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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naga Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Sheen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brawler comes to the cage accompanied by LAMB OF GOD-CHOKE SERMON. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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190 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Experienced |
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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, Naga Brawler! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Sheen! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brawler misses with a combination
and Sheen counters with a one-two to the body. Brawler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Sheen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brawler doesn't seem phased though. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sheen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brawler has time to react. Naga Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Some wild striking there from Brawler.
Sheen is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Brawler hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charlie Sheen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nihlus The Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Kronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kronos has chosen mudvayne-dig as his entrance music. Joshua Kronos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 cm
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140 lbs
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165 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nihlus The Random! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joshua Kronos! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kronos shoots in but no luck this time. Nice sprawl there from The Random as Kronos shoots in. Kronos closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Random circles away. Nihlus The Random has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Kronos. The Random slaps away a takedown attempt from Kronos, before circling back to the center of the mat. Kronos keeps the fight on the outside. Kronos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. The Random looks for a takedown but Kronos sprawls well. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kronos. Kronos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Random can pounce on him.
Nice sprawl there from Kronos as The Random shoots in. Kronos drops his hands momentarily and The Random takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Joshua Kronos has been cut. The Random dives in and grabs Kronos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kronos pushes down on The Random's head and hops out. Nice takedown defense from The Random. No joy for Kronos on that attempt. The Random really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Kronos looks gassed! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kronos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. No luck with that takedown attempt from Kronos. The Random thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kronos if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Random fails with a takedown attempt. The Random tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kronos paws at him with a jab and circles away. The Random lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Random fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A jab lands there for The Random. The Random dips to his left and cracks Kronos with an uppercut! The Random lands a lovely overhand right.
Kronos is rocked! Kronos gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! The Random points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Kronos wakes up just in time to hear The Random thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nihlus The Random!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Deniro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kulapu Pulaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Deniro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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200 lbs
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189 cm
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Deniro! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kulapu Pulaku! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pulaku dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Pulaku tries to clinch there but Deniro circles away.
A combination from Deniro does no damage. Deniro misses with a body shot.
Pulaku shoots for a takedown but Deniro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Pulaku tries to clinch but Deniro moves out of range. Pulaku tries to score a power double leg takedown but Deniro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pulaku somewhat. Deniro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Kulapu Pulaku has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! A punch lands to the side of Pulaku 's head but he takes it in his stride. Deniro clinches up with Pulaku and pushes him back against the cage. Pulaku is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Deniro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Steve Deniro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kulapu Pulaku. Pulaku looks gassed! Deniro breaks from the clinch.
Deniro cracks Pulaku with a good jab. Deniro feints with a jab and clips Pulaku right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Pulaku is sent crashing into the canvas and Deniro leaps in for the kill! Pulaku tries to get to his feet but Deniro is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Pulaku is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Deniro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Next Episode-Dr Dre. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm
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184 lbs
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183 cm
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Martin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Martin throws a head kick that Sakuraba semi-blocks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martin. Sakuraba shoots and misses and Martin counters with a three punch combo that has Sakuraba backing up. Sakuraba nods at Martin to acknowledge the strikes. Sakuraba shoots and misses and Martin moves into the clinch. A short left from Martin. Martin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Sakuraba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Jim Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Sakuraba. A right hook to the body lands for Martin.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sakuraba lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Sakuraba has hold of one of Martin's legs. Martin is fighting the takedown attempt but Sakuraba gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Sakuraba preventing the sweep. Martin wants to stand up but Sakuraba is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Martin keeping full guard, as Sakuraba tries to pass. Sakuraba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Martin keeping full guard, as Sakuraba tries to pass. Martin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakuraba on the ground. Martin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sakuraba is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sakuraba passes Martin's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Sakuraba works his way into full mount! Sakuraba is landing with some decent strikes but Martin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Sakuraba is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Martin is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazushi Sakuraba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeiasu Kenpachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conor Doyle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zeiasu Kenpachi! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kenpachi tries for a takedown but Doyle circles away easily and Doyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenpachi manages to avoid it. Doyle lands with a nice combination. Kenpachi backs away looking to recover. Zeiasu Kenpachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Doyle misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Kenpachi does a little dance to reset his feet. Kenpachi with a poor takedown and Doyle counters with a nice body shot. Doyle fails to land with a series of punches.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot. Kenpachi with a poor takedown letting Doyle counter with a right hand. Conor Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeiasu Kenpachi. Doyle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Doyle with a hook. Kenpachi doesn't succeed with the takedown and Doyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kenpachi looks gassed! This has been an exciting period of action! Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenpachi moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kenpachi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kenpachi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Conor Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Doyle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Doyle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kenpachi is rocked! Doyle connects with a body shot. Kenpachi is still on wobbly legs! Can Doyle finish him? This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Doyle circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Kenpachi tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Doyle wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor Doyle!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quiten Tarantino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altropos Takota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tarantino might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drowing Pool - Bodies. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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184 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quiten Tarantino! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Altropos Takota! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Takota throws a looping overhand right but Tarantino ducks down to avoid it. Tarantino blocks a jab. Tarantino fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Tarantino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takota throws out the jab. Tarantino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takota keeps the fight on the outside. Tarantino feints a jab promting Takota to slip. Tarantino then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Takota slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Tarantino shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Takota looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarantino is just out of range. Tarantino tries to keep at a distance but Takota has taken the fight into the clinch. Tarantino can't break the clinch.
Takota throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Takota wants to get back to striking at distance but Tarantino won't allow it.
Tarantino breaks from the clinch.
Tarantino avoids the body shot from Takota.
Takota instigates a clinch. Takota pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Takota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarantino.
Tarantino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Tarantino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takota. Tarantino slips a jab and a cross from Takota.
Takota has Tarantino up against the cage in a clinch.
Tarantino has had enough of the clinch but Takota keeps him there for the moment. Takota escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Takota thuds his right hand into Tarantino's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Tarantino lands a really nice looking cross but Takota seems unphased.
Takota tries to clinch there but Tarantino circles away.
Tarantino misses with a wild combination.
Tarantino throws a shot from downtown. Takota moves away and avoids it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Takota doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Tarantino throws out a loose jab but Takota uses good head movement to avoid it. Takota tries to close the distance and clinch but Tarantino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Takota looks to land a left hand but Tarantino moved out of range nicely. Takota lands a slapping body shot.
Tarantino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Tarantino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Takota misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tarantino connects with a right hand. Takota shakes it off. Tarantino needs to keep his hands up - Takota had a free shot at his head there. Takota showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tarantino.
Tarantino avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Nice shot lands for Tarantino. Tarantino ducks under a wild hook from Takota. Takota slips a straight right by Tarantino. Tarantino circles away from the clinch attempt and Tarantino counters with a straight right hand. Tarantino misses the shot to the body. Tarantino takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Takota moves in looking to clinch but Tarantino pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jab from Tarantino. Takota misses with a looping right. Tarantino moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Takota looks to land a right hand but Tarantino moved out of range. Takota throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarantino. Takota closes the distance and clinches. Takota gets control of Tarantino's arms and successfully pulls guard. Takota will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Takota keeping full guard, as Tarantino tries to pass. Tarantino preventing the sweep. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Tarantino trying to control but Takota is working from the bottom. Tarantino stops Takota from standing up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Altropos Takota dominated that round. That's time! Tarantino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Takota closes the distance but Tarantino moves to the side and Tarantino counters with a straight right hand. Tarantino darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Tarantino scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Tarantino defending well as Takota loads up on a big left hand. Danga de danga de dang - Tarantino scores with a four punch combination! This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tarantino. Takota gets the takedown into side control. Tarantino sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Tarantino gets full guard. Tarantino wants to sweep here but Takota controlling him for the moment. Takota decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Tarantino moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tarantino fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Takota misses with a looping left. Tarantino lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Tarantino thuds his right hand into Takota's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Takota takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Takota thows a body shot but no joy. Tarantino thows a left - swing and a miss! Takota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A looping hook to the body misses from Takota. Tarantino does a little dance to reset his feet. Takota changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tarantino looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Tarantino gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Tarantino is looking for a sweep. Takota is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Takota thows a huge punch but Tarantino dodges it nicely.
