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AJFC 13: Proving Grounds PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daigoro Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hado Ken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daigoro Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hado Ken!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki has closed the distance and engaged Ken in a clinch.
Ken pulls Aoki into guard.
Aoki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ken has his foot on Aoki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aoki works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ken escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aoki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aoki postures up.
Aoki has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Ken to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Aoki is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Ken pulls down on the head and he's put Aoki to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hado Ken!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khaldun Al Fulan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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250 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khaldun Al Fulan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Fulan misses with a double jab.
Al Fulan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Fulan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Al Fulan misses the jab.
Al Fulan shoots in but Mir avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mir fails with the takedown
and Al Fulan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Al Fulan lands a couple of elbows.
Mir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Al Fulan is one step ahead there.
Al Fulan lands a couple of digs.
Mir looks gassed!
Mir has a closed guard, preventing Al Fulan from standing up.
Al Fulan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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!
Mir keeping full guard, as Al Fulan tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Fulan postures up in Mir's guard and throws a big left but Mir blocks it.
Al Fulan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Al Fulan cracks Mir with a solid left hand.
Al Fulan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Al Fulan with a nice head shot there.
Mir looking for a sweep. Not yet Mir, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Fulan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Al Fulan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Al Fulan landing with the ground and pound.
Al Fulan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Fulan won't allow Mir to sweep him here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Al Fulan with a nice head shot there.
Al Fulan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mir on the ground.
Mir has momentary wrist control but Al Fulan slips an elbow through the middle.
Al Fulan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
No joy there for Al Fulan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Al Fulan.
Al Fulan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mir dives in and grabs Al Fulan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Al Fulan pushes down on Mir's head and hops out.
Al Fulan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mir.
Khaldun Al Fulan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
Al Fulan looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Al Fulan circles away.
Al Fulan looks to throw the jab but Mir is out of range.
Al Fulan throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Al Fulan misses with a few strikes there.
Mir defending well as Al Fulan loads up on a big left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Al Fulan. No joy for Mir on that attempt.
Al Fulan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mir avoids the body shot from Al Fulan.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Fulan.
Al Fulan throws a right hand that Mir ducks under and follows up with a left that Mir also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mir has his takedown stuffed
and Al Fulan counters with a one-two to the body.
Al Fulan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mir counters with a single leg into guard. Al Fulan didn't expect that.
Al Fulan wants to stand and escape but Mir is having none of it.
Al Fulan keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir won't allow Al Fulan to get back to his feet.
Mir looking to sit in guard and control but Al Fulan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Al Fulan is working Mir over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Fulan won't allow Mir to sweep him here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Khaldun Al Fulan dominated that round.
That's time! Al Fulan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice defenses there by Mir.
Al Fulan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Al Fulan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Al Fulan stands up and waves to Mir to follow him.
Al Fulan misses with a double jab
and Mir makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Al Fulan lands a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Al Fulan or perhaps it was just good defense by Mir which made him look bad.
Al Fulan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
Khaldun Al Fulan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Al Fulan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Fulan misses with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Al Fulan is defended easily by Mir.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khaldun Al Fulan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Fulan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Al Fulan 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.
Al Fulan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mir's head.
Mir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Al Fulan manages to get himself to full guard.
Mir trying to control but Al Fulan is working from the bottom.
Mir stops Al Fulan from standing up.
Khaldun Al Fulan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Fulan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mir wants to control from the top but Al Fulan keeps moving.
Al Fulan wants to stand but Mir is controlling the position.
Mir sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A combination from Mir does no damage.
Al Fulan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Al Fulan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mir is wriggling around trying to escape.
Al Fulan landing punches.
BOOM! Al Fulan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Fulan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mir in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Al Fulan looking to finish Mir with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mir!
Mir sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mir gets full guard.
Mir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Al Fulan's guard.
Al Fulan wants to stand and escape but Mir is having none of it.
Mir controls from within his opponent's guard.
