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ONI Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiefer Keinomunuainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kiefer Keinomunuainen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kim is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Keinomunuainen is trying to stand up here but Kim is controlling him well.
Keinomunuainen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Keinomunuainen is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim is trying to control the action in half guard but Keinomunuainen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kim is really struggling to control Keinomunuainen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kim wants to control but Keinomunuainen is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kim closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Keinomunuainen did well to prevent Kim getting side control.
Kim controlling the action here.
Keinomunuainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kim is working away from the top position though.
Kim is trying to work for a kimura but Keinomunuainen is defending well.
Keinomunuainen tries to roll over but Kim keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying for a kimura here. Keinomunuainen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kim wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hyun Kim!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roi Vincent Eli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takinamu NagaYoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Roi Vincent Eli has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roi Vincent Eli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takinamu NagaYoshi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Eli.
Eli creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
NagaYoshi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
NagaYoshi is looking to regain half guard here but Eli keeps moving and retains side control.
NagaYoshi can't do much from the bottom here.
Eli cracks NagaYoshi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
NagaYoshi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Eli cracks NagaYoshi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Eli throws a strike aimed at the side of NagaYoshi's head but NagaYoshi avoids it well.
Eli working the head and body with strikes.
NagaYoshi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Eli wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Eli has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
NagaYoshi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
NagaYoshi sneaks out the side door and pushes Eli away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
NagaYoshi checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli misses with the combination.
NagaYoshi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Eli.
Eli shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says NagaYoshi as he avoids it easily.
NagaYoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Eli is defended easily by NagaYoshi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roi Vincent Eli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eli misses with a two punch combination.
Eli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but NagaYoshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
NagaYoshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
NagaYoshi fails with the takedown.
NagaYoshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Eli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eli tries to close the distance and clinch but NagaYoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eli misses with a body shot.
Eli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Eli.
Eli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eli throws a body punch but NagaYoshi moves out of range.
Eli shoots in for a double leg but NagaYoshi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
NagaYoshi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
NagaYoshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eli.
Eli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with NagaYoshi but NagaYoshi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli doesn't manage to clinch there - NagaYoshi circles away.
Eli tries to clinch up but NagaYoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
NagaYoshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eli.
Eli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with NagaYoshi but NagaYoshi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eli is breathing heavily.
Eli misses with a wild combination.
NagaYoshi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eli.
Eli throws a right hand that NagaYoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that NagaYoshi also avoids with ease.
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.
NagaYoshi blocks the body kick.
Eli tries to keep at a distance but NagaYoshi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Eli is looking to break free of the clinch but NagaYoshi has double underhooks.
A short right from NagaYoshi.
Eli misses with some punches.
NagaYoshi tries to circle away but Eli has him pinned against the cage.
Eli jumps guard but NagaYoshi stands there with Eli around his waist. Eli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Eli jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as NagaYoshi walks away with a smile on his face. Eli gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
NagaYoshi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eli wants it to stay on the feet.
Eli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
NagaYoshi clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roi Vincent Eli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
NagaYoshi rushes Eli and presses him up against the cage.
Eli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
NagaYoshi scores with a shoulder strike.
NagaYoshi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eli.
Eli prevents the takedown attempt.
NagaYoshi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Eli uses from the top position.
Eli throwing strikes from guard but NagaYoshi blocks nicely.
NagaYoshi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eli is in close to NagaYoshi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Eli is in close to NagaYoshi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
NagaYoshi is breathing heavily.
NagaYoshi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eli wants to control from the top but NagaYoshi keeps moving.
Eli is really struggling to control NagaYoshi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NagaYoshi wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Eli looks to land a combination. NagaYoshi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Eli scores with a jab to the body.
Eli tries a head kick but it misses.
NagaYoshi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eli shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Eli trying to control but NagaYoshi is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eli connects with a couple of short punches.
NagaYoshi keeping moving, preventing Eli from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eli lands a couple of elbows.
Eli landing with the ground and pound.
NagaYoshi has momentary wrist control but Eli slips an elbow through the middle.
Eli chips away with some ground and pound.
NagaYoshi keeping moving, preventing Eli from controlling successfully.
