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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Ramone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mang Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Ramone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mang Tomas!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Mang Tomas has been cut.
Tomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ramone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch combination from Tomas misses.
Tomas misses with the combination.
Ramone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramone moves in looking to clinch but Tomas pushes him off.
Tomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramone was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomas.
Tomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tomas.
Ramone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomas blocks a head kick by Ramone.
Tomas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ramone doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomas circles away.
Tomas scores with a jab.
Tomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramone tries to close the distance and clinch but Tomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramone throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomas.
Ramone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ramone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomas scores a takedown into full mount!
Ramone tries to lock up and control but Tomas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tomas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tomas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tomas looking to finish Ramone with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ramone!
Tomas throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ramone because Tomas loaded up on that one.
Ramone is in a horrible position here. Tomas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramone tries to lock up and control but Tomas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tomas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tomas raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomas controlling from the full mount.
Tomas quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Tomas but it's paid off an Ramone is forced to tap! Nice work by Tomas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mang Tomas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Forza Gr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cieran Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Forza Gr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cieran Doyle !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Doyle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gr to the mat! Gr manages to get full guard.
Doyle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Doyle has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gr to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Doyle is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gr pulls down on the head and he's put Doyle to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Forza Gr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gandalf Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihro Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gandalf Grey!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Grey catches Akiyama right on the button with a cross.
Akiyama tries for a takedown but Grey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akiyama circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Grey.
Grey misses with a takedown attempt
and Akiyama counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grey!
Akiyama has control of Grey's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Grey regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Grey avoids a series of strikes thrown by Akiyama.
Akiyama is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Grey has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Grey!
Akiyama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama is looking for a triangle here but Grey uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Akiyama sneaks back into half guard.
Akiyama makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Akiyama.
Akiyama is trying to keep Grey in close.
Akiyama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Akiyama trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama keeping moving, preventing Grey from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Akiyama is on top in guard.
Grey looks gassed!
Grey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Akiyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grey is keeping the position for now.
Grey looking to control.
Akiyama wants to control from the top but Grey keeps moving.
Akiyama slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Grey wants to control but Akiyama postures up.
Akiyama tries to score with some ground and pound. Grey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Akiyama in side control, throwing shots but Grey defends.
Akiyama trying to control the position but Grey is working away.
Akiyama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Akiyama creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Grey sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Grey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akiyama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Akiyama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akiyama is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grey has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihro Akiyama dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grey tries to clinch up.
Grey throws a right hand that Akiyama ducks under and follows up with a left that Akiyama also avoids with ease.
Akiyama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Akiyama controls Grey momentarily but Grey frees himself.
Akiyama lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grey!
Akiyama sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Grey is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Akiyama is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Grey is surviving well by controlling Akiyama's body position as best he can.
Akiyama looking to finish with strikes here!
Akiyama misses with a head shot.
Akiyama is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Grey is surviving well by controlling Akiyama's body position as best he can.
Grey has left one of his arms exposed and Akiyama doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Grey screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoshihro Akiyama!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutierrez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hoy Gano Yo. Luis Gutierrez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pete Silva's chin.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luis Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez misses with a looping right.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Gutierrez.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gutierrez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gutierrez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Gutierrez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gutierrez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva bucks up and tries to throw Gutierrez off but instead Gutierrez has got his back!
The referee is taking a good look at Silva as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Gutierrez!
Silva holding both Gutierrez 's hands and preventing any damage.
Gutierrez has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gutierrez is looking for the choke from the back position but Silva is controlling his hands well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Gutierrez lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez lands strikes to the head.
Gutierrez somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Silva holding both Gutierrez 's hands and preventing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva looks gassed!
Gutierrez looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Gutierrez loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Silva hold on?
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Gutierrez has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gutierrez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gutierrez throwing damaging strikes from the back! Silva could be in trouble here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gutierrez scores with strikes from the back.
Gutierrez has Silva flattened out and is raining down punches.
Silva controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Gutierrez scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Silva is looking for a way out.
Gutierrez landing with strikes.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Gutierrez is in full control for now.
Gutierrez is looking for the choke from the back position but Silva is controlling his hands well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gutierrez is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Silva. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Gutierrez throwing damaging strikes from the back! Silva could be in trouble here!
Gutierrez missing with strikes from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Gutierrez manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Gutierrez throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gutierrez lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Gutierrez is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Gutierrez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gutierrez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Gutierrez wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gutierrez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva slips a straight right by Gutierrez.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gutierrez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Gutierrez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Gutierrez backpedaling.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gutierrez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva tests Gutierrez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gutierrez ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gutierrez on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez misses with a body kick.
