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Rising Sun 48 : Kaji PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between donald cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camron Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camron Crawford is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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151 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, donald cerrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Camron Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford ducks under a wild hook from cerrone.
cerrone misses with a hook. Crawford ducked under it nicely.
cerrone misses the jab.
Crawford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crawford lands a shot to the body.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like donald cerrone has been cut.
A short left from Crawford.
Crawford lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Crawford.
Knees to the body from Crawford.
Crawford landing knees to the body.
cerrone is breathing heavily.
Crawford lands a damaging elbow.
Crawford with a knee to the head.
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!
Crawford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crawford lands an elbow just above cerrone 's eye.
Crawford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
cerrone is rocked!
Crawford lands with a left to the head.
Oh cerrone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crawford obliges.
Crawford lands a body punch.
Crawford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through cerrone's defenses.
Crawford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crawford slows down the pace here.
Crawford connects with a knee to the head.
cerrone takes an elbow to the forehead.
cerrone seems to have got his legs back now.
Crawford lands a right hand that snaps the head of cerrone backwards.
Crawford lands a nice elbow.
Crawford displaying some good clinch control by pressing cerrone up against the cage.
Crawford crunches a lovely knee into cerrone's ribcage.
Crawford lands a right hand.
Crawford works on cerrone's body with a couple of short punches.
Crawford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crawford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through cerrone's defenses.
Crawford lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crawford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Crawford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
donald cerrone's cut is getting worse.
Crawford lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Crawford.
Knees to the body from Crawford.
Crawford lands a left hand that snaps the head of cerrone backwards.
Crawford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crawford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Crawford.
Crawford lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crawford lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crawford.
Crawford pushes cerrone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Crawford.
A hook to the body from Crawford.
Crawford lands a good knee to the midsection. cerrone won't want to take too many of those.
Crawford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crawford is leaning against cerrone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford leaning his opponent against the cage.
Crawford scores with a hook to the body.
Crawford scores with a hook to the body.
cerrone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crawford scores with a hook to the body.
Crawford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through cerrone's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crawford.
A short uppercut from Crawford.
Crawford digs a right hand into cerrone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on cerrone's gas tank.
Crawford lands an elbow inside.
Crawford lands a left hand that snaps the head of cerrone backwards.
Crawford lands a nice elbow.
Crawford lands a knee to the head.
cerrone being controlled against the cage.
Crawford scores with a shot to the side of cerrone's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Crawford - that landed with a thud.
Crawford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hand to the body from Crawford.
Crawford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt cerrone or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crawford.
Crawford lands an elbow that stopped cerrone in his tracks for a moment.
Crawford with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Crawford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crawford.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crawford.
cerrone takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crawford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of cerrones head.
Crawford landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawford cracks cerrone with a nice body shot.
Crawford connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Camron Crawford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on donald cerrone's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crawford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slow jab from cerrone misses its intended target.
cerrone throws a hook but Crawford blocks it.
Crawford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from cerrone.
Crawford tests cerrone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crawford keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crawford, as that shot connected.
cerrone walks into a straight right hand from Crawford.
cerrone walks into a straight right hand from Crawford.
Crawford drops cerrone with a naaaaasty hook - cerrone is in real trouble here! Crawford dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Camron Crawford!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Leduc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakurai 's entrance music is number girl syndrome. A fine choice. Leduc is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Spirit Never Dies. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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146 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Sakurai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zach Leduc!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leduc with a hook.
Leduc throws a hook but Sakurai blocks it.
Sakurai looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sakurai is pressing down on Leduc's thigh, looking to free his foot. Leduc is holding on for now.
Sakurai is trying for a kimura here. Leduc looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sakurai wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takanori Sakurai !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toivo Halaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Blood Brothers - Papa Roach as his entrance music. 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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201 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toivo Halaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Silva!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Halaus.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Halaus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halaus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toivo Halaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halaus throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Halaus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Halaus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Halaus prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Halaus avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Halaus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Halaus lands a heavy elbow.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Halaus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Halaus wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Halaus prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Halaus is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
Halaus with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halaus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Halaus's attempts to control the action.
Halaus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Halaus breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halaus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Halaus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Halaus 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.
