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SMMA - Cage v Pretoria PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nasty Fart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbyszko z Bogdanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zbyszko z Bogdanca has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nasty Fart's chin.
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nasty Fart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zbyszko z Bogdanca!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with z Bogdanca, pushing him back against the cage.
Fart blocks an elbow strike from z Bogdanca.
Fart is looking to break free of the clinch but z Bogdanca has double underhooks.
Fart manages to break the clinch.
Fart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fart rushes z Bogdanca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
z Bogdanca lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Nasty Fart has been cut.
Fart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
z Bogdanca keeps control of Fart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, z Bogdanca throws an elbow but misses.
Fart avoids the elbow strike from z Bogdanca, against the cage.
z Bogdanca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but z Bogdanca has him pressed against the cage.
z Bogdanca misses with an elbow over the top.
Fart manages to break the clinch.
z Bogdanca closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fart holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
z Bogdanca throws an elbow but it misses.
z Bogdanca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
z Bogdanca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
z Bogdanca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fart dodges an elbow strike from z Bogdanca.
z Bogdanca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
z Bogdanca closes the distance and clinches.
z Bogdanca lands an elbow that stopped Fart in his tracks for a moment.
Fart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
z Bogdanca moves to clinch but Fart breaks away
and Fart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
z Bogdanca closes the distance but Fart moves to the side
and Fart counters with a left to the body.
Fart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
z Bogdanca doesn't manage to clinch there - Fart circles away.
Fart circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fart throws a series of punches but z Bogdanca moves out of range.
Fart loads up on a big right hand but z Bogdanca slips the punch.
z Bogdanca tries to clinch
and Fart counters with a nice body shot.
z Bogdanca looks gassed!
Fart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fart avoids the elbow strike from z Bogdanca, against the cage.
z Bogdanca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fart.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fart avoids the elbow strike from z Bogdanca, against the cage.
Fart taking a breather.
Fart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fart rushes z Bogdanca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fart lands a nice shot to the body.
Fart breaks from the clinch.
Fart swings for the body but z Bogdanca moves out of range.
z Bogdanca tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fart counters with a nice body shot.
Fart connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between z Bogdanca's hands.
Fart scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. z Bogdanca doesn't seem bothered though.
Fart misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Fart misses.
Fart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fart blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fart pushes z Bogdanca back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fart blocks an elbow strike.
z Bogdanca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fart misses with an uppercut. z Bogdanca saw that one coming.
Fart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fart darts in and clinches z Bogdanca up against the cage.
z Bogdanca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
z Bogdanca throws an elbow but it misses.
Fart pushes z Bogdanca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from z Bogdanca.
z Bogdanca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fart breaks from the clinch.
z Bogdanca closes the distance but Fart moves to the side
and Fart counters with a stiff right hand.
z Bogdanca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fart moves into range and clinches up with z Bogdanca.
z Bogdanca misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
z Bogdanca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
z Bogdanca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
z Bogdanca closes the distance but Fart moves to the side
and Fart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
z Bogdanca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fart.
A jab from Fart misses.
Fart throws the left hand but z Bogdanca avoids the punch easily.
Fart throws out a loose jab but z Bogdanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fart misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fart has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Fart.
Fart blocks the elbow strike.
Fart wants to break free but z Bogdanca has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nasty Fart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nasty Fart's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
z Bogdanca tries to close the distance and clinch but Fart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
z Bogdanca tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fart misses with a combination
and z Bogdanca holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and z Bogdanca holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, z Bogdanca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fart's brow.
A short right from Fart on the inside.
z Bogdanca lands an elbow inside that Fart shrugs off.
Nasty Fart's cut is getting worse.
z Bogdanca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
z Bogdanca throws an elbow but it misses.
z Bogdanca pushes off an throws an elbow but Fart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fart dodges an elbow strike from z Bogdanca.
Fart is trying to break free.
z Bogdanca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, z Bogdanca throws an elbow but misses.
z Bogdanca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fart dodges an elbow strike from z Bogdanca.
