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KOF.56 - Firepower PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between C S Kitiona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Plata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plata is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Creeping Death. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, C S Kitiona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muay Plata!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plata stuffs the takedown.
Plata misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Plata.
Plata lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like C S Kitiona has been cut.
Kitiona will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kitiona fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crunch! Plata slams his shin into Kitiona's torso.
Plata lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kitiona.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for C S Kitiona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kitiona misses with a wild body shot.
Kitiona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plata.
Kitiona shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Plata as he jumps to the side.
Kitiona is breathing heavily.
Kitiona misses with a combination
and Plata counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Kitiona is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Muay Plata!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Grapple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshal Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Grapple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshal Erickson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erickson fails with a takedown attempt.
Grapple drives through with a takedown into guard.
Erickson looking to control.
Grapple trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Erickson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grapple trying to hold on to Erickson's head to control him but Erickson postures up.
Erickson is looking to take a break and control but Grapple is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grapple tries to roll over but Erickson keeps him under control.
Grapple missing with punches from the bottom.
Erickson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Grapple is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marshal Erickson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios has chosen Their Law as his entrance music. Tyson Rios will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Rios!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rios is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rios is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rios sees it coming and defends easily.
Rios is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Rios defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Rios is defending well.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Rios defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Rios defends it.
Rios is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is thwarting Rios's attempts to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rios doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rios actively working from the bottom here.
Rios is trying to stand.
Gracie 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.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Rios is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rios looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rios pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Rios circles away easily
and Rios counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rios doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rios manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rios is one step ahead there.
Rios really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie has his foot on Rios's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rios works his way back into a safe position though.
Rios scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rios gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rios is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rios shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Rios didn't expect that.
Aaron Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Rios.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios striking off his back but it's not causing Gracie any problems.
Gracie drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Gracie seems to have locked his on tight now - Rios screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Gracie, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Aaron Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adaru Kitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Rakusaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Arch Enemy - We Will Rise . Rakusaba has chosen David Bowie - Suffragette City as his entrance music. Kazushi Rakusaba has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Adaru Kitano's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adaru Kitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Rakusaba!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakusaba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kitano was well out of range. Poor timing from Rakusaba.
Rakusaba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kitano was covering up waiting for the punch and Rakusaba finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rakusaba trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kitano manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kitano pushing down on Rakusaba's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kitano trying to control the action but Rakusaba is working from the bottom.
Rakusaba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kitano tries to pass to full mount but Rakusaba defends it.
Kitano is keen to just control but Rakusaba is a slippery customer.
Kitano is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rakusaba has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rakusaba knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rakusaba wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rakusaba throws a body punch but Kitano moves out of range.
Rakusaba dives in and grabs Kitano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kitano pushes down on Rakusaba's head and hops out.
Rakusaba misses with an uppercut. Kitano saw that one coming.
Rakusaba moves out of range of the strikes.
Rakusaba lands with a hook. Kitano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rakusaba closes the distance and clinches up with Kitano, looking for a takedown. Rakusaba pushes Kitano against the ropes but Kitano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rakusaba thuds a left hand into Kitano's body.
Kitano misses with a hook. Rakusaba ducked under it nicely.
Kitano lands with a shot to the body.
Kitano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rakusaba.
Rakusaba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kitano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano misses with an uppercut. Rakusaba saw that one coming.
Rakusaba moves away from the strike by Kitano.
Kitano tries to bum rush Rakusaba with a series of wild strikes but Rakusaba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rakusaba bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kitano manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rakusaba's best efforts.
Kitano is not content to let Rakusaba control the position.
Rakusaba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kitano defending well though.
Rakusaba trying to mount his opponent but Kitano defends it.
Kitano trying to control from the bottom.
Kitano is not content to let Rakusaba control the position.
Kitano wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rakusaba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kitano as he jumps to the side.
Adaru Kitano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Rakusaba.
Rakusaba looks to land a right hand but Kitano moved out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rakusaba.
Kitano is looking to regain half guard here but Rakusaba keeps moving and retains side control.
Rakusaba wants to control but Kitano is keeping him busy.
Rakusaba prevents Kitano from escaping the position.
Rakusaba trying to control the position but Kitano is working away.
Kitano tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba has control of an arm but Kitano manages to advance to Rakusaba's back!
Rakusaba tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kitano jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rakusaba manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kitano creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rakusaba sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kitano is breathing heavily.
Kitano lands a few punches from side control.