Halaus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Halaus swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toivo Halaus!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinichi Yanagida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lau has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends? as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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153 lbs
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157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinichi Yanagida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Lau!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanagida looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yanagida drops back looking for a leg! Lau is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lau manages to kick Yanagida off! Yanagida jumps back into Lau's guard.
Yanagida looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yanagida trying to move into half guard but instead Lau has managed to sweep!
Yanagida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lau avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yanagida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lau trying to control but Yanagida is working from the bottom.
Lau preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yanagida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lau's guard.
Yanagida drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lau manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yanagida has Lau in his guard.
Lau with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lau wants to control from the top but Yanagida keeps moving.
Lau avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau wants to control from the top but Yanagida keeps moving.
Lau with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lau trying to control the position from guard on top but Yanagida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yanagida has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lau doesn't defend quickly enough and Yanagida has managed to lock this one up! Can Lau escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Yanagida on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Shinichi Yanagida!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthor Basilicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurisu Ikora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthor Basilicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurisu Ikora!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basilicus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Basilicus tries to score with a low kick but Ikora moves his leg out of the way.
Basilicus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ikora avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Basilicus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ikora shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Basilicus is trying to defend but Ikora finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikora wants to work for an arm triangle but Basilicus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ikora trying to mount his opponent but Basilicus defends it.
Ikora looking for a submission but Basilicus manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Basilicus keeping full guard, as Ikora tries to pass.
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.
Basilicus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ikora prevents Basilicus from getting back to his feet.
Ikora wants to pass the guard but Basilicus is keeping the position.
Ikora sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Basilicus's guard.
Basilicus is controlling Ikora's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Basilicus is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikora looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ikora is trying to control the action in half guard but Basilicus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ikora is working for a submission of some sort.
Ikora looks gassed!
Basilicus keeping control of the position.
Ikora is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Basilicus just misses with a punch to the body.
Ikora fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Basilicus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anthor Basilicus will probably get the nod.
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.
Basilicus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Basilicus tries to work over Ikora's front leg with a kick but Ikora checks it.
Basilicus misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Basilicus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ikora is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Basilicus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Basilicus.
Basilicus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ikora checks it well.
Basilicus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Basilicus misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus is looking to slow Ikora down with leg kicks.
Basilicus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ikora.
Basilicus tries to work over Ikora's front leg with a kick but Ikora checks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Basilicus - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikora avoids the body shot from Basilicus.
Anthor Basilicus is winning the standup battle so far.
Basilicus is looking to score with low kicks.
Ikora blocks a low kick nicely.
Basilicus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ikora is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ikora slips a jab from Basilicus.
Basilicus is looking to slow Ikora down with leg kicks.
Basilicus feints and then cracks Ikora's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ikora down.
Ikora's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Basilicus throws a wild body kick that Ikora sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Basilicus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ikora manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthor Basilicus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Basilicus.
Basilicus tried to score with a low kick but Ikora checks it.
Basilicus throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Basilicus.
Ikora takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Basilicus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ikora checks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Basilicus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Basilicus just misses with a punch to the body.
Basilicus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ikora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ikora checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Basilicus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Ikora or perhaps it was just good defense by Basilicus which made him look bad.
Basilicus scores with a leg kick.
Basilicus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ikora circles away quickly and effectively.
Kurisu Ikora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Basilicus, right into the meat.
Good work by Ikora as he checks the leg kick.
Kurisu Ikora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthor Basilicus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ikora checks a leg kick.
Ikora checks a low kick from Basilicus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthor Basilicus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Basilicus, 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 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthor Basilicus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kalam Mekhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Osatoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mekhar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 80 Kidz - Alt A. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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5 - 3 - 0 |
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160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalam Mekhar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Osatoko!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osatoko lands a really nice looking cross but Mekhar seems unphased.
Mekhar looks to land a combination. Osatoko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mekhar throws a hook but Osatoko avoids it easily.
Mekhar looks to land a combination but Osatoko avoids it well.
Mekhar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Osatoko 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.
Osatoko wants to get up but he can't break Mekhar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Osatoko wants to control from the top but Mekhar keeps moving.
Mekhar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Osatoko trying to control the position from guard on top but Mekhar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osatoko looking to pass the guard.
Mekhar keeping moving, preventing Osatoko from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osatoko postures up and lands a big shot to Mekhar's brow.
