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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toshu Gintoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Toshu Gintoki has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toshu Gintoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Sullivan does no damage.
Gintoki wants to clinch
and Sullivan counters with a nice body shot.
Sullivan lands with a shot to the body.
Gintoki looks to clinch
and Sullivan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gintoki! Sullivan lets Gintoki back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Gintoki is rocked!
Toshu Gintoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Gintoki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sullivan fails to land with a series of punches.
Gintoki seems to have got his legs back now.
Gintoki tries to clinch but Sullivan moves away
and Gintoki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Gintoki avoids them all with ease.
Gintoki is looking to clinch.
Gintoki throws a head kick that Sullivan semi-blocks.
Gintoki misses with a head kick.
Gintoki throws a sloppy head kick
and Sullivan scores with a counter punch that sends Gintoki to the canvas! Sullivan smells blood - he's punishing Gintoki with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Gintoki has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Sullivan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machinista Breedz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norifumi Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breedz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Prodigy - Breath. The key to victory for Machinista Breedz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Machinista Breedz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norifumi Murakami!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breedz throws a right hand that Murakami ducks under and follows up with a left that Murakami also avoids with ease.
Murakami takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murakami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murakami defending well as Breedz loads up on a big left hand.
Murakami moves into the clinch successfully.
Murakami effectively controlling the action here.
Murakami breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Breedz. No joy for Murakami on that attempt.
Murakami throws a head kick but Breedz moves out of range.
Murakami throws a sloppy head kick
and Breedz counters with a stiff right hand.
Murakami throws a body kick the misses
and Murakami takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Murakami.
A solid body kick from Murakami.
Murakami throws a lazy body kick
and Breedz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Breedz.
Murakami throws a head kick that misses
and Murakami takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murakami tries to clinch but Breedz moves out of range.
Murakami misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Breedz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murakami is looking to clinch.
Murakami doesn't manage to clinch there - Breedz circles away.
Murakami has taken the fight to the clinch.
Breedz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murakami is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Breedz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Machinista Breedz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norifumi Murakami.
Breedz tries to break the clinch but Murakami is controlling the position.
Murakami looking for a takedown.
Breedz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Breedz is trying to push Murakami away but Murakami has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murakami manages to break the clinch.
Murakami moves in looking to clinch but Breedz pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breedz misses with a hook
and Murakami counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Murakami tries for a takedown. No joy.
Breedz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murakami takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Murakami breaks the clinch.
Norifumi Murakami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Murakami misses
and Breedz counters with a right hand to the body.
Breedz is looking to slow Murakami down with leg kicks.
Breedz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Breedz.
Murakami gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Breedz.
Breedz throws a shot from downtown. Murakami moves away and avoids it.
Breedz cracks Murakami with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Breedz slaps away a takedown attempt from Murakami, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Breedz checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breedz cracks Murakami with an open hand slap.
Breedz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick by Murakami misses
and Breedz counters with a right hand to the body.
Murakami looks gassed!
Murakami drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Machinista Breedz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Breedz lands a glancing blow to the side of Murakami's head.
Murakami throws a lazy head kick
and Breedz counters with a head kick.
Murakami throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Breedz's head.
Breedz connects with a jab.
Breedz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murakami with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Breedz to score with a decent uppercut.
Murakami misses with a kick to the body
and Breedz counters with a straight right hand.
Murakami throws a head kick that misses
and Breedz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murakami fails with the takedown.
Breedz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breedz lunges at Murakami with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murakami's hand.
Breedz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Murakami is trying desperately to land a takedown but Breedz is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Murakami.
Breedz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Breedz cracks the inside of Murakami's front leg.
Nice straight punches there by Breedz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Breedz.
Murakami shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Breedz but Breedz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Breedz.
Murakami takes a shot right to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murakami tries to move into range but Breedz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murakami drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murakami shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Breedz as he jumps to the side.
Breedz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machinista Breedz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good exchange - Breedz coming out on top.
Breedz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murakami misses with a low kick.
Murakami throws a head kick that misses
enabling Breedz to counter with a crisp jab.
Murakami moves away from the strike by Breedz.
Murakami tries to clinch up.
Breedz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murakami's head.
Murakami throws a sloppy head kick
and Breedz counters with a one-two to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Murakami.
Breedz bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Murakami takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murakami is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Breedz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breedz's corner calls for a 1-2. Breedz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good leg kick by Breedz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Breedz lands a really nice looking cross but Murakami seems unphased.
Murakami staying out of range there.
Murakami is trying hard to land a takedown here. Breedz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Breedz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Machinista Breedz is winning the standup battle so far.
Murakami gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Breedz lands with a straight right. Murakami didn't see that one coming.
Breedz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murakami changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Breedz tries to avoid it but Murakami manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Breedz to the ground. Breedz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murakami shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Machinista Breedz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norifumi Murakami.
Breedz lands with an uppercut that bounces Murakami off the cage and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breedz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murakami's head backwards.