Rakusaba is looking for a sweep.
Kitano looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rakusaba is avoiding damage well.
Rakusaba taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rakusaba can't do much from the bottom here.
Rakusaba is looking for a sweep.
Kitano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kazushi Rakusaba will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kitano looks to land a combination but Rakusaba avoids it well.
Rakusaba closes the distance and clinches up with Kitano, looking for a takedown. Rakusaba pushes Kitano against the ropes but Kitano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kitano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rakusaba throws a lazy right hand but Kitano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kitano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kitano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rakusaba feints and as Kitano raises his hands in defense, Rakusaba changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rakusaba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kitano's guard.
Kitano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rakusaba is working away from the top position though.
Rakusaba drops an elbow to the side of Kitano's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rakusaba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kitano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rakusaba lands strikes from half guard.
Rakusaba is trying to control the action in half guard but Kitano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rakusaba with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rakusaba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rakusaba is trying to control. Kitano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rakusaba is looking to stall here but Kitano recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rakusaba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kitano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rakusaba wants to control from the top but Kitano keeps moving.
Kitano looking for a guillotine here but Rakusaba defends easily.
Rakusaba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kitano is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rakusaba is on top in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kitano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rakusaba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rakusaba trying to control but Kitano is working from the bottom.
Kitano working a defensive guard here.
Kitano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rakusaba prevents Kitano from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rakusaba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kitano looking for a sweep. Not yet Kitano, not yet.
Rakusaba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rakusaba thows a big elbow that misses.
Kitano keeping moving, preventing Rakusaba from controlling successfully.
Kitano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rakusaba scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kitano has his foot on Rakusaba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rakusaba works his way back into a safe position though.
Rakusaba trying to control but Kitano is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kazushi Rakusaba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kitano with a hook.
Rakusaba throws a lazy right hand but Kitano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rakusaba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice body punch from Rakusaba.
Kitano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kitano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rakusaba misses the body punch
and Kitano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kazushi Rakusaba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rakusaba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rakusaba trying to keep a closed guard but Kitano is proving a slippery customer.
Rakusaba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rakusaba 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.
Kitano trying to control the position from guard on top but Rakusaba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kitano thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakusaba is trying to control the position but Kitano postures up.
Kitano thows a big elbow that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rakusaba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kitano fails with the takedown.
Kitano shoots in and drives through. Rakusaba sprawls well.
Rakusaba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rakusaba shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kitano is trying to defend but Rakusaba finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rakusaba trying to control from half guard but Kitano is working away.
Rakusaba passes to full mount!
Adaru Kitano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kitano?
Rakusaba lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kitano is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rakusaba is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kitano has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kitano!
Rakusaba trying to control the position.
Kitano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kitano postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rakusaba is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kitano, into his guard.
Rakusaba trying to control but Kitano is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba postures up in Kitano's guard and throws a big left but Kitano blocks it.
Rakusaba is in close to Kitano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kitano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kitano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rakusaba defends well.
Kitano keeping moving, preventing Rakusaba from controlling successfully.
Kitano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rakusaba defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rakusaba trying to control but Kitano is working from the bottom.
Kitano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rakusaba.
Kitano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kitano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rakusaba defends it easily.
Kazushi Rakusaba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rakusaba stopping the sweep attempt from Kitano.
Kitano can't keep his opponent in guard - Rakusaba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adaru Kitano.
I think Rakusaba 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kazushi Rakusaba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Pepinhos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepinhos's entrance music is Macaco - Hacen Falta Dos. A fine choice. Smith has chosen Suck Me Up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Pepinhos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Armando Smith!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Pepinhos is pressing down on Smith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pepinhos's head.
Pepinhos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith postures up in Pepinhos's guard and throws a big left but Pepinhos blocks it.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Pepinhos.
Pepinhos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pepinhos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pepinhos working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith checks a leg kick.
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.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pepinhos is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith is pressing down on Pepinhos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pepinhos is holding on for now.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Smith throwing shots but Pepinhos is blocking nicely.
Pepinhos wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
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. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Pepinhos's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith thows a huge punch but Pepinhos dodges it nicely.
Pepinhos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith thows a huge punch but Pepinhos dodges it nicely.
Pepinhos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pepinhos tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith throwing shots but Pepinhos is blocking nicely.
Pepinhos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
Pepinhos looking for submissions off his back.
Pepinhos is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepinhos wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pepinhos won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Pepinhos's head.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Pepinhos defends it.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Pepinhos is rocked!
