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Battlegrounds 1: The Opening! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karchy Kiuvaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karchy Kiuvaha!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Liddell.
Kiuvaha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiuvaha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kiuvaha is rocked!
Kiuvaha tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiuvaha is still on wobbly legs! Can Liddell finish him?
Liddell lands with a nice body punch.
Kiuvaha seems to have recovered his senses.
Liddell checks a leg kick nicely.
Oooh a lovely combination from Liddell sends Kiuvaha down but not out. Liddell dives into side control looking to finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiuvaha manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kiuvaha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kiuvaha looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Liddell has picked Kiuvaha up and slammed him! Kiuvaha can't keep hold of the triangle and Liddell manages to pass to side control!
Kiuvaha looks gassed!
Kiuvaha is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Liddell stands up.
Nice sprawl there from Liddell as Kiuvaha shoots in.
Liddell avoids the head kick by Kiuvaha.
Kiuvaha should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Liddell throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Kiuvaha colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Liddell as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Kiuvaha is left battered and dazed whilst Liddell and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Liddell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Hakulinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Newby Staples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakulinen's entrance music is Last of the Mohicans Theme. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jarkko Hakulinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Newby Staples!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakulinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Staples is out of range.
Hakulinen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Staples on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hakulinen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Staples is just riding it out for now. Hakulinen eventually gives up the hold.
Hakulinen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Staples defends it well.
Staples makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Staples.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakulinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Staples tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hakulinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Staples is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hakulinen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hakulinen is pushing down on Staples's leg trying to pass to half guard. Staples is fighting to maintain full guard but Hakulinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hakulinen seems to be looking for submissions.
Hakulinen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Staples.
Hakulinen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hakulinen is breathing heavily.
Hakulinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hakulinen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hakulinen moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakulinen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hakulinen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hakulinen working the ground and pound.
Hakulinen decides to stand back up.
Staples with a lazy takedown attempt
so Hakulinen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hakulinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Staples is keeping the position for now.
Hakulinen stays in close to Staples's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakulinen throwing strikes but missing.
Hakulinen stands and throws Staples's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Staples manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Staples wants to get back to full guard.
Hakulinen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hakulinen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hakulinen controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Hakulinen dominated that round.
That's time! Hakulinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Staples 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.
Staples pushes down on Hakulinen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hakulinen 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.
Hakulinen is trying to control but Staples manages to pass to mount!
Hakulinen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakulinen tries to hold on but Staples postures up.
Hakulinen tries to reverse the position but Staples maintains control.
Hakulinen is working hard here to advance position.
Staples wants to take Hakulinen's back but he can't do it this time.
Hakulinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hakulinen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hakulinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Staples has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Staples unloads with some shots from mount but Hakulinen bucks and avoids them well.
Hakulinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Staples trying to control but Hakulinen is having none of it.
Staples looking to secure an arm triangle but Hakulinen defends it well.
Hakulinen regains half guard.
Hakulinen is defending against the submission attempts here by Staples.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakulinen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hakulinen looking for a guillotine here but Staples defends easily.
Hakulinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Staples manages to get himself to full guard.
Staples is looking for a triangle but Hakulinen pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakulinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Staples swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hakulinen controlling from the top position.
Staples utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Staples working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hakulinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Staples is tightening it up a little... Hakulinen has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hakulinen reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hakulinen taps out! nice BJJ there by Staples!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Newby Staples!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Arruda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Dombrovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Arruda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Dombrovski!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arruda lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arruda darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Arruda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dombrovski on the ground.
Dombrovski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Arruda tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dombrovski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arruda throwing shots but Dombrovski is blocking nicely.
Arruda seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Arruda 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.
Arruda lands strikes from half guard.
Dombrovski is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Arruda pulls his head out easily.
Arruda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dombrovski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dombrovski gets back to full guard.
Dombrovski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dombrovski looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dombrovski working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arruda would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Arruda looking to sit in guard and control but Dombrovski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dombrovski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dombrovski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dombrovski has hold of Arruda's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Arruda tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Dombrovski cranks the arm and Arruda screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Arruda, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Igor Dombrovski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mahti Masa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Popi Or (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mahti Masa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Popi Or!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Masa wants to pass the guard but Or is keeping the position.
Or working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Masa.
Masa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Or swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Or is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Masa is controlling him.
Or keeping moving, preventing Masa from controlling successfully.
Or really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Masa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Masa won't allow Or to get back to his feet.
Masa throwing strikes from guard but Or blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Or throws a nice looking combination but Masa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Or tries to clinch up but Masa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Or fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Masa wants to free his trapped foot but Or is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Or looks like he's trying to stand up.
Or looks gassed!
Masa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Masa prevents Or from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masa winds up and cracks Or with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Masa 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.
Or taking some punishment here, with Masa in his half guard.
Masa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Or is defending against the submission attempts here by Masa.
Masa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masa is working for a kimura but Or is defending it quite comfortably.
Or looks like he's trying to stand up.
Masa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Or keeps working.
Or has hold of Masa's hands but Masa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Or wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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. Masa connects with a nice short shot to Or's temple.
Masa working over Or with some ground and pound. Or looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Masa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Or is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Or gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Or preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Or wants to get back to his feet but Masa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Masa looking to pass the guard.
