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ASTRAL.3 COURAGE PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asbjorn Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jensen comes to the ring accompanied by riskin it all. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asbjorn Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kimura throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jensen was covering up waiting for the punch and Kimura finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kimura prevents Jensen from getting back to his feet.
Kimura controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jensen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kimura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jensen looking to control.
Jensen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kimura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jensen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura forces his way into half guard.
Kimura controlling the action here.
Kimura is working for a submission of some sort.
Kimura stops Jensen from getting back to his feet.
Jensen is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kimura trying to control the action but Jensen is working from the bottom.
Jensen tries to kick Kimura off but Kimura keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kimura working over Jensen with some ground and pound. Jensen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kimura works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jensen is looking to improve his position but Kimura isn't that keen on the idea.
Kimura landing punches.
Kimura looking to secure an arm triangle but Jensen defends it well.
Jensen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura dominating with strikes here.
Kimura working for a guillotine from mount but Jensen is in no mood to give up.
Jensen can't escape the position.
Kimura controlling the position easily from mount.
Jensen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kimura controlling from the full mount.
Jensen has given up his back here.
Jensen wants to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
Kimura is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kimura gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kimura dominated that round.
That's time! Jensen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kimura tries to clinch up.
Jensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jensen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kimura is out of range.
Kimura rushes Jensen and presses him up against the ropes.
The referee calls for Kimura to work.
Kimura tries to pull guard but Jensen holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kimura drops back down to his feet.
Jensen is looking to control Kimura's arms but Kimura gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jensen has his back to the ropes.
Kimura drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jensen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jensen tries to clinch up but Kimura circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jensen misses with a takedown attempt
and Kimura counters with a nice leg kick.
Jensen takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Asbjorn Jensen has been cut.
Jensen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kimura counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jensen's half guard.
Kimura is looking to take a break and control but Jensen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kimura is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kimura perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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.
Kimura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kimura seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kimura moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen strikes from the bottom but Kimura takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Kimura lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jensen wants to control but Kimura is having none of it.
Kimura connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jensen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kimura working the ground and pound effectively.
Kimura looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura controlling from mount.
Jensen is desperately trying to improve his position but Kimura has a good base and remains in mount.
Kimura controlling the pace for now.
Kimura looking to control but Jensen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jensen is trying to stand but he's just given Kimura his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Kimura lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kimura lands punches and elbows.
Kimura working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Jensen is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Kimura has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Jensen taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tatsuya Kimura!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jongwoo Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo Yamamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jongwoo Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eduardo Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Park tries to get to full guard but Yamamoto has control of the leg.
Yamamoto wants to stand but Park has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Park is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yamamoto pulls his head out easily.
Park is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yamamoto pulls his head out easily.
Park wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.
Park looking for submissions off his back.
Park looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yamamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Park. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Park looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Park is looking for a sweep. Yamamoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Park wants to get back to full guard but Yamamoto has passed into side control.
Yamamoto looking to control but Park is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Park really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Park is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Yamamoto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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.
Park is desperately trying to improve his position but Yamamoto has a good base and remains in mount.
Yamamoto looking to control but Park is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Park can't escape the position.
Yamamoto with a couple of short strikes.
Park takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Park is working to get back to half guard.
Yamamoto unloading with bombs!
Park is desperately trying to improve his position but Yamamoto has a good base and remains in mount.
Park manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Park looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Park wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to stand up but Park is controlling the position.
Park actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Yamamoto is working for a kimura but Park is defending it quite comfortably.
Ground and pound from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto trying to control from half guard but Park is working away.
Park looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Yamamoto pushes past his half guard into mount!
Yamamoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Park is looking to escape.
That's four 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.
Park is wriggling around trying to escape.
Park in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Park is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Yamamoto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yamamoto landing punches.
Yamamoto prevents Park from getting the reversal.
Park is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto with a couple of short strikes.
Yamamoto lands with some strikes.