Eli postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
NagaYoshi 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.
NagaYoshi wants to get back to his feet but Eli is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if NagaYoshi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Eli stands up over NagaYoshi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NagaYoshi wants to sweep here but Eli controlling him for the moment.
Eli content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
NagaYoshi keeping moving, preventing Eli from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
NagaYoshi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eli darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
NagaYoshi is staying active underneath Eli, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eli scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Eli connects with a nice short shot to NagaYoshi's temple.
Eli trying to control the action but NagaYoshi is working from the bottom.
Eli works his foot free and advances to mount.
Eli takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
NagaYoshi is bucking up trying to escape but Eli cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
NagaYoshi working to try and regain half guard.
Eli lands with some vicious ground and pound - can NagaYoshi hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roi Vincent Eli dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Eli closes the distance but NagaYoshi moves to the side
and NagaYoshi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Eli working aggressively here.
Eli misses with a short punch on the inside.
NagaYoshi tries to pull guard but Eli won't allow it.
NagaYoshi is trying to stall.
NagaYoshi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
NagaYoshi controls Eli momentarily but Eli frees himself.
Eli might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
NagaYoshi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Eli misses with a body kick.
Eli fails with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Eli.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli tries to clinch up
and NagaYoshi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Eli prevents NagaYoshi from breaking the clinch.
Eli jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as NagaYoshi walks away with a smile on his face. Eli gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but NagaYoshi manages to avoid it.
Eli swinging wilding here.
Eli circles away from the clinch attempt.
NagaYoshi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and NagaYoshi wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roi Vincent Eli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
NagaYoshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eli throws a head kick that misses.
Eli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but NagaYoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Eli.
Eli is looking to wear down NagaYoshi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Eli shoots for a takedown but NagaYoshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roi Vincent Eli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
NagaYoshi clinches with his opponent.
Eli wants a takedown.
Eli fails to pull guard.
NagaYoshi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eli.
Eli is trying to break the clinch but NagaYoshi is controlling him.
NagaYoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eli has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. NagaYoshi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Eli stops a takedown attempt from NagaYoshi.
NagaYoshi stops a takedown attempt from Eli.
Eli misses with some punches.
NagaYoshi is trying to break free.
NagaYoshi tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli taking a breather.
Eli seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but NagaYoshi is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Eli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eli misses with some punches.
NagaYoshi is trying to drag Eli to the mat but Eli just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Eli is trying to break the clinch but NagaYoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Eli misses with a short punch on the inside.
NagaYoshi cracks Eli with a nice body shot.
NagaYoshi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eli has a couple of punches blocked by NagaYoshi.
Eli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eli wants to break free but NagaYoshi has control.
NagaYoshi tries to break free but Eli pushes him back against the cage.
Eli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
NagaYoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eli has NagaYoshi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. NagaYoshi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
NagaYoshi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
NagaYoshi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eli has him pressed against the cage.
NagaYoshi is trying to break free.
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.
NagaYoshi goes for a takedown attempt but Eli pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Roi Vincent Eli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eli looks for a takedown but NagaYoshi sprawls well.
Eli darts in trying to clinch
and NagaYoshi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Eli tries to break the clinch but NagaYoshi is controlling the position.
Eli tries to break free but NagaYoshi pushes him back against the cage.
NagaYoshi scores with a shot to the side of Eli's head.
Eli can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eli looking for a takedown.
Eli jumps guard but NagaYoshi stands there with Eli around his waist. Eli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, NagaYoshi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Takinamu NagaYoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roi Vincent Eli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
NagaYoshi lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takinamu NagaYoshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roi Vincent Eli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Can Tun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihiro Mishiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishiwa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hero kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Can Tun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akihiro Mishiwa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mishiwa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Can Tun has been cut.
Tun scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mishiwa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mishiwa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mishiwa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mishiwa trying to control from the bottom.
Mishiwa is not content to let Tun control the position.
Mishiwa is trying to maintain the position but Tun is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishiwa looking for submissions off his back.
Mishiwa looking for submissions off his back.
Mishiwa looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tun dives in and grabs Mishiwa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mishiwa pushes down on Tun's head and hops out.