Osatoko looking to sit in guard and control but Mekhar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mekhar trying to control the position from guard on top but Osatoko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osatoko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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.
Osatoko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mekhar is aware though and is defending well.
Osatoko working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mekhar has passed into half guard!
Osatoko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mekhar pulls his head out easily.
Osatoko looks gassed!
Mekhar is taking a breather. Osatoko 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osatoko is trying to maintain the position but Mekhar is very close to passing his half guard.
Osatoko is looking to improve his position.
Mekhar is trying to control. Osatoko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osatoko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Osatoko.
Osatoko keeping moving, preventing Mekhar from controlling successfully.
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.
Mekhar stands and steps away. Osatoko gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A shot to de liver by Mekhar. Beautiful body shot.
Mekhar has his takedown stuffed
and Osatoko counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mekhar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Osatoko trying to control the position from guard on top but Mekhar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osatoko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Osatoko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mekhar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mekhar throws a combination that misses
and Osatoko counters with a nice uppercut.
Mekhar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Osatoko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mekhar thinking.
Osatoko throws out a powerful jab.
Osatoko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Osatoko scores with a hook.
Kalam Mekhar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Osatoko misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osatoko works Mekhar's body with a nice hook.
Osatoko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Osatoko works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osatoko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Osatoko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mekhar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Osatoko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mekhar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mekhar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Osatoko asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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.
Mekhar regains half guard there - taking advantage of Osatoko's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Osatoko wants to take a breather but Mekhar is having none of it.
Osatoko is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mekhar kicks off Osatoko and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mekhar swings away with a body shot that misses
so Osatoko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mekhar looking to control.
Mekhar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Osatoko is controlling him.
Mekhar keeping moving, preventing Osatoko from controlling successfully.
Mekhar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mekhar keeping moving, preventing Osatoko from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osatoko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mekhar wants to stand and escape but Osatoko is having none of it.
Osatoko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Osatoko trying to control but Mekhar is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mekhar misses with a takedown
and Osatoko counters with a two punch combo.
Mekhar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mekhar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Osatoko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mekhar's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Osatoko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mekhar misses the body punch
and Osatoko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mekhar won't be happy with that.
Mekhar trying his best to control but Osatoko has mounted him.
Mekhar wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Osatoko.
Osatoko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Osatoko looking to finish with strikes here!
Taka Osatoko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mekhar is looking to improve his position but Osatoko isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osatoko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mekhar is looking to escape.
Osatoko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Osatoko controlling the position easily from mount.
Osatoko prevents Mekhar from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mekhar bucks Osatoko off and manages to get back to his feet!
Mekhar shoots and misses
and Osatoko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mekhar wants to stand up but Osatoko is controlling him.
Osatoko trying to control the position from guard on top but Mekhar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mekhar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mekhar working a defensive guard here.
Osatoko trying to control but Mekhar is working from the bottom.
Kalam Mekhar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osatoko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mekhar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Osatoko is trying to control the action in half guard but Mekhar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Osatoko passes into side control, despite Mekhar's attempt to control the position.
Osatoko is trying to get an arm triangle but Mekhar is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Osatoko misses with the ground and pound.
Taka Osatoko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mekhar tries to escape but Osatoko is in control.
Mekhar is letting Osatoko control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mekhar is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taka Osatoko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Osatoko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taka Osatoko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sirius Bidness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by Bla Bla Bla - Gigi D'Agostino. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bidness's choice of entrance music: GRRRRR!!. On his way into the cage it seems that Vitor Rua has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vitor Rua seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sirius Bidness!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bidness.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sirius Bidness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua misses with the combination.
Rua throws a right and a left that Bidness avoids nicely.
Bidness fails with the takedown.
Bidness misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bidness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bidness drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bidness avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bidness is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
Bidness fails with the takedown.
Vitor Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sirius Bidness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidness misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Bidness drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bidness pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
Bidness trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bidness looking to sit in guard and control but Rua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bidness has Rua pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Bidness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua prevents Bidness from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bidness falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rua misses with the combination.
Rua lands a big head kick that sends Bidness tumbling to the mat! Rua takes a step backwards and waves Bidness back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bidness is rocked!
It looks like Sirius Bidness has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bidness throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Rua misses.
