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JLF 17: Never Surrender PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vince Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tai Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonni has chosen Foo Fighters - Times Like These as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Cruise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tai Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruise shoots in for a takedown but Sonni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sonni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cruise is able to avoid easily.
Cruise clinches up against the ropes.
Cruise throws an elbow but it misses.
Sonni wants to break free but Cruise has control.
Sonni is trying to break the clinch but Cruise is controlling him.
Sonni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruise checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cruise blocks a leg kick.
Sonni throws a head kick but Cruise moves out of range.
Sonni throws a right and a left that Cruise avoids nicely.
Sonni tried to score with a low kick but Cruise checks it.
Tai Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruise slips a jab from Sonni.
Sonni gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cruise to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cruise is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sonni is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sonni has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise tries to strike from the bottom.
Sonni throws a big right hand that misses.
Cruise has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sonni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cruise looking for a guillotine here but Sonni defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sonni's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sonni working some strikes from top position.
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.
Cruise is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sonni is controlling him.
Sonni trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sonni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cruise has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sonni has managed to get both his arms back between Cruise's legs - danger averted.
Cruise is looking to stand up but Sonni isn't so interested in that idea.
Sonni won't allow Cruise to sweep him here.
Sonni works over Cruise with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruise is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cruise is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sonni works over Cruise with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruise avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sonni is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sonni thows a big elbow that misses.
Sonni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sonni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sonni thows a big elbow that misses.
Sonni avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sonni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sonni landing some decent shots from guard.
Sonni postures up and lands a big shot to Cruise's brow.
Sonni is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruise has wrist control.
Cruise bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sonni's guard.
Sonni wants to stand but Cruise is controlling the position.
Cruise tries to free his leg and advance position but Sonni is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruise postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cruise throwing strikes but missing.
Cruise 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.
Sonni wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruise scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Cruise dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sonni throws a body punch but Cruise moves out of range.
Sonni throws a hook but Cruise avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sonni lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cruise has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cruise and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cruise shoots in but Sonni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruise moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Cruise misses.
Sonni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sonni throws a jab when Cruise was well out of range.
Cruise keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruise scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sonni in his tracks.
Sonni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruise counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sonni wants to improve his position but Cruise is controlling well.
Cruise 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni is looking to control Cruise's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sonni avoid being mounted?
Sonni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sonni is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cruise tries to stand and escape but Sonni is controlling the position.
Cruise is pressing down on Sonni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sonni is holding on for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sonni is defending against the submission attempts here by Cruise.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick from Sonni is predictable there
and Cruise moves into the clinch.
Cruise avoids a wild elbow strike from Sonni.
Cruise lands an uppercut.
Cruise has clasped his hands together around Sonni's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sonni is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cruise's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Cruise! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Sonni has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vince Cruise!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shiro Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deyssem Cordem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deyssem Cordem has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shiro Yamada's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shiro Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deyssem Cordem!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yamada wants it to stay on the feet.
Cordem fails with the takedown.
Yamada throws out a powerful jab.
Yamada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cordem looks for a takedown but Yamada sprawls well.
Shiro Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deyssem Cordem.
Cordem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cordem closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cordem lands in his opponent's guard.
Cordem drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yamada looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yamada looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yamada!
Yamada in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Yamada controls the position from side control.
Yamada lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cordem looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada lands a nice shot that snaps Cordem's head back.
Yamada is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yamada looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Yamada lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yamada controlling the action here.
Yamada decides to stand up.
Cordem takes one to the chin there.
Cordem gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yamada to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yamada slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yamada stands and throws Cordem's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cordem to his feet.
Cordem fails with the takedown
and Yamada counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada lands a damaging elbow.
Yamada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamada moves into range and clinches up with Cordem.
Yamada lands a nice uppercut.
Yamada stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yamada lands an elbow that stopped Cordem in his tracks for a moment.
Yamada has picked Cordem up - he's going for a ride! Yamada dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Yamada content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cordem tries to get to full guard but Yamada has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordem 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.
Yamada seems to be looking for submissions.
Yamada working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cordem is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Yamada has latched onto it... Big trouble! Yamada pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Cordem is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Yamada!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shiro Yamada!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sabal Urjita Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ramsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramsley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Trooper kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sabal Urjita Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Ramsley!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Ramsley misses.
Singh gets a takedown into half guard.
Singh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Singh seems content to control.
Ramsley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Singh stands up out of the half guard.