Al Fulan is trying to keep Mir in close.
Mir wants to control from the top but Al Fulan keeps moving.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Khaldun Al Fulan dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mir shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Fulan wants to clinch.
Al Fulan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Al Fulan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Al Fulan connects with a couple of short punches.
Al Fulan lands a couple of digs.
Al Fulan wants to pass the guard but Mir is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Al Fulan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Fulan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mir trying to control but Al Fulan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Al Fulan looking for a guillotine here but Mir defends easily.
Al Fulan keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Frank Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Al Fulan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mir did well to prevent Al Fulan getting side control.
Mir gets back to full guard.
Al Fulan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Fulan throwing strikes but missing.
Mir keeping full guard, as Al Fulan tries to pass.
Al Fulan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Al Fulan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Al Fulan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Al Fulan manages to get himself to full guard.
Mir wants to control from the top but Al Fulan keeps moving.
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.
Al Fulan wants to stand up but Mir is controlling him.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Fulan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Fulan throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Mir wants to control from the top but Al Fulan keeps moving.
Khaldun Al Fulan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Al Fulan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khaldun Al Fulan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Fulan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khaldun Al Fulan!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gianmarco Zaniboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gianmarco Zaniboni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaniboni swings for the body but Chor Thanasukarn moves out of range.
Chor Thanasukarn throws a hook but Zaniboni avoids it easily.
Zaniboni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chor Thanasukarn was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaniboni.
Chor Thanasukarn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zaniboni.
Zaniboni swats away the attempt to clinch by Chor Thanasukarn.
Chor Thanasukarn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zaniboni lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice cross by Zaniboni.
Chor Thanasukarn missing with a left hand there. Zaniboni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaniboni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chor Thanasukarn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zaniboni scores with a shot to the body.
Chor Thanasukarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaniboni.
Chor Thanasukarn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chor Thanasukarn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaniboni scores with a nice strike.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zaniboni misses with a body shot.
Zaniboni is looking to wear down Chor Thanasukarn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zaniboni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaniboni blocks a jab.
Zaniboni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chor Thanasukarn looks gassed!
Chor Thanasukarn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chor Thanasukarn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zaniboni drops Chor Thanasukarn with a big left hand and mounts him. Chor Thanasukarn is in big trouble!
Chor Thanasukarn is rocked!
Zaniboni throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chor Thanasukarn because Zaniboni loaded up on that one.
Chor Thanasukarn is still in real trouble! Can Zaniboni finish him?
Zaniboni thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chor Thanasukarn seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn avoids a series of strikes thrown by Zaniboni.
Zaniboni landing shots from mount.
Zaniboni unloads with some shots from mount but Chor Thanasukarn bucks and avoids them well.
Zaniboni thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Zaniboni misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to get back to his feet.
Zaniboni misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Zaniboni punching from mount but Chor Thanasukarn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chor Thanasukarn is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaniboni looking to control but Chor Thanasukarn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zaniboni thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Zaniboni thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Zaniboni punching from mount but Chor Thanasukarn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chor Thanasukarn avoids a series of strikes thrown by Zaniboni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zaniboni throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Zaniboni jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chor Thanasukarn manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Zaniboni has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zaniboni looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chor Thanasukarn is avoiding damage well.
Zaniboni wants to control but Chor Thanasukarn is keeping him busy.
Chor Thanasukarn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zaniboni.
Zaniboni is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chor Thanasukarn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chor Thanasukarn dodges the ground and pound from Zaniboni.
Zaniboni working the ground and pound but Chor Thanasukarn is defending the strikes.
Zaniboni creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chor Thanasukarn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaniboni throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni throws an elbow but Chor Thanasukarn slips to the side and avoids it well.
Zaniboni wants to control but Chor Thanasukarn is keeping him busy.
Zaniboni tries for a kimura but Chor Thanasukarn is defending well.