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!
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepinhos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smith connects with a decent elbow.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smith sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pepinhos is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Smith 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.
Pepinhos wants to control but Smith postures up.
Smith scores with punches from side control.
Pepinhos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Pepinhos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith throwing shots but Pepinhos is blocking nicely.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pepinhos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith misses with a head shot. Pepinhos uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pepinhos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pepinhos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pepinhos's head.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Pepinhos has wrist control.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Pepinhos's brow.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Pepinhos blocks nicely.
Pepinhos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepinhos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pepinhos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pepinhos keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pepinhos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Pepinhos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Pepinhos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Pepinhos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Pepinhos blocks nicely.
Pepinhos has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Pepinhos is retaining full guard.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith postures up in Pepinhos's guard and throws a big left but Pepinhos blocks it.
Smith lying in Pepinhos's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Pepinhos decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Smith taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Pepinhos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biggy Plumper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Here Comes The Best. Rocco Melendez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Biggy Plumper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocco Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez throws a jab when Plumper was well out of range.
Plumper moves in looking to clinch but Melendez pushes him off.
Melendez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Biggy Plumper has been cut.
Plumper avoids the body shot from Melendez.
Melendez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Rocco Melendez has been cut.
Plumper tries to clinch up.
Plumper throws a push kick but Melendez slaps the foot to one side.
Plumper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Melendez circles away.
Plumper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Melendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Plumper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Melendez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Plumper is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Melendez misses.
Melendez cracks Plumper on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Plumper falls backwards against the ropes. Melendez follows up with more strikes that drop Plumper to his knees. Melendez keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Plumper! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Melendez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Hickman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rufio Souza was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dick Hickman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickman misses with a wild body shot.
Souza misses with a hook. Hickman ducked under it nicely.
Crunch! Hickman slams his shin into Souza's torso.
Souza looks gassed!
Hickman lands a left and a right that send Souza crashing to the mat, dazed. Hickman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Souza is rocked!
It looks like Rufio Souza has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hickman.
Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Hickman finish him?
Souza slips a jab from Hickman.
Hickman circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Souza tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Hickman wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dick Hickman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pepeng Ondoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Siciliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepeng Ondoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Siciliano!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ondoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siciliano.
Ondoy lands a slapping body shot.
Siciliano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ondoy finds it's way round the side to connect with Siciliano's head.
Ondoy stuffs the takedown.
Ondoy takes a swing at Siciliano's ribcage but misses.
Ondoy misses with a straight left.
Ondoy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Siciliano walks into a left hand.
Ondoy misses with a few strikes there.
Ondoy misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ondoy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ondoy thows a body shot but no joy.
Ondoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Siciliano was well out of range. Poor timing from Ondoy.
Ondoy lands a with a good body shot.
Ondoy lands a jab to the nose.
Siciliano throws a combination that misses
and Ondoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Siciliano is rocked!
Siciliano misses with the combination.
Ondoy throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siciliano slips under a jab.
A combination from Ondoy does no damage.
Ondoy avoids the body shot from Siciliano.
Siciliano misses with a wild body shot.
Siciliano drops his hands momentarily and Ondoy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Siciliano misses with a double jab
and Ondoy counters with a crisp right hand that drops Siciliano! Ondoy lets Siciliano back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Siciliano is still on wobbly legs! Can Ondoy finish him?
Ondoy darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Siciliano's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Ondoy before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pepeng Ondoy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuhiro Ryohida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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176 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhiro Ryohida!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Ryohida sprawls well.
Ryohida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryohida throws a nice head kick!
Ryohida tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Ryohida is retaining full guard.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Ryohida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
You can see the frustration on Ryohida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ryohida struggling a bit here.
Ryohida manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryohida tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ryohida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ryohida is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ryohida unloading with bombs!
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Ryohida's attempts to control the action.
Ryohida controlling the pace for now.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Ryohida has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Ryohida smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ryohida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Ryohida lands with some strikes.
Ryohida prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Ryohida putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ryohida is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ryohida trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ryohida has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gracie's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryohida prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida controlling the position easily from mount.
Ryohida trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ryohida controlling from mount.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ryohida with a couple of short strikes.
Ryohida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ryohida lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ryohida landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble!
Ryohida trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ryohida looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie wants to hold on but Ryohida pushes him away.
Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Ryohida raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Ryohida isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Ryohida smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuhiro Ryohida dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ryohida is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gracie's half guard.