Mishiwa misses with a two punch combination.
Mishiwa shoots in but no luck this time.
Tun misses with a takedown
and Mishiwa counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tun shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mishiwa is trying to defend but Tun finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mishiwa won't allow Tun to pass to mount.
Tun passes to side control.
Tun staying calm.
Tun stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tun shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mishiwa defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Can Tun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tun tries for a takedown but Mishiwa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mishiwa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mishiwa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tun wants to hold on but Mishiwa pushes him away.
Tun tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tun tries to hold on but Mishiwa pushes him away.
Tun is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mishiwa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tun manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tun is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mishiwa's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Can Tun will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Can Tun's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mishiwa throws a body kick that misses.
Tun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tun shoots for a takedown but Mishiwa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mishiwa throws a leg kick but Tun sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tun slaps away a takedown attempt from Mishiwa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tun with a poor takedown
and Mishiwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tun ducks under a wild hook from Mishiwa.
Mishiwa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mishiwa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tun's half guard.
Mishiwa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mishiwa stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mishiwa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mishiwa looks to land a left hand but Tun moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Mishiwa.
Mishiwa swats away the attempt to clinch by Tun.
A slow jab from Mishiwa misses its intended target.
Tun lands with a nice body kick.
Tun tries to clinch there but Mishiwa circles away.
Tun keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice cross by Mishiwa.
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.
Tun shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tun performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tun wants to control but Mishiwa is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tun prevents Mishiwa from improving his position.
Tun scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishiwa actively working from the bottom here.
Mishiwa is not content to let Tun control the position.
Tun is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nice strikes from Tun there.
Mishiwa wants to control but Tun is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mishiwa leaves Tun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Can Tun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tun moves into the clinch.
Mishiwa gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mishiwa seems to be working for a kimura but Tun defends the submission attempt.
Tun trying to control but Mishiwa postures up.
Tun is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akihiro Mishiwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Can Tun's cut.
That's time! Tun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mishiwa tries to clinch but Tun is having none of it.
Mishiwa cracks the inside of Tun's front leg.
Mishiwa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tun's calf.
Tun on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mishiwa throws a head kick but Tun moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tun crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mishiwa - the referee stops the clock and Tun gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mishiwa. Tun manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tun slips a straight right by Mishiwa.
Tun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mishiwa circles away.
Tun lands with a slapping head kick.
Tun on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mishiwa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tun.
Tun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tun tries to clinch up.
Mishiwa tries for a takedown but Tun circles away easily
and Tun counters with a head kick.
Mishiwa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mishiwa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mishiwa lands in his opponent's guard.
Mishiwa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tun trying to keep a closed guard but Mishiwa is proving a slippery customer.
Tun looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mishiwa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishiwa wants to pass the guard but Tun is defending well.
Tun throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tun gets full guard.
Tun will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mishiwa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mishiwa is looking to work some ground and pound but Tun has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mishiwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Tun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tun managing to control the position.
Mishiwa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tun looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tun looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tun!
Mishiwa wants to control but Tun postures up.
Can Tun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mishiwa keeps working.
Mishiwa tries to bench press Tun off him but Tun keeps the position.
Tun is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mishiwa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mishiwa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mishiwa seems a little lost for a moment, as Tun dominates the positioning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akihiro Mishiwa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mishiwa 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akihiro Mishiwa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Mordant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenzo Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oyama has chosen NJPW - Mission Blow as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vladimir Mordant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenzo Oyama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mordant avoids the head kick by Oyama.
Mordant blocks a head kick by Oyama.
Oyama throws a right and a left that Mordant avoids nicely.
Mordant shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oyama sprawls well. Oyama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mordant gets slowly back to his feet.
Oyama shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mordant is trying to defend but Oyama finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Oyama is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Mordant to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Oyama postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mordant is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Oyama, into his guard.
Oyama keeping moving, preventing Mordant from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordant advances position into side control!
Mordant trying to control the action but Oyama is working from the bottom.
Mordant is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Oyama looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mordant gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Oyama is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mordant lets go of the hold and Oyama can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Mordant!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Human Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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190 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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Human Cyborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gustavo Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade cracks the inside of Cyborg's front leg.