Silva clobbers Gutierrez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gutierrez takes one to the chin there.
Silva throws a right and a left that Gutierrez avoids nicely.
Luis Gutierrez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gutierrez tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Gutierrez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva 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.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Gutierrez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gutierrez is controlling him.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Gutierrez from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Gutierrez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Gutierrez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gutierrez throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Gutierrez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva connects with a right hand. Gutierrez shakes it off.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gutierrez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gutierrez misses with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gutierrez.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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.
Gutierrez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gutierrez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gutierrez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Gutierrez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gutierrez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Gutierrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a series of punches but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez tries to clinch up.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Silva 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. This is the final round!
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Gutierrez misses with a straight left.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gutierrez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gutierrez really felt that one!
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gutierrez looks to throw a body kick
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Gutierrez shrugs it off.
Gutierrez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gutierrez throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Gutierrez seems unphased.
Gutierrez takes one on the button.
Silva throws a series of punches but Gutierrez avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva thumps Gutierrez with a low kick.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Gutierrez shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gutierrez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gutierrez slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gutierrez looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gutierrez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gutierrez wants to clinch.
Gutierrez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gutierrez misses with a few strikes there.
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.
Gutierrez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gutierrez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gutierrez fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Gutierrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gutierrez tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gutierrez fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Gutierrez shoots in.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Gutierrez backpedaling.
Gutierrez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Gutierrez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gutierrezs head.
Silva breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Gutierrez misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Gutierrez gets a clinch.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gutierrez backwards.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Gutierrez is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gutierrez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pete Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gutierrez. That's going to slow Silva down.
Gutierrez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Ren Mimura 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... Pete Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between TAKAMORI GOMA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Stamkos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, TAKAMORI GOMA!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Stamkos!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamkos throws a series of strikes that have GOMA backpedaling.
GOMA throws a head kick but Stamkos moves out of range.
GOMA looks for a takedown but Stamkos sprawls well.
Stamkos misses with a takedown
and GOMA counters with a two punch combo.
Stamkos shoots for a takedown but GOMA saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stamkos shoots in but GOMA avoids the takedown attempt easily.
TAKAMORI GOMA has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Stamkos.
GOMA lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice combination there by GOMA.
Stamkos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
GOMA on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stamkos tests GOMA's chin there with a solid looking shot.
GOMA takes one on the button.
Stamkos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GOMA is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stamkos is controlling him well.
Stamkos wants to take a breather but GOMA manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Stamkos.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stamkos wanted to stand there but GOMA had control of the position.
GOMA wants to get back to his feet but Stamkos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stamkos trying to control but GOMA is working from the bottom.
GOMA is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Stamkos wants to control from the top but GOMA keeps moving.
GOMA tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stamkos throws a lazy head kick
so GOMA counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
GOMA won't allow Stamkos to get back to his feet.
GOMA wanted to stand there but Stamkos had control of the position.
Stamkos wants to get back to his feet but GOMA is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
GOMA wants to get up but he can't break Stamkos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamkos working a defensive guard here.
Stamkos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Stamkos has a closed guard, preventing GOMA from standing up.
Stamkos is working an open guard so GOMA takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stamkos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of GOMA's head.
Stamkos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stamkos misses with a takedown
and GOMA counters with a left and a right that stings Stamkos.
Stamkos looks gassed!
Nice sprawl there from GOMA as Stamkos shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from GOMA does no damage.
Stamkos should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Stamkos lands a glancing blow to the side of GOMA's head.
GOMA throws a sloppy head kick
and Stamkos counters with a series of strikes. GOMA will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice leg kick lands there from GOMA.
GOMA takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stamkos lands a nice looking kick to the body. GOMA takes a step back to recover.
Stamkos wants to clinch but GOMA slips to the side
and GOMA counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stamkos fails with the takedown
and GOMA counters with a lovely straight right hand!
GOMA works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steven Stamkos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
GOMA drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stamkos seems a little lost for a moment, as GOMA dominates the positioning.
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 TAKAMORI GOMA will probably get the nod.
That's time! GOMA's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
GOMA is looking to clinch.
Stamkos with a lazy takedown attempt
and GOMA counters with a big head kick but Stamkos shrugs it off.
Stamkos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by GOMA.
A head kick misses from GOMA.
Stamkos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stamkos won't allow GOMA to get back to his feet.
Stamkos wants to get up but he can't break GOMA's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
GOMA has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Stamkos off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
GOMA moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stamkos misses with a double jab
and GOMA counters with a two punch combo.
Stamkos is breathing heavily.
Stamkos fails with the takedown
and GOMA counters with a left and a right that stings Stamkos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GOMA decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into 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.