Singh blocks a head kick by Ramsley.
Ramsley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramsley misses with a double jab.
Ramsley misses with a body kick.
Singh has managed to clinch.
Ramsley wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsley tries to score a body lock takedown but Singh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Singh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Singh fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ramsley sprawls well initially but Singh persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Singh slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Singh wants to free his trapped foot but Ramsley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Singh is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Ramsley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Singh in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Singh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ramsley defending well though.
Singh performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Singh is thwarting Ramsley's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Singh prevents Ramsley from standing back up.
Singh content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabal Urjita Singh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Singh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ramsley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Singh is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ramsley keeping moving, preventing Singh from controlling successfully.
Ramsley being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sabal Urjita Singh just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ramsley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Singh decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ramsley scores with a one two! Singh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ramsley is breathing heavily.
Singh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Singh is pushing down on Ramsley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ramsley is fighting to maintain full guard but Singh has managed to sneak the leg through.
Singh passes to full mount!
Singh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh working for a submission but Ramsley is keeping him at bay.
Singh is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh has closed the distance and engaged Ramsley in a clinch.
Ramsley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Singh wants the takedown. Ramsley is fighting it off but Singh persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ramsley's guard against the ropes.
Singh 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.
Singh trying to control but Ramsley is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh stands up and waves to Ramsley to follow him.
Ramsley misses with a wild combination.
Ramsley throws a head kick that misses.
Ramsley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Singh gets to his feet. Ramsley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabal Urjita Singh dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Singh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Singh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Singh is looking for a kimura but Ramsley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Singh to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh tries to stand and escape but Ramsley is controlling the position.
Singh controlling the action here.
Ramsley is trying to get back to full guard.
Singh wants to stand but Ramsley has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
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.
Singh stands up from half guard.
Ramsley misses with a hook. Singh ducked under it nicely.
Ramsley looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Singh forces Ramsley back against the ropes and clinches.
Singh turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Singh manages to end up in side control.
Singh decides to stand back up. Singh steps back and let's Ramsley get back to his feet.
Singh closes the distance and pushes Ramsley back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh has Ramsley pressed against the ropes, preventing Ramsley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Singh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Singh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Singh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ramsley is trying to break the clinch but Singh has him pressed against the ropes.
Singh manages to break the clinch.
Ramsley's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramsley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Singh is looking to clinch but Ramsley is avoiding it.
Singh gets the takedown into side control.
Singh wants to stand but Ramsley has his arm trapped.
Singh has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ramsley!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh looking to finish with strikes here!
Singh is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ramsley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Singh breaks from Ramsley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Singh controlling the position easily from mount.
Singh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sabal Urjita Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Singh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sabal Urjita Singh!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ralph Gordon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ralph Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a right hand that Gordon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gordon also avoids with ease.
Johnson lands a left and a right that send Gordon crashing to the mat, dazed. Johnson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gordon is rocked!
It looks like Ralph Gordon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Johnson doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Gordon crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Gordon's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Daud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Blubber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ahmad Daud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boy Blubber!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blubber is trying hard to land a takedown here. Daud sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blubber looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daud is fending him off so far but Blubber persists. Nope, Daud circles away and we're back to standing.
Daud defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blubber.
Ahmad Daud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boy Blubber.
Blubber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boy Blubber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Daud. No joy for Blubber on that attempt.
Blubber has a takedown stuffed.
Blubber looks gassed!
Blubber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daud closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blubber did well to prevent Daud getting side control.
Daud is working for a kimura but Blubber is defending it quite comfortably.
Daud could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Daud has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Daud wants to finish this one by submission but Blubber is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Daud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daud looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Blubber regains half guard.
Daud passes to side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Daud cracks Blubber with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Blubber tries to buck Daud off but Daud is having none of it.
Daud is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blubber is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blubber tries to buck Daud off but Daud is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blubber is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blubber fails with the takedown
and Daud counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blubber is pressing down on Daud's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Blubber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daud 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.
Blubber has his foot on Daud's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daud works his way back into a safe position though.
Blubber looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Daud puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Blubber is looking for a sweep. Daud is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blubber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Daud pulls his head out easily.
Daud is trying for a kimura here. Blubber looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Daud wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ahmad Daud!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Gabriel Marcurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcurius comes to the ring accompanied by Burn in Hell by Twisted Sister. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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240 lbs
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225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Gabriel Marcurius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Silva!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a combination. Marcurius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Marcurius takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marcurius takes one to the chin there.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Marcurius.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcurius is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marcurius in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marcurius wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marcurius in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Marcurius is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcurius is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marcurius.
