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KOF.50 - Millionaire Fighting PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Pepinhos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepinhos has chosen Macaco - Hacen Falta Dos as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Milani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Pepinhos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepinhos wants to clinch up but Milani keeps it at a distance.
Milani dives in and grabs Pepinhos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pepinhos pushes down on Milani's head and hops out.
Milani shoots for a double leg takedown but Pepinhos sprawls well. He's pushed Milani's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Milani fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Milani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milani fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pepinhos avoids it really well and circles away.
Pepinhos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Milani's guard.
Milani keeping moving, preventing Pepinhos from controlling successfully.
Milani is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pepinhos is in close to Milani's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pepinhos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Milani looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pepinhos is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milani keeping moving, preventing Pepinhos from controlling successfully.
Pepinhos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Milani will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Milani knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pepinhos on the ground.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Milani with a poor takedown
and Pepinhos counters with a shoot takedown. Milani fights it but they end up in guard.
Pepinhos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Milani is striking but Pepinhos is not phased and passes to half guard.
Pepinhos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Milani is breathing heavily.
Pepinhos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pepinhos breaks from Milani's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pepinhos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Milani can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pepinhos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pepinhos controlling from the full mount.
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 two minutes gone in the round.
Milani is squirming around, avoiding Pepinhos's attempts to control the action.
Pepinhos working for a guillotine from mount but Milani is in no mood to give up.
Milani swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pepinhos has hold of Milani's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Milani manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
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!
Milani flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pepinhos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Milani throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pepinhos has control of Milani's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Milani regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Milani is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepinhos trying to control but Milani is having none of it.
Pepinhos looking for a guillotine from mount but Milani is having none of it.
Milani really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Milani throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pepinhos. What's that going to do exactly?
Pepinhos with good strikes from the mount here!
Pepinhos trying to control but Milani is having none of it.
Milani is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four 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.
Pepinhos scoring with strikes but Milani is staying in there.
Milani flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pepinhos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pepinhos tries to control but Milani wriggling away.
Milani flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pepinhos working for a submission but Milani is keeping him at bay.
Pepinhos looking to secure an arm triangle but Milani defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Milani trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Pepinhos.
Milani really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Pepinhos dominated that round.
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.
Milani misses with a takedown
and Pepinhos counters with a thumping low kick.
Milani gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pepinhos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Milani shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pepinhos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Milani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pepinhos passes Milani's left leg - he's now 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.
Pepinhos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pepinhos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pepinhos works his way into side control.
Milani on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Milani tries to get out of the position.
Pepinhos has hold of Milani's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Milani tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Pepinhos cranks the arm and Milani screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Milani, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Marco Pepinhos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pai Mei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Koscheck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pai Mei!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mei looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koscheck is fending him off so far but Mei persists. Nope, Koscheck circles away and we're back to standing.
Pai Mei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koscheck misses with a wild combination.
Koscheck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mei fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thiago Koscheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pai Mei.
Koscheck lands a glancing blow to the side of Mei's head.
Koscheck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koscheck dodges the punch combination from Mei.
Mei misses with a few strikes there.
Koscheck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mei falls off balance throwing a combination
and Koscheck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mei with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koscheck counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thiago Koscheck!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Olyanek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Here Comes The Best. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocco Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Olyanek!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olyanek drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Melendez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Olyanek wants to work for an arm triangle but Melendez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Olyanek seems to be looking for submissions.
Melendez keeping hold of Olyanek's head, controlling as best he can.
Olyanek is looking for submissions but instead, Melendez has regained full guard.
Melendez working a defensive guard here.
Olyanek drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Melendez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Olyanek has Melendez in his guard.
Olyanek throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez postures up and lands a big shot to Olyanek's brow.
Melendez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Melendez is sitting in close to Olyanek's body. Olyanek has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Melendez is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Melendez is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Olyanek.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sergei Olyanek!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Holdstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michio Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dragonball Z Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Holdstock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michio Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holdstock tries to clinch up.
