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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Sheen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sheen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DJ Khaled - All I do is Win. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Sheen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Suzuki! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Suzuki fails to land the takedown. A jab from Sheen does it's job there. Suzuki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Sheen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Sheen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sheen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Suzuki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Charlie Sheen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuya Suzuki. Suzuki being controlled against the cage. Sheen misses with a punch to the body.
Sheen slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Suzuki wants a takedown.
Sheen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sheen gets through Suzuki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Suzuki blocking some punches.
Suzuki looking for a takedown. Sheen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suzuki's elbow. A short left from Sheen. A short right hand to the side of the head by Sheen. A nice left hand lands by Sheen.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sheen gets through Suzuki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Suzuki blocks a body shot from Sheen. Sheen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good body shot from Sheen.
Sheen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sheen tries to work over Suzuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Suzuki has hold of one of Sheen's legs. Sheen is fighting the takedown attempt but Suzuki gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sheen managing to control the position. Suzuki wants to control from the top but Sheen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sheen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but Sheen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Suzuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Horrible takedown by Suzuki or perhaps it was just good defense by Sheen which made him look bad. Suzuki looks gassed! Sheen lands a nice hook to Suzuki's body. Suzuki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Sheen. Suzuki does a little dance to reset his feet. No luck for Suzuki with that takedown attempt. Sheen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Suzuki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Suzuki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Sheen rushes Suzuki and presses him up against the cage. 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! Nice body punch from Sheen - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Sheen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sheen leaning his opponent against the cage. Sheen lands an uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Sheen dominated that round. That's time! Sheen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Suzuki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Sheen lands a really nice looking cross but Suzuki seems unphased.
Suzuki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Suzuki ducks right into an uppercut from Sheen. Sheen darts in and clinches Suzuki up against the cage. Sheen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Suzuki can't fight it off and eventually Sheen manages to take the fight to the floor. Suzuki looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Suzuki wants to stand but Sheen is controlling the position. Sheen controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Sheen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sheen works a leg free and moves into half guard. Sheen wants to pass the guard but Suzuki is defending well. Sheen seems to be working for a kimura but Suzuki defends the submission attempt. Sheen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sheen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sheen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sheen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Suzuki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Suzuki wants to stand back up but Sheen manages to pass into side control.
Sheen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Suzuki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sheen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here as Sheen stalls from top position. Suzuki prevents Sheen from improving position. Sheen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Suzuki has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sheen but great work by Suzuki. You can see the frustration on Sheen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Suzuki is trying to get an arm triangle but Sheen is defending well. Sheen wants to control but Suzuki postures up. Suzuki wants to control but Sheen is keeping him busy. Sheen is looking to regain half guard here but Suzuki keeps moving and retains side control. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sheen manages to get back to half guard. Sheen is controlling Suzuki's trapped leg to prevent Suzuki from advancing to side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Sheen dominated that second round. That's time! Sheen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sheen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Sheen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Suzuki fails to land the takedown. Sheen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheen lands a nice shot to the body.
Sheen lands with a nice body punch. A looping hook to the body misses from Sheen. Suzuki does a little dance to reset his feet. A left lands for Sheen. Suzuki swats away the attempt to clinch by Sheen. Sheen takes a swing at Suzuki's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt and Sheen counters with a right hand to the body. Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but Sheen shows good takedown defense. Charlie Sheen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuya Suzuki. Suzuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Suzuki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Sheen scores with a sloppy right hand. Suzuki should have avoided that one. Sheen misses the shot to the body. Sheen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suzuki. Sheen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Sheen lands a body shot.
Sheen feints a jab promting Suzuki to slip. Sheen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Suzuki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Sheen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sheen advances to half guard. Sheen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Sheen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Sheen controlling the pace for now. Sheen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Charlie Sheen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Sheen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Tatsuya Suzuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sheen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suzuki can do to turn this around? The fight moves into the clinch position. Sheen drags the fight down to the ground.
