
Schweidler scores with a couple of short elbows.
Schweidler lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Holmen down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler working the head and body with strikes.
Holmen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schweidler cracks Holmen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rene Schweidler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holmen is trying to get back to half guard.
Schweidler lands a decent elbow from side control.
Schweidler is looking to take a break and control but Holmen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schweidler moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Holmen is not content to let Schweidler control the position.
Holmen seems a little lost for a moment, as Schweidler dominates the positioning.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rene Schweidler just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schweidler lands a jab-cross combination.
Schweidler looks to land a left hand but Holmen moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Holmen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab, jab by Schweidler - just one landing.
Sami Holmen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holmen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rene Schweidler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schweidler 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 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rene Schweidler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasuke Yumikuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Milani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sasuke Yumikuri!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yumikuri shoots in for a takedown but Milani shows good takedown defense.
Milani gets the takedown into side control.
Yumikuri is looking for a sweep.
Milani in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Milani working away.
Yumikuri tries to buck Milani off but Milani is having none of it.
Milani scoring with punches from side control.
Milani scores with a couple of short elbows.
Yumikuri is rocked!
Milani cracks Yumikuri with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Milani immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Yumikuri is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Milani!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Milani!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Swick has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mikey Kim's chin.
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Swick!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Swick as Kim shoots in.
Swick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kim avoids it really well and circles away.
Kim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim tries to clinch up but Swick circles away and keeps his distance.
Kim scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Swick is trying to maintain the position but Kim is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Swick is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Swick slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kim wants to control from the top but Swick keeps moving.
Kim drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kim jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kim won't allow Swick to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim wants to control from the top but Swick keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kim with a poor takedown
and Swick counters with a shoot takedown. Kim fights it but they end up in guard.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Swick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kim pulls Swick in close to his closed guard and prevents Swick from doing any damage or advancing position.
Swick wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Swick from controlling successfully.
Kim thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swick trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kim's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kim cracks the inside of Swick's front leg.
Kim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swick counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Swick counters with a takedown into side control.
Kim throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Kim is trying to improve his position.
Swick is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Swick is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim is looking to regain half guard here but Swick keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swick stands up.
Kim fails with the takedown
and Swick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Swick is stalling in the full guard.
Swick drops back looking for a leg! Kim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kim manages to kick Swick off! Swick jumps back into Kim's guard.
Swick wants to get up but he can't break Kim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swick stands and steps away. Kim gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Swick tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Swick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Swick scores with a four punch combination!
Kim misses with a series of wild punches.
Swick feints and as Kim raises his hands in defense, Swick changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swick preventing the sweep.
Kim has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Swick is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kim.
Kim tries to buck Swick off but Swick is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swick tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Swick has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Swick working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Swick dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kim misses with a takedown
and Swick counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Swick stands up from half guard.
Kim needs to keep his hands up - Swick had a free shot at his head there.
Swick swinging wilding here.
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim fails with the takedown
so Swick counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jake Swick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swick postures up.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Swick from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swick wants to get up but he can't break Kim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Swick stands and throws Kim's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Swick thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swick thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kim gets back to half guard.
Swick is working for a submission of some sort.
Kim moves into full guard.
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.
Swick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Swick is fighting to break Kim's control of his arms but Kim is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Swick wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim is adopting a defensive guard.
Swick trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swick has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kim is proving hard to escape from.
Swick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim controls Swick momentarily but Swick frees himself.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Swick from controlling successfully.
Swick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Swick counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Swick counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Swick.
Swick is pushing down on Kim's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kim is fighting to maintain full guard but Swick has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kim is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim wants to control but Swick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Swick wants to stand but Kim has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to roll over but Swick keeps him under control.
Kim is working hard here to advance position.
Kim is looking to control Swick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kim avoid being mounted?
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kim shoots and misses
and Swick counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kim's guard now.
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!
Swick would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swick passes into half guard.
Kim is looking for a sweep. Swick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Swick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Swick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right-left combo lands from Kim.
Kim shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kim was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Swick can't escape the position.
Swick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Swick working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Kim.
Swick tries to hold on but Kim postures up.
Kim landing strikes, looking to finish!
Swick wants to control but Kim is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swick is squirming around, avoiding Kim's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim takes Swick's back.