Fart avoids the elbow strike from z Bogdanca, against the cage.
Fart blocks an elbow strike.
Fart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
z Bogdanca moves away from the strike by Fart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fart swats away the attempt to clinch by z Bogdanca.
Fart has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
z Bogdanca tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fart holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fart here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
z Bogdanca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fart blocks an elbow strike.
z Bogdanca throws an elbow that misses.
Fart blocks an elbow strike from z Bogdanca.
z Bogdanca throws an elbow that misses.
z Bogdanca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
z Bogdanca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fart manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
z Bogdanca misses with an elbow strike.
Fart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fart breaks the clinch.
z Bogdanca wants to clinch but Fart slips to the side
and Fart counters by moving into the clinch.
z Bogdanca lands an elbow that stopped Fart in his tracks for a moment.
Nasty Fart's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short body shot lands from Fart as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
z Bogdanca pushes off an throws an elbow but Fart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
z Bogdanca lands an elbow that stopped Fart in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
z Bogdanca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fart wants to break the clinch but can't.
z Bogdanca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fart misses with a series of wild punches.
z Bogdanca tries to clinch
letting Fart counter with a right hand.
Nasty Fart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
z Bogdanca wants to clinch but Fart slips to the side
and Fart moves into the clinch.
Fart dodges an elbow strike from z Bogdanca.
Fart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
z Bogdanca tries to clinch there but Fart circles away.
Fart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fart throws a right and a left that z Bogdanca avoids nicely.
z Bogdanca is looking to clinch but Fart is avoiding it.
Fart loads up on a big right hand but z Bogdanca slips the punch.
z Bogdanca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fart misses with a combination
and z Bogdanca counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by z Bogdanca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
z Bogdanca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
z Bogdanca lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by z Bogdanca.
Jeez, Nasty Fart's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fart avoids a wild elbow strike from z Bogdanca.
With the fighters up against the cage, z Bogdanca throws an elbow but misses.
Fart avoids the elbow strike from z Bogdanca, against the cage.
Fart blocks an elbow strike.
Fart blocks the elbow strike.
z Bogdanca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fart blocks an elbow strike from z Bogdanca.
z Bogdanca misses with an elbow strike.
Nasty Fart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fart pushes z Bogdanca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fart.
Fart avoids the elbow strike from z Bogdanca, against the cage.
z Bogdanca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fart avoids a wild elbow strike from z Bogdanca.
Fart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
z Bogdanca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
z Bogdanca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
z Bogdanca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
z Bogdanca pushes off an throws an elbow but Fart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
z Bogdanca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
z Bogdanca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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.
Fart avoids the elbow strike from z Bogdanca, against the cage.
z Bogdanca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
z Bogdanca tries to close the distance and clinch but Fart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fart looks to land a left hand but z Bogdanca moved out of range nicely.
Nasty Fart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
z Bogdanca closes the distance but Fart moves to the side
and Fart counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
z Bogdanca tries to keep at a distance but Fart has taken the fight into the clinch.
z Bogdanca misses with an elbow strike.
Fart manages to break the clinch.
z Bogdanca tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fart counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Fart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nasty Fart dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nasty Fart's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fart fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Fart both land. Nice combination.
z Bogdanca tries to clinch up
and Fart counters by moving into the clinch.
z Bogdanca throws an elbow that misses.
Fart blocks an elbow strike.
Fart works on z Bogdanca's body with a couple of short punches.
Fart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of z Bogdanca backwards.
Fart breaks the clinch.
z Bogdanca tries to clinch up but Fart circles away and keeps his distance.
Fart thows a body shot but no joy.
Fart throws a lazy right hand but z Bogdanca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fart takes the fight into the clinch.
Fart lands with a light punch inside.
Fart avoids a wild elbow strike from z Bogdanca.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
z Bogdanca misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fart blocks an elbow strike.
Fart dodges an elbow strike from z Bogdanca.
