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JLF 18: Kamikaze PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Laye nPraye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sham Wow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Sham Wow enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laye nPraye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sham Wow!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
nPraye won't allow Wow to get back to his feet.
nPraye cracks Wow with a solid left hand.
Wow 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wow is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in nPraye's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wow won't allow nPraye to sweep him here.
nPraye has a closed guard, preventing Wow from standing up.
nPraye looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wow puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
nPraye missing with punches from the bottom.
Wow winds up and cracks nPraye with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
nPraye wants to get back to full guard.
nPraye throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wow prevents nPraye from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
nPraye avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wow.
Wow wants to control but nPraye is keeping him busy.
nPraye punching from the bottom.
nPraye tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wow postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for nPraye to stand up.
Sham Wow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
nPraye shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wow manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
nPraye missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. nPraye manages to get himself to full guard.
Wow sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed nPraye's guard.
Nice strikes from Wow there.
Nice strikes from Wow there.
nPraye wants to improve his position but Wow is controlling well.
nPraye is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wow working the head and body with strikes.
nPraye lands a couple of sideways elbows.
nPraye is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
nPraye flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
nPraye is trying to stand.
nPraye is breathing heavily.
Wow working the head and body with strikes.
nPraye is refusing to be controlled, as Wow sits in half guard.
nPraye tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wow working over nPraye with some ground and pound. nPraye looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wow 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.
Wow blocks the strikes from nPraye.
Wow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
nPraye punching from the bottom.
Wow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks nPraye with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
nPraye has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wow is working away from the top position though.
nPraye blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wow.
nPraye is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wow scores with a couple of nice shots.
nPraye kicks Wow off and gets back to his feet.
Wow throws a good cross that connects.
Wow throws a good cross that connects.
nPraye tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wow swivels and escapes.
Wow scores with a nice head shot.
Wow cracks nPraye with an open hand slap.
nPraye looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
nPraye looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wow is fending him off so far but nPraye persists. Nope, Wow circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laye nPraye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Wow finds it's way through nPraye's defenses.
Wow clinches up against the ropes.
nPraye wants a takedown.
Wow effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wow lands with a left to the head.
Wow scores with a shot to the side of nPraye's head.
Wow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for Wow to work.
Wow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of nPraye backwards.
Wow lands with a left to the head.
Wow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wow taking a breather.
Wow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wow digs a right hand into nPraye's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on nPraye's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wow leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Wow lands a nice uppercut.
Wow lands with a short shot to the head.
Wow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wow avoiding damage.
nPraye is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Wow.
Wow manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sham Wow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wow lands with an overhand left.
Wow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from nPraye.
Wow lunges at nPraye with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by nPraye's hand.
nPraye on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wow throws a head kick that misses.
nPraye shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wow but Wow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wow lands a jab-cross combination.
Wow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
nPraye shoots in but Wow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laye nPraye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Wow does it's job there.
Wow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab by Wow.
Wow lands a lovely overhand right.
Wow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps nPraye's head backwards.
nPraye with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wow to score with a decent uppercut.
Wow scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from nPraye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wow displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
nPraye is rocked!
Horrible takedown by nPraye or perhaps it was just good defense by Wow which made him look bad.
nPraye takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wow connects with a body shot.
Wow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wow.
Wow scores with the left hand. nPraye knows he should have avoided that one.
Wow tests nPraye's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
nPraye needs to keep his hands up - Wow had a free shot at his head there.
Wow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
nPraye takes a jab right on the kisser.
nPraye looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wow throws a shot to the body.
nPraye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wow has managed to clinch.
Wow lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wow breaks from the clinch.
Wow lands a glancing blow to the side of nPraye's head.
A left and a right from Wow both land. Nice combination.
Oh nPraye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wow throws a shot to the body.
nPraye takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wow lands a nice shot to the body.
Wow thuds a left hand into nPraye's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wow throws a shot to the body.
nPraye seems to have got his legs back now.
Wow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wow jabs nPraye right on the nose. nPraye blinks but takes it well.
Wow moves into the clinch successfully.
Wow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Wow lands an impressive looking overhand right. nPraye doesn't seem phased though.
Wow moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wow thuds his right hand into nPraye's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wow lands a body shot.