Or avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Or preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Masa won't allow Or to get back to his feet.
Masa distracts Or with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Masa wants to control from the top but Or keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Or throws a right and a left that Masa avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masa clinches.
Or wants to get back to striking at distance but Masa won't allow it.
Or wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Or just stands there and leans against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Masa.
Or wants to break the clinch but can't.
Or wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masa has him pressed against the cage.
Masa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Or wants to break free but Masa has control.
Or blocks the elbow strike.
Masa successfully pulls guard.
Masa scores with a nice shot.
Or trying to stand up but can't free himself from Masa's guard.
Masa is trying to keep Or in close.
Masa looking for a sweep. Not yet Masa, not yet.
Or stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Masa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahti Masa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Or fails in his attempt to clinch.
Or misses with the combination.
Or tries for a takedown but Masa circles away easily
and Masa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Or won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on Masa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Masa lands some shots froms side control.
Or is trying to buck Masa off.
Masa has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Or!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Masa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Or is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Masa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Or's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masa won't let Or get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masa landing shots from mount.
Masa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Or can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Or is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Masa.
Or is still in real trouble! Can Masa finish him?
Or trying desperately to get to his feet.
Masa with a couple of short strikes.
Masa raining down shots from the mount!
Masa is working for a guillotine from mount but Or frees his head quite easily.
Or really wants to buck Masa off and get back to his feet.
Or seems to have recovered his senses.
Masa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Masa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Or wants to get back to his feet.
Masa breaks from Or's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Or is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Masa lands a heavy elbow.
Masa looking to secure an arm triangle but Or defends it well.
Masa wants to control the pace but Or is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masa lands a nice shot to the head.
Or wants to get back to his feet.
Masa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Or?
Masa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Masa working the ground and pound effectively.
Or taking shots to the head.
Masa breaks from Or's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Masa won't let Or get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Masa cracks Or with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Or bucks Masa off and manages to get back to his feet!
Masa closes the distance looking for a takedown. Masa picks Or up and slams him brutally to the floor. Or is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Mahti Masa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Already Unconscious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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248 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Already Unconscious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Hester!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unconscious changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hester tries to avoid it but Unconscious manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hester to the ground. Hester escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hester gets the takedown into side control.
Unconscious is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hester looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hester passes to side control.
Unconscious tries to bench press Hester off him but Hester keeps the position.
Unconscious takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Unconscious is trying to control Hester's posture but Hester avoids it.
Hester working the ground and pound.
Unconscious prevents Hester from moving into mount.
Hester tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unconscious regains half guard.
Unconscious wants to improve his position but Hester is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hester working the head and body with strikes.
Hester is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hester is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester is looking for a kimura here.
Hester looks gassed!
Unconscious tries to get to full guard but Hester has control of the leg.
Unconscious gets full guard.
Unconscious throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hester landing with the ground and pound.
Hester has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Unconscious tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hester has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Unconscious to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hester is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Unconscious pulls down on the head and he's put Hester to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Already Unconscious!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pera Vihtahousu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Shissler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shissler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye of the Tiger. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pera Vihtahousu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evan Shissler!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtahousu shoots in and drives through. Shissler sprawls well.
Vihtahousu really is a fat lump.
Vihtahousu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shissler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vihtahousu in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Shissler tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Vihtahousu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pera Vihtahousu!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shinjiro Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukko Pekka (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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265 lbs
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270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinjiro Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukko Pekka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pekka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pekka slips a jab and a cross from Nagasaki.
Pekka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nagasaki circles away.
Nagasaki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nagasaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nagasaki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nagasaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nagasaki thows a huge punch but Pekka dodges it nicely.
Pekka punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pekka makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pekka.
Nagasaki wants to pass the guard but Pekka is keeping the position.
Pekka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pekka stands up from half guard.
Shinjiro Nagasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagasaki lands a big head kick that sends Pekka to the canvas! Nagasaki follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinjiro Nagasaki!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Lugermesiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lugermesiter has chosen Machinehead - Bush as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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 Tokyo, Rafael Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Lugermesiter!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti fails with the takedown.
Gotti feints and as Lugermesiter raises his hands in defense, Gotti changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lugermesiter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gotti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gotti won't allow Lugermesiter to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gotti drops back looking for a leg! Lugermesiter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lugermesiter manages to kick Gotti off! Gotti jumps back into Lugermesiter's guard.
Lugermesiter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gotti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gotti thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gotti stands and throws Lugermesiter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lugermesiter is looking for a sweep.
Gotti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gotti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lugermesiter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gotti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gotti is breathing heavily.
Lugermesiter gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti has hold of Lugermesiter's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lugermesiter manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lugermesiter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lugermesiter tries to hold on but Gotti pushes him away.
Lugermesiter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gotti is working for a guillotine from mount but Lugermesiter frees his head quite easily.
Gotti working for a submission but Lugermesiter is keeping him at bay.
Gotti looking for a guillotine from mount but Lugermesiter is having none of it.
Gotti looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti has isolated one of Lugermesiter's arms. Lugermesiter looking to fight him off but Gotti twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Gotti!
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