Kim has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Swick wants to control his opponent's hands but Kim gets his hands free.
Swick tries to escape but Kim has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kim punishes Swick with strikes from the back mount.
Swick is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kim is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Swick defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
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.
Kim tries to keep control of the position but Swick is staying busy.
Swick controlling Kim 's hands.
Kim avoiding Swick 's attempts to control his hands.
Swick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swick breaks Kim's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kim wants to hit a switch here but Swick passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kim there!
Kim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swick stands up from mount. Strange move.
Swick shoots in for a double leg but Kim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt
and Swick counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kim is looking for a triangle but Swick pushes his legs off easily.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Swick from controlling successfully.
Kim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Swick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.
Kim trying to control the position.
Kim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Swick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swick is pushing down on Kim's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kim is fighting to maintain full guard but Swick has managed to sneak the leg through.
Swick prevents Kim from standing back up.
Kim tries to roll over but Swick keeps him under control.
Swick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kim is just riding it out for now. Swick eventually gives up the hold.
Jake Swick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mikey Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Swick.
Well Swick 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Swick!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Aronoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Gart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aronoff might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Here Comes the Pain by Slayer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Aronoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Gart !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aronoff misses with a two punch combination.
Gart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Aronoff.
Aronoff landing strikes.
The referee asks Aronoff politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Aronoff prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gart takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gart is looking to regain half guard here but Aronoff keeps moving and retains side control.
Aronoff tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gart 's legs.
Aronoff scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aronoff scores with punches from 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.
Gart tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Aronoff 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.
Gart is trying to stand.
Aronoff content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aronoff cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aronoff landing shots from mount.
Aronoff looking for a guillotine from mount but Gart is having none of it.
Gart wants to try and get back to his feet.
Aronoff working for a submission but Gart is keeping him at bay.
Gart is working to get back to half guard.
Gart is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gart flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gart tries to reverse the position but Aronoff maintains control.
Aronoff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gart is looking to escape.
Aronoff fails to take his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gart is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Aronoff lands a heavy elbow.
Aronoff landing punches.
Gart squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gart looks gassed!
Gart taking shots to the head.
Aronoff landing strikes from the mount and Gart is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gart is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
A nice elbow there by Aronoff.
Aronoff jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gart manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Aronoff tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gart tries to escape but Aronoff is in control.
Aronoff happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aronoff is trying to get an arm triangle but Gart is defending well.
Gart sneaks out the side door and pushes Aronoff away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Gart pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aronoff is out of range and Gart settles back down.
Gart tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Aronoff.
Gart is looking to clinch but Aronoff is avoiding it.
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.
Gart tries to close the distance and clinch but Aronoff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aronoff closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aronoff lands in his opponent's guard.
Aronoff won't allow Gart to get back to his feet.
Aronoff wants to control from the top but Gart keeps moving.
Aronoff won't allow Gart to get back to his feet.
Gart throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Aronoff distracts Gart with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gart is wriggling around but Aronoff manages to pass to half guard.
Aronoff moves into full mount! Gart won't be happy about that!
Aronoff working for a guillotine from mount but Gart is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Aronoff dominated that round.
That's time! Aronoff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gart is looking to clinch.
Aronoff throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gart was covering up waiting for the punch and Aronoff finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aronoff prevents Gart from getting back to his feet.
Aronoff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gart wants to stand but Aronoff is controlling the position.
Aronoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Gart is retaining full guard.
Gart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gart is breathing heavily.
Gart keeping moving, preventing Aronoff from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aronoff stops Gart from standing up.
Gart keeping full guard, as Aronoff tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aronoff lands with a kick to the ribs.
Aronoff closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gart to the mat! Gart manages to get full guard.
Gart keeping full guard, as Aronoff tries to pass.
Gart looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Aronoff has picked Gart up and slammed him! Gart can't keep hold of the triangle and Aronoff manages to pass to side control!
Gart is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Aronoff wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gart , who protects the arm well.
Aronoff tries for a kimura but Gart is defending well.
Gart is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Aronoff asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aronoff cracks Gart with a big elbow.
Aronoff working the ground and pound from side control.
Gart wants to get back to his feet.
Aronoff wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gart , who protects the arm well.
Gart is trying to get back to his feet.