Wow scores with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wow.
nPraye takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A right-left combo lands from Wow.
nPraye walks into a left hand.
Wow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wow throws a combination. nPraye tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wow, as that shot connected.
Nice body punch from Wow.
Laye nPraye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wow lands a right hook to the body.
Wow goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wow with a nice cross.
Good shot there by Wow.
Wow lands with a cross.
Wow scores with a one two! nPraye had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
nPraye has a takedown stuffed.
Wow jabs at nPraye's body.
Wow lands a jab-cross combination.
Wow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wow stuns nPraye with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice combination there by Wow.
Wow lands with a big left! nPraye is wobbled badly! Wow comes in with a flurry of punches and drops nPraye to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sham Wow!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipe Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camacho 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, train . Victor Camacho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Camacho !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Filipe Melo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Melo sprawls well initially but Camacho persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Melo is looking to improve his position.
Melo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Melo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Camacho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Camacho drops back looking for a leg! Melo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Melo manages to kick Camacho off! Camacho jumps back into Melo's guard.
Melo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Camacho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Melo is tightening it up a little... Camacho has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Camacho reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Camacho taps out! nice BJJ there by Melo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Filipe Melo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smasher Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money comes to the ring accompanied by Gives You Hell. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
7 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Smasher Money !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quentin John!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab-cross combination lands for John and sends Money crashing to the mat! John follows him down to the mat - Money regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Smasher Money has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John controlling the pace.
John prevents Money from standing back up.
Money is refusing to be controlled, as John sits in half guard.
John thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Money 's head.
John prevents Money from standing back up.
John sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Money has one foot on John's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
John looks to land a combination but Money avoids it well.
John lands a right hook to the body.
Smasher Money seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Money is breathing heavily.
John lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Money throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Money at a distance.
John lands with a right and another and another! Money is in big trouble! John lands again and this time it's lights out for Money ! A quality knockout there for John.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Quentin John!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Weasley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio comes to the ring accompanied by I'm Coming. Jonny Weasley 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Weasley!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weasley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Antonio clinches up with Weasley and pushes him back against the ropes.
Antonio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Weasley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Weasley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weasley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Antonio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Weasley somewhat.
Antonio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Weasley checks it well.
Antonio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Weasley's calf.
Weasley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Weasley has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Antonio defend it? Weasley steps over the head and cranks it - Antonio is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Weasley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonny Weasley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Take Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Take Kobayashi 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Take Kobayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Allen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Allen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Allen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch combination from Allen misses.
Allen forces Kobayashi back against the ropes and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Allen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kobayashi gets control of Allen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kobayashi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Allen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Allen is looking to work some ground and pound but Kobayashi has wrist control.
Allen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kobayashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kobayashi wants to get back to his feet but Allen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kobayashi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen working some strikes from top position.
Allen is working Kobayashi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Allen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kobayashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kobayashi looking for a guillotine here but Allen defends easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws and elbow that misses. Kobayashi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Allen's guard. Nice move by Kobayashi!
Kobayashi throwing strikes but missing.
Kobayashi is working Allen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kobayashi chips away with some ground and pound.
Allen striking off his back but it's not causing Kobayashi any problems.
Kobayashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Allen wants to get back to his feet but Kobayashi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kobayashi trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Allen wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kobayashi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Allen swivels and escapes.
Kobayashi is breathing heavily.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen takes the fight into the clinch.
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kobayashis head.
Kobayashi manages to break the clinch.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Kobayashi with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Take Kobayashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Allen duly obliges.
Allen misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kobayashi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Allen scores with a one two! Kobayashi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Allen throws a nice looking combination but Kobayashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Allen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kobayashi circles away quickly and effectively.
A left and a right from Allen both land. Nice combination.
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allen scores with a sloppy right hand. Kobayashi should have avoided that one.
Allen staying out of range there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Allen!
Kobayashi dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Allen stalks Kobayashi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kobayashi's face. Kobayashi staggers backwards, shaken.
Allen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kobayashi dodges the punch combination from Allen.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Allen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Allen duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kobayashi.
Allen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Allen.
Allen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Allen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Allen moves into the clinch successfully.
Allen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kobayashi prevents it.
Kobayashi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Allen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Allen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Allen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kobayashi.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Allen wants to clinch up but Kobayashi keeps it at a distance.