Bidness shoots in but Rua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bidness looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bidness falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bidness connects with a crisp jab.
Bidness throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rua counters with a right hand to the body.
Bidness misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
Bidness checks a leg kick.
Vitor Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bidness misses with a takedown
and Rua counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sirius Bidness's cut.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rua throws a right hand that Bidness ducks under and follows up with a left that Bidness also avoids with ease.
Bidness throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bidness takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rua lands with an uppercut that bounces Bidness off the cage and back into rage.
Rua misses with a double jab.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Bidness counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bidness trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rua controls Bidness momentarily but Bidness frees himself.
Bidness is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bidness is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bidness on the ground.
Bidness trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Bidness preventing the sweep.
Rua is working hard here to advance position.
Bidness is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bidness swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua counters with a three punch combo that has Bidness backing up. Bidness nods at Rua to acknowledge the strikes.
Bidness misses with the combination.
Vitor Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua sizes up Bidness with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bidness misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vitor Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Rua.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bidness's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rua.
Rua lands a left and a right that send Bidness crashing to the mat, dazed. Rua thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bidness is still on wobbly legs! Can Rua finish him?
Rua scores with the left hand. Bidness knows he should have avoided that one.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Bidness seems to have recovered his senses.
Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bidness circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bidness is defended easily by Rua.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Bidness gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bidness falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rua avoids the body shot from Bidness.
Bidness shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Bidness shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rua as he jumps to the side.
Vitor Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sirius Bidness.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rua.
Bidness slips a jab and a cross from Rua.
Bidness avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sirius Bidness's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A punch combination from Rua misses.
Bidness looks for a takedown but Rua sprawls well.
Rua swinging wilding here.
Bidness scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Bidness bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bidness throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rua lands with a cross.
Bidness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bidness misses with a looping right.
Bidness misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidness looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rua is fending him off so far but Bidness persists. Nope, Rua circles away and we're back to standing.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bidness can do to turn this around?
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Rua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bidness moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rua looks to land a combination but Bidness avoids it well.
Bidness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Bidness misses with a takedown
and Rua counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vitor Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sirius Bidness.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rua lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bidness has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bidness and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and Bidness counters with a one-two to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bidness jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rua tries to score with a low kick but Bidness moves his leg out of the way.
Rua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rua throws a series of punches but Bidness moves out of range.
Rua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bidness shoots in and drives through. Rua sprawls well.
Bidness takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rua scores with a hook.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bidness counters by clinching up.
Rua breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bidness clinches up against the cage.
Bidness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rua manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bidness.
A right-left combo lands from Rua.
Bidness dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
Nice sprawl there from Rua as Bidness shoots in.
Bidness showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Sirius Bidness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bidness throws a combination that misses
and Rua counters with a three punch combo that has Bidness backing up. Bidness nods at Rua to acknowledge the strikes.
Rua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bidness fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rua slips a straight right by Bidness.
Vitor Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rua fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rua, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Rua!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobo Plata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quid comes to the cage accompanied by The Beatles - Come Together. Plata has chosen Master of Puppets as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
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164 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobo Plata!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plata dives in and grabs Quid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Quid pushes down on Plata's head and hops out.
Quid shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Quid showed some decent athleticism there.
Plata is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Plata is pressing down on Quid's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Plata is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quid defends well.
Quid landing some decent shots from guard.
Plata trying to control the position.
Plata working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quid.
Quid thows a big elbow that misses.
Plata is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quid is controlling him.
Quid working some strikes from top position.
Plata looking to control.
Plata working for a triangle but Quid defends it easily.
Quid 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.
Plata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Quid can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Plata looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plata has his foot on Quid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quid works his way back into a safe position though.
Plata is trying to keep Quid in close.
Quid is in close to Plata's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Quid connects with a couple of short punches.
Quid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Quid with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quid passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Quid landing a few strikes.
Plata is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Quid scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Plata to see if he's OK.
Quid is trying to get an arm triangle but Plata is defending well.
Quid working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid scoring with punches and elbows.
Plata tries to buck Quid off but Quid is having none of it.
Quid looks up at the clock and then as Plata takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Quid smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Plata takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Plata is looking to reverse the position.
Plata avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Quid.
Quid working away.