Sheen keeping moving, preventing Suzuki from controlling successfully. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sheen is pulling down on Suzuki's head. It's preventing any offense from Suzuki, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight! Charlie Sheen showed his dominance in that final round. Well Sheen 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Sheen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valdis Visvaldis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaito Saruwatari (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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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valdis Visvaldis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaito Saruwatari! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Visvaldis throws a series of punches but Saruwatari moves out of range. Visvaldis could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Visvaldis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saruwatari. Saruwatari shoots in and drives through. Visvaldis sprawls well. Visvaldis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Visvaldis wants it to stay on the feet. Valdis Visvaldis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Visvaldis throws a body kick the misses and Saruwatari counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saruwatari. Visvaldis is looking to break free of the clinch but Saruwatari has double underhooks. Visvaldis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Saruwatari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Visvaldis.
Visvaldis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Visvaldis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saruwatari. Saruwatari shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Valdis Visvaldis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaito Saruwatari. Saruwatari fails with a takedown attempt. Visvaldis swinging wildly here.
Visvaldis misses with a wild combination.
Saruwatari shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Visvaldis sprawls well. Visvaldis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saruwatari gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Saruwatari shoots in but Visvaldis avoids the takedown attempt easily. Saruwatari scores with a push kick. Visvaldis misses with the combination.
Visvaldis misses with the combination.
Visvaldis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saruwatari moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Visvaldis misses with the combination.
Saruwatari shoots in for a takedown but Visvaldis shows good takedown defense. Visvaldis tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Visvaldis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Visvaldis. That's going to slow Saruwatari down. Visvaldis misses with a few strikes there.
Saruwatari moves into the clinch successfully.
Saruwatari manages to pull guard.
Visvaldis wanted to stand there but Saruwatari had control of the position. Visvaldis is breathing heavily. Saruwatari controlling Visvaldis's posture. Saruwatari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. This has been an exciting period of action! Visvaldis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Saruwatari checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Visvaldis. Saruwatari fails with a takedown attempt. Saruwatari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Visvaldis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Saruwatari tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Visvaldis swivels and escapes. Visvaldis throws the kick towards the body but Saruwatari avoids it. Saruwatari tries to clinch up. Visvaldis leaves Saruwatari with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Visvaldis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saruwatari. A head kick by Visvaldis misses and Saruwatari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Visvaldis's knee momentarily. Saruwatari moves into range and clinches up with Visvaldis.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Visvaldis is trying to break the clinch but Saruwatari has him pressed against the cage. Saruwatari pulls guard effortlessly. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Saruwatari escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Visvaldis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Visvaldis stands and steps away. Saruwatari gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Saruwatari rushes Visvaldis and presses him up against the cage. Saruwatari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Visvaldis's efforts to push away. Visvaldis is trying to break the clinch but Saruwatari is controlling him. Saruwatari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Saruwatari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Visvaldis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Visvaldis throws a right hand that Saruwatari ducks under and follows up with a left that Saruwatari also avoids with ease. Visvaldis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saruwatari moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Valdis Visvaldis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Saruwatari tries to clinch but Visvaldis moves out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaito Saruwatari dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick by Visvaldis misses and Saruwatari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Visvaldis misses with a double jab
and Saruwatari counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saruwatari. Saruwatari has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Visvaldis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Saruwatari jumps into guard, dragging Visvaldis to the mat.
Saruwatari wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Visvaldis wanted to stand there but Saruwatari had control of the position. Saruwatari seems keen to control Visvaldis's posture. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kaito Saruwatari. Visvaldis throws a head kick that misses. Visvaldis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saruwatari moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Valdis Visvaldis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Saruwatari pushes Visvaldis up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Visvaldis tries to circle away but Saruwatari has him pinned against the cage. Visvaldis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Saruwatari scores with the left hand. Visvaldis knows he should have avoided that one. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Oooooh!!! Saruwatari has knocked Visvaldis down with a huge combo! Saruwatari steps away and waves a wobbly Visvaldis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Visvaldis is rocked!
It looks like Valdis Visvaldis has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice takedown defense from Visvaldis. No joy for Saruwatari on that attempt. Visvaldis misses with a few strikes there.
Saruwatari bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Visvaldis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saruwatari. Saruwatari obviously looking to wear him down.