Yamamoto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Yamamoto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yamamoto clinches with his opponent.
Park fails to pull guard.
Yamamoto fails to pull guard.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Yamamoto scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Yamamoto does no damage.
Yamamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamamoto shoots in but Park avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yamamoto misses with a body kick.
Yamamoto clinches up against the ropes.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Park tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamamoto just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Park tries to pull guard but Yamamoto holds him up against the ropes and eventually Park drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jongwoo Park. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Park jumps guard but Yamamoto stands there with Park around his waist. Park gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yamamoto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yamamoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Park tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamamoto just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Yamamoto pulls Park into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yamamoto wants to get back to his feet but Park is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Park pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamamoto is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing Park from controlling successfully.
Park scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Park trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Park is pushing down on Yamamoto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yamamoto is fighting to maintain full guard but Park has managed to sneak the leg through.
Park works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park scoring with strikes but Yamamoto is staying in there.
Park is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Yamamoto has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Yamamoto!
Park looking for a guillotine here but Yamamoto defends easily.
Yamamoto is looking to stand up but Park won't let him.
Yamamoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yamamoto wants to get up but he can't break Park's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yamamoto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Park circles away.
Yamamoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Park trying to control the position but instead, Yamamoto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Park into the ropes.
Park tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Park tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yamamoto smiles and moves away.
A combination from Yamamoto does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eduardo Yamamoto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Park has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yamamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Park escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yamamoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Park looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Yamamoto is defending well. Park quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Yamamoto has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Park celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jongwoo Park!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raig Si Zhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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152 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raig Si Zhiro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Si Zhiro tries to clinch up but Wong circles away and keeps his distance.
Si Zhiro looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Wong moves into the clinch.
Wong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Si Zhiro up against the ropes.
Wong manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wong is looking to stand up but Si Zhiro isn't so interested in that idea.
Si Zhiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wong is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Si Zhiro rolls with it to try and escape but Wong cranks on the arm and Si Zhiro is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lee Wong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krunoslav Slabinac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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199 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krunoslav Slabinac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Hoshi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slabinac looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoshi is fending him off so far but Slabinac persists. Nope, Hoshi circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoshi tries to clinch but Slabinac is having none of it.
Hoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slabinac shoots in but no luck this time.
Hoshi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slabinac.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krunoslav Slabinac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Slabinac is defended easily by Hoshi.
Hoshi moves in looking to clinch but Slabinac pushes him off.
Slabinac darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hoshi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Slabinac is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Slabinac prevents Hoshi from standing back up.
Slabinac content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshi wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Slabinac is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hoshi is looking to escape.
Hoshi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slabinac. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hoshi is not content to let Slabinac control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Hoshi as Slabinac shoots in.
Slabinac feints and as Hoshi raises his hands in defense, Slabinac changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slabinac controls from within his opponent's 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Slabinac looking to pass the guard.
Hoshi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hoshi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Slabinac trying to control but Hoshi is working from the bottom.
Slabinac stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoshi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Slabinac not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Slabinac is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Slabinac is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hoshi is looking to stand up but Slabinac isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hoshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Slabinac circles away.
Hoshi tries to clinch but Slabinac moves out of range.
Slabinac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoshi.
Slabinac keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slabinac shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoshi tries to sprawl out of it but Slabinac keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hoshi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slabinac misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hoshi staying out of range there.
Hoshi tries to clinch up but Slabinac circles away and keeps his distance.
Slabinac fails with the takedown.
Slabinac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoshi tries to clinch there but Slabinac circles away.
Slabinac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slabinac changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoshi tries to avoid it but Slabinac manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoshi to the ground. Hoshi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Slabinac gets the takedown into side control.
Hoshi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Slabinac asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Slabinac is staying tight to Hoshi's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi pushes Slabinac away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Slabinac gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Slabinac in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Slabinac thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slabinac prevents Hoshi from escaping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slabinac shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hoshi defends it nicely.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Slabinac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slabinac tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hoshi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Slabinac somewhat.
Hoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoshi closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krunoslav Slabinac dominated that round.
That's time! Slabinac's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hoshi tries to clinch but Slabinac moves out of range.
Slabinac dives in and grabs Hoshi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hoshi pushes down on Slabinac's head and hops out.
Hoshi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slabinac drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hoshi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Slabinac shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoshi sprawls well. Hoshi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slabinac gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krunoslav Slabinac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoshi wants to clinch.
Slabinac shoots in but no luck this time.
Slabinac misses with a looping right.
Slabinac shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hoshi's guard.
Hoshi wants to get back to his feet but Slabinac is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slabinac sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hoshi's guard.
Hoshi scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Slabinac manages to mount him!
Hoshi wants to get back to his feet.
Slabinac controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Slabinac trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Slabinac controlling the position easily from mount.
Hoshi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Slabinac controlling his opponent.
Hoshi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Slabinac thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Slabinac takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Slabinac trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Slabinac controlling his opponent.
Slabinac looking to control but Hoshi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Krunoslav Slabinac just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hoshi is looking to clinch.
Slabinac misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Slabinac misses with a wild body shot.
Slabinac shoots in for a takedown but Hoshi shows good takedown defense.
Hoshi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slabinac swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoshi.
Hoshi stuffs the takedown attempt from Slabinac. Slabinac gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hoshi tries to clinch up but Slabinac circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Hoshi as Slabinac shoots in.
Slabinac keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoshi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slabinac, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hoshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slabinac blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slabinac.
Hoshi tries to land a knee to the head but Slabinac blocks with his arms.
Hoshi looking to throw knees to the head but Slabinac is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hoshi obliges.
Hoshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slabinac blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Slabinac takes an elbow to the temple.
Hoshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryu Hoshi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Hoshi rushes Slabinac and presses him up against the ropes.
Hoshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slabinac blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slabinac has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hoshi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hoshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshi lands a knee to the head.
Slabinac tries to score a body lock takedown but Hoshi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slabinac avoids it.
Hoshi misses with a knee strike.
Hoshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoshi tries a knee to the head but Slabinac blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshi lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slabinac blocks it with crossed arms.
Slabinac is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krunoslav Slabinac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slabinac has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slabinac tightens his grip and picks Hoshi up, before dumping him to the ground. Hoshi manages to land in guard.
Slabinac stops Hoshi from standing up.
Slabinac is stalling in the full guard.
Slabinac stops Hoshi from standing up.
Hoshi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Slabinac slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Slabinac won't allow Hoshi to get back to his feet.
Slabinac sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hoshi wants to stand up but Slabinac is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slabinac seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Slabinac wants to control from the top but Hoshi keeps moving.
Slabinac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slabinac prevents Hoshi from getting back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hoshi stuffs the takedown attempt from Slabinac. Slabinac gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoshi tries to clinch up.
Hoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slabinac swinging wilding here.
Hoshi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slabinac goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hoshi prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hoshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slabinac tries to pull guard but Hoshi holds him up against the ropes and eventually Slabinac drops back down to his feet.
Slabinac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slabinac fails to pull guard.
Hoshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slabinac drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoshi tries a knee to the head but Slabinac blocks it.
Slabinac looking for a takedown.
Slabinac takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoshi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four 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.
Slabinac avoiding damage as Hoshi throws knees to the body.
Hoshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slabinac tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hoshi smiles and moves away.
Ryu Hoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoshi wants to clinch up but Slabinac keeps it at a distance.
Slabinac closes the distance and clinches up with Hoshi, looking for a takedown. Slabinac pushes Hoshi against the ropes but Hoshi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Slabinac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryu Hoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Slabinac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoshi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slabinac.