Quid prevents Plata from escaping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quid shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Quid showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quid drops an elbow to the side of Plata's head.
Quid 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.
Quid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Quid.
Quid thows a huge punch but Plata dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid slips a nice elbow through Plata's hands, connecting with Plata's forehead.
Plata blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quid.
Quid winds up and cracks Plata with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plata actively working from the bottom here.
Plata is looking to escape.
Plata is looking to improve his position.
Quid is working for a kimura but Plata is defending it quite comfortably.
Plata is trying to stand.
Quid scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Plata trying to control but Quid postures up.
Plata pushes Quid off looking to stand but Quid dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Quid tries for a takedown but Plata circles away easily
and Plata counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Quid!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quid is trying to escape the mount.
Plata looking to control but Quid is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Plata cracks Quid with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Quid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Plata lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Quid hang on?
Quid is wriggling around trying to escape.
Quid is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plata dominating with strikes here.
Quid regains half guard.
Quid is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Plata pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Quid dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Plata scores with a four punch combination!
Quid slips a jab and a cross from Plata.
Plata scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Plata looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Plata avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Plata wants to control from the top but Quid keeps moving.
Quid had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Plata defends it easily.
Quid working for a triangle but Plata defends it easily.
Quid escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Plata gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plata works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Plata is looking for a kimura here.
Quid looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Plata seems content to control.
Plata seems to be looking for submissions.
Plata is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Quid sees it coming and defends easily.
Plata trying to control from half guard but Quid is working away.
Plata is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Quid is refusing to be controlled, as Plata sits in half guard.
Johnny Quid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quid looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Plata shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Quid counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Quid loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Plata wants to stand and escape but Quid is having none of it.
Quid cracks Plata with a solid left hand.
Plata is looking for a triangle but Quid pushes his legs off easily.
Quid drops back looking for a leg! Plata is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Plata manages to kick Quid off! Quid jumps back into Plata's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quid's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plata escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Quid stopping the sweep attempt from Plata.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quid shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Plata napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Quid working the head with strikes.
Plata on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Quid tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Quid throws an elbow but Plata slips to the side and avoids it well.
Quid throws an elbow but Plata slips to the side and avoids it well.
Plata is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plata taking punishment in the form of punches.
Quid is putting a hurting on Plata here, landing some big shots from side control.
Plata on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Plata can't do much from the bottom here.
Quid fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Plata wants to control but Quid postures up.
Plata takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Quid postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Quid are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Quid landing strikes.
Plata manages to get back to half guard.
Plata wants to get back to full guard.
Plata wants to get back to his feet.
Quid looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Quid lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Quid dominated that second round.
That's time! Quid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Quid tries to score a power double leg takedown but Plata sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quid somewhat.
Plata shoots in and bounces Quid off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Quid is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Plata is aware though and is defending well.
Plata trying to stand up but can't free himself from Quid's guard.
Quid escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Plata gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Quid being controlled here, momentarily.
Quid looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plata wants to control from the top but Quid keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plata wants to get up but he can't break Quid's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Plata drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Plata jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Quid has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Plata can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Quid looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Quid is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Plata with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Quid had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Plata defends it easily.
Quid is working an open guard so Plata takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Quid doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Plata counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plata has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Quid is in all sorts of trouble here.
Plata working for a submission but Quid is keeping him at bay.
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!
Quid slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Quid looking for submissions off his back.
Plata gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Plata has his takedown stuffed
and Quid counters with a single leg into guard. Plata didn't expect that.
Quid stopping the sweep attempt from Plata.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quid with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Quid postures up and lands a big shot to Plata's brow.
Plata had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Quid defends it easily.
Plata throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Plata controls Quid momentarily but Quid frees himself.
Plata is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quid defends well.
Plata looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Plata is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bobo Plata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quid landing some decent shots from guard.
Quid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Quid with a nice head shot there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Quid tries for a takedown but Plata circles away easily
and Plata counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Quid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quid with a lazy takedown attempt
and Plata counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Plata wants to pass the guard but Quid is keeping the position.
Quid has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Plata doesn't defend quickly enough and Quid has managed to lock this one up! Can Plata escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Quid on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johnny Quid!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rankka Ankka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Reznar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stone Sour - Cardiff. Reznar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. m.o.v.e - BREAK IN2 THE NITE kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rankka Ankka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brett Reznar!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznar throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Reznar.