Holdstock doesn't manage to clinch there - Suzuki circles away.
Suzuki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Holdstock scores with a takedown into Suzuki's guard.
Suzuki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Suzuki keeping moving, preventing Holdstock from controlling successfully.
Suzuki 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.
Suzuki lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Holdstock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suzuki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holdstock is one step ahead there.
Holdstock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suzuki is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Suzuki scores with a hook to the body. Holdstock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Suzuki swats away the attempt to clinch by Holdstock.
Holdstock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Suzuki defends it nicely.
Suzuki throws a big shot that misses.
Holdstock fails to land with a series of punches.
Holdstock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suzuki.
Suzuki jabs Holdstock right on the nose. Holdstock blinks but takes it well.
Suzuki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Suzuki throws out a loose jab but Holdstock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holdstock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suzuki.
Suzuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holdstock moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki misses with a body shot.
Suzuki misses with a body shot.
Suzuki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Holdstock feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Holdstock wants to control from the top but Suzuki keeps moving.
Suzuki looking for a sweep. Not yet Suzuki, not yet.
Suzuki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Holdstock manages to get himself to full guard.
Holdstock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Suzuki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Suzuki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suzuki advances position into side control!
Suzuki wants to stand but Holdstock has his arm trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Holdstock manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Holdstock is trying to get back to full guard.
Holdstock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Suzuki wants to control from the top but Holdstock keeps moving.
Suzuki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Holdstock's head.
Suzuki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holdstock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suzuki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Holdstock is proving hard to escape from.
Suzuki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Suzuki does no damage.
Holdstock takes a swing at Suzuki's ribcage but misses.
Suzuki blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holdstock looks to land a body kick but Suzuki moved away.
Suzuki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Suzuki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Holdstock works Suzuki's body with a nice hook.
Holdstock feints and as Suzuki raises his hands in defense, Holdstock changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suzuki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
Suzuki keeping moving, preventing Holdstock from controlling successfully.
Holdstock works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holdstock seems to be looking for submissions.
Holdstock passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michio Suzuki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Suzuki scores with the left hand. Holdstock knows he should have avoided that one.
Holdstock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suzuki lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Holdstock misses.
Holdstock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Suzuki defends it nicely.
Holdstock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Suzuki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Suzuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holdstock tries a head kick but it misses.
Suzuki looks to land a left hand but Holdstock moved out of range nicely.
Suzuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Holdstock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Suzuki looks to land a right hand but Holdstock moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holdstock on the side of the head.
Suzuki missing with a left hand there. Holdstock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holdstock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Suzuki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holdstock moves into range and clinches up with Suzuki.
Suzuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holdstock wants to clinch.
Michio Suzuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holdstock takes one to the side of the head.
Holdstock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holdstock counters with a low kick, right behind Suzuki 's knee.
Suzuki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holdstock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holdstock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Holdstock misses with a body shot
and Suzuki counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holdstock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suzuki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holdstock has his takedown stuffed
and Suzuki counters with a nice body shot.
Suzuki misses with a looping right.
Suzuki misses the jab.
Holdstock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Suzuki defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Holdstock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decent striking displayed by Holdstock there.
Holdstock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Suzuki to score with a decent uppercut.
Suzuki lands a jab.
Suzuki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holdstock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suzuki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Holdstock.
Holdstock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suzuki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suzuki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holdstock on the side of the head.
Suzuki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holdstock doesn't seem bothered though.
Suzuki misses with a hook. Holdstock ducked under it nicely.
Suzuki cracks Holdstock with a right hand to the side of the head.
Suzuki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Suzuki leaves Holdstock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suzuki scores with a nice head shot.
Suzuki throws a right hand that Holdstock ducks under and follows up with a left that Holdstock also avoids with ease.
Suzuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Suzuki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Suzuki looks to land a combination but Holdstock avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Suzuki misses the target.
Suzuki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suzuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holdstock circles away quickly and effectively.
Holdstock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suzuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Suzuki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Holdstock misses with a low kick.