Saruwatari fails with a takedown attempt. Valdis Visvaldis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaito Saruwatari. Saruwatari looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Visvaldis is fending him off so far but Saruwatari persists. Nope, Visvaldis circles away and we're back to standing. Saruwatari pushes Visvaldis up against the cage in a clinch. Saruwatari tries to score a body lock takedown but Visvaldis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Visvaldis working hard to break the clinch. Saruwatari jumps guard and drags Visvaldis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Visvaldis tries to stand but Saruwatari is controlling from the bottom. Saruwatari looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Saruwatari's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Visvaldis wanted to stand there but Saruwatari had control of the position. Visvaldis won't allow Saruwatari to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Visvaldis prevents Saruwatari from getting back to his feet.
Kaito Saruwatari has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. A combination from Visvaldis does no damage. Saruwatari takes the fight into the clinch. Saruwatari digs a right hand underneath Visvaldis's ribcage. Visvaldis let out a lung full of air as it connected. Saruwatari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saruwatari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Visvaldis pinned against the cage. Visvaldis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Saruwatari shoots in but Visvaldis avoids the takedown attempt easily. Visvaldis throws a series of punches but Saruwatari moves out of range. Saruwatari throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Saruwatari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Visvaldis.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Saruwatari rushes Visvaldis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Saruwatari has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Visvaldis is trying to keep an underhook but Saruwatari manages to get the takedown into half guard. Saruwatari controlling the action here. Saruwatari uses his free foot to push down on Visvaldis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Visvaldis. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Saruwatari working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaito Saruwatari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Valdis Visvaldis's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Saruwatari shoots in but no luck this time. Sloppy strikes from Visvaldis. Those never looked like landing. Visvaldis wants to land a leg kick but Saruwatari is out of range. Saruwatari scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saruwatari. Saruwatari shoots for a takedown but Visvaldis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Visvaldis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saruwatari. Valdis Visvaldis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaito Saruwatari. Visvaldis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. No luck with that takedown attempt from Saruwatari. Saruwatari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Saruwatari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Visvaldis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Kaito Saruwatari seems to be getting the better of the standup. Saruwatari fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Visvaldis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Visvaldis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Visvaldis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saruwatari lands a nice hook to Visvaldis's body. Visvaldis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Saruwatari clinches up against the cage. Visvaldis is pressed up against the cage. Saruwatari has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Visvaldis down to the mat. Visvaldis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Saruwatari darts in and clinches Visvaldis up against the cage. Saruwatari scores with a hook to the body. Saruwatari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Saruwatari blocks a head kick by Visvaldis.
Valdis Visvaldis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Saruwatari blocks a head kick by Visvaldis.
Saruwatari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Saruwatari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Saruwatari shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Visvaldis but Visvaldis pushes him off and we're back to square one. Saruwatari tries a low kick but Visvaldis avoids it. Visvaldis throws a series of punches but Saruwatari avoids them all with ease. Visvaldis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saruwatari lands with a right hand. Visvaldis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Visvaldis wants it to stay on the feet. Saruwatari misses with a body shot.
Visvaldis throws a right and a left that both miss. Visvaldis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saruwatari counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Saruwatari breaks the clinch.
Saruwatari goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Saruwatari throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Visvaldis throws a lazy head kick and Saruwatari counters with a big head kick but Visvaldis shrugs it off. Visvaldis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Visvaldis stuffs the takedown attempt from Saruwatari. Saruwatari gets slowly back to his feet. Visvaldis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saruwatari avoids the head kick by Visvaldis.
Saruwatari moves into the clinch. Saruwatari manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Saruwatari seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Saruwatari has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Saruwatari striking off his back but it's not causing Visvaldis any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Saruwatari working for a triangle but Visvaldis defends it easily.
Visvaldis preventing the sweep. Saruwatari trying to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Visvaldis is looking to work some ground and pound but Saruwatari has wrist control. Saruwatari is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Visvaldis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaito Saruwatari is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Visvaldis misses with the combination.
Saruwatari shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Visvaldis as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Kaito Saruwatari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Saruwatari has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30 Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaito Saruwatari!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Large (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Hawkes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Large! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Hawkes! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Large throws a right and a left that Hawkes avoids nicely. Large looks to land a combination but Hawkes avoids it well. Large throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hawkes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Large's guard. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Large looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hawkes is one step ahead there. Hawkes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Large trying to control the position.
Hawkes is stalling in the full guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. William Hawkes wasn't active enough on the ground. Large misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hawkes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harry Large seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Some wild striking there from Large.