Aronoff thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aronoff is looking to take a break and control but Gart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gart is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Aronoff in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gart on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Aronoff tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aronoff has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gart manages to get back to half guard.
Gart kicks off Aronoff and gets to his feet.
Gart tries to clinch up.
A left lands for Gart .
Aronoff throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gart was covering up waiting for the punch and Aronoff finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gart wants to get back to his feet but Aronoff is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aronoff slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Aronoff prevents Gart from getting back to his feet.
Aronoff 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.
Gart manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aronoff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Aronoff dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gart avoids a kick to the body.
Gart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aronoff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gart is looking to clinch but Aronoff is avoiding it.
Aronoff is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gart 's half guard.
Aronoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gart keeps working.
Gart missing with punches from the bottom.
Gart wants to get back to his feet.
Aronoff is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gart looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aronoff 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.
Aronoff works his way into full mount!
Aronoff has hold of Gart 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gart manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Aronoff is going olschool here, as he tries to force Gart to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gart shrugs it off.
Gart gets back to half guard.
Aronoff passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gart !
Aronoff wants to control the pace but Gart is squirming around nicely.
Floyd Gart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gart is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Aronoff tries to control but Gart wriggling away.
Gart '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.
Aronoff looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Aronoff throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gart gets back to half guard.
Gart is trying to stand back up but Aronoff is controlling him
Gart tries to roll over but Aronoff keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aronoff stops Gart from getting back to his feet.
Aronoff trying to control the action but Gart is working from the bottom.
Gart wants to control but Aronoff is keeping busy.
Gart is defending against the submission attempts here by Aronoff.
Gart pushes Aronoff off and gets back to his feet.
Aronoff avoids the head kick by Gart .
Gart takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gart avoids the head kick by Aronoff.
Gart tries to close the distance and clinch but Aronoff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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.
Aronoff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aronoff is looking to land body kicks.
Aronoff scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aronoff drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aronoff passes Gart 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gart is trying to stand back up but Aronoff is controlling him
Aronoff is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gart is controlling an arm, preventing Aronoff from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Gart wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Mark Aronoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aronoff prevents Gart from getting the reversal.
Aronoff looking to finish Gart with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gart !
Aronoff takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Aronoff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aronoff has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Aronoff!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between dominickoy machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Von Erich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). machida comes to the ring accompanied by the game. The crowd seem to be enjoying Von Erich's choice of entrance music: I always feel like somebody is watching me. dominickoy machida could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kevin Von Erich's chin.
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, dominickoy machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Von Erich!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Erich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
machida scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Von Erich gets back to half guard.
machida is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Von Erich defends it well.
machida is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
machida looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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.
Von Erich tries to get to full guard but machida has control of the leg.
machida is looking for a kimura here.
Von Erich tries to get to full guard but machida has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Von Erich throws a chopping leg kick but machida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Von Erich misses with a double jab.
Von Erich is looking to score with low kicks.
A punch combination from Von Erich misses.
Von Erich is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Von Erich throws a shot from downtown. machida moves away and avoids it.
Von Erich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Erich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Von Erich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
machida slips a jab and a cross from Von Erich.
Some bone on bone action there as machida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
machida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Von Erich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Erich misses the target.
Von Erich has his takedown stuffed
and machida counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by machida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
machida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Von Erich's head.
machida with a nice head shot there.
machida is working Von Erich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Von Erich wants to stand up but machida is controlling him.
machida throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
machida would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
machida might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
machida tries to free his leg and advance position but Von Erich is retaining full guard.
Von Erich looking to hit a scissor sweep but machida is one step ahead there.
Von Erich throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Von Erich keeping full guard, as machida tries to pass.
Von Erich looking for a sweep. Not yet Von Erich, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice jab there from Von Erich.
machida shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Von Erich manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Von Erich keeping moving, preventing machida from controlling successfully.
Von Erich 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.
machida trying to control but Von Erich is working from the bottom.
Von Erich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
machida has gone for a leg lock! Von Erich slips out almost immediately though and dives into machida's guard.
machida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
machida is breathing heavily.
Von Erich scoring with punches to the head and body.
machida has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Von Erich is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for machida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Erich working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Von Erich lands a few punches from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
machida is not content to let Von Erich control the position.
machida manages to get back to half guard.
machida is in trouble now - Von Erich has advanced to mount!
Von Erich dominating with strikes here.
