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SMMA 59 - Istaz v Sakumichi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tye Domee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Mouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tye Domee!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouse connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Domee's hands.
Mouse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Domee motions for Mouse to come forward. Domee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Domee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Domee prevents Mouse from moving into mount.
Mouse throws an elbow but Domee slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mouse is looking to take a break and control but Domee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Domee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mouse is putting a hurting on Domee here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mouse decides to stand back up. Mouse steps back and let's Domee get back to his feet.
Domee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mouse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Domee tries to clinch but Mouse is having none of it.
Mouse swings for the body but Domee moves out of range.
Mouse misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domee tries to clinch there but Mouse circles away.
Domee fails with a takedown attempt.
Mouse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Domee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mouse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mouse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Domee.
A punch combination from Mouse misses.
Domee tries to close the distance and clinch but Mouse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Mouse finds it's way through Domee's defenses.
Mouse shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mouse gets a double leg takedown into Domee's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Domee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mouse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mouse tries to free his leg and advance position but Domee is retaining full guard.
Mouse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mouse looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mouse with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mouse 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.
Mouse with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Domee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mouse throws a big right hand that misses.
Mouse scoring with some ground and pound.
Mouse throws a strike but Domee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mouse has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mouse'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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Domee trying to control but Mouse is working from the bottom.
Domee has gone for a leg lock! Mouse slips out almost immediately though and dives into Domee's guard.
Mouse scoring with some ground and pound.
Mouse lands a couple of digs.
Mouse looking to pass the guard.
Mouse in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mouse throwing strikes but missing.
Mouse cracks Domee with a solid left hand.
Mouse throwing strikes from guard but Domee blocks nicely.
Mouse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mouse works over Domee with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Domee has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mouse has passed into side control.
Mouse is looking to take a break and control but Domee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Mouse dominated that round.
That's time! Mouse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mouse gets the takedown into side control.
Mouse looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Domee is avoiding damage well.
Mouse scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Domee to see if he's OK.
Domee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mouse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Domee keeps working.
Mouse working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ground and pound from Mouse seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mouse has hold of Domee's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Domee tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mouse cranks the arm and Domee screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Domee, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mickey Mouse!
Mickey Mouse seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Strongfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Strongfist's choice of entrance music: Kanye West - Amazing. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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285 lbs
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Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwight Strongfist!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Strongfist wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Strongfist ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Strongfist sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Nate Jackson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Strongfist digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Strongfist.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Strongfist circles away.
Strongfist lands with a good body shot.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Strongfist has knocked Jackson down with a huge combo! Strongfist steps away and waves a wobbly Jackson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jackson is rocked!
Nate Jackson's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strongfist batters Jackson with a massive right followed by a huge left! Jackson is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Strongfist lands a final crushing right hand to drop Jackson to the mat with a gruesome thud! Strongfist is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dwight Strongfist!
A victorious Dwight Strongfist thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kuririn Kame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maki Kaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuririn Kame has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuririn Kame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maki Kaze!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaze doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kame counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kame.
Kame has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kame wanted to stand there but Kaze had control of the position.
Kame wants to stand and escape but instead Kaze has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kaze trying to control the position from guard on top but Kame is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaze won't allow Kame to get back to his feet.
Kaze thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kame scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kaze swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaze darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kame is looking to escape.
Kaze 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. Kame tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kaze!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maki Kaze!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorges Larock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Argo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorges Larock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Argo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larock keeps the fight on the outside.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Argo counters by clinching up.
Larock tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Argo smiles and moves away.
Larock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Argo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Argo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Larock.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorges Larock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Argo wants to clinch up but Larock keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Argo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Argo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Argo.
Larock goes for a takedown attempt but Argo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Larock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Argo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larock looking to pass the guard.
Larock sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Argo wants to get back to his feet but Larock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Larock sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jorges Larock wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Larock moves out of range of the body kick from Argo.
Larock throws a jab but it's blocked by Argo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argo wants to clinch.
Larock looks for a takedown but Argo sprawls well.
Larock shoots in but Argo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Larock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Argo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Larock somewhat.
Argo tries to clinch up but Larock circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Argo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Argo tries to clinch but Larock is having none of it.
Jorges Larock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Argo staying out of range there.
Argo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marcus Argo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Argo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Argo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argo rushes Larock and presses him up against the cage.
Argo slowing the pace effectively.
Argo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Larock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Come on Argo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Larock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Argo is struggling to control the position.
Argo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argo taking a breather.
Larock tries for a takedown. No joy.
Argo has Larock pushed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Argo.
Argo moves in looking to clinch but Larock pushes him off.
Argo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Argo tries to clinch but Larock moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Argo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Argo is looking to clinch.