Hawkes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Large sprawls well. Large wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hawkes gets slowly back to his feet. Large misses with a jab, cross combination.
Large throws a nice looking combination but Hawkes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hawkes looks for a takedown but Large sprawls well. Large misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Large misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawkes moves into the clinch. Hawkes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Large gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Harry Large has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Hawkes. Hawkes manages to pull guard.
Large has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hawkes is proving hard to escape from. Hawkes looking for subs off his back but Large has passed one foot through into half guard.
Large is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hawkes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Large looking to ground and pound but Hawkes is blocking nicely. Large throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Hawkes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Large is standing up, even though he is in mount. Large throws a series of punches but Hawkes moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hawkes is looking to land body kicks. Large misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Large looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Large has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Large trying to control but Hawkes is working from the bottom. Large wants to pass the guard but Hawkes is keeping the position. Hawkes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Large defends it easily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Large wants to stand but Hawkes is controlling his posture from full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harry Large will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Large uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawkes has time to react.
It looks like William Hawkes has been cut. Large throws a right and a left that Hawkes avoids nicely. Large misses with the combination.
Large misses with a combination
and Hawkes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Large won't be happy with that. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Large is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hawkes has just dragged him back down to the mat. Hawkes controlling from side mount. Hawkes throwing strikes but missing, from side control. 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. Large is trying to escape the position but Hawkes is controlling the position. Large is trying to get back to half guard. Sloppy strikes there by Hawkes. William Hawkes has got the better of the ground game so far. Hawkes slows the pace down. Hawkes has hold of Large's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Large tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Hawkes cranks the arm and Large screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Large, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). William Hawkes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Vaccaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gimmeya Spanka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gimmeya Spanka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Vaccaro! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gimmeya Spanka! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Spanka lands a jab to the nose. Spanka swings for the body but Vaccaro moves out of range.
Spanka throws the left hand but Vaccaro avoids the punch easily. Vaccaro closes the distance and clinches. Vaccaro trying to stall but Spanka improves his position.
Vaccaro tries to circle away but Spanka has him pinned against the cage. Spanka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Spanka manages to break the clinch.
Vaccaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spanka swats him away and circles back towards the center. Spanka stalks Vaccaro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vaccaro's face. Vaccaro staggers backwards, shaken. Spanka with a hook. Spanka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vaccaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Spanka. Vaccaro is looking to clinch. Spanka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vaccaro circles away quickly and effectively. Spanka throws out a leg kick but Vaccaro moves out of range and Spanka only half commits. Vaccaro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Spanka keeping moving, preventing Vaccaro from controlling successfully. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Spanka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Spanka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Vaccaro decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Spanka, up you get! Spanka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Spanka darts in and clinches Vaccaro up against the cage. Vaccaro is trying to push Spanka away but Spanka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Vaccaro is working for takedown but Spanka is calmly controlling the position for now. Vaccaro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spanka smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vaccaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Spanka circles away.
Spanka lands a glancing blow to the side of Vaccaro's head. Vaccaro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Spanka napping and manages to drive through into side control! Spanka is not content to let Vaccaro control the position. Vaccaro stands up and we're back to a striking position. This has been an exciting period of action! Spanka scores with a jab to the body. Spanka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Vaccaro keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Spanka lands with a shot to the body. Vaccaro tries to move into range but Spanka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Vaccaro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Vaccaro throws a head kick that misses. Spanka fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Vaccaro wants to clinch up but Spanka keeps it at a distance. Spanka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vaccaro circles away quickly and effectively. Vaccaro has managed to clinch.
Vaccaro misses with a short punch on the inside. Vaccaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spanka tests Vaccaro's chin there with a solid looking shot. Spanka blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vaccaro feints and as Spanka raises his hands in defense, Vaccaro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Vaccaro wants to control from the top but Spanka keeps moving. This has been an exciting period of action! We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spanka can do anything to dispel that myth. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Vaccaro decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Spanka, up you get! Vaccaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spanka moves away. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Vaccaro shoots in for a takedown but Spanka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Vaccaro. That's going to take a lot out of him. Spanka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Spanka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Spanka looks to land a combination. Vaccaro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Vaccaro dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Spanka. No luck for Vaccaro with that takedown attempt. Spanka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spanka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vaccaro is rocked! Vaccaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spanka swats him away and circles back towards the center. Oh Vaccaro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Spanka with a body punch. A glancing blow. Spanka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vaccaro. Spanka dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Vaccaro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Vaccaro gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Spanka gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gimmeya Spanka!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor I Got No Second Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seichi Takamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Seichi Takamoto enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor I Got No Second Name! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seichi Takamoto! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Takamoto gets tackled into the cage by I Got No Second Name. I Got No Second Name maintains the clinch. I Got No Second Name lands a nice knee to the body. I Got No Second Name manages to pull guard.
