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2nd ADVANCE PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vakuumi Pussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Akira Sakurai was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Vakuumi Pussi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pussi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sakurai tries to bum rush Pussi with a series of wild strikes but Pussi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pussi looks for a takedown but Sakurai sprawls well.
Sakurai misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Sakurai.
Pussi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pussi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sakurai but Sakurai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pussi fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vakuumi Pussi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai throws a series of punches but Pussi avoids them all with ease.
Sakurai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pussi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakurai is fending him off so far but Pussi persists. Nope, Sakurai circles away and we're back to standing.
Akira Sakurai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pussi moves in looking to clinch but Sakurai pushes him off.
Sakurai tries to clinch up but Pussi circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pussi closes the distance and clinches up with Sakurai, looking for a takedown. Pussi pushes Sakurai against the ropes but Sakurai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sakurai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pussi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pussi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pussi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sakurai as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Sakurai as Pussi shoots in.
Pussi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sakurai's waist but Sakurai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pussi off to one side.
Pussi is breathing heavily.
Sakurai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sakurai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A left and a right from Sakurai both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Sakurai does no damage.
Sakurai misses with a wild combination.
Pussi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sakurai throws a low kick but Pussi avoids it.
Pussi dodges the punch combination from Sakurai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai lands with a straight right. Pussi didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
No joy there for Sakurai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pussi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sakurai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pussi is rocked!
Sakurai lands with a right and another and another! Pussi is in big trouble! Sakurai lands again and this time it's lights out for Pussi! A quality knockout there for Sakurai.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Akira Sakurai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ma Bu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsuyoshi Nakayama is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ma Bu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakayama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bu.
Nakayama is looking to chop away at Bu's legs.
Horrible takedown by Bu or perhaps it was just good defense by Nakayama which made him look bad.
Bu shoots in and drives through. Nakayama sprawls well.
Bu is looking to clinch.
Nakayama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bu shoots in but no luck this time.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ma Bu.
A lazy left from Nakayama finds it's target.
It looks like Ma Bu has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Nakayama. No joy for Bu on that attempt.
Nakayama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bu.
Nice takedown defense from Nakayama. No joy for Bu on that attempt.
Bu looks gassed!
Nakayama lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Nakayama swinging wilding here.
Nakayama throws a series of punches but Bu moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Nakayama. That snapped Bu's head back.
Bu is rocked!
Bu slips under a jab from Nakayama.
Bu is still on wobbly legs! Can Nakayama finish him?
No joy there for Nakayama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bu blocks a jab.
Nakayama throws a series of punches but Bu moves out of range.
Nakayama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakayama misses with a double jab.
Nakayama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakayama.
Nakayama throws out a loose jab but Bu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakayama throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Nakayama does no damage.
Bu fails to land the takedown.
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.
Bu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nakayama misses with an uppercut. Bu saw that one coming.
Bu misses with a body kick.
Nakayama misses with an uppercut.
Nakayama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakayama.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bu moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Nakayama misses.
Bu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bu shoots in but no luck this time.
Nakayama throws a hook but Bu avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bu ducks under a wild hook from Nakayama.
Nakayama misses with a two punch combination.
Nakayama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakayama swinging wilding here.
Nice defenses there by Bu.
Nakayama misses with a two punch combination.
Nakayama misses with a straight left.
Nakayama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakayama misses with a straight right.
Nakayama is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nakayama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bu moves away from the strike by Nakayama.
A combination from Nakayama does no damage.
That's four 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.
Nakayama misses with a few strikes there.
Nakayama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bu blocks a jab.
Nakayama misses with a double jab.
Nakayama throws a hook but Bu blocks it.
Bu is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nakayama is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bu.
Bu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakayama.
Bu has a takedown stuffed.
Bu defending well as Nakayama loads up on a big left hand.
Bu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakayama throws out the jab.
Bu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nakayama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakayama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bu slips a jab from Nakayama.
Nakayama misses with an uppercut.
Bu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bu dodges the punch combination from Nakayama.
Nakayama throws a shot from downtown. Bu moves away and avoids it.
Nakayama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nakayama throws a jab but it's blocked by Bu.
Nakayama throws a hook to the side of Bu's head but Bu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakayama misses with a hook. Bu ducked under it nicely.
Nakayama misses with the combination.
Nakayama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bu slips a jab from Nakayama.
Nakayama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bu moves away from the strike by Nakayama.
A jab from Nakayama misses.
No joy there for Nakayama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nakayama tries to bum rush Bu with a series of wild strikes but Bu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nakayama misses with a hook.