Larock misses with a hook.
Larock avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Argo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch but Larock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larock throws a lazy right hand but Argo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Argo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Argo wants it to stay on the feet.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch but Larock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Argo wants to clinch.
Larock shoots for a double leg takedown but Argo sprawls well. He's pushed Larock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Argo as Larock shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorges Larock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Argo moves in looking to clinch but Larock pushes him off.
Argo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Argo wants to clinch up but Larock keeps it at a distance.
Larock throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Argo was covering up waiting for the punch and Larock finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larock controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Larock has gone for a leg lock! Argo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Larock's guard.
Larock is working an open guard so Argo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Argo wants to clinch up but Larock keeps it at a distance.
Argo throws a leg kick that misses.
Argo has managed to clinch.
Larock letting Argo take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argo looking to stall.
Come on Argo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Argo.
Larock swats away the attempt to clinch by Argo.
Argo misses with a low kick.
Larock shoots in looking for a takedown but Argo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Larock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Larock circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Larock with that takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Larock.
Argo throws a nice looking combination but Larock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Larock swats away the attempt to clinch by Argo.
Larock misses with an uppercut. Argo saw that one coming.
A jab from Larock misses.
Larock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Argo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Larock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Argo but Argo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argo is looking to clinch.
Larock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Argo can pounce on him.
Larock shoots for a takedown but Argo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Argo instigates a clinch.
Larock tries to break the clinch but Argo is controlling the position.
Argo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Argo obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Argo.
Larock can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Argo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Larock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Argo can pounce on him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Argo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Larock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Larock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Argo tries to clinch up but Larock circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Argo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larock shoots in for a takedown but Argo shows good takedown defense.
Argo leaves Larock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch but Larock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larock looks for a takedown but Argo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorges Larock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Argo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Argo moves into the clinch successfully.
Argo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Argo crunches a lovely knee into Larock's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Argo lands a good knee to the midsection. Larock won't want to take too many of those.
Come on Argo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Argo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Argo stalls.
Argo receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argo lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Argo working Larock over with knees to the body.
Larock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Argo leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Argo.
Argo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Larock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argo tries to clinch there but Larock circles away.
Larock swats away the attempt to clinch by Argo.
Larock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Argo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Larock somewhat.
Nice sprawl there from Argo as Larock shoots in.
Argo throws a head kick but Larock moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Argo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jorges Larock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Argo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Larock, pushing him back against the cage.
Argo scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Argo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Larock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Argo controlling the action here for a moment.
Jorges Larock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larock drops down looking for an ankle pick but Argo pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Argo rushes Larock and presses him up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Argo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Argo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Argo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pirzmak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piero Panzanaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piero Panzanaro has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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World class 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mariusz Pirzmak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piero Panzanaro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panzanaro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Panzanaro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pirzmak.
Panzanaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pirzmak misses with a two punch combination.
Pirzmak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Panzanaro.
Panzanaro misses with a two punch combination.
Panzanaro with a nice cross.
Panzanaro tries to bum rush Pirzmak with a series of wild strikes but Pirzmak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pirzmak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Panzanaro, pushing him back against the cage.
Pirzmak just leaning against Panzanaro, taking a breather.
Pirzmak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Panzanaro scores with a four punch combination!
Panzanaro throws a series of punches but Pirzmak moves out of range.
Panzanaro fails to land with a series of punches.
Panzanaro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Panzanaro does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzanaro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Panzanaro misses with a series of wild punches.
Pirzmak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Panzanaro slips a jab and a cross from Pirzmak.
Panzanaro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pirzmak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pirzmak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Panzanaro lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Panzanaro misses.
Panzanaro ducks under a wild hook from Pirzmak.
Panzanaro scores with a sloppy right hand. Pirzmak should have avoided that one.
Panzanaro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pirzmak shoots in for a double leg but Panzanaro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzanaro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pirzmak eats them both and turns towards Panzanaro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panzanaro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pirzmak holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Panzanaro breaks the clinch.
Pirzmak darts in and clinches Panzanaro up against the cage.
Pirzmak keeps control of Panzanaro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Panzanaro can't break the clinch.
Pirzmak tries to work over Panzanaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pirzmak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panzanaro feints a jab promting Pirzmak to slip. Panzanaro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pirzmak slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pirzmak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Panzanaro catches Pirzmak right on the button with a cross.
Pirzmak looks to score with a jab to the body but Panzanaro is just out of range.
Panzanaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Panzanaro lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Mariusz Pirzmak has been cut.
Panzanaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pirzmak.
Panzanaro lands with a right hand.
Panzanaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Piero Panzanaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Panzanaro connects with a jab.