Suzuki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suzuki lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holdstock throws a hook to the side of Suzuki's head but Suzuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suzuki misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suzuki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holdstock.
Suzuki throws a right hand that Holdstock ducks under and follows up with a left that Holdstock also avoids with ease.
Holdstock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Robert Holdstock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holdstock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michio Suzuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Suzuki lands a jab to Holdstock's midsection.
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Holdstock counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Suzuki looking for a sweep. Not yet Suzuki, not yet.
Holdstock keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Suzuki's head.
Holdstock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suzuki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suzuki trying to keep a closed guard but Holdstock is proving a slippery customer.
Suzuki 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.
Holdstock connects with a couple of short punches.
Suzuki wants to sweep here but Holdstock controlling him for the moment.
Holdstock trying to move into half guard but instead Suzuki has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holdstock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holdstock has momentary wrist control but Suzuki slips an elbow through the middle.
Holdstock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suzuki trying to control but Holdstock is working from the bottom.
Holdstock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Holdstock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Holdstock is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Suzuki is just riding it out for now. Holdstock eventually gives up the hold.
Holdstock passes to full mount!
Robert Holdstock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is desperately trying to improve his position but Holdstock has a good base and remains in mount.
Holdstock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Suzuki is desperately trying to improve his position but Holdstock has a good base and remains in mount.
Suzuki wants to hold on but Holdstock pushes him away.
Holdstock is trying to take his opponent's back.
Holdstock cracks Suzuki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Robert Holdstock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suzuki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holdstock looking to ground and pound but Suzuki is blocking nicely.
Holdstock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Holdstock unloads with some shots from mount but Suzuki bucks and avoids them well.
Suzuki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Holdstock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Holdstock thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Suzuki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Suzuki wants to control but Holdstock is having none of it.
Suzuki is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Suzuki is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Holdstock has taken his back.
Will Holdstock go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Suzuki showing good submission defense here.
Suzuki wants to escape the position.
Holdstock not allowing Suzuki to control his hands.
Suzuki breaks Holdstock's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Holdstock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Suzuki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michio Suzuki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pepeng Ondoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Plata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plata has chosen Creeping Death as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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24
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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195 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepeng Ondoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muay Plata!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ondoy checks the leg kick.
Ondoy scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Muay Plata has been cut.
Ondoy lands a nice hook to Plata's body. Plata takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good leg kick by Plata there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ondoy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ondoy.
Ondoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plata misses the jab.
Plata throws a head kick but Ondoy moves out of range.
Plata misses with a series of wild punches.
Plata throws a wild body kick that Ondoy sees coming a mile off.
Plata misses with a combination
and Ondoy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Plata looks gassed!
No joy there for Ondoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ondoy scores with a jab to the body.
Ondoy lands a nice looking body shot.
Plata on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ondoy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plata takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ondoy drops Plata with a huge uppercut! Plata drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Ondoy is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pepeng Ondoy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandro Zito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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194 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sandro Zito!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zito bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Aaron Gracie has been cut.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zito's waist but Zito gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Zito swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zito misses with a wild combination.
Zito cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Zito scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zito's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zito wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Zito is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zito gets full guard.
Zito has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zito is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zito has escaped and now he's on top!
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Zito pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zito wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zito wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Zito trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Zito tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Zito slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zito pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zito digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
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.
A punch combination from Zito misses.
Zito bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Zito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Zito sprawls well.
Gracie defending well as Zito loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zito trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zito might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Zito looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Zito slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Zito stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zito looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Zito jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Zito.
Zito throws a one two combo.
Aaron Gracie's cut is getting worse.
Zito throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Sandro Zito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zito uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Zito throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zito throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by Zito - just one landing.
Zito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Zito scores with a punch to the head.
Zito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Zito lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zito paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zito scores with a body shot.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zito scores with a jab.
Sandro Zito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zito but Zito pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zito just misses with a punch to the body.