Allen is looking to slow Kobayashi down with leg kicks.
John Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Allen throws a right and a left that Kobayashi avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Allen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Allen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Allen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A left and a right from Allen both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Allen clinches.
Kobayashi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Allen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Allen misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kobayashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
John Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Kobayashi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kobayashi tries to avoid it.
Kobayashi dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kobayashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allen connects with a single shot there.
Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kobayashi.
Allen misses with a wild combination.
Allen scores with a hook.
Kobayashi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Allen.
Allen misses with the combination.
Allen wants to clinch up but Kobayashi keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Allen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kobayashi backs up against the ropes.
Allen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kobayashi. That did some damage!
Allen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Allen.
Allen throws a right and a left that Kobayashi avoids nicely.
Allen stalks Kobayashi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kobayashi's face. Kobayashi staggers backwards, shaken.
Allen misses with a wild combination.
Allen throws a nice looking combination but Kobayashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Take Kobayashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Allen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Allen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kobayashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Allen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kobayashi backs up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Allen.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen swinging wilding here.
Allen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Allen pushes Kobayashi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Allen breaks from the clinch.
Allen throws a series of punches but Kobayashi avoids them all with ease.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Kobayashi circles away.
Allen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kobayashi.
Allen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Allen misses with a two punch combination.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
Allen rushes Kobayashi and presses him up against the ropes.
Allen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kobayashi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Allen lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
Allen breaks from the clinch.
Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Allen misses with a two punch combination.
Allen thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen throws a right and a left that Kobayashi avoids nicely.
Allen looks to land a combination but Kobayashi avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kobayashi.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kobayashi.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Allen lands a two punch combo.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen leaves Kobayashi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kobayashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Allen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen lands a jab-cross combination.
No joy there for Allen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allen throws a series of punches but Kobayashi moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Allen scores with a four punch combination!
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allen clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Allen.
Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Allen lands with a nice combination. Kobayashi backs away looking to recover.
Kobayashi dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Kobayashi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Allen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Take Kobayashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen clinches up against the ropes.
Allen manages to break the clinch.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kobayashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Allen.
Allen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kobayashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kobayashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Allen.
Kobayashi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Allen clinches up with Kobayashi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kobayashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen prevents Kobayashi from breaking the clinch.
Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kobayashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Allen clinches with his opponent.
Kobayashi fails to pull guard.
Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kobayashi backs up against the ropes.
Allen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Allen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Allen misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Allen moves into range and clinches up with Kobayashi.
Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kobayashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Allen duly obliges.
Allen scores with a one two! Kobayashi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kobayashi.
Allen looks to land a combination but Kobayashi avoids it well.
Crunch! Allen slams his shin into Kobayashi's torso.
Take Kobayashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Allen misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Allen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Allen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hidalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
205 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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23
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronnie Carlton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Hidalgo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Hidalgo.
Hidalgo works Carlton's body with a nice hook.
Hidalgo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carlton.
Hidalgo misses with a few strikes there.
Hidalgo throws a series of punches but Carlton avoids them all with ease.
Carlton throws a right hand that Hidalgo ducks under and follows up with a left that Hidalgo also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Hidalgo.
Chris Hidalgo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hidalgo.
Hidalgo misses with a double jab
and Hidalgo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carlton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hidalgo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hidalgo misses with a body shot.
Hidalgo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlton manages to avoid it.
Hidalgo misses with a double jab
and Carlton counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlton cracks Hidalgo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hidalgo scores with a one two! Carlton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carlton closes the distance and clinches up with Hidalgo, looking for a takedown. Carlton pushes Hidalgo against the ropes but Hidalgo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carlton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hidalgo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carlton tests Hidalgo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hidalgo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Carlton counter with a right hand.
Carlton dodges the punch combination from Hidalgo.
Carlton connects with a nice cross there... Hidalgo is looking wobbly and Carlton recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Hidalgo to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Carlton jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ronnie Carlton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tarasenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Twist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarasenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Johnny Cash - When The Man Comes Around. 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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196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Tarasenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Twist!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarasenko has closed the distance and engaged Twist in a clinch.
Tarasenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tarasenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tarasenko.
Twist bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tarasenko is looking to regain half guard here but Twist keeps moving and retains side control.
Tarasenko tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Tarasenko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Twist trying to control but Tarasenko is having none of it.
Tarasenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist with a couple of short strikes.
Twist controlling the pace for now.
Twist looking to control but Tarasenko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tarasenko tries to lock up and control but Twist gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Twist fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tarasenko is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Tarasenko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twist trying to control but Tarasenko is having none of it.
Twist landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tarasenko is working to get back to half guard.
Tarasenko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Twist scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tarasenko?
Tarasenko wants to control but Twist is having none of it.
Tarasenko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist lands a big elbow.
Twist looking to control but Tarasenko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Twist.
Tarasenko tries to lock up and control but Twist gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Twist raining down shots from the mount!
Twist raining down shots from the mount!
Twist prevents Tarasenko from getting the reversal.
Twist tries to control but Tarasenko wriggling away.
Tarasenko tries to lock up and control but Twist gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Tarasenko can't escape the position.
Tarasenko is working hard here to advance position.
Twist wants to control the pace but Tarasenko is squirming around nicely.
Tarasenko can't escape the position.
Tarasenko slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Twist looks gassed!
Twist is trying to control the action in half guard but Tarasenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Twist is thwarting Tarasenko's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Twist dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Twist fails to land the takedown.
Tarasenko fails with the takedown
and Twist counters with a takedown into side control.
Twist throws an elbow but Tarasenko slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tarasenko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Twist wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tarasenko wants to control but Twist postures up.
Tarasenko tries to buck Twist off but Twist is having none of 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.
Twist working away.
Tarasenko throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Tarasenko is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tarasenko shoots in for a takedown but Twist shows good takedown defense.
Tarasenko wants to clinch.
Twist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Twist is looking to clinch.
Tarasenko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Twist to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Twist got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tarasenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Twist has managed to get both his arms back between Tarasenko's legs - danger averted.
Twist gets to his feet - Tarasenko follows without any prompting.
Twist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Twist wants to clinch.
Vladimir Tarasenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarasenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Twist counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tarasenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Twist is aware though and is defending well.
Tarasenko is trying to control the position but Twist postures up.
Tarasenko has his foot on Twist's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Twist works his way back into a safe position though.
Twist has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tarasenko is proving hard to escape from.
Twist wants to control from the top but Tarasenko keeps moving.
Tarasenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarasenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Twist defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarasenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Twist got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tarasenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Twist has managed to get both his arms back between Tarasenko's legs - danger averted.
Twist 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.
Twist must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Twist trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarasenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Twist is looking to work some ground and pound but Tarasenko has wrist control.
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.
Tarasenko keeping moving, preventing Twist from controlling successfully.
Oliver Twist has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tarasenko controls Twist momentarily but Twist frees himself.
Twist is posturing up here but Tarasenko has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Twist tries to roll out but it's too tight and Twist has to tap! Slick submission there by Tarasenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vladimir Tarasenko!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Ogawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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23
150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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25
148 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riku Ogawa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ogawa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ogawa 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.
Ogawa wants to control from the top but Han keeps moving.
Ogawa passes into half guard.
Ogawa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Han!
Ogawa wants to take Han's back but he can't do it this time.
Ogawa wants to control the pace but Han is squirming around nicely.
Han tries to reverse the position but Ogawa maintains control.
Ogawa wants to finish this one by submission but Han is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ogawa.
Ogawa has hold of Han's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Han manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Han tries to hold on but Ogawa pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Han is wriggling around trying to escape.
Han is working hard here to advance position.
Ogawa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Han can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ogawa looking to control but Han is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ogawa has hold of Han's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Han manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ogawa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ogawa dominating with strikes here.
Han is squirming around, avoiding Ogawa's attempts to control the action.
Ogawa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Han is working to get back to half guard.
Han defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ogawa.
Ogawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Han is looking to escape.
Ogawa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Han can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Han working to try and regain half guard.
Ogawa wants to finish this one by submission but Han is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ogawa.
Ogawa looking to secure an arm triangle but Han defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han is working to get back to half guard.
Ogawa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Han keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ogawa is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Han is in real trouble.
Han is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ogawa trying to control momentarily.
Ogawa looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Ogawa looks gassed!
Ogawa is looking to control Han but Han is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Ogawa is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Han is defending well though. Ogawa let's go of the attempt for now.
Han fending off the submission attempt from Ogawa.