Hoshi is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slabinac is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hoshi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Slabinac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoshi tries to clinch up but Slabinac circles away and keeps his distance.
Slabinac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoshi tries to clinch but Slabinac is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Hoshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hoshi 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Krunoslav Slabinac!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Krunoslav Slabinac!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Krunoslav Slabinac!
Krunoslav Slabinac wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takaku Fuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyun Tsubaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyun Tsubaki will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takaku Fuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Tsubaki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fuke trying to control the position but Tsubaki is working away.
Tsubaki struggling a bit here.
Fuke throwing strikes but Tsubaki manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Tsubaki trying to control the position but Fuke is working away.
Tsubaki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tsubaki is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fuke's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tsubaki trying to control the position but Fuke is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsubaki tries to advance to mount but Fuke instead regains half guard.
Fuke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tsubaki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fuke gets back to full guard.
Tsubaki looking to sit in guard and control but Fuke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fuke wants to control from the top but Tsubaki keeps moving.
Tsubaki has an active guard here but Fuke has managed to pass into half guard.
Tsubaki trying to control 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.
Fuke is looking to take a break and control but Tsubaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tsubaki is looking to get back to full guard here but Fuke has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuke tries to control but Tsubaki wriggling away.
Fuke with a couple of short strikes.
Tsubaki is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
BOOM! Fuke connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fuke with the ground and pound from mount.
Tsubaki is squirming around, avoiding Fuke's attempts to control the action.
Fuke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tsubaki can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fuke looking to control but Tsubaki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Fuke connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takaku Fuke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Tsubaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Fuke. Fuke gets slowly back to his feet.
Fuke blocks a jab.
Tsubaki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fuke's waist but Fuke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tsubaki off to one side.
Fuke is looking to clinch but Tsubaki is avoiding it.
Tsubaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tsubaki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Takaku Fuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsubaki scores with a body shot.
Fuke gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fuke keeping full guard, as Tsubaki tries to pass.
Tsubaki controlling from the top position.
Tsubaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsubaki stops Fuke from standing up.
Fuke might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tsubaki stays in close to Fuke's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tsubaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tsubaki is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tsubaki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tsubaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsubaki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tsubaki wants to control from the top but Fuke keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsubaki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Hyun Tsubaki just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fuke misses with a combination
and Tsubaki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fuke's guard now.
Tsubaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fuke trying to keep a closed guard but Tsubaki is proving a slippery customer.
Tsubaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsubaki sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tsubaki is controlling him.
Tsubaki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tsubaki wants to control from the top but Fuke keeps moving.
Tsubaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fuke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hyun Tsubaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tsubaki takes a swing at Fuke's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tsubaki.
Fuke looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tsubaki!
Tsubaki is desperately trying to improve his position but Fuke has a good base and remains in mount.
Fuke thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fuke in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tsubaki gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuke is taking a breather. Tsubaki says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fuke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fuke throwing shots but Tsubaki is blocking nicely.
Fuke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tsubaki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tsubaki moves into full guard.
Tsubaki trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fuke throws a strike but Tsubaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tsubaki wants to control from the top but Fuke keeps moving.
Tsubaki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tsubaki wants to control from the top but Fuke keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsubaki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fuke keeping moving, preventing Tsubaki from controlling successfully.
Tsubaki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Hyun Tsubaki just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuke misses with a takedown attempt
and Tsubaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tsubaki.
Tsubaki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyun Tsubaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tsubaki is looking to advance position but Fuke has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hyun Tsubaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tsubaki 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Hyun Tsubaki!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Hyun Tsubaki!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Hyun Tsubaki!
Hyun Tsubaki wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kida Masaomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiba Masaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kida Masaomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chiba Masaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masaki gets caught flat footed, as Masaomi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Masaomi stands up and waves to Masaki to follow him.
Masaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Masaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Masaomi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Masaki keeping full guard, as Masaomi tries to pass.
Masaki wants to stand but Masaomi is controlling the position.
Masaomi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaomi won't allow Masaki to get back to his feet.