Fart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that z Bogdanca can do to turn this around?
Fart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
z Bogdanca closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
z Bogdanca closes the distance but Fart moves to the side
and Fart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but z Bogdanca circles away quickly and effectively.
Fart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fart gets a clinch.
z Bogdanca lands an elbow inside.
Fart breaks from the clinch.
z Bogdanca closes the distance but Fart moves to the side
and Fart counters by clinching up.
With the fighters up against the cage, z Bogdanca throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
z Bogdanca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
z Bogdanca lands a damaging elbow.
z Bogdanca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
z Bogdanca misses with an elbow over the top.
Fart gets through z Bogdanca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
z Bogdanca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fart blocks an elbow strike from z Bogdanca.
z Bogdanca throws an elbow but it misses.
z Bogdanca misses with an elbow over the top.
Fart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of z Bogdancas head.
Fart is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fart breaks the clinch.
Fart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
z Bogdanca walks into a stiff left hand from Fart.
Fart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
z Bogdanca wants to clinch
and Fart counters with a stiff right hand.
Fart drives through and clinches with z Bogdanca against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
z Bogdanca lands an elbow just above Fart 's eye.
z Bogdanca misses with an elbow over the top.
z Bogdanca prevents Fart from breaking the clinch.
Fart blocks an elbow strike from z Bogdanca.
z Bogdanca throws an elbow that misses.
Fart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fart swats away the attempt to clinch by z Bogdanca.
Fart scores with the left hand. z Bogdanca knows he should have avoided that one.
Fart works the jab nicely.
Fart throws a one two combo.
z Bogdanca tries to clinch there but Fart circles away.
z Bogdanca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
z Bogdanca has closed the distance and engaged Fart in a clinch.
Fart lands with a right to the head.
z Bogdanca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fart avoids a wild elbow strike from z Bogdanca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fart is trying to break the clinch but z Bogdanca is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by z Bogdanca.
Fart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but z Bogdanca has him pressed against the cage.
Fart tries to break free but z Bogdanca pushes him back against the cage.
Fart blocks the elbow strike.
Fart blocks the elbow strike.
z Bogdanca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fart avoids the elbow strike from z Bogdanca, against the cage.
z Bogdanca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by z Bogdanca.
Fart dodges an elbow strike from z Bogdanca.
Fart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, z Bogdanca throws an elbow but misses.
z Bogdanca lands an elbow that stopped Fart in his tracks for a moment.
Fart blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fart.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
z Bogdanca creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fart's defenses.
z Bogdanca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
z Bogdanca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
z Bogdanca lands an elbow just above Fart 's eye.
z Bogdanca throws an elbow but it misses.
Zbyszko z Bogdanca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nasty Fart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fart avoids a wild elbow strike from z Bogdanca.
z Bogdanca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nasty Fart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fart 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 Taro Takaoka 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... Nasty Fart!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Niwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Grosik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasz Grosik struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Michael Niwa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Niwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomasz Grosik!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grosik throws a body punch but Niwa moves out of range.
Grosik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grosik is looking to chop away at Niwa's legs.
Grosik misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Niwa as he checks the leg kick.
Grosik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grosik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Niwa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grosik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grosik misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Grosik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grosik misses with a body kick.
Niwa has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grosik is looking to break free of the clinch but Niwa has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Grosik.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Grosik has eaten all the pies!
Grosik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Niwa has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grosik is looking to break free of the clinch but Niwa has double underhooks.
Niwa can't get the takedown.
Niwa looking for a takedown.
Niwa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grosik avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Niwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niwa wants a takedown but no success here.
Niwa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grosik avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Niwa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Niwa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grosik pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Grosik is trying to break free.
Grosik gets underhooks to prevent Niwa's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grosik gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Niwa.
Niwa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grosik gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Niwa is breathing heavily.
Grosik wants to break free but Niwa has control.
Grosik is pressed up against the cage. Niwa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grosik down to the mat. Grosik avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Grosik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Niwa avoids the head kick by Grosik.