Andrade moves out of range of the strikes.
Andrade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Andrade - that will leave a mark!
Cyborg is breathing heavily.
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!
Andrade cracks the inside of Cyborg's front leg.
Andrade feints and then cracks Cyborg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cyborg down.
Andrade just misses with a punch to the body.
Andrade fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrade misses with a double jab.
Cyborg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cyborg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cyborg sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gustavo Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade is looking to land body kicks.
Andrade looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andrade fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrade thumps Cyborg with a low kick.
Andrade throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cyborg's head.
It looks like Human Cyborg 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!
Andrade scoring well with a low kick there.
Andrade scores with a shot to the body.
Andrade misses with a body kick.
Andrade looks for the body kick but Cyborg saw that one coming.
Andrade goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cyborg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cyborg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andrade.
Andrade lands with a kick to the temple. Cyborg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Andrade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andrade misses with the combination.
Andrade throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gustavo Andrade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Andrade there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Andrade knocks Cyborg to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Cyborg is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrade lands a few punches from side control.
Cyborg on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Andrade has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Andrade is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cyborg pushes Andrade away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Andrade gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cyborg trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrade is looking to take a break and control but Cyborg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Andrade staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Andrade trying to control the action but Cyborg is working from the bottom.
Cyborg tries to escape but Andrade is in control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andrade has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Andrade looking to control but Cyborg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gustavo Andrade just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andrade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Andrade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Human Cyborg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Andrade sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Cyborg to the ground! Andrade dives into full mount looking to finish!
Human Cyborg's cut is getting worse.
Andrade trying to control but Cyborg is having none of it.
Andrade is landing with some decent strikes but Cyborg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cyborg trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andrade controlling from the full mount.
Andrade lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Andrade trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cyborg is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade trying to control but Cyborg is having none of it.
Cyborg tries to buck Andrade off but he can't manage it.
Andrade tries to control but Cyborg wriggling away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gustavo Andrade just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andrade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Andrade throws a sloppy head kick and Cyborg moves out of range easily.
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.
A head kick from Andrade lands but Cyborg takes it in his stride.
Human Cyborg's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Andrade lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Andrade is breathing heavily.
Andrade throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Cyborg stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Andrade follows into mount!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Human Cyborg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gustavo Andrade!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Ladeia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Da Baller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Ladeia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Da Baller!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladeia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baller's guard.
Baller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ladeia manages to get himself to full guard.
Baller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ladeia's guard.
Baller stops Ladeia from getting back to his feet.
Baller is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ladeia defending well though.
Baller is pressing down on Ladeia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ladeia is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baller stops Ladeia from getting back to his feet.
Baller frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Baller unloads with some shots from mount but Ladeia bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baller wants to control the pace but Ladeia is squirming around nicely.
Baller looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ladeia is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Baller trying to control but Ladeia is having none of it.
Ladeia wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Baller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ladeia has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
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.
Baller throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Baller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ladeia covering up well and avoiding damage.
Ladeia has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Baller has good solid back control here.
Baller looking for the choke from the back.
Ladeia controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Ladeia showing good submission defense here.
Baller struggling to land strikes to the head as Ladeia covers up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baller is looking to control Ladeia but Ladeia is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Ladeia holding both Baller 's hands and preventing any damage.
Ladeia is breathing heavily.
Baller misses with an elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baller is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ladeia is defending well though. Baller let's go of the attempt for now.
Ladeia is trying to stand back up.
Well, with Baller on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Ladeia is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Baller misses with punches from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Baller manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Ladeia holding both Baller 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Baller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ladeia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baller controlling the action here for a moment.
Ladeia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ladeia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ladeia leaves Baller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ladeia throws a series of punches but Baller moves out of range.
Ladeia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ladeia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ladeia throws a series of punches but Baller moves out of range.
Ladeia takes the fight into the clinch.
Ladeia breaks the clinch.
Ladeia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Baller to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Baller stops Ladeia from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ladeia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ladeia is looking to stand back up but Baller counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ladeia.
Baller stands up out of the half guard.