Murakami throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murakami takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Breedz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donk. Breedz catches Murakami right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breedz scores with a leg kick.
Murakami takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Breedz sizes up Murakami with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murakami shoots for a takedown but Breedz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A low kick from Murakami misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Norifumi Murakami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Breedz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murakami on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab from Breedz.
The crowd cheers as Breedz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murakami doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breedz with a jab.
Breedz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murakami throws a sloppy head kick
and Breedz counters with a straight right hand.
Breedz scores with a jab.
Breedz thuds a left hand into Murakami's body.
Murakami tries to close the distance and clinch but Breedz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murakami throws a head kick that misses
and Breedz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murakami shoots in for a takedown but Breedz shows good takedown defense.
Murakami throws a head kick that misses
and Breedz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murakami has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Breedz jabs Murakami right on the nose. Murakami blinks but takes it well.
Breedz checks the leg kick.
Breedz lands a head shot.
Breedz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Murakami misses
and Breedz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Breedz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Breedz jabs at Murakami's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Breedz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Breedz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab by Breedz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Murakami looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murakami has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Breedz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murakami can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Breedz lands a glancing blow to the side of Murakami's head.
A head kick by Murakami misses
and Breedz counters with a big head kick but Murakami shrugs it off.
Breedz lands a glancing blow to the side of Murakami's head.
A jab lands there for Breedz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machinista Breedz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Murakami swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Breedz counters with a left and a right that stings Murakami.
Murakami shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Breedz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murakami tries to close the distance and clinch but Breedz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Breedz misses with a wild combination.
Murakami uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Breedz.
Breedz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Breedz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murakami throws a combination that misses
and Breedz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murakami takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murakami rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Breedz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Breedz throws a looping overhand right but Murakami ducks down to avoid it.
Murakami shoots in looking for a takedown. Breedz tries to sprawl out of it but Murakami keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Breedz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami walks into a stiff left hand from Breedz.
Murakami throws a sloppy head kick
and Breedz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murakami will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Donk. Breedz catches Murakami right on the button with a cross.
Breedz scores with a nice right hand.
Murakami throws a lazy head kick
and Murakami takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Murakami misses
and Breedz counters with a stiff right hand.
Breedz slips a jab and a cross from Murakami.
Breedz loads up on a big right hand but Murakami slips the punch.
Breedz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murakami takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murakami misses with a right hand
and Breedz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Breedz connects with the punch.
Murakami moves in looking to clinch but Breedz pushes him off.
Breedz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Breedz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Breedz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murakami on the side of the head.
Murakami is looking to clinch but Breedz is avoiding it.
A head kick by Murakami misses
and Breedz counters with an inside leg kick.
Murakami throws a lazy head kick
and Breedz counters with a straight right hand.
Jab by Breedz.
Breedz scores with a hook.
Breedz scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breedz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Breedz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murakami.
Machinista Breedz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norifumi Murakami.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Breedz, as that shot connected.
Breedz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murakami on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murakami throws a head kick that misses
and Breedz counters with a nice body kick.
Murakami shoots in but Breedz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Breedz scores with a jab to the head.
Breedz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Breedz scores with a punch to the head.
Murakami walks into a stiff left hand from Breedz.
Murakami throws a lazy head kick
and Breedz counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murakami throws a lazy body kick
and Breedz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murakami's knee momentarily.
Jab by Breedz.
Breedz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murakami.
Machinista Breedz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A cross from Breedz lands.
Breedz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murakami closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Breedz.
Murakami on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murakami tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Breedz swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left lands for Breedz.
Murakami walks into a straight right hand from Breedz.
Norifumi Murakami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Breedz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Machinista Breedz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Breedz, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Machinista Breedz!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Machinista Breedz!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Machinista Breedz!
Machinista Breedz wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pancho Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pancho Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darren Wright!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright misses with a combination
and Cortez counters with an inside leg kick.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wright misses with a hook
enabling Cortez to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Wright misses with a combination
and Cortez counters with an inside leg kick.
Wright drops Cortez with a beautiful combination! Cortez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wright is looking for the KO!
Cortez is rocked!
It looks like Pancho Cortez has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright misses with a left hand
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oh Cortez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cortez counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez seems to have got his legs back now.
Wright feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Cortez crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darren Wright!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Calvin Fisher enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calvin Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fisher tries to avoid it but Pendragon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fisher to the ground. Fisher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pendragon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fisher counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pendragon throws a combination that misses
and Fisher decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pendragon's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pendragon kicks Fisher off and gets to his feet.
Pendragon slaps away a takedown attempt from Fisher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fisher clinches up against the cage.
Fisher breaks from the clinch.
Pendragon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fisher throws a lazy head kick
and Pendragon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pendragon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fisher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pendragon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fisher is trying to control but can't.
Pendragon works his way into full mount!
