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AJFC 80: Bread vs. Peinetti PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (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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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light 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, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balboa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Balboa gets the takedown into side control.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Balboa drags him back down.
Balboa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Balboa passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silva!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Balboa controlling his opponent.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Balboa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Balboa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Balboa lands with some strikes.
Balboa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva is rocked!
Balboa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balboa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Balboa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Balboa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Balboa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Balboa lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Balboa is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Balboa loads up with a big shot that hurts Silva! He's pulled Balboa in close but Balboa has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Silva survive? More strikes from Balboa and Silva is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rocky Balboa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cro Cop comes to the cage accompanied by My Immortal . Mirko Cro Cop has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Cro Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cro Cop slips a jab and a cross from Hoffman.
Hoffman forces Cro Cop back against the cage and clinches.
Hoffman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoffman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoffman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cro Cop was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoffman.
Hoffman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hoffman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cro Cop tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop is not content to let Hoffman control the position.
Cro Cop regains half guard.
Hoffman is controlling the pace.
Hoffman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cro Cop sees it coming and defends easily.
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.
Hoffman is taking a breather. Cro Cop 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.
Hoffman is trying to work for a kimura but Cro Cop is defending well.
Hoffman trying to control the action but Cro Cop is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman controlling the action here.
Hoffman is keen to just control but Cro Cop is a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hector Hoffman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hoffman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop leaves Hoffman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hoffman lands a lovely overhand right.
Cro Cop shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hoffman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hoffman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cro Cop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hoffman trying to control the position from guard on top but Cro Cop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoffman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman preventing the sweep.
Hector Hoffman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hoffman misses with a series of wild punches.
Cro Cop gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Hoffman to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Hoffman knocks Cro Cop out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hector Hoffman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kirillov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Kirillov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Rogers's chin.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, James Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Kirillov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirillov with a poor takedown
and Rogers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirillov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kirillov has his foot on Rogers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rogers works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirillov looks gassed!
Kirillov is working an open guard so Rogers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rogers bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rogers in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rogers in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rogers landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kirillov wants to control but Rogers postures up.
Kirillov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rogers just content to control the position.
Check out the look on Rogers's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rogers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rogers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kirillov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirillov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rogers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kirillov is trying to control Rogers's posture but Rogers avoids it.
Rogers cracks Kirillov with a big right hand but Kirillov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rogers scores with punches from side control.
Rogers wants to control but Kirillov is keeping him busy.
Rogers looks up at the clock and then as Kirillov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rogers smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rogers stands up and beckons Kirillov to his feet.
Rogers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirillov has hold of Rogers's hands but Rogers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rogers slows the pace down in half guard.
Rogers winds up and cracks Kirillov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rogers is trying to work for a kimura but Kirillov is defending well.
Kirillov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rogers is working for a submission of some sort.
Rogers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kirillov wants to improve his position but Rogers is controlling well.
Kirillov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rogers pulls his head out easily.
Rogers moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirillov can't do much from the bottom here.
Rogers working the ground and pound from side control.
Rogers is chipping away with strikes.
Rogers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kirillov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rogers trying to control the action but Kirillov is working from the bottom.
Kirillov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rogers is working to tighten is grip on Kirillov's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kirillov has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Rogers is really squeezing tight and eventually Kirillov passes out! Rogers breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Rogers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Emperor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe comes into the arena with (Ugly kid joe) Everything about you blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Emperor!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emperor tries for a takedown but Joe circles away easily
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe misses with a left hand
and Emperor moves into the clinch.
Joe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joe misses with some punches.
Emperor stalling in the clinch but Joe improves position.
Emperor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emperor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Emperor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Emperor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Joe misses the body punch
and Emperor counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Joe misses with a lunging right hand
so Emperor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emperor wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Emperor being controlled here momentarily.
Joe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emperor.
Emperor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Emperor postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kid Joe just wasn't active enough.
Joe throws an off balance right hand
and Emperor counters with a straight right hand.