Zito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zito scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Zito looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Zito throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Zito.
Zito lands a two punch combo.
Zito lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Zito lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Zito scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zito misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Zito fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zito is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Zito working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandro Zito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Zito.
Zito leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Zito manages to get back to half guard.
Zito is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zito manages to get to full guard.
Zito wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Zito.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Zito is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Zito is retaining full guard.
Zito manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie can't escape the 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.
Gracie looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Zito wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie 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 Zito gets his way!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie tries to roll but Zito sticks to his back.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie covers up after that shot from Zito.
Zito working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Zito controlling well, preventing Gracie from escaping the position.
Zito is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Zito wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie tries to escape but Zito has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gracie is trying to defend against the choke here but Zito has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Zito Tightens the hold and Gracie taps out furiously! Zito displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sandro Zito!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chan Chun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Grapple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Grapple has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
217 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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19
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Chun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Grapple!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chun fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grapple looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chun misses with a two punch combination.
Grapple misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chun stuns Grapple with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grapple ducks under a wild hook from Chun.
Chun lands a left and a right that send Grapple crashing to the mat, dazed. Chun thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Grapple is rocked!
It looks like Mister Grapple has been cut.
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!
Chun lands a brutal head kick. Grapple looks out on his feet and Chun throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Chan Chun!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adaru Kitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Santi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitano comes to the ring accompanied by Arch Enemy - We Will Rise . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
182 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adaru Kitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Santi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitano throws a series of punches but Santi avoids them all with ease.
Santi throws a series of punches but Kitano avoids them all with ease.
Santi scores with a shot to the body.
Santi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kitano blocks a head kick by Santi.
Nice shot lands for Santi.
Santi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kitano slips a jab and a cross from Santi.
Santi throws a shot from downtown. Kitano moves away and avoids it.
Santi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kitano moves out of range of the strikes.
Kitano throws a series of punches but Santi avoids them all with ease.
Santi lands a high kick to the side of Kitano's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Santi dives into guard, looking to finish.
Kitano is rocked!
It looks like Adaru Kitano has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oh Kitano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kitano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kitano seems to have got his legs back now.
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.
Kitano keeping moving, preventing Santi from controlling successfully.
Kitano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santi defends well.
Kitano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santi is looking to stand up but Kitano won't let him.
Santi wants to control from the top but Kitano keeps moving.
Santi looking to pass the guard.
Kitano controlling Santi's posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Santi advances to half guard.
Santi content to control rather than advance.
Santi trying to control from half guard but Kitano is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kitano sees it coming and defends easily.
Santi uses his free foot to push down on Kitano's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kitano.
Santi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kitano is looking to escape.
Kitano is looking to get to half guard.
Santi throwing strikes here but Kitano is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kitano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kitano tries to hold on but Santi pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santi gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Kitano connects with a crisp jab.
Kitano cracks Santi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Santi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santi slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Santi. That snapped Kitano's head back.
A punch combination from Kitano misses.
Good exchange - Santi coming out on top.
Santi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kitano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kitano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kitano is breathing heavily.
Kitano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Santi throws a leg kick which misses Kitano's front leg but catches the back leg as Kitano tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santi misses with a body kick.
Santi misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kitano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santi scores with a jab to the head.
Santi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santi connects with a crisp jab.
Santi throws a front kick aimed at Kitano's knee but Kitano avoids it well.
Kitano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Santi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santi throws a head kick that half lands.
Santi misses the body punch
and Kitano counters with a nice uppercut.
Santi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santi misses with a hook. Kitano ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santi misses with a head kick.
Kitano misses with a hook.
A combination from Santi does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Kitano there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Santi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adaru Kitano'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.
Kitano lands a jab to the nose.
Kitano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adaru Kitano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kitano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kitano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kitano lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kitano scores with a one two! Santi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kitano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santi misses with a double jab
and Kitano counters with a left to the body.
Kitano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santi.
Kitano throws out a loose jab but Santi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kitano.