Nakayama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakayama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nakayama swinging wilding here.
Nakayama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bu defending well as Nakayama loads up on a big left hand.
Nakayama throws a head kick but Bu moves out of range.
Nakayama misses with the combination.
Bu seems to have recovered his senses.
Bu slips a jab and a cross from Nakayama.
Bu defending well as Nakayama loads up on a big left hand.
Bu dodges the punch combination from Nakayama.
Nakayama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bu shoots in but no luck this time.
Nakayama throws a nice looking combination but Bu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Nakayama misses.
Bu has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Nakayama does no damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bu moves into range and clinches up with Nakayama.
Bu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nakayama prevents it.
Bu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nakayama as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Nakayama finds it's way through Bu's defenses.
Nakayama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nakayama but Nakayama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bu darts in and clinches Nakayama up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bu.
Bu avoiding damage.
Bu is working for takedown but Nakayama is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bu fails to pull guard.
Nakayama wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bu misses with a knee to the head.
Bu fails to pull guard.
Bu jumps into guard, dragging Nakayama to the mat.
Bu trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bu working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nakayama has passed into half guard!
Bu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bu is not content to let Nakayama control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bu trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ma Bu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nakayama connects with a stiff jab that staggers Bu - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toshihiko Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Perkovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkovich has chosen Thompson-Čavoglave as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toshihiko Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marko Perkovich!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshida wants to clinch.
Yoshida throws a right and a left that Perkovich avoids nicely.
Perkovich 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.
Yoshida tries to clinch but Perkovich moves out of range.
Perkovich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yoshida as he jumps to the side.
A shot to de liver by Yoshida. Beautiful body shot.
Yoshida is looking to clinch.
Perkovich shoots in but Yoshida avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Perkovich closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Perkovich tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Perkovich tries to move to mount but Yoshida blocks the move with his legs.
Yoshida tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yoshida is trying to get back to his feet but Perkovich has full control of the position and if anything, Yoshida has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Perkovich working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Yoshida is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Perkovich has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Yoshida taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marko Perkovich!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glen Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Kei Katsuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Katsuro's choice of entrance music: Lil Wayne - Playin With Fire. Ken Kei Katsuro is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Glen Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Kei Katsuro!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnett looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Burnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Katsuro. No joy for Burnett on that attempt.
Burnett is looking to clinch but Katsuro is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Katsuro. No joy for Burnett on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Burnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katsuro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burnett counters with a takedown into side control.
Katsuro being controlled for a moment.
Katsuro throws Burnett to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett with a lazy takedown attempt
and Katsuro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Burnett's guard.
Burnett is striking off his back. Katsuro thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Burnett wants to improve his position but Katsuro is controlling well.
Burnett tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Katsuro has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
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.
Burnett has given up his back here. Will Katsuro look for the submission or keep pounding away?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsuro is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Burnett has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Burnett breaks Katsuro's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Katsuro looks gassed!
Burnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Katsuro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burnett wants to stand but Katsuro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Burnett throwing strikes but missing.
Burnett has gone for a leg lock! Katsuro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Burnett's guard.
Burnett looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Katsuro puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsuro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burnett wants to get back to full guard.
Burnett is trying to control but can't.
Burnett regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burnett seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Burnett tries to strike from the bottom.
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.
Katsuro stopping the sweep attempt from Burnett.
Burnett trying to keep a closed guard but Katsuro is proving a slippery customer.
Katsuro landing some decent shots from guard.
Katsuro preventing the sweep.
Burnett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Katsuro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burnett with a lazy takedown attempt
and Katsuro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Katsuro.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burnett is on top in guard.
Burnett trying to control but Katsuro is working from the bottom.
Burnett looking to pass the guard.
Burnett advances position into side control!
Burnett is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Katsuro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burnett trying to control the action but Katsuro is working from the bottom.
Burnett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Katsuro on the ground.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Burnett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Burnett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Burnett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Katsuro is avoiding damage well.
Burnett scoring with punches and elbows.
Burnett tries to stand but Katsuro is controlling his head.
Burnett swings around for an armbar but Katsuro sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Burnett's guard.
Katsuro forces his way into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Katsuro is working for a kimura but Burnett is defending it quite comfortably.
Burnett wants to get back to full guard.
Burnett is working hard here to advance position.
Burnett works his way to full guard. Good work.
Burnett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Katsuro is one step ahead there.
Katsuro prevents Burnett from getting back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burnett throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Burnett has an active guard here but Katsuro has managed to pass into half guard.