Fisher tries to lock up and control but Pendragon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon wants to control the pace but Fisher is squirming around nicely.
Pendragon goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fisher turns into him and now he's in Pendragon's guard.
Pendragon wants to sweep here but Fisher controlling him for the moment.
Fisher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pendragon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pendragon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fisher gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fisher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pendragon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fisher has managed to get both his arms back between Pendragon's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pendragon misses with a few strikes there.
Pendragon misses with a combination
and Fisher counters with a good, hard body kick but Pendragon shrugs it off.
Fisher fails with a takedown attempt.
Pendragon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fisher looks gassed!
Fisher wants to sweep here but Pendragon controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pendragon looking to pass the guard.
Pendragon is in close to Fisher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fisher should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pendragon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fisher is trying to stand back up but Pendragon is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher trying to control from the bottom.
Pendragon works his way into side control.
Pendragon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fisher is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pendragon is staying tight to Fisher's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Pendragon lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Fisher is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pendragon yanks on the arm and Fisher is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pendragon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Pendragon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Napper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Napper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enzo Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napper missing with a left hand there. Inoue was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Napper gets a double leg takedown into Inoue's guard.
Napper is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Inoue is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Napper advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Napper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Inoue is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Napper happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napper tries for a kimura but Inoue is defending well.
Napper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Napper is working to tighten is grip on Inoue's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Inoue has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Napper is really squeezing tight and eventually Inoue passes out! Napper breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Danny Napper!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Nakumura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Nakumura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakumura darts in and clinches Sakuraba up against the cage.
Nakumura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nakumura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nakumura lands a left hand.
Sakuraba is looking to break free of the clinch but Nakumura has double underhooks.
Sakuraba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A knee to the head by Nakumura.
Sakuraba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nakumura prevents it.
Nakumura pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nakumura connects with a knee to the head.
Nakumura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sakuraba is trying to force a seperation but Nakumura has the dominant position.
A short right from Nakumura on the inside.
Nakumura has Sakuraba pressed against the cage, preventing Sakuraba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakumura scores with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba wants a takedown.
Nakumura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nakumura pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ryu Nakumura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Sakuraba.
Nakumura is looking to land body kicks.
Nakumura wants to clinch.
Nakumura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sakuraba takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nakumura tries to clinch but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Nakumura closes the distance and clinches.
Nakumura controlling the action here for a moment.
Sakuraba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nakumura pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that Nakumura avoids nicely.
Nakumura clinches with his opponent.
Nakumura lands a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Nakumura.
Nakumura's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nakumura crunches a lovely knee into Sakuraba's ribcage.
Nakumura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sakuraba takes an elbow to the temple.
Sakuraba is trying to push Nakumura away but Nakumura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nakumura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sakuraba looks gassed!
A short left from Nakumura.
Nakumura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nakumura.
Nakumura lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nakumura crunches a lovely knee into Sakuraba's ribcage.
Nakumura connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakuraba's face.
Nakumura taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nakumura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nakumura lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Nakumura.
Nakumura stalling in the clinch.
Nakumura presses Sakuraba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nakumura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nakumura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Sakuraba is trying to break free.
Nakumura lands an elbow inside that Sakuraba shrugs off.
Nakumura with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nakumura - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sakuraba.
Nakumura displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sakuraba up against the cage.
Sakuraba is trying to drag Nakumura to the mat but Nakumura just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nakumura lands an elbow just above Sakuraba 's eye.
Nakumura avoiding damage.
Nakumura swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakumura misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakumura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nakumura has Sakuraba pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Nakumura dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nakumura tries to clinch there but Sakuraba circles away.
Nakumura stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakuraba. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Sakuraba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nakumura throws a head kick but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Nakumura connects with a high kick.
Nakumura throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nakumura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakumura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakumura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryu Nakumura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakumura is looking to clinch.
Sakuraba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakumura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Nakumura.
Nakumura tries to close the distance and clinch but Sakuraba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakumura tries to clinch but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Nakumura wants to clinch but Sakuraba slips to the side
and Sakuraba counters with a shoot takedown. Nakumura fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sakuraba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakumura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakumura trying to keep a closed guard but Sakuraba is proving a slippery customer.
Sakuraba pushing down on Nakumura's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nakumura on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nakumura tries to get out of the position.
Sakuraba is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nakumura tries to reverse the position but Sakuraba maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba looking to secure an arm triangle but Nakumura defends it well.
Sakuraba looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakumura slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nakumura defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba thows a huge punch but Nakumura dodges it nicely.
Sakuraba 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. Nakumura tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sakuraba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kazushi Sakuraba!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benny Coture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Coture has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benny Coture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coture gets a takedown into half guard.
Coture is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coture seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Coture wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is defending well.
Coture controlling the pace.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coture. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coture works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coture tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Coture takes Sanchez's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Sanchez is in trouble.
Coture working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Sanchez is doing well to defend. Coture seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Sanchez is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Benny Coture!
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