Ladeia swats away the attempt to clinch by Baller.
Baller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baller closes the distance and clinches up with Ladeia, looking for a takedown. Baller pushes Ladeia against the cage but Ladeia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Baller is breathing heavily.
Ladeia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Baller is trying to control but can't.
Baller is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ladeia is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia wants to stand but Baller has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ladeia is thwarting Baller's attempts to control the position.
Ladeia tries to stand but can't do so whilst Baller controls his leg.
Baller is looking to control Ladeia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baller avoid being mounted?
Ladeia decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia throws a hook to the side of Baller's head but Baller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baller drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Baller has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ladeia is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Baller there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Baller looking to control but Ladeia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ladeia avoids a series of strikes thrown by Baller.
Poor strikes thrown by Baller there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ladeia tries to buck Baller off but he can't manage it.
Baller has hold of Ladeia's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ladeia manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Baller won't let Ladeia get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ladeia trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Baller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Baller wants to control the pace but Ladeia is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Baller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ladeia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ladeia 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.
Ladeia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Baller's guard.
Baller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ladeia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ladeia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ladeia stopping the sweep attempt from Baller.
Baller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ladeia defends well.
Da Baller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladeia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Baller throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ladeia wanted to stand there but Baller had control of the position.
Baller controls Ladeia momentarily but Ladeia frees himself.
Jose Ladeia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Baller is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Baller has his feet on Ladeia's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ladeia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ladeia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baller looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ladeia!
Ladeia is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Baller has taken his back!
Baller lands a shot to the head.
Baller biding his time, controlling Ladeia.
Baller looking for the choke from the back.
Ladeia trying to get back to his feet but Baller is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Ladeia wants to get back to his feet.
Da Baller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Da Baller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Baller 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Baller!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahiko Mahitato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahitato has chosen tokyo drift - teriyaki boys as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mahiko Mahitato!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Joe.
Joe stands up and beckons Mahitato to his feet.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahiko Mahitato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mahitato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joe blocks it with crossed arms.
Joe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mahitato landing knees to the head.
Mahitato pulls Joe into guard.
Joe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Joe throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahitato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joe is one step ahead there.
Joe prevents Mahitato from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Joe pushes down on Mahitato's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Joe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mahitato's head.
Joe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mahitato doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Joe.
Mahitato is defending against the submission attempts here by Joe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mahitato is pressing down on Joe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Joe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mahitato works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joe wants to control from the top but Mahitato keeps moving.
Mahitato is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Joe is controlling him.
Mahitato keeping full guard, as Joe tries to pass.
Joe is breathing heavily.
Joe wants to control from the top but Mahitato keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahitato looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Joe passes into side control.
Joe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mahitato knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mahitato is looking to reverse the position.
Mahitato manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Joe trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Joe is refusing to be controlled, as Mahitato sits in half guard.
Joe gets full guard.
Joe throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mahitato escapes and throws Joe's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Joe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mahitato decides to stand up, so the ref orders Joe to his feet.
Mahitato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Joe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mahitato with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Joe.
Mahitato with a knee to the head.
Mahitato is leaning against Joe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Joe jumps guard but Mahitato stands there with Joe around his waist. Joe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Joe jumps guard and drags Mahitato to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Joe pulls Mahitato in to control the position.
Joe wants to control but Mahitato passes easily into half guard.
Joe tries to roll over but Mahitato keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mahitato is keen to just control but Joe is a slippery customer.
Joe tries to get to full guard but Mahitato has control of the leg.
Mahitato wants to get back to his feet.
Mahitato is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is trying to get back to full guard.
Mahitato tries to pass the half guard into mount. Joe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mahitato misses with a head kick.
Mahitato tries to clinch up but Joe circles away and keeps his distance.
Joe blocks a head kick by Mahitato.
Joe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Joe has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mahitato defend it? Joe steps over the head and cranks it - Mahitato is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Joe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Joe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krayzie Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Almerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krayzie Bone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Almerson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Almerson.
Almerson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Almerson tries to pull guard but Bone won't allow it.
Bone keeps control of Almerson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Almerson wants a takedown but no success here.