Kitano lands with a nice combination. Santi backs away looking to recover.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santi.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano thows a body shot but no joy.
Santi throws a series of strikes that have Kitano backpedaling.
Kitano throws a hook but Santi avoids it easily.
Kitano throws a leg kick
and Santi counters with a nice uppercut.
Santi looks to land a combination but Kitano avoids it well.
Kitano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santi.
Kitano throws a series of punches but Santi moves out of range.
Kitano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santi tries to avoid it but Kitano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santi to the ground. Santi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santi ducks under a wild hook from Kitano.
Santi throws a right and a left that Kitano avoids nicely.
Santi with a nice cross.
Santi with a nice cross.
Kitano throws a combination that misses
and Santi counters with a nice uppercut.
Kitano dodges the punch combination from Santi.
A combination from Kitano does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chris Santi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kitano throws a big shot that misses.
Santi misses with a series of wild punches.
Santi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kitano looking for a sweep. Not yet Kitano, not yet.
Santi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Santi trying to control but Kitano is working from the bottom.
Santi pushing down on Kitano's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kitano wants to improve his position but Santi is controlling well.
Kitano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santi is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santi trying to control the action but Kitano is working from the bottom.
Santi prevents Kitano from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kitano misses with an uppercut.
Santi ducks under a wild hook from Kitano.
Kitano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kitano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kitano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Santi thuds a left hand into Kitano's body.
Santi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kitano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santi is pressing down on Kitano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kitano is holding on for now.
Santi prevents Kitano from improving his position.
Kitano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santi controlling the action here.
Santi is trying to control. Kitano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kitano wants to get back to full guard.
Santi wants to stand up but Kitano is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Santi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adaru Kitano's cut.
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!
Santi misses with a series of wild punches.
Santi throws the left hand but Kitano avoids the punch easily.
Santi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santi ducks right into an uppercut from Kitano.
Santi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kitano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santi throws out the jab.
Santi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kitano throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Santi to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kitano.
Kitano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kitano looks to land a combination. Santi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kitano has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santi throws out a loose jab but Kitano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santi misses with a combination
and Kitano counters with a series of strikes. Santi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santi avoids the body shot from Kitano.
Santi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kitano is looking for a sweep.
Kitano gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kitano is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chris Santi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Adaru Kitano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kitano hang on?
Kitano tries to hold on but Santi postures up.
Santi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kitano working to try and regain half guard.
Santi trying to control but Kitano is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kitano is looking to escape.
Kitano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Santi wants to control the pace but Kitano is squirming around nicely.
Santi prevents Kitano from getting the reversal.
Santi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kitano is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Chris Santi just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santi misses with a double jab.
Santi throws a lazy right hand but Kitano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kitano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from Santi misses.
Kitano misses with a looping right.
Jab by Kitano.
Kitano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kitano.
Santi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Santi.
Well Santi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Santi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Digger Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Verdek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgee comes to the ring accompanied by Carmina Burana. 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 Sven Verdek was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Digger Mcgee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sven Verdek!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Digger Mcgee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Mcgee.
Verdek misses the shot to the body.
Verdek scores with a nice strike.
Mcgee throws a series of punches but Verdek avoids them all with ease.
Mcgee tests Verdek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Verdek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Verdek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mcgee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Verdek counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mcgee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mcgee keeping full guard, as Verdek tries to pass.
Mcgee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Verdek tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcgee is retaining full guard.
Verdek passes Mcgee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Verdek is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mcgee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Verdek.
Verdek trying to mount his opponent but Mcgee defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mcgee has a hand on Verdek's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Verdek takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Verdek throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mcgee wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Mcgee tries to break free.
Mcgee covering up well under a series of strikes from Verdek.
You can see the frustration on Mcgee's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Mcgee manages to reverse the position and now he's in Verdek's guard. Nice work there by Mcgee.
Verdek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mcgee lands a jab to the head.
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.
Verdek slips a jab from Mcgee.
Verdek misses with a takedown attempt - Mcgee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Verdek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mcgee is out of range.
