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Pride 13: Remembrance PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wand Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Sizzou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Sizzou has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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195 cm
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216 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wand Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carl Sizzou!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sizzou connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sizzou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Sizzou moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Sizzou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Sizzou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sizzou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sizzou sends Silva crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sizzou is motioning to the referee to let Silva up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Silva is rocked!
Wand Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sizzou with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Silva stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Sizzou runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carl Sizzou!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Allan Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Hisaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koji Hisaki acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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174 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allan Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koji Hisaki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hisaki tries to keep at a distance but Bautista has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bautista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bautista shoots in for a takedown but Hisaki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bautista shoots for a takedown but Hisaki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hisaki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fight stays on the outside here - Hisaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hisaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bautista counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bautista.
Bautista breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bautista will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan Bautista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bautista looks to score with a jab to the body but Hisaki is just out of range.
Bautista shoots in for a takedown but Hisaki shows good takedown defense.
Hisaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hisaki wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Bautista as Hisaki shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hisaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hisaki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bautista wants to stand but Hisaki is controlling the position.
Hisaki trying to control but Bautista is working from the bottom.
Bautista might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hisaki won't allow Bautista to get back to his feet.
Hisaki trying to control but Bautista is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Koji Hisaki.
Bautista defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hisaki.
Bautista clinches with his opponent.
Hisaki is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Bautista can't fight it off and eventually Hisaki manages to take the fight to the floor. Bautista looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bautista utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hisaki wants to stand but Bautista has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bautista keeping full guard, as Hisaki tries to pass.
Bautista wants to get back to his feet but Hisaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hisaki wants to control from the top but Bautista keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hisaki looking to sit in guard and control but Bautista gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hisaki wants to stand and escape but Bautista is having none of it.
Bautista knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hisaki on the ground.
Hisaki looks gassed!
Bautista trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hisaki's guard.
Hisaki manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hisaki shoots in but no luck this time.
Bautista rushes Hisaki and presses him up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hisaki tries to score a body lock takedown but Bautista shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bautista manages to break the clinch.
Bautista moves in looking to clinch but Hisaki pushes him off.
Bautista misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Bautista with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hisaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Bautista. Bautista gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Koji Hisaki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bautista's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hisaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Bautista tries to sprawl out of it but Hisaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bautista manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hisaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bautista but Bautista pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bautista shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hisaki as he jumps to the side.
Bautista lands a lovely overhand right.
Bautista forces Hisaki back against the ropes and clinches.
Bautista gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hisaki.
Allan Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koji Hisaki.
Hisaki can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisaki is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bautista gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hisaki is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bautista manages to break the clinch.
Bautista throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bautista displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bautista shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bautista was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hisaki tries to lock up and control but Bautista gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hisaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bautista get's back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Bautista slams his shin into Hisaki's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bautista moves into range and clinches up with Hisaki.
Hisaki is trying to break free.
Bautista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bautista moves into the clinch.
Hisaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bautista rushes Hisaki and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bautista lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hisaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Bautista has double underhooks.
Bautista wants to break free but Hisaki has control.
Bautista lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista trying to stall but Hisaki improves his position.
Bautista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hisaki dives in and grabs Bautista's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bautista pushes down on Hisaki's head and hops out.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bautista.
Hisaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bautista manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hisaki on his heels. He'll look to pass Hisaki's guard now, I'm sure.
Hisaki has a closed guard, preventing Bautista from standing up.
Hisaki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bautista is aware though and is defending well.
Bautista is looking to stand up but Hisaki won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hisaki pushes Bautista off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bautista here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hisaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Bautista tries to sprawl out of it but Hisaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bautista manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bautista gets a double leg takedown into Hisaki's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hisaki pushes Bautista off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bautista looking to score a takedown here. Hisaki is defending well but Bautista drives through and ends up in Hisaki's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Bautista dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bautista throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hisaki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bautista is in Hisaki's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hisaki is on top in guard.
Hisaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Bautista is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hisaki slips nicely into half guard.
Bautista tries to kick Hisaki off but Hisaki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hisaki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hisaki is trying to work for a kimura but Bautista is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisaki trying to control the pace.
Bautista pushes Hisaki off looking to stand but Hisaki dives back in and keeps control.