Chor Thanasukarn pushes Zaniboni away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Zaniboni gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zaniboni shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chor Thanasukarn's guard.
Chor Thanasukarn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zaniboni throwing strikes from guard but Chor Thanasukarn blocks nicely.
Zaniboni throws a big right hand that misses.
Chor Thanasukarn keeping moving, preventing Zaniboni from controlling successfully.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to stand but Zaniboni is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zaniboni.
Zaniboni thows a big elbow that misses.
Zaniboni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chor Thanasukarn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zaniboni displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zaniboni lands with a nice body punch.
Zaniboni clobbers Chor Thanasukarn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Zaniboni there.
Chor Thanasukarn misses with a hook to the body
and Zaniboni counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chor Thanasukarn won't be happy with that.
Zaniboni creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chor Thanasukarn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Zaniboni in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Chor Thanasukarn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zaniboni.
Zaniboni working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaniboni wants to control but Chor Thanasukarn is keeping him busy.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianmarco Zaniboni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zaniboni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chor Thanasukarn in his tracks.
Zaniboni connects with the punch.
Gianmarco Zaniboni is winning the standup battle so far.
Chor Thanasukarn drives through and clinches with Zaniboni against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Zaniboni as the two fighters clinch.
Zaniboni tries for a takedown but Chor Thanasukarn manages to get underhooks.
Zaniboni tries to break free but Chor Thanasukarn pushes him back against the cage.
Zaniboni tries for a takedown but Chor Thanasukarn manages to get underhooks.
Zaniboni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zaniboni has hold of one of Chor Thanasukarn's legs. Chor Thanasukarn is fighting the takedown attempt but Zaniboni gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zaniboni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chor Thanasukarn keeping moving, preventing Zaniboni from controlling successfully.
Zaniboni postures up in Chor Thanasukarn's guard and throws a big left but Chor Thanasukarn blocks it.
Zaniboni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chor Thanasukarn can do to turn this around?
Zaniboni pushes down on Chor Thanasukarn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zaniboni is trying to control the action in half guard but Chor Thanasukarn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaniboni not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zaniboni stops Chor Thanasukarn from getting back to his feet.
Chor Thanasukarn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zaniboni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zaniboni closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zaniboni postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Zaniboni is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chor Thanasukarn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zaniboni throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Zaniboni is looking to take a break and control but Chor Thanasukarn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zaniboni postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Zaniboni working the ground and pound but Chor Thanasukarn is defending the strikes.
Zaniboni throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Zaniboni cracks Chor Thanasukarn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zaniboni fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zaniboni tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zaniboni has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chor Thanasukarn tries to escape but Zaniboni is in control.
Zaniboni in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
An elbow from Zaniboni crashes against the mat.
Chor Thanasukarn is trying to buck Zaniboni off.
Zaniboni throws an elbow but Chor Thanasukarn slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn is not content to let Zaniboni control the position.
Zaniboni in side control, throwing shots but Chor Thanasukarn defends.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zaniboni cracks a nice hook into Chor Thanasukarn's ribs.
Zaniboni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chor Thanasukarn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zaniboni changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chor Thanasukarn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zaniboni sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chor Thanasukarn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Zaniboni creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Zaniboni tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zaniboni is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chor Thanasukarn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chor Thanasukarn is trying to get back to his feet.
Gianmarco Zaniboni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Zaniboni throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chor Thanasukarn because Zaniboni loaded up on that one.
Zaniboni punching from mount but Chor Thanasukarn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Zaniboni thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Zaniboni punching from mount but Chor Thanasukarn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Zaniboni punching from mount but Chor Thanasukarn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Zaniboni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaniboni won't let Chor Thanasukarn get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Zaniboni looking to secure an arm triangle but Chor Thanasukarn defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chor Thanasukarn's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianmarco Zaniboni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Zaniboni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zaniboni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaniboni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chor Thanasukarn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zaniboni throws a one two combo.