Tomasz Grosik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grosik.
A head kick misses from Grosik.
Niwa shoots in for a takedown but Grosik shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Grosik.
Grosik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Niwa.
Grosik looks to score with a jab to the body but Niwa is just out of range.
Niwa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Niwa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Niwa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Niwa working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Grosik turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Niwa off and cradles Grosik's limp body as Niwa celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Michael Niwa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aapo Mutenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakon Shima (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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267 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aapo Mutenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sakon Shima!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Mutenia.
Mutenia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick by Shima misses
and Mutenia counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shima tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mutenia counters with a nice body kick.
Mutenia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shima takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shima throws a lazy head kick
and Mutenia counters with a head kick. That will keep Shima thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shima walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mutenia.
Shima has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mutenia.
Mutenia shoots in looking for a takedown but Shima manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mutenia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Shima misses
and Mutenia counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mutenia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mutenia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mutenia lands with a kick to the temple. Shima shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mutenia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mutenia lands with a kick to the temple. Shima shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shima closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Mutenia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mutenia stalling in the clinch but Shima improves position.
Mutenia decides to pull guard.
Shima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shima throwing strikes but missing.
Shima stops Mutenia from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima wanted to stand there but Mutenia had control of the position.
Mutenia wants to get back to his feet but Shima is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mutenia wants to sweep here but Shima controlling him for the moment.
Mutenia keeping moving, preventing Shima from controlling successfully.
Mutenia is looking for a triangle but Shima pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mutenia is breathing heavily.
Mutenia keeping full guard, as Shima tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima thows a big elbow that misses.
Shima must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shima with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shima won't allow Mutenia to sweep him here.
Shima connects with a couple of short punches.
Mutenia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mutenia trying to control the position.
Shima postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shima got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mutenia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shima has managed to get both his arms back between Mutenia's legs - danger averted.
Shima sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima thows a big elbow that misses.
Shima postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shima throwing strikes from guard but Mutenia blocks nicely.
Shima content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shima stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A head kick misses from Shima.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shima gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shima tries a knee to the head but Mutenia blocks it.
Shima pulls Mutenia into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aapo Mutenia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shima throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mutenia counters with a head kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mutenia enables Shima to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mutenia manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Shima throws and elbow that misses. Mutenia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shima's guard. Nice move by Mutenia!
Shima is adopting a defensive guard.
Mutenia wants to pass the guard but Shima is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutenia slips nicely into half guard.
Mutenia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shima looking for submissions off his back.
Mutenia tries to pass to full mount but Shima defends it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shima can do anything to dispel that myth.
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.
Mutenia trying to control from half guard but Shima is working away.
Shima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mutenia is just content to waste time from the top position. Shima takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutenia trying to control the position from guard on top but Shima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shima really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mutenia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mutenia 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.
Shima working a defensive guard but Mutenia passes into half guard.
Mutenia wants to pass the guard but Shima is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shima is looking to escape.
Mutenia trying to control from half guard but Shima is working away.
Shima is trying to escape back to his feet but Mutenia uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mutenia tries to stand but Shima is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aapo Mutenia will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mutenia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shima fails with the takedown.
Shima tries to clinch up.
Mutenia stuffs the takedown attempt from Shima. Shima gets slowly back to his feet.
Mutenia leaves Shima with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aapo Mutenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakon Shima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shima tries to clinch there but Mutenia circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutenia tries to clinch but Shima is having none of it.
Shima has Mutenia up against the cage in a clinch.
Shima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Mutenia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shima jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mutenia walks away with a smile on his face. Shima gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mutenia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shima throws a lazy head kick
and Mutenia counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mutenia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mutenia misses with a head kick.
Shima takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aapo Mutenia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mutenia here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima tries to clinch but Mutenia is having none of it.
Mutenia throws a nice head kick!
Shima takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mutenia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shima's head.
Mutenia lands a head kick!