Masaomi gets to his feet - Masaki follows without any prompting.
Masaki misses with a low kick.
Masaomi dives in and grabs Masaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Masaki pushes down on Masaomi's head and hops out.
Masaomi fails to land the takedown.
Masaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masaomi shoots in and bounces Masaki off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Masaki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Masaomi controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaomi forces his way into half guard.
Masaomi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Masaki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Masaomi.
Masaomi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masaomi passes to side control.
Masaomi prevents Masaki from escaping the position.
Masaki looks gassed!
Masaomi controls the position.
An elbow from Masaomi crashes against the mat.
Masaomi just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Masaomi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Masaomi has hold of Masaki's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Masaki tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Masaomi cranks the arm and Masaki screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Masaki, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kida Masaomi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Vucinic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshiro Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenshiro Yamamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Vucinic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vucinic throws a shot from downtown. Yamamoto moves away and avoids it.
Vucinic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto shoots in for a double leg but Vucinic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A right-left combo lands from Vucinic.
Nice defenses there by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vucinic tries to avoid it but Yamamoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vucinic to the ground. Vucinic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vucinic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Vucinic misses with a wild combination.
Vucinic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vucinic as he avoids it easily.
Mirko Vucinic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenshiro Yamamoto.
Vucinic thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamamoto shoots in but no luck this time.
Vucinic throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vucinic.
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!
Vucinic misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto dodges the punch combination from Vucinic.
Yamamoto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vucinic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vucinic uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vucinic.
Vucinic throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown but Vucinic shows good takedown defense.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yamamoto looks gassed!
Yamamoto slips a jab and a cross from Vucinic.
Vucinic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamamoto's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto shoots in and drives through. Vucinic sprawls well.
Vucinic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vucinic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vucinic swinging wilding here.
Vucinic looks to throw the jab but Yamamoto is out of range.
A slow jab from Vucinic misses its intended target.
Vucinic swinging wilding here.
Vucinic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vucinic missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamamoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vucinic.
Vucinic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic throws a hook but Yamamoto avoids it easily.
Vucinic misses with a straight left.
A nice combination there by Vucinic.
Vucinic lands a jab.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vucinic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mirko Vucinic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vucinic throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vucinic connects with a looping right hand.
Vucinic throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Vucinic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Vucinic.
Vucinic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Vucinic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vucinic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yamamoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vucinic throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Vucinic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamamoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vucinic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vucinic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vucinic scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Vucinic dominated that round.
That's time! Vucinic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yamamoto misses with a takedown attempt - Vucinic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yamamoto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vucinic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vucinic misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vucinic.
Vucinic lands the left hand.
Vucinic lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vucinic looks to land a combination. Yamamoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vucinic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vucinic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vucinic scores with a jab to the body.
Vucinic cracks Yamamoto with an open hand slap.
Decent striking displayed by Vucinic there.
Vucinic tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vucinic lands a nice hook to Yamamoto's body. Yamamoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mirko Vucinic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vucinic tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vucinic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamamoto's hands.
Vucinic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vucinic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamamoto blocks a head kick by Vucinic.
Vucinic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mirko Vucinic is winning the standup battle so far.
Vucinic looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Vucinic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vucinic's waist but Vucinic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yamamoto off to one side.
Vucinic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice sprawl there from Vucinic as Yamamoto shoots in.
Mirko Vucinic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenshiro Yamamoto.
Vucinic misses with a wild body shot.
Vucinic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yamamoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamamoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yamamoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yamamoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vucinic's waist but Vucinic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yamamoto off to one side.
Vucinic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vucinic throws a right and a left that Yamamoto avoids nicely.
A cross from Vucinic lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic misses with a few strikes there.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vucinic.
Yamamoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Vucinic sprawls well. He's pushed Yamamoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vucinic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto shoots in and drives through. Vucinic sprawls well.
Vucinic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mirko Vucinic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Vucinic.