Zaniboni closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chor Thanasukarn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zaniboni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chor Thanasukarn manages to avoid it.
Zaniboni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chor Thanasukarn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zaniboni scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zaniboni looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaniboni sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chor Thanasukarn pushes Zaniboni off looking to stand but Zaniboni dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chor Thanasukarn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zaniboni.
Zaniboni is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chor Thanasukarn is just riding it out for now. Zaniboni eventually gives up the hold.
Zaniboni is trying for a kimura here. Chor Thanasukarn looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Zaniboni wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gianmarco Zaniboni!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stipe Mramor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Belfort has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stipe Mramor!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Belfort is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Belfort wants to pass to mount but Mramor is defending the position.
Mramor actively working from the bottom here.
Belfort passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mramor tries to lock up and control but Belfort gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mramor is trying to escape the mount.
Belfort looking to isolate an arm here. Mramor doesn't see it coming and as Belfort extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Belfort!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vitor Belfort!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kanbei Shimada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rorouni kenshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shimada kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Party and Bullshit. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanbei Shimada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, rorouni kenshin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kenshin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
kenshin tries to clinch up.
kenshin wants to clinch up but Shimada keeps it at a distance.
kenshin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shimada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shimada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
kenshin wants to clinch.
kenshin tries to clinch up.
kenshin throws a body punch but Shimada moves out of range.
kenshin wants to clinch up but Shimada keeps it at a distance.
rorouni kenshin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shimada shoots in looking for a takedown. kenshin tries to sprawl out of it but Shimada keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. kenshin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
kenshin tries to clinch up but Shimada circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
kenshin is looking to clinch.
Shimada shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. kenshin defends it nicely.
kenshin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
kenshin gets caught flat footed, as Shimada shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shimada jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shimada trying to control the position from guard on top but kenshin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
kenshin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shimada is aware though and is defending well.
Shimada trying to control but kenshin is working from the bottom.
Shimada thows a big elbow that misses.
Shimada controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shimada is looking to work some ground and pound but kenshin has wrist control.
kenshin is looking for a triangle here but Shimada uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Shimada works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shimada landing strikes.
Shimada lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
kenshin taking punishment in the form of punches.
kenshin tries to bench press Shimada off him but Shimada keeps the position.
kenshin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shimada decides to stand back up.
Nice sprawl there from kenshin as Shimada shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanbei Shimada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shimada gets the takedown into side control.
Shimada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
kenshin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shimada is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimada wants to control but kenshin is keeping him busy.
kenshin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shimada wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shimada is working kenshin over with some ground and pound from side control.
kenshin being controlled for a moment.
Shimada working the head and body with strikes.
Shimada thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
kenshin is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimada wants to control for a moment but kenshin uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Shimada looking for submissions off his back.
Shimada trying to control but kenshin postures up.
Shimada is positioning himself well to prevent kenshin advancing to mount.
kenshin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shimada does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shimada looking for a kimura from the bottom but kenshin passes into side control!
A control attempt from Shimada but he's now mounted!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanbei Shimada dominated that round.
That's time! Shimada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
kenshin closes the distance and clinches.
Shimada fails to pull guard.
Shimada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shimada shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts kenshin as he jumps to the side.
Shimada changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. kenshin tries to avoid it but Shimada manages to keep hold of a leg and drag kenshin to the ground. kenshin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanbei Shimada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
kenshin throws a head kick that misses.
Shimada shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. kenshin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shimada passes kenshin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
kenshin trying to control but Shimada postures up.
Shimada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shimada trying to mount his opponent but kenshin defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada thows a huge punch but kenshin dodges it nicely.
kenshin wants to get back to full guard.
Shimada uses his free foot to push down on kenshin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for kenshin.
kenshin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shimada lands a heavy elbow.
Shimada controlling his opponent.
Shimada trying to control but kenshin is having none of it.