Silva tries to clinch up but Marcurius circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marcurius circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Marcurius's defenses.
Silva cracks Marcurius with a right hand to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Silva lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Marcurius can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Silva and Marcurius drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Super Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zippi Duudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Super Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zippi Duudi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phoenix is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Duudi's half guard.
Phoenix is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Duudi keeping moving, preventing Phoenix from controlling successfully.
Duudi trying to keep a closed guard but Phoenix 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.
Duudi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Phoenix trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Duudi manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Duudi won't allow Phoenix to get back to his feet.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duudi preventing the sweep.
Phoenix looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Duudi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Duudi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Phoenix sees it coming and defends easily.
Duudi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Duudi is trying to control. Phoenix wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Duudi has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Phoenix defend it? Duudi steps over the head and cranks it - Phoenix is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Duudi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zippi Duudi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Tottori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenta Tottori has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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148 lbs
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138 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenta Tottori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tottori is fending him off so far but Andrews persists. Nope, Tottori circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrews drives through and clinches with Tottori against the ropes.
Andrews stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Andrews continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Nice body punch from Andrews.
Andrews tries to throw a body punch but Tottori avoids it by throwing Andrews back against the cage.
Tottori gets underhooks to prevent Andrews's takedown attempt.
Andrews drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tottori gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kenta Tottori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Andrews.
Andrews tries for a takedown but Tottori manages to get underhooks.
Andrews is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tottori is keeping busy.
Andrews has a couple of punches blocked by Tottori.
Andrews is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Andrews.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews tries to stall but Tottori uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tottori changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Andrews fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tottori thows a body kick. Andrews tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tottori shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tottori is pressing down on Andrews's thigh, looking to free his foot. Andrews is holding on for now.
Tottori seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Andrews does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Andrews tries to get to full guard but Tottori has control of the leg.
Tottori is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tottori is looking to advance position but Andrews won't allow it.
Andrews tries to roll over but Tottori keeps him under control.
Andrews is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tottori seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Andrews does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tottori shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tottori with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tottori is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Andrews sees it coming and defends easily.
Andrews wants to control but Tottori is keeping busy.
Andrews is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andrews is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tottori pulls his head out easily.
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.
Andrews looks gassed!
Andrews has a hand on Tottori's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tottori takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Tottori with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tottori with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Andrews is controlling an arm, preventing Tottori from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Andrews working to try and regain half guard.
Andrews is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Tottori has taken his back.
Andrews covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Tottori is looking to control Andrews but Andrews is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Andrews tries to escape but Tottori has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenta Tottori dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Andrews with a poor takedown
and Tottori counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Andrews wants to sweep here but Tottori controlling him for the moment.
Tottori stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andrews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Andrews working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tottori.
Tottori drops back looking for a leg! Andrews is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Andrews manages to kick Tottori off! Tottori jumps back into Andrews's guard.
Andrews not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tottori working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tottori trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tottori shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Andrews counters with a takedown into side control.
Andrews throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tottori manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tottori is trying to get back to full guard.
Tottori trying to control from the bottom.
Andrews is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tottori actively working from the bottom here.
Andrews wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tottori keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tottori gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Andrews counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrews wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tottori keeps working.
Tottori tries to get to full guard but Andrews has control of the leg.
Andrews is looking to advance position but Tottori won't allow it.
Tottori works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tottori 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.
Tottori avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tottori looking to control.
Tottori is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Andrews defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews tries to free his leg and advance position but Tottori is retaining full guard.
Tottori wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tottori is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Andrews wants to control from the top but Tottori keeps moving.
Tottori looking for a sweep. Not yet Tottori, not yet.
Tottori is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tottori is really struggling to control Andrews but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Andrews shoots and misses
and Tottori decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Andrews's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews controls Tottori momentarily but Tottori frees himself.
Tottori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrews is keeping the position for now.
Andrews is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tottori is pushing down on Andrews's leg trying to pass to half guard. Andrews is fighting to maintain full guard but Tottori has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tottori working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tottori uses his free foot to push down on Andrews's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Andrews.
Tottori working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tottori avoids the attempt from Andrews to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenta Tottori dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tottori gets a takedown into half guard.
Andrews is refusing to be controlled, as Tottori sits in half guard.