Almerson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Krayzie Bone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Almerson.
Almerson avoiding damage as Bone throws knees to the body.
Almerson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bone gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bone blocking some punches.
Bone looking to throw knees to the head but Almerson is blocking nicely.
Almerson wants to get back to striking at distance but Bone won't allow it.
Almerson fails to pull guard.
Almerson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bone trying to land knees to the body.
Almerson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bone holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bone missing with knees to the body.
Bone managing to block the knees to the body from Almerson.
Almerson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almerson.
Bone missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Almerson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bone.
Almerson looks gassed!
Bone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bone tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Bone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almerson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bone.
Bone swinging wilding here.
Bone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bone moves into the clinch.
Bone manages to break the clinch.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Almerson is just out of range.
Almerson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bone.
Almerson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bone!
Bone wants to hold on but Almerson pushes him away.
Bone swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Almerson avoids the attempt from Bone to control.
Bone regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almerson wants to free his trapped foot but Bone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone tries to get to full guard but Almerson has control of the leg.
Bone wants to control but Almerson is keeping busy.
Bone wants to get back to full guard.
Almerson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bone tries to roll over but Almerson keeps him under control.
Bone is in trouble now - Almerson has advanced to mount!
Almerson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almerson trying to control but Bone is having none of it.
Bone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bone is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Bone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Almerson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bone is now in Almerson's guard. A big mistake from Almerson there, giving up the dominant position!
Bone works over Almerson with some ground and pound from guard.
Bone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Almerson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bone has managed to get both his arms back between Almerson's legs - danger averted.
Bone with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone passes Almerson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bone is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Almerson's head.
Bone is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Almerson is just riding it out for now. Bone eventually gives up the hold.
Bone trying to control the action but Almerson is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone working Almerson over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krayzie Bone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bone misses with an uppercut.
Almerson moves out of range as Bone strikes.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Bone misses its intended target.
Bone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Almerson shoots in and bounces Bone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bone throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Almerson escapes and throws Bone's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Almerson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bone is trying to control Almerson's posture but Almerson avoids it.
Bone takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almerson misses with the ground and pound.
Bone sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Almerson pulls his head out easily.
Bone regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almerson is breathing heavily.
Bone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Almerson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Almerson passes Bone's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Almerson throwing shots but Bone is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone is not content to let Almerson control the position.
Almerson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bone is looking to improve his position.
Almerson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Almerson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bone.
Bone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bone has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bone is looking to clinch but Almerson is avoiding it.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almerson manages to avoid it.
Krayzie Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone misses with a straight left.
Bone shoots and misses
and Almerson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bone's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krayzie Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almerson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Almerson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Almerson from controlling successfully.
Bone keeping full guard, as Almerson tries to pass.
Bone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Almerson wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almerson throws a strike but Bone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bone has gone for a leg lock! Almerson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bone's guard.
Almerson wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
Almerson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bone manages to work his way to half guard, despite Almerson's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Almerson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Almerson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bone.
Almerson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bone tries for a takedown but Almerson circles away easily
and Almerson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bone throws a looping overhand right but Almerson ducks down to avoid it.
Bone throws a hook but Almerson avoids it easily.
A big right from Bone misses.
A punch combination from Bone misses.
Jab by Bone.
Almerson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bone tries to close the distance and clinch but Almerson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bone throws an overhand right that lands on Almerson's shoulder, as Almerson tries to avoid the shot.
Almerson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bone manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Almerson is looking for a sweep. Bone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jimmy Almerson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Almerson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bone.
Almerson moves into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bone throws and elbow that misses. Almerson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bone's guard. Nice move by Almerson!
Bone is looking for a triangle but Almerson pushes his legs off easily.
Bone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Almerson is aware though and is defending well.
Bone looking for a guillotine here but Almerson defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Almerson is looking to stand up but Bone won't let him.
Almerson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bone is trying to keep Almerson in close.
Almerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bone misses with an uppercut.
Bone throws a hook to the side of Almerson's head but Almerson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Almerson coming out on top.
Bone scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone keeps the fight on the outside.
Almerson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bone avoids it really well and circles away.
Bone digs a good body shot into Almerson's ribs.