Shima throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mutenia counters with a head kick. That will keep Shima thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shima throws a lazy head kick
and Mutenia counters with a low kick, right behind Shima 's knee.
Shima takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shima takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutenia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mutenia lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutenia thows a body kick. Shima tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mutenia.
Shima takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aapo Mutenia is winning the standup battle so far.
Mutenia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shima.
Shima shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mutenia as he jumps to the side.
Mutenia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shima.
Sakon Shima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mutenia. Shima shrugs it off though.
Mutenia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shima takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutenia plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mutenia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mutenia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shima takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aapo Mutenia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mutenia connects with a high kick.
Mutenia misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Shima misses
and Mutenia counters with a nice body kick.
Shima takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sakon Shima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mutenia throws a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Aapo Mutenia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mutenia, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aapo Mutenia!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Korn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrzej Blake had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 158.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Andrzej Blake had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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166 lbs
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155 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrzej Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Korn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake misses with a double jab
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Korn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Korn cracks Blake with a big elbow.
Korn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korn moves into full mount!
Korn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blake hang on?
Blake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Korn on the ground.
Korn is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Blake is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Korn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Dude looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Dude counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dude lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dude sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Dude controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dude accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dude looking to pass the guard.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Dude wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Dude wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Dude stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dude postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dude knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dude wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie throwing shots but Dude is blocking nicely.
Gracie passes into side control, despite Dude's attempt to control the position.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dude on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dude tries to get out of the position.
Gracie works to advance to full mount. Dude defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie looking to control but Dude is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dude is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dude is looking to escape.
Dude tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Dude is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dude regains half guard.
Dude tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
Dude explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dude counters with a left to the body.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Dude counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Dude counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dude throws a shot to the body.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Dude counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dude pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Dude postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dude lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie keeping full guard, as Dude tries to pass.
Dude wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Dude dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Dude.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Dude counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dude can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dude won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Dude trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie is looking to sweep but instead, Dude has passed into half guard.
Dude 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 one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dude connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Dude throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dude is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dude slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dude pulls his head out easily.
Dude tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Dude is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dude preventing the sweep.
Justin Dude overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dude throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Dude.
Dude is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Dude manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble!
Dude with good strikes from the mount here!
Dude landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble!
Dude lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dude scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dude working Gracie over with strikes here.
Dude pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dude looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie wants to control but Dude is having none of it.
Dude in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dude landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Dude is having none of it.
BOOM! Dude connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dude lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dude looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dude lands with some strikes.
Dude lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Dude lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Gracie wants to hold on but Dude pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dude raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dude fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dude scoring with strikes but Gracie is staying in there.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Dude 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dude scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dude counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
Gracie tries to bench press Dude off him but Dude keeps the position.
Dude landing a few strikes.
Dude working the body and head with strikes.
Dude works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dude grinds an elbow into Gracie's temple.
Gracie is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dude is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Dude looking to finish Gracie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gracie!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Dude maintains control.
Dude with good strikes from the mount here!
Dude punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dude trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dude lands with some strikes.
Dude landing strikes from the mount.
Dude landing shots from mount.
Gracie is rocked!
Dude lands a big elbow.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Dude finish him?
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!
Dude working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dude lands a nice shot to the head.
Dude wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Dude working Gracie over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Dude lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dude looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dude tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Dude is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dude dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dude cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dude lands a big elbow.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Dude gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dude looking to finish Gracie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gracie!
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Dude maintains control.
Dude landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dude landing punches.
Dude dominating with strikes here.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Dude's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Dude.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gracie wants to control but Dude is having none of it.
Dude wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Gracie wants to control but Dude is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dude cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dude lands with some strikes.
Dude fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dude lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dude lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Dude takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dude unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dude landing strikes from the mount.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Dude's attempts to control the action.
Royce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Dude is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Dude showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dude 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Dude!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karumoka Warakasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warakasa has chosen Thy Serpent - Deathbearer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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206 lbs
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207 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karumoka Warakasa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman swats away the attempt to clinch by Warakasa.