Ogawa struggling to land strikes to the head as Han covers up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riku Ogawa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ogawa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Han looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ogawa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Han, who protects the arm well.
Ogawa tries for a kimura but Han is defending well.
Ogawa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Han is trying to improve his position.
Ogawa tries for a kimura but Han is defending well.
Han is looking to regain half guard here but Ogawa keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ogawa tries to move to mount but Han blocks the move with his legs.
Han regains half guard.
Han wants to improve his position but Ogawa is controlling well.
Han looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ogawa is keen to just control but Han is a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ogawa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Han's guard.
Ogawa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ogawa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ogawa wants to pass the guard but Han is keeping the position.
Han looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ogawa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ogawa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ogawa trying to control from half guard but Han is working away.
Ogawa works his way into full mount!
Ogawa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ogawa tries to control but Han wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa unloading with bombs!
Ogawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Han is looking to escape.
Ogawa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Han manages to avoid the submission attempt.
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.
Ogawa passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Han!
Han is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Han has given up his back. Will we see Ogawa going for some submissions?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Ogawa loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Han hold on?
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ogawa's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Ogawa looking for the RNC.
Ogawa controlling the position well here. Han rolled but Ogawa kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Ogawa looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riku Ogawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ogawa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ogawa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Han is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ogawa pulls his head out easily.
Ogawa passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ogawa looking to secure an arm triangle but Han defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ogawa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Han is surviving well by controlling Ogawa's body position as best he can.
Ogawa prevents Han from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ogawa fails to move to back control.
Ogawa trying to control but Han is having none of it.
Ogawa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ogawa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Han has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ogawa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Han can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ogawa moves to the back position.
Han tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ogawa tries to control but Han wriggling away.
Ogawa goes for an armbar but Han turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Han.
Ogawa wants to sweep but no luck.
Ogawa can't keep his opponent in guard - Han advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ogawa is trying to maintain the position but Han is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa is defending against the submission attempts here by Han.
Ogawa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Han's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Han's back!
Han 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 Ogawa gets his way!
Riku Ogawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ogawa has the hooks in. Han is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ogawa is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Riku Ogawa has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa looking for the choke but no joy.
Ogawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ogawa controlling the positon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riku Ogawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ogawa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riku Ogawa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideyoshi Toyotomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideyoshi Toyotomi 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideyoshi Toyotomi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Costa checks a leg kick.
Costa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Costa in side control, throwing shots but Toyotomi defends.
Toyotomi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Costa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Costa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Toyotomi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Costa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Toyotomi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Costa trying to control the position but Toyotomi is working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Costa is trying to get an arm triangle but Toyotomi is defending well.
Toyotomi is trying to get back to half guard.
Toyotomi can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Toyotomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toyotomi throws a series of punches but Costa moves out of range.
Toyotomi doesn't manage to clinch there - Costa circles away.
Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Costa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Costa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Toyotomi to the mat! Toyotomi manages to get full guard.
Costa 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.
Toyotomi keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
Costa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Costa drops back looking for a leg! Toyotomi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Toyotomi manages to kick Costa off! Costa jumps back into Toyotomi's guard.
Costa throwing strikes but missing.
Toyotomi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Costa tries to reverse the position but Toyotomi maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi unloading with bombs!
Toyotomi misses with a head shot.
Costa blocking the ground and pound.
Costa sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Toyotomi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Costa's head.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Toyotomi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Toyotomi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Toyotomi wants to stand but Costa has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Costa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Toyotomi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Costa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Toyotomi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Toyotomi's back!
Toyotomi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Toyotomi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi gets back to full guard.
Toyotomi wants to sweep but no luck.
Toyotomi keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
Costa won't allow Toyotomi to get back to his feet.
Toyotomi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Toyotomi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Costa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Costa.
Toyotomi throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Toyotomi preventing the sweep.
Costa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Toyotomi manages to get himself to full guard.
Costa advances position into side control!
Toyotomi manages to get back to half guard.
Costa is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Toyotomi is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Felipe Costa!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maikkel Mikkelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinobu Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maikkel Mikkelsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinobu Hayabusa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayabusa lands with a kick to the temple. Mikkelsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mikkelsson throws a series of punches but Hayabusa moves out of range.
Hayabusa slips a straight right by Mikkelsson.