I Got No Second Name trying to keep a closed guard but Takamoto is proving a slippery customer.
I Got No Second Name throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Takamoto looking to sit in guard and control but I Got No Second Name gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. I Got No Second Name passes Takamoto's right leg, so he's now in half guard. I Got No Second Name 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.
I Got No Second Name really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. 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! I Got No Second Name is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. I Got No Second Name thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. I Got No Second Name prevents Takamoto from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. I Got No Second Name 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.
Takamoto is looking to improve his position.
I Got No Second Name tries to stand but can't do so whilst Takamoto controls his leg. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! I Got No Second Name throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Takamoto actively working from the bottom here. I Got No Second Name throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Takamoto tries to roll over but I Got No Second Name keeps him under control. I Got No Second Name 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. I Got No Second Name 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. Takamoto tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from I Got No Second Name!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Igor I Got No Second Name!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Doi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bg Fgf (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 lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Doi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, bg Fgf! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A shot to the body from Fgf misses and Doi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Doi pushing down on Fgf's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Doi 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. Fgf tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Doi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yoshi Doi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Kolwalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durham has chosen Dreamer as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brutus Kolwalski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Durham! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Durham throws a right and a left that both miss. Durham keeps the fight on the outside. Durham slips a jab and a cross from Kolwalski.
Kolwalski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Durham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Durham is figuring out what he wants to do next. Kolwalski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Durham's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Durham decides to stand and escape the position. This has been an exciting period of action! Kolwalski closes the distance but Durham moves to the side and Durham holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Kolwalski wants to break free but Durham has control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Durham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kolwalski has him pressed against the cage. Durham working hard to break the clinch. Kolwalski is trying to break free. Kolwalski breaks the clinch.
Durham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kolwalski walks into a straight right hand from Durham. Kolwalski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Brutus Kolwalski has been cut. Kolwalski is breathing heavily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kolwalski throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Sloppy strikes from Durham. Those never looked like landing. Kolwalski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durham.
Brutus Kolwalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jab, jab by Durham - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kolwalski connects with a leg kick. Durham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Durham throws a sloppy head kick and Kolwalski moves out of range easily. Sloppy strikes from Kolwalski. Those never looked like landing. Kolwalski misses with a double jab
and Durham counters with a series of strikes. Kolwalski will be more careful next time no doubt. Durham sizes up Kolwalski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Durham pushes Kolwalski up against the cage in a clinch. Kolwalski keeps control of Durham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Durham wants a takedown.
Durham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kolwalski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Kolwalski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kolwalski avoids the head kick by Durham.
Durham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kolwalski in his tracks. Kolwalski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Durham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Durham misses with a series of wild punches.
Durham feints a jab promting Kolwalski to slip. Durham then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kolwalski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Durham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Durham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kolwalski misses with a double jab
and Durham counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Durham with a jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Durham tries for a takedown but Kolwalski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Brutus Kolwalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Durham. A head kick misses from Durham. Durham tries to bum rush Kolwalski with a series of wild strikes but Kolwalski uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Kolwalski shoots and misses and Durham counters with a left and a right that stings Kolwalski. Durham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kolwalski doesn't manage to clinch there - Durham circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Durham scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Durham looks to land a combination but Kolwalski avoids it well. Kolwalski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Durham dominated that round. The cut man is working on Brutus Kolwalski's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Durham clinches. Kolwalski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Durham walks away with a smile on his face. Kolwalski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Durham throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Kolwalski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Durham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Durham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Durham throws a series of punches but Kolwalski moves out of range. Kolwalski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Durham goes for a small jab and connects. Now Durham goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Kolwalski stumbles back but Durham runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Kolwalski to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Kolwalski will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Durham!
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