Mcgee clinches but Verdek breaks the clinch
and Verdek counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mcgee manages to get to full guard.
Mcgee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Verdek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Verdek manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Verdek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mcgee keeping moving, preventing Verdek from controlling successfully.
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.
Verdek passes Mcgee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mcgee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mcgee.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verdek trying to control but Mcgee is working from the bottom.
Mcgee is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Verdek has his hands clasped together but Mcgee extends an breaks Verdek's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Mcgee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Digger Mcgee!
Digger Mcgee retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Braathen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent The Vandal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braathen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Reptile Theme. The Vandal has chosen Oficina G3 - Depois da Guerra as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vincent The Vandal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Braathen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent The Vandal!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Vandal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braathen.
The Vandal throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Braathen.
Braathen misses with a combination
and The Vandal counters with a head kick. That will keep Braathen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Braathen throws a hook but The Vandal avoids it easily.
Braathen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The Vandal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Vandal slips under a jab from Braathen.
Braathen throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Vandal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Braathen avoids the head kick by The Vandal.
The Vandal checks the leg kick.
The Vandal throws a sloppy head kick and Braathen moves out of range easily.
The Vandal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Vandal throws a series of strikes that have Braathen backpedaling.
Braathen is rocked!
Braathen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oh Braathen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Braathen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Braathen seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braathen swings for the body but The Vandal moves out of range.
The Vandal ducks under a wild hook from Braathen.
Braathen misses with a double jab
and The Vandal counters with a good, hard body kick but Braathen shrugs it off.
The Vandal misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Braathen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Braathen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Vandal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Braathen's sensitive parts.
The Vandal misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by The Vandal.
The Vandal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braathen throws out the jab.
The Vandal misses with a head kick.
The Vandal throws a head kick that Braathen semi-blocks.
Braathen throws out a loose jab but The Vandal uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Braathen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Vandal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Braathen throws a sloppy body shot
and The Vandal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Braathen is breathing heavily.
The Vandal throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Vandal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vincent The Vandal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Vandal misses with a head kick.
The Vandal tries a head kick but it misses.
Braathen shoots in and bounces The Vandal off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Vandal keeping moving, preventing Braathen from controlling successfully.
The Vandal seems keen to control Braathen's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal looking for a guillotine here but Braathen defends easily.
The Vandal wants to stand up but Braathen is controlling him.
Braathen won't allow The Vandal to sweep him here.
The Vandal controls Braathen momentarily but Braathen frees himself.
The Vandal is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Braathen prevents The Vandal from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Braathen misses with a body shot
and The Vandal counters with a big head kick but Braathen shrugs it off.
The Vandal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braathen throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braathen misses with a hook to the body
and The Vandal counters with a three punch combo that has Braathen backing up. Braathen nods at The Vandal to acknowledge the strikes.
The Vandal avoids the body shot from Braathen.
Braathen tries for a takedown but The Vandal circles away easily
and The Vandal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Vandal slips a jab from Braathen.
Braathen throws a combination that misses
and The Vandal counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from The Vandal.
Braathen misses with a takedown
and The Vandal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Vandal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Braathen has his takedown stuffed
and The Vandal counters with a good, hard body kick but Braathen shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent The Vandal dominated that round.
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.
A big right from Braathen misses.
The Vandal scores with a three punch combo!
The Vandal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Vandal throws a head kick but Braathen moves out of range.
Braathen slips a jab and a cross from The Vandal.
The Vandal swinging wilding here.
The Vandal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Braathen.
Braathen throws a leg kick
and The Vandal counters with a body kick.
The Vandal looks for the body kick but Braathen saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Braathen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Vandal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Braathen's calf.
Braathen throws the left hand but The Vandal avoids the punch easily.
Braathen has his takedown stuffed
and The Vandal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Vandal Rushes Braathen and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Braathen is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. The Vandal Piles on the pressure and Braathen crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent The Vandal!
Vincent The Vandal is the new middleweight champion!
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