Almerson tries to move into range but Bone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bone throws out a loose jab but Almerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimmy Almerson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almerson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bone. That one must have hurt.
A big right from Bone misses.
Bone wants to clinch
and Almerson counters with a three punch combo that has Bone backing up. Bone nods at Almerson to acknowledge the strikes.
Bone tries to clinch there but Almerson circles away.
Almerson shoots in for a takedown but Bone shows good takedown defense.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almerson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Bone misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws a shot from downtown. Almerson moves away and avoids it.
Bone throws the left hand but Almerson avoids the punch easily.
Almerson moves in looking to clinch but Bone pushes him off.
Bone keeps the fight on the outside.
Bone looks to throw the jab but Almerson is out of range.
Almerson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Almerson looking for subs off his back but Bone has passed one foot through into half guard.
Almerson has hold of Bone's hands but Bone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almerson taking some punishment here, with Bone in his half guard.
Almerson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bone.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krayzie Bone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krayzie Bone!
Krayzie Bone retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danih Kamarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danih Kamarainen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamarainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson instigates a clinch.
Henderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kamarainen backwards.
It looks like Danih Kamarainen has been cut.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kamarainen backwards.
Kamarainen pushes off an throws an elbow but Henderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Henderson blocks an elbow strike from Kamarainen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson.
That has opened up Danih Kamarainen's cut even more.
Kamarainen misses with an elbow strike.
Kamarainen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kamarainen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kamarainen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kamarainen misses with an elbow strike.
Kamarainen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kamarainen throws an elbow but misses.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Kamarainen shrugs off.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kamarainen avoids it.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Danih Kamarainen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Henderson.
Kamarainen misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee calls for Henderson to work.
Henderson cracks Kamarainen with a nice body shot.
Kamarainen looks gassed!
Henderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kamarainen's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Danih Kamarainen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Henderson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Preston Schmidli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noriaki Ueyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmidli comes to the cage accompanied by Piano Man from Billy Joel. Preston Schmidli is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Preston Schmidli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noriaki Ueyama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ueyama takes one on the button.
Schmidli scores with a decent looking hook.
Ueyama drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ueyama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Schmidli, who protects the arm well.
Ueyama is looking to take a break and control but Schmidli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ueyama prevents Schmidli from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueyama wants to control but Schmidli is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ueyama is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Schmidli's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ueyama cracks Schmidli with a big right hand but Schmidli just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ueyama throws an elbow but Schmidli slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ueyama working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ueyama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ueyama throwing strikes but Schmidli manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Schmidli really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schmidli working the ground and pound.
Schmidli stands up.
Ueyama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schmidli shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidli avoids the attempt from Ueyama to control.
Schmidli scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Schmidli connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ueyama is squirming around, avoiding Schmidli's attempts to control the action.
Ueyama squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ueyama is desperately trying to improve his position but Schmidli has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schmidli tries to control but Ueyama wriggling away.
Ueyama wants to hold on but Schmidli pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueyama is looking to get to half guard.
Ueyama defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Schmidli.
Schmidli is breathing heavily.
Ueyama is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ueyama regains half guard.
Ueyama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ueyama keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Schmidli tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ueyama.
Ueyama is trying to get back to full guard.
Ueyama gets back to full guard.
Ueyama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schmidli is one step ahead there.
Ueyama pushes Schmidli off and scrambles back to his feet.
Schmidli moves in looking to clinch but Ueyama pushes him off.
Schmidli wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Preston Schmidli will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schmidli scores with a takedown into Ueyama's guard.
Ueyama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schmidli is one step ahead there.
Ueyama keeping moving, preventing Schmidli from controlling successfully.
Schmidli landing some decent shots from guard.
Schmidli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ueyama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ueyama is trying to control the position but Schmidli postures up.
Ueyama wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueyama is looking to stand up but Schmidli isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schmidli misses with a looping right.
Ueyama blocks the body kick.
Schmidli closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ueyama gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ueyama is on top in guard.
Ueyama stands and throws Schmidli's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueyama in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Schmidli is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Noriaki Ueyama!
Noriaki Ueyama is the new bantamweight champion!
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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