Shimada with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimada lands with some strikes.
Shimada with good strikes from the mount here!
Shimada lands a heavy elbow.
Shimada lands a big shot there that rocks kenshin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
kenshin is breathing heavily.
Shimada moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, kenshin has worked his arm free - good work by kenshin!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shimada lands some shots froms side control.
Shimada has worked his way into a potential kimura here. kenshin is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Shimada yanks on the arm and kenshin is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Shimada.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kanbei Shimada!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boka Kazami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Ryusendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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168 lbs
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170 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boka Kazami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Ryusendo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazami shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ryusendo wants to get back to his feet.
Kazami scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ryusendo actively working from the bottom here.
Ryusendo is looking to escape.
Ryusendo is looking to improve his position.
Kazami is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ryusendo is looking to control Kazami's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ryusendo avoid being mounted?
Kazami seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kazami works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryusendo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ryusendo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kazami's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kazami's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryusendo looking for the choke but no joy.
Ryusendo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ryusendo looks gassed!
Kazami defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ryusendo's arms.
Kazami manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ryusendo's guard. Nice work there by Kazami.
Ryusendo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kazami is controlling him.
Ryusendo keeping full guard, as Kazami tries to pass.
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.
Kazami lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ryusendo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kazami's guard.
Ryusendo preventing the sweep.
Kazami controlling the position.
Kazami looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ryusendo won't allow Kazami to get back to his feet.
Ryusendo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kazami is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ryusendo, into his guard.
Kazami has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kazami sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazami stopping the sweep attempt from Ryusendo.
Kazami loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kazami connects with a couple of short punches.
Ryusendo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kazami!
Ryusendo punching from mount but Kazami doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kazami on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kazami tries to get out of the position.
Kazami is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kazami is looking to improve his position but Ryusendo isn't that keen on the idea.
Ryusendo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kazami has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kazami wants to hold on but Ryusendo pushes him away.
Ryusendo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kazami can't escape the position.
Ryusendo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kazami has worked his arm free - good work by Kazami!
Ryusendo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kazami tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ryusendo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Boka Kazami dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kazami scores with a takedown into Ryusendo's guard.
Ryusendo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kazami advances to half guard.
Ryusendo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kazami's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kazami's back!
Kazami trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kazami tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kazami really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ryusendo avoids the attempt from Kazami to control.
Kazami might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ryusendo working the ground and pound effectively.
Ryusendo cracks Kazami with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ryusendo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryusendo prevents Kazami from getting the reversal.
Kazami is working hard here to advance position.
Ryusendo wants to control the pace but Kazami is squirming around nicely.
Ryusendo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ryusendo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kazami is on top in guard.
Kazami with a nice head shot there.
Ryusendo keeping moving, preventing Kazami from controlling successfully.
Ryusendo controls Kazami momentarily but Kazami frees himself.
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.
Ryusendo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kazami gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kazami controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kazami wants to control from the top but Ryusendo keeps moving.
Kazami lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kazami scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boka Kazami overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kazami landing some decent shots from guard.
Kazami keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ryusendo's head.
Kazami scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kazami could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ryusendo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kazami is aware though and is defending well.
Ryusendo keeping moving, preventing Kazami from controlling successfully.
Kazami cracks Ryusendo with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazami keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ryusendo's head.
Kazami lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kazami is in close to Ryusendo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kazami is in close to Ryusendo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kazami scoring with some ground and pound.
Kazami lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kazami knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ryusendo on the ground.
Ryusendo trying to keep a closed guard but Kazami is proving a slippery customer.
Kazami controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kazami advances position into side control!
Ryusendo regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazami lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kazami scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ryusendo tries to roll over but Kazami keeps him under control.
Kazami 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.
Kazami content to control rather than advance.
Kazami scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kazami trying to mount his opponent but Ryusendo defends it.
Kazami seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ryusendo is trying to stand up here but Kazami is controlling him well.