Von Erich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Von Erich.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
machida is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
machida regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
machida is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Von Erich's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Von Erich's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
dominickoy machida dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Von Erich has his takedown stuffed
and machida counters by clinching up.
machida tries to score a body lock takedown but Von Erich shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
machida tries for a takedown. No joy.
Von Erich tries to break free but machida pushes him back against the ropes.
Von Erich manages to break the clinch.
Von Erich throws a head kick but machida moves out of range.
machida scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Von Erich blocking the ground and pound attempt from machida.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
machida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
machida wants to control but Von Erich is keeping him busy.
Von Erich is trying to stand up here but machida is controlling him well.
machida missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Von Erich tries to roll over but machida keeps him under control.
Von Erich moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Von Erich wants to sweep but no luck.
machida has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
machida needs to keep his hands up - Von Erich had a free shot at his head there.
Von Erich lands a lovely overhand right.
Von Erich throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
machida dodges the punch combination from Von Erich.
Von Erich thumps machida with a low kick.
Von Erich misses with a series of wild punches.
Von Erich misses with a kick to the body.
machida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Von Erich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
machida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Erich throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Erich.
Von Erich misses with a leg kick
and machida counters with a single leg into guard. Von Erich didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
machida drops back looking for a leg! Von Erich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Von Erich manages to kick machida off! machida jumps back into Von Erich's guard.
machida postures up.
Von Erich wants to sweep here but machida controlling him for the moment.
machida tries to stand but Von Erich is controlling from the bottom.
Von Erich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Von Erich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but machida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
machida slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Erich gets back to half guard.
machida wants to control but Von Erich is keeping him busy.
dominickoy machida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Von Erich tries to roll over but machida keeps him under control.
machida wants to take a breather but Von Erich is having none of it.
machida is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Von Erich has managed to free his arm - good work.
Von Erich gets full guard.
Von Erich pushes a forearm under machida's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, machida is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Von Erich!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takumi Gunma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ackmud Muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takumi Gunma is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takumi Gunma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ackmud Muhammad!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muhammad decides to pull guard.
Gunma stops Muhammad from standing up.
Gunma drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gunma jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gunma looking to pass the guard.
Gunma trying to control the position from guard on top but Muhammad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muhammad looking for a guillotine here but Gunma defends easily.
Muhammad wants to sweep here but Gunma controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunma sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Muhammad's guard.
Gunma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muhammad keeps working.
Gunma has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gunma takes Muhammad's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Muhammad is in trouble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunma throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Muhammad!
Muhammad tries to escape but Gunma has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Muhammad looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gunma.
Gunma is persistently looking for the submission but Muhammad is defending it well.
Muhammad rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Muhammad actively working from the bottom here.
Gunma prevents Muhammad from standing back up.
Muhammad is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gunma pulls his head out easily.
Gunma is looking to take a break and control but Muhammad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunma is looking for a kimura but Muhammad is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gunma to get the leverage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Muhammad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muhammad shoots in for a takedown but Gunma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Muhammad looks gassed!
Gunma shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gunma was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Muhammad is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gunma is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gunma lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gunma is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Muhammad is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Muhammad flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Gunma anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Muhammad and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Gunma slips an arm under Muhammad chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Gunma has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Gunma is squeezing on Muhammad like an anaconda would it's prey. Muhammad fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Takumi Gunma!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Olyanek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Carlos Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Olyanek is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Olyanek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Carlos Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega stuffs the takedown attempt from Olyanek. Olyanek gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Ortega does it's job there.
Olyanek fails with a takedown attempt.
Sergei Olyanek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olyanek shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Olyanek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olyanek walks into a stiff left hand from Ortega.
Olyanek slips under a jab from Ortega.
Ortega uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Olyanek has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Olyanek.
Olyanek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ortega lands a body shot.
Olyanek is breathing heavily.
Ortega scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ortega pushes Olyanek away with a front kick.
Ortega throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Olyanek stumbling backwards into the ropes! Olyanek bounces back off the ropes towards Ortega, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Ortega lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Ortega celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Juan Carlos Ortega!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Sebastian Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Trine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Domingo comes to the ring accompanied by Angel Doze - Agitala. Juan Sebastian Domingo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Sebastian Domingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Trine!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sebastian Domingo fails with a takedown attempt.