Hayabusa slips a jab and a cross from Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson throws a jab when Hayabusa was well out of range.
Hayabusa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson throws a series of punches but Hayabusa avoids them all with ease.
Hayabusa walks into a left hand.
Mikkelsson takes a swing at Hayabusa's ribcage but misses.
Mikkelsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayabusa circles away quickly and effectively.
Mikkelsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mikkelsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayabusa circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayabusa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mikkelsson's sensitive parts.
Hayabusa slips a jab and a cross from Mikkelsson.
Hayabusa has a takedown stuffed.
Maikkel Mikkelsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikkelsson misses with a wild body shot.
Mikkelsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hayabusa.
Hayabusa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mikkelsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayabusa.
Mikkelsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hayabusa!
Hayabusa throws a sloppy head kick and Mikkelsson moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayabusa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mikkelsson works the jab nicely.
Mikkelsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayabusa counters with an inside leg kick.
Mikkelsson misses with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hayabusa - that will leave a mark!
Hayabusa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mikkelsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayabusa counters with a solid body kick.
Mikkelsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hayabusa backs up against the ropes.
Hayabusa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hayabusa.
Mikkelsson misses with a double jab
and Hayabusa counters with a good, hard body kick but Mikkelsson shrugs it off.
Mikkelsson throws a right and a left that Hayabusa avoids nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hayabusa. Mikkelsson shrugs it off though.
Hayabusa fakes the leg kick and cracks Mikkelsson in the body.
Hayabusa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mikkelsson throws a nice looking combination but Hayabusa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayabusa has a takedown stuffed.
Mikkelsson misses with a wild body shot.
Hayabusa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mikkelsson.
Hayabusa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hayabusa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maikkel Mikkelsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mikkelsson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa dodges the punch combination from Mikkelsson.
No joy there for Hayabusa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mikkelsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hayabusa!
Mikkelsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mikkelsson lands a left and a right that sends Hayabusa crashing to the canvas! Mikkelsson dives into mount looking to finish!
Hayabusa is rocked!
It looks like Shinobu Hayabusa has been cut.
A nice elbow there by Mikkelsson.
Hayabusa is still in real trouble! Can Mikkelsson finish him?
Mikkelsson breaks from Hayabusa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mikkelsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikkelsson wants to control the pace but Hayabusa is squirming around nicely.
Mikkelsson with good strikes from the mount here!
Hayabusa seems to have recovered his senses.
Mikkelsson tries to push Hayabusa's head away but Hayabusa is holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hayabusa looks gassed!
Hayabusa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson punching from mount but Hayabusa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hayabusa can't escape the position.
Mikkelsson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mikkelsson raining down shots from the mount!
Mikkelsson landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mikkelsson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hayabusa hang on?
Mikkelsson raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maikkel Mikkelsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinobu Hayabusa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mikkelsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayabusa counters with a good low kick that Mikkelsson was not able to check.
Mikkelsson throws out a loose jab but Hayabusa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mikkelsson clobbers Hayabusa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mikkelsson throws a nice looking combination but Hayabusa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maikkel Mikkelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayabusa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hayabusa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson misses with a double jab
and Hayabusa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mikkelsson throws a shot from downtown. Hayabusa moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson throws a right and a left that Hayabusa avoids nicely.
Hayabusa misses with a takedown attempt - Mikkelsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mikkelsson waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Hayabusa. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Hayabusa to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Mikkelsson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hayabusa, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkelsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayabusa counters with a head kick. That will keep Mikkelsson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mikkelsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayabusa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hayabusa.
Hayabusa wants to get back to striking at distance but Mikkelsson won't allow it.
Hayabusa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mikkelsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hayabusa has him pressed against the ropes.
Hayabusa wants a takedown.
Hayabusa is breathing heavily.
Hayabusa has Mikkelsson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Mikkelsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maikkel Mikkelsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinobu Hayabusa.
Mikkelsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hayabusa has double underhooks.
Mikkelsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mikkelsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayabusa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mikkelsson's knee momentarily.
Mikkelsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayabusa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mikkelsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayabusa.
Mikkelsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hayabusa ducks under a wild hook from Mikkelsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson drops Hayabusa with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hayabusa! Mikkelsson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Maikkel Mikkelsson!
Maikkel Mikkelsson retains his middleweight title!
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