Emperor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joe scores with a jab.
Kid Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe throws a poor cross that misses
and Emperor counters with a shoot takedown. Joe fights it but they end up in guard.
Joe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Joe tries to get out of the position.
Joe is adopting a defensive guard.
Emperor tries to free his leg and advance position but Joe is retaining full guard.
Joe has control of Emperor's left arm, preventing Emperor from doing any damage.
Joe controls Emperor momentarily but Emperor frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kid Joe just wasn't active enough.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Joe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emperor.
Nice body punch from Joe.
Joe connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emperor wants to clinch up but Joe keeps it at a distance.
Emperor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kid Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Emperor.
Emperor fails with the takedown
and Joe counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emperor.
Emperor looks gassed!
Emperor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kid Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emperor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Joe duly obliges.
Joe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emperor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a nice hook to Emperor's body. Emperor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Joe.
Joe jabs at Emperor's body.
Joe works Emperor's body with a nice hook.
Emperor tries to move into range but Joe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Emperor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emperor doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe works Emperor's body with a nice hook.
Emperor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joe cracks Emperor with an open hand slap.
Donk. Joe catches Emperor right on the button with a cross.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emperor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe lands with an overhand left.
Joe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Joe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Emperor is rocked!
Joe cracks Emperor on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Emperor falls backwards against the cage. Joe follows up with more strikes that drop Emperor to his knees. Joe keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Emperor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kid Joe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Uzomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Uzomaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Uzomaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belfort fails to land with a series of punches.
Belfort tries for a takedown but Uzomaki circles away easily
enabling Uzomaki to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Belfort misses with a takedown attempt
and Uzomaki scores with a counter punch that sends Belfort to the canvas! Uzomaki smells blood - he's punishing Belfort with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Belfort has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenichi Uzomaki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Roger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogerio Roger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Warren Wesley!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wesley tries to free his leg and advance position but Roger is retaining full guard.
Wesley advances position into side control!
Roger is not content to let Wesley control the position.
Wesley has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Roger is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roger is trying to escape the mount but Wesley keeps good control and instead manages to take Roger's back.
Wesley biding his time, controlling Roger.
Roger controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wesley biding his time, controlling Roger.
Roger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wesley on the ground.
Wesley looking for the RNC.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesley is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Roger has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Wesley has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Roger taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Wesley doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Warren Wesley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xhun Kawozinazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Artigo 157. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xhun Kawozinazaki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawozinazaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nogueira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nogueira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kawozinazaki's guard.
Kawozinazaki is trying to control the position but Nogueira postures up.
Nogueira wants to pass the guard but Kawozinazaki is keeping the position.
Nogueira is working hard here to advance position.
Kawozinazaki looking for a guillotine here but Nogueira defends easily.
Nogueira passes Kawozinazaki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nogueira prevents Kawozinazaki from getting the reversal.
Nogueira wants to take his opponent's back but Kawozinazaki doesn't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira takes Kawozinazaki's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Kawozinazaki is in trouble.
Kawozinazaki defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira avoiding Kawozinazaki 's attempts to control his hands.
Kawozinazaki breaks Nogueira's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nogueira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kawozinazaki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kawozinazaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nogueira looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogueira, not yet.
Kawozinazaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogueira is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira working for a triangle but Kawozinazaki defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nogueira is on top in guard.
Kawozinazaki looks gassed!
Kawozinazaki wants to sweep here but Nogueira controlling him for the moment.
Kawozinazaki trying to keep a closed guard but Nogueira is proving a slippery customer.
Nogueira is pushing down on Kawozinazaki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kawozinazaki is fighting to maintain full guard but Nogueira has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nogueira is looking to advance position but Kawozinazaki won't allow it.
Nogueira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kawozinazaki sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nogueira moves to the back.
Nogueira is looking for a rear naked choke here but Kawozinazaki reverses the position brilliantly into Nogueira's guard!
Nogueira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kawozinazaki!