Warakasa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bateman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bateman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bateman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Warakasa is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bateman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Warakasa tries to roll over but Bateman keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Warakasa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bateman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Warakasa is trying to stand up here but Bateman is controlling him well.
Bateman wants to control but Warakasa is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warakasa is looking to improve his position.
Warakasa looking for submissions off his back.
Warakasa is trying to stand.
Bateman is looking to take a break and control but Warakasa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bateman prevents Warakasa from improving his position.
Warakasa is defending against the submission attempts here by Bateman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bateman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Warakasa's head.
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.
Warakasa wants to get back to full guard.
Warakasa is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bateman prevents Warakasa from improving his position.
Warakasa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bateman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bateman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Warakasa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bateman wants to pass the guard but Warakasa is defending well.
Bateman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bateman is looking for a kimura here.
Bateman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Warakasa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman prevents Warakasa from improving his position.
Warakasa holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bateman 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.
Warakasa trying to control but Bateman postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Warakasa desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Warakasa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Karumoka Warakasa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Warakasa throws a looping overhand right but Bateman ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warakasa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bateman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bateman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Warakasa has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bateman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Warakasa tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Bateman dominated that round.
That's time! Bateman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Warakasa wants to clinch up but Bateman keeps it at a distance.
Karumoka Warakasa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bateman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Warakasa is looking to regain half guard here but Bateman keeps moving and retains side control.
Warakasa holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Bateman wants to stand but Warakasa has his arm trapped.
Bateman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Warakasa tries to improve position but can't.
Warakasa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Warakasa is holding on to half guard well.
Bateman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Warakasa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Warakasa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Warakasa trying to control here.
Bateman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Warakasa!
Bateman is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Warakasa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bateman prevents Warakasa from getting the reversal.
Bateman punching from mount but Warakasa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Warakasa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Warakasa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bateman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warakasa trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.
Warakasa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Warakasa wants to pass the guard but Bateman is keeping the position.
Warakasa landing with the ground and pound.
Bateman keeping full guard, as Warakasa tries to pass.
Bateman working for a triangle but Warakasa defends it easily.
Warakasa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Warakasa rolls with it to try and escape but Bateman cranks on the arm and Warakasa is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrick Bateman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael McKeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKeon comes to the cage accompanied by T.I- Yeah ya know. Fedorov has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8kANB2XBYU&feature=related as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Aleksandr Fedorov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael McKeon's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael McKeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksandr Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKeon clinches up with Fedorov and pushes him back against the cage.
Fedorov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fedorov successfully pulls guard.
Fedorov pulls McKeon in close to prevent any damage.
Fedorov is looking for a triangle but McKeon pushes his legs off easily.
Fedorov wants to stand and escape but McKeon is having none of it.
McKeon preventing the sweep.
Fedorov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McKeon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McKeon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fedorov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fedorov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fedorov is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but McKeon has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Fedorov is looking to defend but McKeon has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Fedorov! McKeon pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Fedorov taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michael McKeon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Nagano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Cavalcante struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be a great matchup!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nagano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Cavalcante!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagano is looking to land body kicks.
Cavalcante checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nagano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cavalcante fails with the takedown
and Nagano counters with an inside leg kick.
Cavalcante shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nagano counters with a low kick, right behind Cavalcante 's knee.
Nagano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cavalcante.
Cavalcante looks gassed!
Nagano thuds a left hand into Cavalcante's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nagano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nagano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nagano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nagano connects with a leg kick. Cavalcante looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nagano throws a leg kick which misses Cavalcante's front leg but catches the back leg as Cavalcante tries to avoid it.
Nagano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cavalcante has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nagano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nagano closes the distance and clinches.
Nagano breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagano throws a head kick that misses.
Nagano lands a nice looking body shot.
Nagano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nagano scores with a kick to the body.