Panzanaro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Panzanaro misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pirzmak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Panzanaro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pirzmak gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Panzanaro regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Panzanaro is looking to stand back up but Pirzmak counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Panzanaro.
Pirzmak throwing shots but Panzanaro is blocking nicely.
Panzanaro taking some punishment here, with Pirzmak in his half guard.
Panzanaro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pirzmak wants to control but Panzanaro is keeping him busy.
Panzanaro looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pirzmak is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piero Panzanaro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mariusz Pirzmak's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pirzmak fails to land with a series of punches.
Panzanaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pirzmak circles away quickly and effectively.
Panzanaro misses with the combination.
Panzanaro scores with a jab. Pirzmak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Panzanaro throws a nice looking combination but Pirzmak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pirzmak tries to clinch up but Panzanaro circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the liver by Panzanaro. Beautiful body shot.
Piero Panzanaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panzanaro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Panzanaro.
Panzanaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pirzmak circles away quickly and effectively.
Panzanaro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pirzmak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirzmak misses with a body shot.
Piero Panzanaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pirzmak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Panzanaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Piero Panzanaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pirzmak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panzanaro moves away.
Panzanaro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Panzanaro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Panzanaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pirzmak tries to close the distance and clinch but Panzanaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pirzmak is looking to wear down Panzanaro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Panzanaro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pirzmak is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Panzanaro.
Pirzmak is rocked!
Pirzmak finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Panzanaro's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Pirzmak falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piero Panzanaro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Matsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beugina Unki (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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144 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Matsui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beugina Unki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsui looking to score a takedown here. Unki is defending well but Matsui drives through and ends up in Unki's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Matsui tries to free his leg and advance position but Unki is retaining full guard.
Matsui is pushing down on Unki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Unki is fighting to maintain full guard but Matsui has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unki keeping control of the position.
Matsui prevents Unki from improving his position.
Matsui is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Matsui is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Unki is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsui is working for a submission of some sort.
Matsui is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Unki sees it coming and defends easily.
Unki is defending against the submission attempts here by Matsui.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsui is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Unki sees it coming and defends easily.
Matsui prevents Unki from improving his position.
Matsui is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Unki has managed to free his arm - good work.
Unki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Matsui's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Matsui's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsui manages to reverse the position and now he's in Unki's guard. Nice work there by Matsui.
Unki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matsui. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matsui trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Unki manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Unki throws and elbow that misses. Matsui uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Unki's guard. Nice move by Matsui!
Unki trying to control the position here.
Unki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Matsui can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unki controls Matsui momentarily but Matsui frees himself.
Unki striking off his back but it's not causing Matsui any problems.
Unki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matsui is one step ahead there.
Unki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Unki is trying to keep Matsui in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Matsui dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Unki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Takashi Matsui overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matsui not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Matsui throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Matsui has momentary wrist control but Unki slips an elbow through the middle.
Unki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Unki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Matsui utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matsui escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Unki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Unki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Unki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Matsui has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Unki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Unki throws a strike but Matsui rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Unki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Matsui stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Unki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsui drops back looking for a leg! Unki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Unki manages to kick Matsui off! Matsui jumps back into Unki's guard.
Matsui stands and throws Unki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Matsui working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Matsui looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Unki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Matsui working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsui wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Unki, who protects the arm well.
Matsui tries to move to mount but Unki blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Unki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Unki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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 Takashi Matsui will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Unki scores a takedown into full mount!
Unki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Matsui manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unki is trying to control the action in half guard but Matsui is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Unki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Unki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Unki.
Unki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Matsui!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unki with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unki with shots to the head and body - Matsui looks very uncomfortable down there.
Unki lands a heavy elbow.
Unki trying to control but Matsui is having none of it.
Matsui wants to hold on but Unki pushes him away.
Matsui is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Matsui gets back to half guard.
Matsui looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsui trying to control here.
Unki prevents Matsui from improving his position.
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!
Matsui is pressing down on Unki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Unki connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Unki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Unki postures up in Matsui's guard and throws a big left but Matsui blocks it.
Unki throws a sloppy strike and Matsui has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Unki is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Matsui!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takashi Matsui!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Istaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nao Sakumichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
153 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Istaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nao Sakumichi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Istaz.
Istaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakumichi. Sakumichi gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakumichi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sakumichi misses with the ground and pound.
Istaz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sakumichi.
Sakumichi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Istaz is trying to improve his position.
Sakumichi is working Istaz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Istaz sneaks back into half guard.
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!
Sakumichi is trying to improve position by moving to mount. Istaz has hold of his neck though and manages to move into guard! All of a sudden, Sakumichi is in a lot of trouble! Istaz is straining to finish and he's done it! Sakumichi taps out! Amazing!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Karl Istaz!
Karl Istaz is the new featherweight champion!
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