Trine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sebastian Domingo swats away the attempt to clinch by Trine.
Sebastian Domingo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Trine as he avoids it easily.
Trine lands with a hook. Sebastian Domingo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Juan Sebastian Domingo has been cut.
Trine throws a hook to the side of Sebastian Domingo's head but Sebastian Domingo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sebastian Domingo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sebastian Domingo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trine's hands.
Sebastian Domingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trine throws a body punch but Sebastian Domingo moves out of range.
A jab from Trine misses.
Trine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sebastian Domingo in his tracks.
Trine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sebastian Domingo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sebastian Domingo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sebastian Domingo is defended easily by Trine.
Trine blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Trine.
Sebastian Domingo throws a hook but Trine avoids it easily.
Sebastian Domingo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Trine looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Trine wants to sweep but Sebastian Domingo has passed to side control!
Sebastian Domingo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sebastian Domingo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trine can't do much from the bottom here.
Trine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sebastian Domingo trying to control the position but Trine is working away.
Sebastian Domingo working the ground and pound from side control.
Trine wants to control but Sebastian Domingo postures up.
Sebastian Domingo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Trine to see if he's OK.
Sebastian Domingo controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trine is looking for a sweep.
Sebastian Domingo lands a few punches from side control.
Trine is looking for a sweep.
Sebastian Domingo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Trine wants to control but Sebastian Domingo postures up.
Sebastian Domingo is looking to take a break and control but Trine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sebastian Domingo advances to full mount.
Sebastian Domingo with shots to the head and body - Trine looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sebastian Domingo looking to control but Trine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Trine is wriggling around trying to escape.
Trine is squirming around, avoiding Sebastian Domingo's attempts to control the action.
Trine is desperately trying to improve his position but Sebastian Domingo has a good base and remains in mount.
Trine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sebastian Domingo lands a big shot there that rocks Trine but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sebastian Domingo tries to control but Trine wriggling away.
Sebastian Domingo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sebastian Domingo is going olschool here, as he tries to force Trine to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Trine shrugs it off.
Sebastian Domingo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Trine looks a forlorn figure.
Sebastian Domingo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sebastian Domingo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Sebastian Domingo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sebastian Domingo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trine looks to land a left hand but Sebastian Domingo moved out of range nicely.
Trine is looking to land body kicks.
Sebastian Domingo is looking to land body kicks.
No luck for Sebastian Domingo with that takedown attempt.
Sebastian Domingo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Trine is looking for a sweep. Sebastian Domingo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sebastian Domingo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Trine defends it well.
Sebastian Domingo trying to pass the guard but Trine defending well.
Trine tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebastian Domingo prevents Trine from improving his position.
Trine is trying to control but can't.
Sebastian Domingo wants to control but Trine is keeping him busy.
Trine wants to control but Sebastian Domingo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Trine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sebastian Domingo's hands.
Trine moves out of range of the strikes.
Sebastian Domingo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trine throws a lazy right hand but Sebastian Domingo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sebastian Domingo misses with a hook.
Juan Sebastian Domingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sebastian Domingo swings for the body but Trine moves out of range.
Trine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trine stuffs the takedown attempt from Sebastian Domingo. Sebastian Domingo gets slowly back to his feet.
Sebastian Domingo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Trine tries to clinch up but Sebastian Domingo circles away and keeps his distance.
Trine tries to clinch there but Sebastian Domingo circles away.
Trine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sebastian Domingo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sebastian Domingo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trine is fending him off so far but Sebastian Domingo persists. Nope, Trine circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sebastian Domingo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sebastian Domingo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Trine trying to control but Sebastian Domingo postures up.
Sebastian Domingo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Trine defends it well.
Trine is looking for a sweep. Sebastian Domingo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sebastian Domingo works his way into full mount!
Trine is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trine wants to hold on but Sebastian Domingo pushes him away.
Trine is just holding on here. Sebastian Domingo manages to take his back.
Trine is in bad spot here.
Trine is breathing heavily.
Trine defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sebastian Domingo's arms.
Sebastian Domingo is looking to control Trine but Trine is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Trine is trying to defend against the choke here but Sebastian Domingo has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Sebastian Domingo Tightens the hold and Trine taps out furiously! Sebastian Domingo displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Juan Sebastian Domingo!
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