GOMA perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stamkos tries to get to full guard but GOMA has control of the leg.
GOMA stands up out of the half guard.
GOMA shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stamkos is controlling GOMA's posture.
GOMA wants to get up but he can't break Stamkos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamkos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stamkos 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.
GOMA decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stamkos, up you get!
GOMA plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
GOMA wants to clinch up but Stamkos keeps it at a distance.
GOMA throws a nice looking combination but Stamkos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab lands there for Stamkos.
Stamkos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with GOMA, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
GOMA tries to land a knee to the head but Stamkos blocks with his arms.
Stamkos misses with a body punch.
Stamkos is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
TAKAMORI GOMA has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Stamkos.
Stamkos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
GOMA throws a punch but it's blocked by Stamkos.
Stamkos prevents the takedown attempt.
Stamkos tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stamkos tries to pull guard but GOMA holds him up against the ropes and eventually Stamkos drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from GOMA on the inside.
Stamkos lands a left hand that snaps the head of GOMA backwards.
GOMA scores with a shot to the side of Stamkos's head.
Stamkos tries to score a body lock takedown but GOMA shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
GOMA lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TAKAMORI GOMA dominated that second round.
That's time! GOMA's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stamkos with a poor takedown
and GOMA counters with a single leg into guard. Stamkos didn't expect that.
Stamkos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
GOMA gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Stamkos fails with the takedown
and GOMA counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stamkos moves into full guard.
GOMA decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from GOMA.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GOMA scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
GOMA lands with a slapping head kick.
GOMA fails to land the takedown.
GOMA takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stamkos with a poor takedown
and GOMA counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
TAKAMORI GOMA has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Stamkos.
GOMA throws a head kick that Stamkos semi-blocks.
GOMA throws a sloppy head kick and Stamkos moves out of range easily.
GOMA moves out of range of the strikes.
Stamkos closes the distance but GOMA moves to the side
and GOMA counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by GOMA or perhaps it was just good defense by Stamkos which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamkos closes the distance looking to clinch
letting GOMA counter with a right hand.
TAKAMORI GOMA is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
GOMA dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stamkos. That did some damage!
Stamkos misses with a hook to the body
and GOMA counters with a left and a right that stings Stamkos.
Stamkos misses with a straight right.
GOMA throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stamkos's head.
GOMA tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
GOMA throws a head kick but Stamkos moves out of range.
Stamkos with a lazy takedown attempt
and GOMA counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stamkos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
TAKAMORI GOMA is winning the standup battle so far.
Stamkos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
TAKAMORI GOMA overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
GOMA stands up from Stamkos's guard - GOMA perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
GOMA scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stamkos shoots and misses
and GOMA counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
GOMA stands up from Stamkos's guard - GOMA perhaps looking for a knockout.
GOMA throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stamkos.
Stamkos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and GOMA counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stamkos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
GOMA goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
GOMA throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
GOMA shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stamkos as he jumps to the side.
Stamkos shoots and misses
and GOMA counters with a three punch combo that has Stamkos backing up. Stamkos nods at GOMA to acknowledge the strikes.
Stamkos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stamkos avoids the head kick by GOMA.
Stamkos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
GOMA lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stamkos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
GOMA fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
TAKAMORI GOMA is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
GOMA rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stamkos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stamkos has his takedown stuffed
and GOMA counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stamkos's guard now.
Steven Stamkos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
GOMA gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
TAKAMORI GOMA showed his dominance in that final round.
Well GOMA 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TAKAMORI GOMA!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between recom uy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoge ST Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, recom uy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geoge ST Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ST Pierre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
ST Pierre prevents uy from improving his position.
uy is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
uy tries to roll over but ST Pierre keeps him under control.
ST Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
ST Pierre trying to pass the guard but uy defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
uy punching from the bottom.
uy is trying to get back to full guard.
uy manages to get to full guard.
uy keeping moving, preventing ST Pierre from controlling successfully.
ST Pierre won't allow uy to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ST Pierre works over uy with some ground and pound from guard.
ST Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
ST Pierre distracts uy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
ST Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
ST Pierre trying to control but uy is working from the bottom.
uy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. ST Pierre is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. uy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take ST Pierre's back instead.
ST Pierre breaks uy's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
ST Pierre trying to control but uy is working from the bottom.
ST Pierre is working uy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
ST Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
uy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
ST Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
ST Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
uy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
ST Pierre trying to control but uy is working from the bottom.
uy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
uy is breathing heavily.
ST Pierre trying to control but uy is working from the bottom.
ST Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
ST Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but uy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now uy is on top in guard.
uy pushing down on ST Pierre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
uy prevents ST Pierre from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
uy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
ST Pierre regains full guard. Nicely done.