Takota trying to control the action but Tarantino is working from the bottom. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tarantino slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Takota stopping the sweep attempt from Tarantino. Tarantino manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tarantino punching from mount but Takota doing a good job of avoiding damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Tarantino throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tarantino thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Takota can do anything to dispel that myth. Takota is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Takota gets back to half guard. Takota is trying to stand up here but Tarantino is controlling him well. Tarantino wants to take a breather but Takota is having none of it. Takota is trying to control but can't.
Tarantino throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Tarantino throwing shots but Takota is blocking nicely. Tarantino trying to control the pace. Tarantino is trying to control the action in half guard but Takota is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Tarantino thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Tarantino is thwarting Takota's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Takota avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tarantino.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A jab lands there for Takota. Takota walks into a stiff left hand from Tarantino. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tarantino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Tarantino blocks a jab. Tarantino fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Takota throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tarantino fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Takota tries to clinch but Tarantino is having none of it. Altropos Takota seems to be getting the better of the standup. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Tarantino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takota has time to react. Tarantino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takota. Takota is looking to take this fight into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Quiten Tarantino will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice shot lands for Tarantino. Tarantino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Takota has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. A jab lands there for Takota. The crowd cheers as Tarantino lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takota doesn't seem phased though. Takota misses with a hook. Takota rushes Tarantino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Tarantino wants to get back to striking at distance but Takota won't allow it.
Takota misses with the head strike.
Takota throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takota has Tarantino pressed against the cage, preventing Tarantino from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Tarantino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Takota working some nice short punches in the clinch. Takota breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Takota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarantino moves into the clinch successfully.
Takota tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tarantino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarantino tries to break the clinch but Takota is controlling the position. Tarantino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takota. Tarantino has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Takota breaks the clinch.
Takota throws a shot from downtown. Tarantino moves away and avoids it. Takota drops his hands momentarily and Tarantino takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Tarantino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Takota throws a right hand that misses
and Tarantino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A right-left combo lands from Tarantino. Takota throws a shot from downtown. Tarantino moves away and avoids it. Tarantino lands a jab to the head.
Tarantino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takota thows a left - swing and a miss! Tarantino connects with a looping right hand.
Tarantino scores with the left hand. Takota knows he should have avoided that one. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tarantino is looking to clinch. Takota is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tarantino moves into the clinch successfully.
Tarantino avoiding damage as Takota throws knees to the body.
Takota has Tarantino pressed against the cage, preventing Tarantino from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Takota pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Nice uppercut lands for Tarantino. That snapped Takota's head back.
Tarantino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takota is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Takota tries to clinch but Tarantino is having none of it. Tarantino misses with a straight right. Tarantino misses with a hook. Takota tries to clinch up but Tarantino circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Takota. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Takota cracks Tarantino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Tarantino misses with a series of wild punches.
Takota tries to clinch letting Tarantino counter with a right hand. Tarantino slips a jab from Takota. Tarantino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takota gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Takota takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takota doesn't manage to clinch there - Tarantino circles away.