Vucinic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vucinic defends it nicely.
Yamamoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vucinic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vucinic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto slips a jab from Vucinic.
Vucinic lands with a nice combination. Yamamoto backs away looking to recover.
Vucinic stalks Yamamoto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yamamoto's face. Yamamoto staggers backwards, shaken.
Vucinic lands a jab-cross combination.
Yamamoto has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vucinic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Vucinic.
Vucinic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Vucinic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vucinic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamamoto closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yamamoto lands in his opponent's guard.
Yamamoto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yamamoto in side control, throwing shots but Vucinic defends.
Vucinic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yamamoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamamoto is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Vucinic's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vucinic is pushing Yamamoto's head away, looking to escape. Yamamoto manages to hold on to the position though.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vucinic misses with a hook.
Yamamoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yamamoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vucinic throws a right and a left that Yamamoto avoids nicely.
Vucinic looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Vucinic throws an overhand right that lands on Yamamoto's shoulder, as Yamamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Vucinic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mirko Vucinic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vucinic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vucinic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vucinic scores with a nice head shot.
Vucinic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vucinic lands with a hook. Yamamoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vucinic.
A punch combination from Vucinic misses.
Vucinic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vucinic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vucinic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vucinic scores with a one two! Yamamoto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vucinic lands a glancing blow to the side of Yamamoto's head.
A nice combination there by Vucinic.
Horrible takedown by Yamamoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Vucinic which made him look bad.
Vucinic throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Vucinic.
Vucinic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamamoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vucinic.
Vucinic cracks Yamamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vucinic throws a series of strikes that have Yamamoto backpedaling.
Vucinic scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vucinic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vucinic lands a right hook to the body.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vucinic.
Vucinic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab lands there for Vucinic.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vucinic throws a sloppy head kick and Yamamoto moves out of range easily.
Vucinic throws a nice looking combination but Yamamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kenshiro Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vucinic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Vucinic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vucinic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Mirko Vucinic!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Mirko Vucinic!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Mirko Vucinic!
Mirko Vucinic wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shin Ya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumina Sato is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Ya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
It looks like Sato is going to stand back up.
Sato is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ya is just riding it out for now. Sato eventually gives up the hold.
Sato tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ya knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sato seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ya won't allow Sato to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato is keen to just control but Ya is a slippery customer.
Ya is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sato pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ya is defending against the submission attempts here by Sato.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ya but Ya pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ya gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sato looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sato looking to pass the guard.
Sato is pushing down on Ya's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ya is fighting to maintain full guard but Sato has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sato sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ya defending well though.
Sato tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ya knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sato is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ya trying to control but Sato postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato prevents Ya from improving his position.
Ya moves into full guard.
Ya working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sato doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sato manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ya is breathing heavily.
Sato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sato scores with a takedown into Ya's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato forces his way into half guard.
Sato seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ya does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ya works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sato scoring with some ground and pound.
Ya bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sato's guard.
Sato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sato throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rumina Sato dominated that round.
That's time! Ya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sato is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ya swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Rumina Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sato counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sato pushes down on Ya's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sato 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.
Ya trying to hold on to Sato's head to control him but Sato postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ya working a defensive guard here.
Sato passes into half guard.
Sato is looking to take a break and control but Ya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sato missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sato missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ya might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sato is looking to advance position but Ya won't allow it.
Ya wants to get back to full guard.
Sato works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sato goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ya is on top in guard.
Rumina Sato has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sato looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ya is defending well. Sato quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ya has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sato celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rumina Sato!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Diias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Matsumoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Diias!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Matsumoto uses his free foot to push down on Diias's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Diias.
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.
Matsumoto landing strikes from the mount.
Matsumoto working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Diias turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Matsumoto off and cradles Diias's limp body as Matsumoto celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ryuu Matsumoto!
Ryuu Matsumoto is the new lightweight champion!
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