Katsuro moves into full mount! Burnett won't be happy about that!
Katsuro has hold of Burnett's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Burnett manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Burnett working to try and regain half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Katsuro manages to capitalize on a mistake by Burnett to take his back!
Burnett turns into Katsuro and is now in his guard.
Burnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burnett wants to control from the top but Katsuro keeps moving.
Burnett wants to stand but Katsuro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Katsuro gets a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Katsuro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Kei Katsuro dominated that round.
That's time! Burnett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Katsuro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Katsuro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burnett is keeping the position for now.
Burnett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Burnett is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Burnett is looking to stand up but Katsuro isn't so interested in that idea.
Katsuro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Katsuro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Burnett working for a triangle but Katsuro defends it easily.
Katsuro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ken Kei Katsuro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burnett is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Katsuro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Burnett.
Burnett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Katsuro is breathing heavily.
Burnett trying to pass the guard but Katsuro defending well.
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.
Burnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Katsuro won't allow Burnett to pass to mount.
Burnett is looking to take a break and control but Katsuro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Katsuro won't allow Burnett to pass to mount.
Katsuro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burnett looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burnett misses with a takedown
and Katsuro counters with a takedown into side control.
Katsuro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Katsuro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Burnett wants to control but Katsuro postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Katsuro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Katsuro working away.
Katsuro in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Burnett is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ken Kei Katsuro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tetsu Akira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios has chosen Their Law as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tetsu Akira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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21
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsu Akira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Rios!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Akira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rios but Rios pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Akira clinches.
Rios wants to break free but Akira has control.
Rios throws an elbow but it misses.
Akira blocks an elbow strike from Rios.
Rios stalling in the clinch but Akira improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rios.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rios throws an elbow but misses.
Rios pulls guard successfully.
Akira wants to pass the guard but Rios is keeping the position.
Akira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rios on the ground.
Akira drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rios looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rios looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rios!
Akira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Akira is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rios off and has taken his back!
Rios rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rios moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Akira is now in half guard.
Rios is trying to stand up here but Akira is controlling him well.
Akira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rios is just riding it out for now. Akira eventually gives up the hold.
Akira working the head and body with strikes.
Akira is working for a submission of some sort.
Rios regains full guard. Nicely done.
Akira 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.
Akira is breathing heavily.
Rios has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Akira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Rios keeping full guard, as Akira tries to pass.
Akira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Akira chips away with some ground and pound.
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.
Rios punching to the body, from the bottom.
Akira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rios lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Akira!
Akira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rios looking to control but Akira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rios 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.
Akira is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akira wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Good control from Rios.
Akira tries to break free.
Akira just trying to survive but Rios is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
I really don't envy Akira right now.
Akira turns into Rios and is now in his guard.
Rios keeping full guard, as Akira tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Akira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rios's waist but Rios gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Akira off to one side.
Akira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tetsu Akira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rios darts in trying to clinch
and Akira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Akira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rios doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Akira.
Akira seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akira wants to free his trapped foot but Rios is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Akira blocks the strikes from Rios.
Akira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rios knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rios is staying active underneath Akira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Akira is looking for a kimura but Rios is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Akira to get the leverage.
Akira seems to be working for a kimura but Rios defends the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Akira shoots in and drives through. Rios sprawls well.
Akira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rios doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Akira.
Akira seems to be looking for submissions.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Akira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Akira is looking for a kimura here.
Akira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rios slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Akira tries to free his leg and advance position but Rios is retaining full guard.
Rios is trying to control the position but Akira postures up.
Akira pushes down on Rios's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Akira trying to mount his opponent but Rios defends it.
Akira trying to control the action but Rios is working from the bottom.
Akira is working for a submission of some sort.
That's six 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.
Akira is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Akira wants to pass the guard but Rios is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Akira trying to control but Rios is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rios darts in trying to clinch
and Akira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rios's guard now.
Rios is rocked!
Akira stopping the sweep attempt from Rios.
Rios is still in real trouble! Can Akira finish him?
Rios is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Akira passes into half guard.
Rios seems to have recovered his senses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Akira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rios knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Akira wants to advance to full mount but Rios doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rios has his hands on Akira's head, controlling the position.
Akira won't allow Rios to sweep him here.
Rios looking to control.
Akira preventing the sweep.
Rios working for a triangle but Akira defends it easily.
Akira tries to free his leg and advance position but Rios is retaining full guard.
Rios pushes Akira off and scrambles back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Rios.