Gracie is looking to get back to full guard here but Ryohida has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ryohida controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ryohida looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryohida prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Kazuhiro Ryohida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie is not content to let Ryohida control the position.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Ryohida performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Ryohida sits in half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Kazuhiro Ryohida just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ryohida throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ryohida has worked his arm free - good work by Ryohida!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryohida manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Ryohida is working away.
Ryohida is trying to control but can't.
Gracie is just content to waste time from the top position. Ryohida takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ryohida had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Ryohida is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Ryohida keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ryohida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Ryohida is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ryohida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ryohida counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ryohida pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ryohida lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gracie is staying active underneath Ryohida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gracie has hold of Ryohida's hands but Ryohida slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Ryohida sits in half guard.
Ryohida looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ryohida is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Ryohida is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ryohida raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuhiro Ryohida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Ryohida.
Ryohida just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie shoots in and bounces Ryohida off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryohida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryohida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie trying to move into half guard but instead Ryohida has managed to sweep!
Ryohida preventing the sweep.
Ryohida trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Ryohida is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie controls Ryohida momentarily but Ryohida frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryohida controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ryohida lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ryohida slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Ryohida tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ryohida wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Ryohida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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.
Gracie tries to buck Ryohida off but Ryohida is having none of it.
Ryohida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie looks to move to half guard but instead Ryohida has passed into mount! Damn!
Gracie wants to control but Ryohida is having none of it.
Ryohida looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Ryohida connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Ryohida's attempts to control the action.
Ryohida has control of Gracie's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gracie regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gracie wants to hold on but Ryohida pushes him away.
Ryohida trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ryohida controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ryohida tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Ryohida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Ryohida isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuhiro Ryohida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryohida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuhiro Ryohida!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tra Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Retso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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242 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tra Fulton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drake Retso!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fulton lands a jab to the nose.
Retso misses with a body shot.
Retso shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fulton pinned against the cage. Fulton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fulton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Retso misses.
Fulton gets caught flat footed, as Retso shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fulton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fulton wants to work for an arm triangle but Retso is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fulton wants to control but Retso is keeping him busy.
Fulton is thwarting Retso's attempts to control the position.
Retso tries to roll over but Fulton keeps him under control.
Fulton blocks the strikes from Retso.
Retso regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retso tries to strike from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Retso is on top in guard.
Retso throws and elbow that misses. Fulton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Retso's guard. Nice move by Fulton!
Retso wants to sweep here but Fulton controlling him for the moment.
Retso lands an upkick as Fulton stands over him.
Retso throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Retso wants to sweep but no luck.
Fulton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Retso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Retso looking to control.
Retso keeping moving, preventing Fulton from controlling successfully.
Retso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Retso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fulton throws a nice looking combination but Retso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fulton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fulton with a hook.
It looks like Drake Retso has been cut.
Retso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fulton.
Fulton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Retso circles away quickly and effectively.
Fulton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Retso works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fulton is trying to control but can't.
Retso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fulton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Retso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fulton's head.
Retso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Retso lands with a punch from half guard.
Fulton manages to get to full guard.
Fulton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Retso throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fulton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Retso postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Retso is looking to work some ground and pound but Fulton has wrist control.
Retso preventing the sweep.
Fulton keeping moving, preventing Retso from controlling successfully.
Retso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fulton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Retso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fulton looking for a guillotine here but Retso defends easily.
Retso is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fulton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fulton has escaped and now he's on top!
Retso scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Fulton stopping the sweep attempt from Retso.
Retso looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fulton stopping the sweep attempt from Retso.
Fulton looking to sit in guard and control but Retso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drake Retso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Drake Retso's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Retso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Retso slips a straight right by Fulton.
Fulton misses with a straight right.
Retso swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fulton.
Fulton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Retso manages to avoid it.
Fulton falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Retso shoots in for a takedown but Fulton shows good takedown defense.
Retso shoots for a takedown but Fulton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fulton misses with the combination.
Tra Fulton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fulton misses with a two punch combination.
Retso 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.
Fulton wants to sweep but no luck.
Retso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Retso is working Fulton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Retso lands a couple of digs.
Retso chips away with some ground and pound.
Retso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fulton is keeping the position for now.
Retso stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Fulton throws up his legs and catches Retso in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Retso tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Fulton! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tra Fulton!
Tra Fulton retains his heavyweight title!
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