ST Pierre keeping full guard, as uy tries to pass.
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.
ST Pierre trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
uy won't allow ST Pierre to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
ST Pierre manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
uy is bucking up trying to escape but ST Pierre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
ST Pierre cracks uy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
uy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
ST Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but uy is one step ahead there.
uy slips nicely into half guard.
uy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
ST Pierre has a hand on uy's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. uy takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
uy working for a guillotine from mount but ST Pierre is in no mood to give up.
ST Pierre can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Geoge ST Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
uy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than uy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
ST Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns ST Pierre that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
uy has control of ST Pierre's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and ST Pierre regains control of the situation pretty easily.
ST Pierre can't escape the position.
ST Pierre regains half guard.
uy is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
uy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ST Pierre manages to get to full guard.
ST Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in uy's guard.
ST Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
ST Pierre wants to control from the top but uy keeps moving.
ST Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
uy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
ST Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
uy keeping moving, preventing ST Pierre from controlling successfully.
uy looking for a sweep. Not yet uy, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
ST Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
ST Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed uy's head.
uy lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
uy works his way to full guard. Good work.
ST Pierre with a nice head shot there.
ST Pierre works over uy with some ground and pound from guard.
uy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. ST Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
uy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
uy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre preventing the sweep.
ST Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells ST Pierre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
ST Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
ST Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from uy.
ST Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
ST Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and uy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in ST Pierre's guard now.
ST Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. uy manages to get himself to full guard.
ST Pierre trying to control but uy is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
uy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
uy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
ST Pierre tries to reverse the position but uy maintains control.
uy has hold of ST Pierre's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and ST Pierre manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
uy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
uy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. ST Pierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
uy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
uy looking to ground and pound but ST Pierre is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
recom uy dominated that second round.
That's time! uy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
ST Pierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
ST Pierre trying to control the action but uy is working from the bottom.
uy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
ST Pierre trying to control the position but uy is working away.
uy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but ST Pierre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
uy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
ST Pierre landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
ST Pierre lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
uy is looking to reverse the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
ST Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and uy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for ST Pierre!
uy working ST Pierre over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
uy lands with some strikes.
ST Pierre manages to regain half guard. Good work.
uy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
ST Pierre moves into full guard.
ST Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
uy slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from ST Pierre.
uy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for ST Pierre!
ST Pierre tries to reverse the position but uy maintains control.
A nice elbow there by uy.
A nice elbow there by uy.
ST Pierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
uy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre regains half guard.
uy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
uy working the head and body with strikes.
recom uy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. ST Pierre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
ST Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
ST Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
ST Pierre throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
uy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
ST Pierre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
uy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
ST Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
uy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now ST Pierre is on top in guard.
ST Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of uy's head.
ST Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
ST Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
uy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
uy looking to hit a scissor sweep but ST Pierre is one step ahead there.
ST Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but uy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ST Pierre preventing the sweep.
uy strikes from his own guard.
ST Pierre cracks uy with a solid left hand.
ST Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
uy looking for a guillotine here but ST Pierre defends easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
ST Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. uy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
ST Pierre tries to move into full mount but can't pass uy's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ST Pierre throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
uy manages to work his way to half guard, despite ST Pierre's best efforts.
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 recom uy.
Well uy 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... recom uy!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Fernandez (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 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, Constantine Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abel Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernandez.
Fernandez blocks a head kick by Barca.
Barca shoots in looking for a takedown. Fernandez tries to sprawl out of it but Barca keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Fernandez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barca darts in trying to clinch
and Fernandez counters by moving into the clinch.
Barca tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fernandez can't get the takedown.
Barca has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fernandez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Constantine Barca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barca displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fernandez up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca tightens his grip and picks Fernandez up, before dumping him to the ground. Fernandez manages to land in guard.
Barca controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barca wants to control from the top but Fernandez keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez is looking to sweep but instead, Barca has passed into half guard.
Barca seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fernandez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Barca is really struggling to control Fernandez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Barca throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fernandez is looking to improve his position.
Barca content to control rather than advance.
Barca 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.
Fernandez is trying to escape back to his feet but Barca uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Fernandez tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Barca is looking to take a break and control but Fernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fernandez lands with a nice combination. Barca backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barca closes the distance and pushes Fernandez back into the ropes.
Barca breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barca shoots and misses
and Fernandez counters with a single leg into guard. Barca didn't expect that.
Fernandez won't allow Barca to sweep him here.
Fernandez postures up.
Barca is looking to sinch up a triangle. Fernandez throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Barca's body to avoid the submission. Barca has instead reached around Fernandez's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Barca arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Constantine Barca!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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