Rios tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Akira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rios throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rios looking to control.
Akira advances position into side control!
Rios is trying to control Akira's posture but Akira avoids it.
Rios manages to get back to half guard.
Rios looking for submissions off his back.
Akira seems to be looking for submissions.
Rios tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Akira is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Akira won't allow Rios to sweep him here.
Akira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Akira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Akira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rios, who protects the arm well.
Akira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Akira cracks Rios with a big elbow.
Akira passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rios!
Rios really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Akira lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rios is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akira with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Akira goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rios is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsu Akira dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rios shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Akira tries to roll over but Rios keeps him under control.
Akira is working hard here to advance position.
Akira looking for submissions off his back.
Akira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rios is breathing heavily.
Akira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Akira looking for subs from the bottom but Rios mounts him!
Akira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Akira tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Akira can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Akira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rios is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Rios clinches but Akira breaks the clinch
and Akira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Akira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Akira is looking for a kimura but Rios is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Akira to get the leverage.
Akira seems to be working for a kimura but Rios defends the submission attempt.
Akira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rios doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Akira.
Akira wants to pass the guard but Rios is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rios is looking to control Akira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rios avoid being mounted?
Rios works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rios is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Akira has his hands clasped together but Rios extends an breaks Akira's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rios.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyson Rios!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Garnett Layden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atep Of Indonesia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Layden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Atmosphere's Trying To Find A Balance. Atep Of Indonesia will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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18
144 lbs
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22
137 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Garnett Layden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atep Of Indonesia!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Indonesia wants to clinch.
Layden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Of Indonesia swivels and escapes.
Layden slips a jab and a cross from Of Indonesia.
Layden could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Of Indonesia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Of Indonesia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Of Indonesia throws a push kick but Layden slaps the foot to one side.
Donk. Of Indonesia catches Layden right on the button with a cross.
Layden drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Layden seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Of Indonesia parries the strikes from Layden easily there. Layden is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Of Indonesia to escape.
Of Indonesia being controlled for a moment.
Layden looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Of Indonesia is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Layden is looking to take a break and control but Of Indonesia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Of Indonesia is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Layden has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Layden throws a strike aimed at the side of Of Indonesia's head but Of Indonesia avoids it well.
Layden looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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.
Layden is breathing heavily.
Layden in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Layden shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Layden tries to pass to full mount but Of Indonesia defends it.
Layden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Of Indonesia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Layden prevents Of Indonesia from standing back up.
Of Indonesia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Layden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Layden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Of Indonesia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Layden is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Of Indonesia is just riding it out for now. Layden eventually gives up the hold.
Layden seems to be looking for submissions.
Layden gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Layden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Of Indonesia circles away.
Jab from Of Indonesia.
Layden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atep Of Indonesia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Layden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garnett Layden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Indonesia tries to clinch up but Layden circles away and keeps his distance.
Layden has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Layden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Of Indonesia finds it's target.
Of Indonesia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Layden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Of Indonesia's guard.
Layden 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Layden trying to control but Of Indonesia is working from the bottom.
Of Indonesia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Layden showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Of Indonesia keeping moving, preventing Layden from controlling successfully.
Layden stands and throws Of Indonesia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Layden tries for a kimura but Of Indonesia is defending well.
Of Indonesia wants to get back to his feet.
Of Indonesia takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Layden controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Layden decides to stand back up. Layden steps back and let's Of Indonesia get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Of Indonesia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Layden counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Layden landing with the ground and pound.
Layden slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Layden tries for a kimura but Of Indonesia is defending well.
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!
Layden prevents Of Indonesia from escaping the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Layden in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Layden is looking to take a break and control but Of Indonesia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Layden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Layden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Layden trying to control the position but Of Indonesia is working away.
Layden fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Layden creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Layden controlling the position.
Layden wants to control but Of Indonesia is keeping him busy.
Layden throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Layden trying to control the position but Of Indonesia is working away.
Of Indonesia is pushing Layden's head away, looking to escape. Layden manages to hold on to the position though.
Layden is looking to take a break and control but Of Indonesia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Of Indonesia is trying to get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Layden scores with a takedown into Of Indonesia's guard.
Layden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Of Indonesia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Of Indonesia keeping moving, preventing Layden from controlling successfully.
Layden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Of Indonesia is keeping the position for now.
Layden trying to control but Of Indonesia is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garnett Layden dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Layden bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Of Indonesia is not content to let Layden control the position.
Layden taking a breather here.