Cavalcante with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nagano counters by moving into the clinch.
Hiro Nagano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Cavalcante.
Nagano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagano scores with a push kick.
Nagano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nagano.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cavalcante in his tracks.
Nagano feints and then cracks Cavalcante's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cavalcante down.
Nagano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nagano scoring well with a low kick there.
Cavalcante is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nagano is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cavalcante.
Cavalcante tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cavalcante sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nagano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nagano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cavalcante takes a step back to recover.
Nagano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nagano catches Cavalcante with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cavalcante has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nagano.
Nagano cracks the inside of Cavalcante's front leg.
Cavalcante misses with a takedown
enabling Nagano to counter with a crisp jab.
Nagano scores with a leg kick.
Nagano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cavalcante was well out of range. Poor timing from Nagano.
Cavalcante shoots for a takedown but Nagano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nagano lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cavalcante is able to avoid easily.
Hiro Nagano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cavalcante tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nagano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cavalcante misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nagano.
Nagano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Cavalcante throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagano lands a body shot.
Cavalcante ducks under a wild hook from Nagano.
A combination from Cavalcante does no damage.
Cavalcante has a takedown stuffed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cavalcante misses the shot to the body.
Nagano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nagano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cavalcante has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cavalcante fails with the takedown.
Nagano connects with an inside leg kick.
Hiro Nagano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagano pushes Cavalcante up against the cage in a clinch.
Cavalcante ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cavalcante no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cavalcante throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Nagano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cavalcante trying to strike off his back.
Cavalcante is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nagano dominated that round.
That's time! Nagano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cavalcante slips under a jab from Nagano.
Nagano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cavalcante can do to turn this around?
Nagano has closed the distance and engaged Cavalcante in a clinch.
Nagano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cavalcante.
Nagano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nagano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cavalcante doesn't seem bothered though.
Cavalcante tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Junior Cavalcante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nagano throws a leg kick that misses.
Nagano throws a leg kick but Cavalcante moved away.
Cavalcante moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cavalcante on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nagano. Nagano obviously looking to wear him down.
Cavalcante fails to land the takedown.
Nagano throws a head kick but Cavalcante moves out of range.
Hiro Nagano is winning the standup battle so far.
Cavalcante slips a straight right by Nagano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalcante throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nagano throws a front kick aimed at Cavalcante's knee but Cavalcante avoids it well.
Cavalcante fails with a takedown attempt.
Cavalcante on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cavalcante shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nagano counters with a right hand to the body.
Hiro Nagano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Cavalcante.
Nagano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cavalcante gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nagano counters with a leg kick.
Nagano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nagano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters circling a little - Nagano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nagano cracks the inside of Cavalcante's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cavalcante at a distance.
Cavalcante is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nagano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nagano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nagano clinches up with Cavalcante and pushes him back against the cage.
Cavalcante tries to pull guard but Nagano holds him up against the cage and eventually Cavalcante drops back down to his feet.
Nagano breaks the clinch.
Cavalcante finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cavalcante shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cavalcante fails with the takedown
and Nagano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nagano is looking to wear down Cavalcante with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nagano forces Cavalcante back against the cage and clinches.
Cavalcante wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cavalcante jumps guard but Nagano stands there with Cavalcante around his waist. Cavalcante gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nagano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nagano.
Nagano connects with an inside leg kick.
Nagano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cavalcante's calf.
Cavalcante tries to clinch
and Nagano counters with a body kick.
Cavalcante shoots and misses
and Nagano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cavalcante has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nagano.
Cavalcante tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nagano counters with a left to the body.
Cavalcante blocks a head kick by Nagano.
Cavalcante tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nagano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nagano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cavalcante tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cavalcante shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nagano defends it nicely.
Nagano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cavalcante is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagano leaves Cavalcante with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cavalcante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Nagano.
Nagano cracks the inside of Cavalcante's front leg.
Cavalcante tries to land a front kick but Nagano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nagano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cavalcante's sensitive parts.