Ankka shoots in and bounces Reznar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Reznar wants to sweep but no luck.
Ankka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ankka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ankka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reznar holds on and takes a little breather.
Ankka throwing strikes from guard but Reznar blocks nicely.
Ankka throws and elbow that misses. Reznar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ankka's guard. Nice move by Reznar!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznar won't allow Ankka to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Reznar misses the target.
Reznar stuffs the takedown.
Reznar throws a hook but Ankka avoids it easily.
Reznar throws a body kick that misses.
Brett Reznar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ankka dodges the punch combination from Reznar.
Ankka avoids the body shot from Reznar.
A big right from Reznar misses.
Reznar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ankka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ankka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka lands a couple of elbows.
Reznar manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ankka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reznar circles away.
Reznar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reznar slaps away a takedown attempt from Ankka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rankka Ankka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reznar stuffs the takedown.
Ankka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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!
Ankka throws a strike but Reznar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reznar trying to control but Ankka is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ankka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reznar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ankka keeping full guard, as Reznar tries to pass.
Ankka keeping moving, preventing Reznar from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ankka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ankka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reznar is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reznar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ankka.
Ankka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reznar throws an overhand right that lands on Ankka's shoulder, as Ankka tries to avoid the shot.
Ankka wants to clinch up but Reznar keeps it at a distance.
Reznar misses with a head kick.
Ankka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reznar avoids it really well and circles away.
Reznar is looking to clinch but Ankka is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rankka Ankka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ankka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reznar's waist but Reznar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ankka off to one side.
Ankka has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Reznar - that landed with a thud.
Reznar is working Ankka over against the cage.
Reznar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reznar gets underhooks to prevent Ankka's takedown attempt.
Ankka works on Reznar's body with a couple of short punches.
The referee calls for Reznar to work.
Ankka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reznar prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rankka Ankka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reznar digs a right hand into Ankka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ankka's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reznar breaks from the clinch.
Reznar darts in trying to clinch
and Ankka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reznar throws a push kick but Ankka slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ankka looks for a takedown but Reznar sprawls well.
Reznar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznar misses the jab.
Reznar misses with a hook.
Reznar throws a big shot that misses.
Reznar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reznar misses with a few strikes there.
Ankka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reznar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reznar has Ankka up against the cage in a clinch.
Ankka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reznar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reznar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Ankka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka throws a big right hand that misses.
Ankka trying to control but Reznar is working from the bottom.
Ankka is looking to work some ground and pound but Reznar has wrist control.
Ankka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ankka throws a big right hand that misses.
Ankka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ankka throwing strikes but missing.
Reznar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ankka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reznar circles away.
Reznar closes the distance but Ankka moves to the side
and Ankka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Reznar!
Ankka thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ankka lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Ankka connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ankka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ankka thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ankka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankka in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Brett Reznar has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ankka avoids the attempt from Reznar to control.
Reznar is trying to escape the mount.
Ankka punching from mount but Reznar doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ankka looking to control but Reznar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ankka lands a big shot there that rocks Reznar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ankka lands a big shot there that rocks Reznar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ankka landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rankka Ankka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brett Reznar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A lazy body kick from Reznar
and Ankka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Reznar!
Ankka fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That has opened up Brett Reznar's cut even more.
Ankka postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Reznar in real trouble here! The ref calls for Reznar to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rankka Ankka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Born To Win. Ryan Gracie told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
It looks like Ryan Gracie has been cut.
Andrews lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Gracie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Andrews. That one must have hurt.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrews uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Andrews tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andrews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrews fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie has Andrews pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Andrews manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Andrews pressing his opponent against the cage.
Andrews manages to break the clinch.
Andrews cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie sizes up Andrews with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andrews throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Andrews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrews scores with a spinning back kick!
Gracie blocks a head kick by Andrews.
Alex Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie swings for the body but Andrews moves out of range.
Andrews clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Andrews lands with a right hand.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Andrews finish him?
Andrews scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie looks gassed!
Andrews scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Andrews needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Gracie just on the top of the head. Gracie drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Gracie - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alex Andrews!
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