Tottori is pressing down on Andrews's thigh, looking to free his foot. Andrews is holding on for now.
Andrews gets full guard.
Tottori trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tottori tries to free his leg and advance position but Andrews is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews 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.
Tottori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrews is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tottori fails with the takedown
and Andrews counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Andrews throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tottori looking for subs from the bottom but Andrews mounts him!
Tottori in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tottori tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tottori taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tottori is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tottori manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tottori wants to get back to full guard.
Tottori trying to hold on to Andrews's head to control him but Andrews postures up.
Andrews working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tottori wants to improve his position but Andrews is controlling well.
Andrews tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Andrews lands a nice short elbow.
Tottori makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tottori.
Andrews wants to stand but Tottori has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tottori shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tottori was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tottori is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Andrews is surviving well by controlling Tottori's body position as best he can.
Andrews is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kenta Tottori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tottori is working for a guillotine from mount but Andrews frees his head quite easily.
Tottori content just to control the position here.
Andrews wants to hold on but Tottori pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tottori tries to control but Andrews wriggling away.
Andrews is working to get back to half guard.
Tottori controlling the position easily from mount.
Andrew Andrews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tottori trying to control but Andrews is having none of it.
Tottori is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Andrews can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tottori prevents Andrews from getting the reversal.
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 Kenta Tottori.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tottori, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenta Tottori!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Ronald Kernspecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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25
186 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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172 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Yamaguchi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keith Ronald Kernspecht!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaguchi stuffs the takedown attempt from Kernspecht. Kernspecht gets slowly back to his feet.
Kernspecht on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yamaguchi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yamaguchi lands in his opponent's guard.
Yamaguchi content to stall in guard here.
Kernspecht pushes Yamaguchi off and gets back to his feet.
Yamaguchi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kernspecht's half guard.
Kernspecht tries to kick Yamaguchi off but Yamaguchi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yamaguchi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kernspecht does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yamaguchi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kernspecht knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yamaguchi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kernspecht!
Yamaguchi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kernspecht manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi lands an elbow.
Kernspecht is trying to buck Yamaguchi off.
Kernspecht is looking to regain half guard here but Yamaguchi keeps moving and retains side control.
Yamaguchi moves into full mount!
Yamaguchi takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Yamaguchi working for a choke but Kernspecht is defending well.
Yamaguchi is breathing heavily.
Yamaguchi controlling well, preventing Kernspecht from escaping the position.
Yamaguchi tightening his grip on Kernspecht, looking for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yamaguchi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kernspecht has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kernspecht is trying to get back to his feet but Yamaguchi has full control of the position and if anything, Kernspecht has just worked his way into a worse spot.
I really don't envy Kernspecht right now.
Kernspecht is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Yamaguchi gets his way!
Kernspecht turns into Yamaguchi and is now in his guard.
Yamaguchi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kernspecht trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamaguchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yamaguchi is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kernspecht wants to stand but Yamaguchi is controlling the position.
Yamaguchi passes Kernspecht's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kernspecht tries to roll over but Yamaguchi keeps him under control.
Yamaguchi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kernspecht is refusing to be controlled, as Yamaguchi sits in half guard.
Kernspecht throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kernspecht makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Yamaguchi scores a takedown into full mount!
Yamaguchi forces the positional change into back control.
Kernspecht staying busy and making it hard for Yamaguchi to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kernspecht has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Kernspecht is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Yamaguchi off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Yamaguchi looking for the RNC.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kernspecht is in bad spot here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamaguchi is looking for a choke. Kernspecht gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Kernspecht manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Yamaguchi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kernspecht manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Yamaguchi dominated that round.
That's time! Yamaguchi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kernspecht throws a right and a left that Yamaguchi avoids nicely.
Yamaguchi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kernspecht!
Kernspecht is desperately trying to improve his position but Yamaguchi has a good base and remains in mount.
Yamaguchi landing strikes from the mount and Kernspecht is in trouble!
Yamaguchi has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kernspecht's face.
Kernspecht flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kernspecht really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yamaguchi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yamaguchi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kernspecht looks a forlorn figure.
Yoshi Yamaguchi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kernspecht is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yamaguchi looking for a guillotine from mount but Kernspecht is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamaguchi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kernspecht wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Kernspecht has his hands clasped together but Yamaguchi breaks the hold and Kernspecht is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Yamaguchi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoshi Yamaguchi!
Yoshi Yamaguchi retains his welterweight title!
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