Layden is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Of Indonesia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Of Indonesia is not content to let Layden control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Layden is really struggling to control Of Indonesia but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Of Indonesia wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Of Indonesia with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Of Indonesia misses with a two punch combination.
Of Indonesia lands with an uppercut that bounces Layden off the ropes and back into rage.
Layden tries to move into range but Of Indonesia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Of Indonesia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Layden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Layden shoots in and bounces Of Indonesia off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Layden wants to control from the top but Of Indonesia keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Layden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Of Indonesia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Layden.
Layden trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Indonesia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Layden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Of Indonesia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Layden takes a step back to recover.
Of Indonesia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Layden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Layden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Of Indonesia pinned against the cage. Of Indonesia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Indonesia blocks a low kick nicely.
Of Indonesia fails to land with a series of punches.
Garnett Layden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Layden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garnett Layden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Of Indonesia misses with a few strikes there.
Of Indonesia tries to clinch but Layden moves away
and Layden counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Layden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Layden is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Of Indonesia!
Layden goes for an armbar but Of Indonesia turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Of Indonesia.
Of Indonesia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Of Indonesia won't allow Layden to sweep him here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Of Indonesia wants to stand but Layden has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Layden throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Layden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Layden manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Layden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Layden thowing shots but they're missing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Layden jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Of Indonesia manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Of Indonesia defending against the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Layden seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Layden is putting a hurting on Of Indonesia here, landing some big shots from side control.
Of Indonesia is not content to let Layden control the position.
Of Indonesia is trying to buck Layden off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Layden throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Layden misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Of Indonesia is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Layden asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice body kick there by Of Indonesia.
Atep Of Indonesia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Layden has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Of Indonesia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Of Indonesia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Layden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Indonesia throws out the jab.
Horrible takedown by Layden or perhaps it was just good defense by Of Indonesia which made him look bad.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Layden throws a leg kick but Of Indonesia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Of Indonesia avoids the body shot from Layden.
Layden scores a takedown into full mount!
Of Indonesia really wants to buck Layden off and get back to his feet.
Layden landing strikes from the mount and Of Indonesia is in trouble!
Of Indonesia wants to get back to his feet.
Of Indonesia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Atep Of Indonesia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Layden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Of Indonesia is looking to escape.
Layden throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Of Indonesia flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Of Indonesia is trying to stand.
Layden controlling from mount.
Layden looking to ground and pound but Of Indonesia is blocking nicely.
Of Indonesia is squirming around, avoiding Layden's attempts to control the action.
Layden landing shots from mount.
Of Indonesia is rocked!
Layden landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garnett Layden showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Layden has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Garnett Layden!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Garnett Layden!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Garnett Layden!
Garnett Layden wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Humperdink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nimith Luanglathay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luanglathay has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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131 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edgar Humperdink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nimith Luanglathay!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luanglathay stuffs the takedown attempt from Humperdink. Humperdink gets slowly back to his feet.
Luanglathay looks gassed!
Humperdink closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Humperdink is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Humperdink is looking to take a break and control but Luanglathay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Humperdink stops Luanglathay from getting back to his feet.
Humperdink missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Luanglathay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Humperdink seems to be looking for submissions.
Humperdink is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Luanglathay defends it well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Humperdink will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Humperdink looks for a takedown but Luanglathay sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Humperdink. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Humperdink scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luanglathay can't do much from the bottom here.
Humperdink thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Humperdink tries for a kimura but Luanglathay is defending well.
Luanglathay is pushing Humperdink's head away, looking to escape. Humperdink manages to hold on to the position though.
Humperdink wants to control but Luanglathay is keeping him busy.
Humperdink tries to move into full mount but can't pass Luanglathay's legs.
Humperdink tries for a kimura but Luanglathay is defending well.
Humperdink is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Luanglathay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Luanglathay can't do much from the bottom here.
Luanglathay is looking to reverse the position.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Luanglathay wants to clinch.
Luanglathay tries to clinch up but Humperdink circles away and keeps his distance.
Luanglathay gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Luanglathay keeping full guard, as Humperdink tries to pass.
Luanglathay is looking to stand up but Humperdink isn't so interested in that idea.
Luanglathay trying to keep a closed guard but Humperdink is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Humperdink wants to pass the guard but Luanglathay is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Luanglathay is looking to clinch but Humperdink is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humperdink darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Humperdink is tying to control. Luanglathay wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Humperdink is looking for a kimura but Luanglathay is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Humperdink to get the leverage.