Kazami working Ryusendo over with strikes.
Kazami wants to free his trapped foot but Ryusendo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Boka Kazami dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kazami shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kazami was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ryusendo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kazami working Ryusendo over with strikes here.
Ryusendo is looking to improve his position but Kazami isn't that keen on the idea.
Kazami connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ryusendo is desperately trying to improve his position but Kazami has a good base and remains in mount.
Kazami landing shots from mount.
Ryusendo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryusendo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kazami raining down shots from the mount!
Kazami scoring with strikes but Ryusendo is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryusendo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kazami content just to control the position here.
Kazami scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kazami working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ryusendo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kazami pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kazami punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kazami scoring with strikes but Ryusendo is staying in there.
Kazami with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazami landing shots from mount.
Kazami working Ryusendo over with strikes here.
Ryusendo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ryusendo is trying to escape the mount.
Kazami lands a heavy elbow.
Ryusendo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kazami lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ryusendo hang on?
A nice elbow there by Kazami.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazami tries to control but Ryusendo wriggling away.
Kazami cracks Ryusendo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kazami dominating with strikes here.
Kazami dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazami landing punches.
Kazami lands a nice shot to the head.
Kazami looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ryusendo is trying to escape the mount.
Kazami landing strikes from the mount and Ryusendo is in trouble!
The referee warns Ryusendo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ryusendo is trying desperately to improve position.
Kazami lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Ryusendo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazami scoring with strikes but Ryusendo is staying in there.
Kazami prevents Ryusendo from getting the reversal.
Kazami with shots to the head and body - Ryusendo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kazami with shots to the head and body - Ryusendo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ryusendo is looking to improve his position but Kazami isn't that keen on the idea.
Ryusendo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kazami controlling from the full mount.
Ryusendo is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazami has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ryusendo's face.
Kazami lands with some strikes.
Akira Ryusendo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryusendo is trying desperately to improve position.
Boka Kazami is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kazami content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boka Kazami showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kazami has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boka Kazami!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan dela Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockwell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is faint. Simon Rockwell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Rockwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan dela Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell fails to land the takedown.
dela Rosa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rockwell is looking to escape.
dela Rosa trying to control from Rockwell's half guard. Rockwell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rockwell will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rockwell is trying to control the position but dela Rosa postures up.
dela Rosa prevents Rockwell from getting back to his feet.
dela Rosa stopping the sweep attempt from Rockwell.
dela Rosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dela Rosa stopping the sweep attempt from Rockwell.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
dela Rosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dela Rosa looking to control but Rockwell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rockwell really wants to buck dela Rosa off and get back to his feet.
dela Rosa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rockwell tries to reverse the position but dela Rosa maintains control.
dela Rosa tries to control but Rockwell wriggling away.
dela Rosa stands up from mount. Strange move.
A punch combination from dela Rosa misses.
Rockwell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rockwell lands in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rockwell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
dela Rosa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rockwell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
dela Rosa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rockwell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa looking for a guillotine from mount but Rockwell is having none of it.
Rockwell is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dela Rosa controlling the pace for now.
Rockwell is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell stops dela Rosa from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Rockwell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rockwell has gone for a leg lock! dela Rosa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rockwell's guard.
Rockwell is breathing heavily.
dela Rosa gets to his feet - Rockwell follows without any prompting.
dela Rosa misses with a takedown
and Rockwell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rockwell trying to control the position from guard on top but dela Rosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dela Rosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rockwell's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell keeping full guard, as dela Rosa tries to pass.
Rockwell looking for a guillotine here but dela Rosa defends easily.
dela Rosa prevents Rockwell from getting back to his feet.
Rockwell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from dela Rosa.
dela Rosa looking to sit in guard and control but Rockwell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dela Rosa uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan dela Rosa dominated that round.