Nogueira fails to take his opponent's back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to finish this one by submission but Kawozinazaki is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nogueira.
Nogueira moves to the back position.
Nogueira working for a choke but Kawozinazaki is defending well.
Nogueira is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kawozinazaki has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to stick to Kawozinazaki's back but Kawozinazaki is turning into Nogueira. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nogueira's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kawozinazaki.
Nogueira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nogueira manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kawozinazaki is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Nogueira has taken his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Kawozinazaki escapes and is now in half guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira tries to roll over but Kawozinazaki keeps him under control.
Kawozinazaki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nogueira has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nogueira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kawozinazaki stopping the sweep attempt from Nogueira.
Kawozinazaki 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.
That's eight 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.
Kawozinazaki drops back looking for a leg! Nogueira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nogueira manages to kick Kawozinazaki off! Kawozinazaki jumps back into Nogueira's guard.
Nogueira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kawozinazaki's guard.
Kawozinazaki keeping full guard, as Nogueira tries to pass.
Kawozinazaki can't keep his opponent in guard - Nogueira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nogueira tries to pass to full mount but Kawozinazaki defends it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kawozinazaki!
Nogueira mounts Kawozinazaki! Really nice guard pass there!
Nogueira is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Kawozinazaki is in real trouble.
Nogueira looking for the choke but no joy.
Nogueira looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Nogueira dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nogueira misses with a takedown
and Kawozinazaki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nogueira!
Nogueira is trying desperately to improve position.
Kawozinazaki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kawozinazaki working for a submission but Nogueira is keeping him at bay.
Kawozinazaki looking to secure an arm triangle but Nogueira defends it well.
Kawozinazaki is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nogueira has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kawozinazaki is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira regains half guard.
Nogueira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nogueira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kawozinazaki!
Nogueira is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kawozinazaki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kawozinazaki has given up his back. Will we see Nogueira going for some submissions?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira looking for the RNC.
Kawozinazaki looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Nogueira working for a choke but Kawozinazaki is defending well.
Antonio Nogueira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nogueira working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawozinazaki is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Nogueira gets his way!
Nogueira tightening his grip on Kawozinazaki, looking for the choke.
Nogueira keeps control of the position as Kawozinazaki tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawozinazaki just trying to survive but Nogueira is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Nogueira has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kawozinazaki has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kawozinazaki looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kawozinazaki defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Nogueira's arms.
Nogueira looking for the RNC.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kawozinazaki knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kawozinazaki for a finish.
Kawozinazaki breaks Nogueira's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nogueira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nogueira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kawozinazaki manages to get himself to full guard.
Kawozinazaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kawozinazaki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nogueira kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nogueira is pushing down on Kawozinazaki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kawozinazaki is fighting to maintain full guard but Nogueira has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nogueira is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nogueira working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Kawozinazaki looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Nogueira! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Antonio Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spanish Bread (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Peinetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bread comes into the arena with Aubrey blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Igor Peinetti enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spanish Bread!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Peinetti!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peinetti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bread shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Peinetti is trying to defend but Bread finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bread is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Peinetti sees it coming and defends easily.
Bread is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Peinetti doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bread.
Bread working the head and body with strikes.
Bread not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peinetti is defending against the submission attempts here by Bread.
Bread thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Peinetti's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bread lands a nice short elbow.
Bread takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bread is nestled in close to Peinetti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bread throwing shots but Peinetti is blocking nicely.
Bread working over Peinetti with some ground and pound. Peinetti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bread slips a nice elbow through Peinetti's hands, connecting with Peinetti's forehead.
Bread working the head and body with strikes.
Bread seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Peinetti has hold of Bread's hands but Bread slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bread throwing shots but Peinetti is blocking nicely.
Bread takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peinetti wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Bread there.
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!
Bread 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Peinetti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bread is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Peinetti defends it well.
Bread looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peinetti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bread working Peinetti over with strikes.
Bread in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Peinetti tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bread!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Spanish Bread!
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