Nagano lands with a kick to the temple. Cavalcante shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nagano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cavalcante shoots in for a takedown but Nagano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nagano wants to land a leg kick but Cavalcante is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nagano dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Cavalcante moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nagano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A good leg kick by Nagano.
Cavalcante chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nagano can pounce on him.
Nagano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nagano connects with a solid leg kick.
Nagano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cavalcante's sensitive parts.
Nagano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nagano lands a slapping body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nagano.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nagano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagano. That's going to slow Cavalcante down.
Nagano throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagano.
Nagano connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nagano, right into the meat.
Nagano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cavalcante tries to clinch
and Nagano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cavalcante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cavalcante shoots in looking for a takedown but Nagano manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cavalcante's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nagano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nagano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cavalcante. That did some damage!
Nagano leaves Cavalcante with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nagano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cavalcante misses with a takedown attempt - Nagano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hiro Nagano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Cavalcante.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hiro Nagano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nagano blocks a head kick by Cavalcante.
Cavalcante gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nagano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cavalcante's calf.
Cavalcante has his takedown stuffed
and Nagano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cavalcante really felt that one!
Cavalcante takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nagano.
Nagano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nagano.
Cavalcante shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nagano.
Nagano connects with a body shot that sends Cavalcante's belly button to the back.
Nagano throws a push kick but Cavalcante slaps the foot to one side.
Cavalcante tries for a takedown but Nagano circles away easily
and Nagano counters with a good low kick that Cavalcante was not able to check.
Nagano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nagano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cavalcante under the eye.
Nagano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cavalcante has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice takedown defense from Nagano. No joy for Cavalcante on that attempt.
Nagano lands with a nice body punch.
Nagano cracks the inside of Cavalcante's front leg.
Cavalcante walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nagano.
Nagano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cavalcante.
Nagano misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante shoots in but no luck this time.
Nagano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nagano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cavalcante moves out of range of the body kick.
Cavalcante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nagano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cavalcante with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nagano counters with a body kick.
Nagano throws the kick towards the body but Cavalcante avoids it.
Nagano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cavalcante darts in trying to clinch
and Nagano counters with a thumping low kick.
Cavalcante defending well as Nagano loads up on a big left hand.
Cavalcante will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Junior Cavalcante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nagano connects with a leg kick. Cavalcante looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiro Nagano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nagano, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Nagano!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kratus Pretorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Cage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kratus Pretorian!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pretorian circles away.
Pretorian stuffs the takedown attempt from Cage. Cage gets slowly back to his feet.
Pretorian misses with a double jab
and Cage counters with a single leg into guard. Pretorian didn't expect that.
Cage trying to control but Pretorian is working from the bottom.
Cage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pretorian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cage stops Pretorian from standing up.
Cage throwing strikes from guard but Pretorian blocks nicely.
Cage 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.
Pretorian is looking to stand up but Cage isn't so interested in that idea.
Cage is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cage shoots in for a takedown but Pretorian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage has a takedown stuffed.
Pretorian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cage counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cage wants to work for an arm triangle but Pretorian is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cage in particular looking to stall.
Cage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pretorian keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cage not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cage stops Pretorian from getting back to his feet.
Cage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cage working the head and body with strikes.
Cage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pretorian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cage.
Cage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage stops Pretorian from getting back to his feet.
Cage wants to work for an arm triangle but Pretorian is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cage thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cage trying to control the action but Pretorian is working from the bottom.
Cage stops Pretorian from getting back to his feet.
Cage controlling the pace.
Pretorian tries to kick Cage off but Cage keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cage passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pretorian!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage looking for a guillotine from mount but Pretorian is having none of it.
Pretorian tries to buck Cage off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage with shots to the head and body - Pretorian looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cage lands a big elbow.
Cage pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pretorian is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pretorian looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage landing shots from mount.
Pretorian is rocked!
Cage looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Pretorian covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Cage!
Nick Cage retains his middleweight title!
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