That's time! Rockwell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
dela Rosa misses with a takedown attempt
and Rockwell counters with a slapping leg kick.
dela Rosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Rockwell tries to sprawl out of it but dela Rosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rockwell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
dela Rosa shoots in but Rockwell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Simon Rockwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan dela Rosa.
dela Rosa swinging wilding here.
dela Rosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Rockwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from dela Rosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockwell with a poor takedown
and dela Rosa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
dela Rosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rockwell is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
dela Rosa wants to sweep here but Rockwell controlling him for the moment.
dela Rosa working a defensive guard here.
Rockwell wants to stand but dela Rosa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
dela Rosa wants to sweep here but Rockwell controlling him for the moment.
dela Rosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rockwell works a leg free and moves into half 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.
Rockwell passes to side control.
dela Rosa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nice strikes from Rockwell there.
Rockwell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed dela Rosa's head.
Rockwell tries to pass to full mount but dela Rosa defends it.
dela Rosa is positioning himself well to prevent Rockwell advancing to mount.
Rockwell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa punching from the bottom.
Juan dela Rosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rockwell slips a nice elbow through dela Rosa's hands, connecting with dela Rosa's forehead.
dela Rosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rockwell tries to stand but can't do so whilst dela Rosa controls his leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rockwell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
dela Rosa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rockwell working away.
Rockwell tries for a kimura but dela Rosa is defending well.
Rockwell is trying to get an arm triangle but dela Rosa is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa sneaks out the side door and pushes Rockwell away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
dela Rosa misses with a double jab
and Rockwell counters with a single leg into guard. dela Rosa didn't expect that.
dela Rosa trying to keep a closed guard but Rockwell is proving a slippery customer.
Rockwell tries to stand but dela Rosa is controlling from the bottom.
dela Rosa looking for a sweep. Not yet dela Rosa, not yet.
dela Rosa keeping moving, preventing Rockwell from controlling successfully.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Rockwell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rockwell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by dela Rosa. dela Rosa obviously looking to wear him down.
dela Rosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts dela Rosa as he jumps to the side.
Rockwell scores a takedown into full mount!
Rockwell has hold of dela Rosa's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and dela Rosa manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
dela Rosa working to try and regain half guard.
dela Rosa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dela Rosa is looking to control Rockwell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can dela Rosa avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
dela Rosa is not content to let Rockwell control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. dela Rosa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now dela Rosa is on top in guard.
Rockwell is looking for a triangle but dela Rosa pushes his legs off easily.
dela Rosa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rockwell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rockwell seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa works his way to full guard. Good work.
dela Rosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rockwell's guard.
dela Rosa landing some decent shots from guard.
dela Rosa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
dela Rosa 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.
Rockwell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rockwell prevents dela Rosa from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Rockwell.
dela Rosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rockwell scores with a couple of nice shots.
dela Rosa tries to get to full guard but Rockwell has control of the leg.
Rockwell lands strikes from half guard.
dela Rosa is looking to improve his position.
Rockwell drops an elbow to the side of dela Rosa's head.
Rockwell is thwarting dela Rosa's attempts to control the position.
Rockwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but dela Rosa keeps working.
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.
dela Rosa is looking for a sweep. Rockwell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rockwell has managed to clinch.
dela Rosa gets underhooks to prevent Rockwell's takedown attempt.
Rockwell has dela Rosa pressed against the cage.
dela Rosa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rockwell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but dela Rosa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Rockwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dela Rosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from dela Rosa.
A slapping leg kick lands for dela Rosa.
dela Rosa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan dela Rosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think dela Rosa 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan dela Rosa!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and van chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying chan's choice of entrance music: tubthumping. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, van chan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana misses with a series of wild punches.
chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
chan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santana circles away quickly and effectively.
chan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Santana is trying to stand up here but chan is controlling him well.
chan trying to pass the guard but Santana defending well.
chan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Santana is trying to defend against the ground and pound but chan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Santana tries to kick chan off but chan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
chan trying to pass the guard but Santana defending well.
chan stops Santana from getting back to his feet.
chan is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
chan seems to be working for a kimura but Santana defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana is staying active underneath chan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Santana is trying to stand up here but chan is controlling him well.