Tarantino is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Takota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarantino was well out of range. Poor timing from Takota. Tarantino rushes Takota and presses him up against the cage. Takota's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Altropos Takota. Well Takota 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Altropos Takota!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neil McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Nakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Neil McKenzie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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147 lbs
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154 lbs
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil McKenzie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Nakai! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McKenzie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McKenzie showed some decent athleticism there. Nakai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McKenzie. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. McKenzie not landing any meaningful shots this time. Nakai keeps control of the position for the meantime. Nakai won't allow McKenzie to pass to mount. McKenzie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakai on the ground. Nakai blocking the ground and pound attempt from McKenzie. Nakai is looking to escape. McKenzie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nakai's head. Nakai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. McKenzie tries to stand and escape but Nakai is controlling the position. Nakai is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McKenzie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McKenzie's back! McKenzie is trying to break free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! McKenzie breaks Nakai's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. McKenzie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nakai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Nakai's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Nakai tries to land a sweep but no joy. Nakai pulls McKenzie in to control the position. McKenzie with a flurry of punches that miss. McKenzie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. McKenzie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Nakai manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McKenzie is desperately trying to improve his position but Nakai has a good base and remains in mount. 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! McKenzie is in a horrible position here. Nakai smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nakai sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McKenzie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nakai controlling from the full mount. McKenzie is looking to improve his position but Nakai isn't that keen on the idea. Nakai controlling the pace for now. Poor strikes thrown by Nakai there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nakai controlling from mount. McKenzie tries to reverse the position but Nakai maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McKenzie is working hard here to advance position. Nakai with the ground and pound from mount. McKenzie is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nakai looking to control and managing it successfully. Nakai throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McKenzie because Nakai loaded up on that one. Nakai throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McKenzie because Nakai loaded up on that one. Poor strikes thrown by Nakai there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nakai controlling from the full mount. McKenzie is desperately trying to improve his position but Nakai has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nakai looking to finish with strikes here!
Nakai sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nakai with a couple of short strikes. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! McKenzie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Nakai 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.
McKenzie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Nakai regains full guard. Nicely done. Nakai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. McKenzie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. McKenzie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Nakai struggling a bit here. An elbow from McKenzie crashes against the mat.
Nakai struggling a bit here. Nakai is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nakai holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Nakai gets full guard. Nakai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McKenzie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McKenzie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Nakai is controlling McKenzie's posture. Nakai is looking to sinch up a triangle. McKenzie throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Nakai's body to avoid the submission. Nakai has instead reached around McKenzie's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Nakai arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yuki Nakai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mari Huana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Candyshop kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mari Huana was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Tyson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mari Huana! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Huana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Huana throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range. Huana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Huana slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Huana.
Huana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Huana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huana tests Tyson's chin there with a solid looking shot. Huana connects with a high kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Huana pushes Tyson up against the cage in a clinch. Huana drops Tyson with a big knee straight up the middle! Tyson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut. Huana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. No joy there for Huana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huana moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off. Huana throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Tyson is breathing heavily. Huana scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A slapping leg kick lands for Huana.
Huana closes the distance and pushes Tyson back into the cage. Huana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Huana manages to break the clinch.
Huana drops Tyson with a beautiful combination! Tyson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Huana is looking for the KO!
Tyson is rocked! Huana has Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Tyson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Huana avoiding damage.
Huana maintains plum control as Tyson tries to back straight out! Huana connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Tyson blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Mari Huana!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuya Kiriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthieu Renaud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renaud has chosen Bite Marks/ Screeching Weasel as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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270 lbs
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262 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuya Kiriyama! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthieu Renaud! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Renaud rushes Kiriyama and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Kiriyama working aggressively here.
Renaud manages to break the clinch.
Renaud throws a head kick that misses. Renaud moves into the clinch successfully.
Renaud lands an elbow just above Kiriyama 's eye.
It looks like Kazuya Kiriyama has been cut. Renaud lands with a right to the head. Kiriyama tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Renaud smiles and moves away.