Humperdink prevents Luanglathay from improving his position.
Humperdink is working for a kimura but Luanglathay is defending it quite comfortably.
Humperdink is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Luanglathay manages to get to full guard.
Humperdink pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luanglathay is keeping the position for now.
Humperdink with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humperdink pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luanglathay is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Humperdink shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Humperdink closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Humperdink lands in his opponent's guard.
Luanglathay is trying to control the position but Humperdink postures up.
Humperdink wants to pass the guard but Luanglathay is keeping the position.
Humperdink thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Humperdink passes into half guard.
Luanglathay is looking to control Humperdink's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Luanglathay avoid being mounted?
Humperdink is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Luanglathay trying to control here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Humperdink trying to mount his opponent but Luanglathay defends it.
Humperdink throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Luanglathay trying to control here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Humperdink clinches.
Luanglathay tries to score a body lock takedown but Humperdink shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Humperdink tries to score a body lock takedown but Luanglathay shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Luanglathay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Humperdink throws an elbow but misses.
Humperdink can't get the takedown.
Humperdink jumps guard but Luanglathay stands there with Humperdink around his waist. Humperdink gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Humperdink tries for a takedown. No joy.
Luanglathay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Humperdink using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luanglathay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Humperdink tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luanglathay smiles and moves away.
Nimith Luanglathay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Humperdink has taken the fight to the clinch.
Humperdink drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Luanglathay gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Humperdink tries to pull guard but Luanglathay holds him up against the ropes and eventually Humperdink drops back down to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Humperdink fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Luanglathay gets underhooks to prevent Humperdink's takedown attempt.
Humperdink tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Luanglathay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Humperdink has him pressed against the ropes.
Luanglathay tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Humperdink just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Humperdink trying to stall but Luanglathay improves his position.
Luanglathay gets underhooks to prevent Humperdink's takedown attempt.
Humperdink tries for a takedown but Luanglathay manages to get underhooks.
Humperdink tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luanglathay smiles and moves away.
Humperdink scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Humperdink is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Luanglathay is looking to improve his position.
Humperdink is working for a kimura but Luanglathay is defending it quite comfortably.
Luanglathay keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Humperdink tries to pass to full mount but Luanglathay defends it.
Humperdink is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Luanglathay defends it well.
Luanglathay desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Humperdink is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Humperdink is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Luanglathay doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Humperdink.
Humperdink passes to side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Luanglathay is looking for a sweep.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Humperdink is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Luanglathay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Humperdink wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Luanglathay, who protects the arm well.
Humperdink thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Luanglathay is looking to regain half guard here but Humperdink keeps moving and retains side control.
Luanglathay is trying to control Humperdink's posture but Humperdink avoids it.
Humperdink is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Luanglathay is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Humperdink tries for a kimura but Luanglathay is defending well.
Luanglathay manages to get back to half guard.
Humperdink is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Luanglathay defends it well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Humperdink wants to free his trapped foot but Luanglathay is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Humperdink is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Humperdink passes to full mount!
Humperdink working for a submission but Luanglathay is keeping him at bay.
Humperdink trying to control but Luanglathay is having none of it.
Humperdink looking to secure an arm triangle but Luanglathay defends it well.
Humperdink wants to finish this one by submission but Luanglathay is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Humperdink.
Humperdink lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Humperdink dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Luanglathay tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Humperdink counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Humperdink.
Humperdink stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Humperdink tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luanglathay swivels and escapes.
Humperdink misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Luanglathay tries to clinch
and Humperdink counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Humperdink prevents Luanglathay from improving his position.
Humperdink wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luanglathay keeps working.
Humperdink prevents Luanglathay from improving his position.
Luanglathay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Humperdink.
Humperdink is trying to work for a kimura but Luanglathay is defending well.
Luanglathay regains full guard. Nicely done.
Luanglathay is breathing heavily.
Luanglathay wants to stand but Humperdink is controlling the position.
Humperdink has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Humperdink tries to free his leg and advance position but Luanglathay is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Humperdink fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Humperdink. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Humperdink changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Luanglathay looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humperdink is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Luanglathay looks calm but he's in trouble here. Humperdink gets his head over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Luanglathay is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Humperdink lets go of the hold and Luanglathay can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edgar Humperdink!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hanamichi Ono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yi Chang Lee (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 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanamichi Ono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yi Chang Lee!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang Lee slips a jab and a cross from Ono.
Chang Lee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chang Lee seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ono is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yi Chang Lee!
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