Santana won't allow chan to pass to mount.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
chan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Santana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santana falls off balance throwing a combination
and chan counters with a single leg into guard. Santana didn't expect that.
Santana wants to get back to his feet but chan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
chan is working Santana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santana wants to get back to his feet but chan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Santana is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
chan content to stall in guard here.
chan prevents Santana from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
chan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santana throws a left and a right that both miss
and chan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
chan drops back looking for a leg! Santana is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santana manages to kick chan off! chan jumps back into Santana's guard.
chan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana wants to stand and escape but chan is having none of it.
chan wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
Santana being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
chan scoring with some ground and pound.
Santana wants to get back to his feet but chan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
chan passes Santana's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
chan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
chan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Santana is defending against the submission attempts here by chan.
chan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santana does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Santana pushes chan off looking to stand but chan dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. chan lands a nice short elbow.
Santana wants to get back to his feet.
Santana trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santana looks to land a combination but chan avoids it well.
chan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santana stuffs the takedown attempt from chan. chan gets slowly back to his feet.
Santana throws a right hand that chan ducks under and follows up with a left that chan also avoids with ease.
chan gets a takedown into half guard.
Santana looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
van chan 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.
Santana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Santana.
Santana throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
chan dodges the punch combination from Santana.
Santana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and chan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by chan.
Santana wants to stand but chan is controlling the position.
chan looking to pass the guard.
chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
van chan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
chan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
chan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
chan won't allow Santana to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and chan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santana's guard.
chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
chan trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Santana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst chan is controlling him.
chan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
chan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Santana pushes chan off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana misses with the combination.
Santana misses with a double jab
and chan counters with a takedown into side control.
Santana is not content to let chan control the position.
Santana sneaks out the side door and pushes chan away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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!
A combination from Santana does no damage.
Santana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but chan circles away quickly and effectively.
Santana misses with a double jab
and chan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santana's guard.
chan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
chan is pushing down on Santana's leg trying to pass to half guard. Santana is fighting to maintain full guard but chan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Santana is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
chan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
chan 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.
chan is keen to just control but Santana is a slippery customer.
Santana is trying to defend against the ground and pound but chan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Santana is looking to escape.
Santana on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santana is trying to stand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Santana. No joy for chan on that attempt.
Santana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
chan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santana as he jumps to the side.
Santana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
chan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santana sprawls well. Santana wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. chan gets slowly back to his feet.
Igor Santana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of van chan.
Santana throws a combination that misses
and chan counters with a shoot takedown. Santana fights it but they end up in guard.
chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
chan prevents Santana from getting back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
van chan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
chan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Santana was covering up waiting for the punch and chan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Santana scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Santana throws a right and a left that chan avoids nicely.
chan throws a series of punches but Santana avoids them all with ease.
chan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Santana!
chan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Santana really wants to buck chan off and get back to his feet.
Santana is trying to stand but he's just given chan his back.
chan working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Santana is doing well to defend. chan seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Santana is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). van chan!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Angel Echano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadakatsu Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Echano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Calling all skeleton. Honda has chosen Tadakatsu Honda Theme as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jan Angel Echano has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Angel Echano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadakatsu Honda!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Echano swivels and escapes.
Echano tries a head kick but it misses.
Jan Angel Echano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Echano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Honda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Honda feints and as Echano raises his hands in defense, Honda changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Honda forces his way into half guard.
Honda uses his free foot to push down on Echano's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Echano.
Honda moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Echano has worked his arm free - good work by Echano!
Honda is working to tighten is grip on Echano's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Echano has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Honda is really squeezing tight and eventually Echano passes out! Honda breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tadakatsu Honda!
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