Renaud's corner calls for a 1-2. Renaud obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Kiriyama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Renaud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matthieu Renaud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kiriyama walks forward, straight into a front kick from Renaud. Kiriyama is breathing heavily. Renaud lands a big head kick that sends Kiriyama tumbling to the mat! Renaud takes a step backwards and waves Kiriyama back to his feet - he wants the finish! Kiriyama gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matthieu Renaud!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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157 lbs
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164 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gracie Jitsu! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Stanfield! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stanfield takes the fight into the clinch. Stanfield blocks a body shot from Jitsu. Jitsu trying to land knees to the body.
Stanfield looking to throw knees to the head but Jitsu is blocking nicely.
Stanfield lands a nice uppercut. Stanfield managing to block the knees to the body from Jitsu.
Stanfield lands a shot to the body. Jitsu looking to slow down the pace here. A nice left hand lands by Stanfield.
Stanfield lands with a left to the head. Stanfield avoiding damage as Jitsu throws knees to the body.
Stanfield lands a nice uppercut. Stanfield breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Stanfield. Stanfield stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stanfield wants it to stay on the feet. Stanfield blocks the body kick.
Stanfield throws the kick towards the body but Jitsu avoids it. Jitsu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stanfield. That one must have hurt. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nice takedown defense from Stanfield. No joy for Jitsu on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jitsu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stanfield. Stanfield throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Jitsu is breathing heavily. Stanfield scores with a jab to the jaw. Stanfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Jitsu tries to land a front kick but Stanfield steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Jitsu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stanfield has Jitsu up against the cage in a clinch.
Stanfield scores with a nice hook to the head. Stanfield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. 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! Stanfield lands with a left to the head. Jitsu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gracie Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jitsu looking to slow down the pace here. Stanfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stanfield. Stanfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stanfield throws a head kick that misses. Jitsu clinches with his opponent.
Stanfield lands with a short head shot on the inside. Stanfield gets through Jitsu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Jitsu jumps guard but Stanfield stands there with Jitsu around his waist. Jitsu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jitsu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jitsu tries to pull guard but Stanfield won't allow it.
Stanfield dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. A short right from Stanfield. Stanfield pushes Jitsu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Stanfield scores with a shot to the side of Jitsu's head. Jitsu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stanfield lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jitsu or not. Stanfield lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jitsu missing with knees to the body.
Jitsu is working for takedown but Stanfield is calmly controlling the position for now. Stanfield breaks the clinch.
Stanfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jitsu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stanfield blocks the body kick.
Stanfield instigates a clinch. Jitsu tries to work over Stanfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jitsu is trying to drag Stanfield to the mat but Stanfield just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Stanfield lands a nice uppercut. Stanfield lands a shot to the body. A quick uppercut on the inside from Stanfield. Stanfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jitsu blocks a head kick by Stanfield.
Decent striking displayed by Stanfield there. Jitsu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jitsu is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jitsu clinches up against the cage. Oh Jitsu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Stanfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Stanfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Stanfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Stanfield lands but Jitsu takes it in his stride. Stanfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jitsu. Stanfield forces Jitsu back against the cage and clinches. Jitsu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stanfield just stands there and leans against the cage. Stalling in the clinch from Stanfield.
Stanfield lands an uppercut. Jitsu jumps guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Stanfield looking to pass the guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jitsu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jitsu seems to have got his legs back now. Jitsu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stanfield defends well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Stanfield dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stanfield tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Jitsu misses. Jitsu thows a body shot but no joy. Jitsu has Stanfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Stanfield'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. Jitsu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stanfield scores with a shoulder strike. Jitsu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stanfield smiles and moves away.
Jitsu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stanfield, pushing him back against the cage. Jitsu misses with a punch to the body.
Stanfield blocks a body shot from Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Stanfield. Stanfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Jitsu misses with a punch to the body.
Jitsu can't find room to land a body shot as Stanfield controls the action.
Stanfield lands with a left to the head. Stanfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jitsus head. Stanfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jitsus head. Stanfield taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jitsu takes a shot to the head. Stanfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
and Stanfield counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Jitsu! He's just covering up as Stanfield starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Stanfield! Aaron Stanfield retains his lightweight title!
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