Hisaki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hisaki trying to control the action but Bautista is working from the bottom.
Bautista pushes Hisaki off and gets back to his feet.
Bautista shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hisaki but Hisaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hisaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bautista scores with a hook to the body. Hisaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hisaki moves in looking to clinch but Bautista pushes him off.
Bautista misses with a hook. Hisaki ducked under it nicely.
Hisaki tries to clinch but Bautista moves out of range.
Hisaki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bautista was covering up waiting for the punch and Hisaki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hisaki won't allow Bautista to get back to his feet.
Hisaki drops back looking for a leg! Bautista is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bautista manages to kick Hisaki off! Hisaki jumps back into Bautista's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista wants to stand and escape but Hisaki is having none of it.
Bautista keeping moving, preventing Hisaki from controlling successfully.
Hisaki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hisaki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hisaki wants to control from the top but Bautista keeps moving.
Bautista wants to get back to his feet but Hisaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hisaki wants to control from the top but Bautista keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Koji Hisaki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bautista looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hisaki looks to land a body kick but Bautista moved away.
Bautista instigates a clinch.
Bautista is trying to break the clinch but Hisaki has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hisaki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bautista pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bautista lands a right hand.
Hisaki tries to pull guard but Bautista won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koji Hisaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hisaki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koji Hisaki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Rourk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Rakusaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakusaba is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by David Bowie - Suffragette City. Michael Rourk had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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176 lbs
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181 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Rourk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Rakusaba!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourk drives through with a takedown into Rakusaba's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rourk trying to control but Rakusaba is working from the bottom.
Rakusaba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rakusaba wants to sweep here but Rourk controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rourk looking to sit in guard and control but Rakusaba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rakusaba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rourk looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rakusaba has picked Rourk up and slammed him! Rourk can't keep hold of the triangle and Rakusaba manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Rakusaba trying to control the position but Rourk is working away.
Rourk is trying to work for a sweep but Rakusaba has mounted him!
Rourk can't escape the position.
Rourk tries to hold on but Rakusaba postures up.
Rakusaba is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rakusaba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rakusaba is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rourk is surviving well by controlling Rakusaba's body position as best he can.
Rakusaba wants to control the pace but Rourk is squirming around nicely.
Rakusaba landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rakusaba wants to control the pace but Rourk is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rakusaba has control of Rourk's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rourk regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rakusaba lands a big elbow.
Rakusaba content just to control the position here.
Rourk tries to hold on but Rakusaba pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba working the ground and pound effectively.
Rourk working to try and regain half guard.
Rakusaba controlling the pace for now.
Rourk tries to hold on but Rakusaba pushes him away.
Rakusaba raining down shots from the mount!
Rakusaba with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rourk tries to hold on but Rakusaba pushes him away.
Rourk is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba looking to control but Rourk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rourk is desperately trying to improve his position but Rakusaba has a good base and remains in mount.
Rourk wants to control but Rakusaba is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rakusaba trying to control but Rourk is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakusaba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rakusaba controlling from mount.
Rourk tries to lock up and control but Rakusaba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Rakusaba dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rourk tries to land a leg kick but Rakusaba saw it coming and moves away.
Rourk manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rakusaba on his heels. He'll look to pass Rakusaba's guard now, I'm sure.
Rakusaba wants to sweep but no luck.
Rourk trying to control but Rakusaba is working from the bottom.
Rakusaba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rourk's guard.
Rourk looking to control.
Rakusaba trying to control but Rourk is working from the bottom.
Rakusaba advances to half guard.
Rakusaba is looking to take a break and control but Rourk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rourk tries to get to full guard but Rakusaba has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakusaba wants to take a breather but Rourk is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rakusaba in particular looking to stall.
Rakusaba seems to be looking for submissions.
Rakusaba looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rourk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rakusaba pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rakusaba prevents Rourk from improving his position.
Rakusaba throwing shots but Rourk is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rourk tries to get to full guard but Rakusaba has control of the leg.
Rourk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rakusaba seems to be looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rakusaba in particular looking to stall.
Rakusaba seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rourk is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kazushi Rakusaba!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saku Thirtynine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Joe Joe jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thirtynine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Speed 2 Remix by Tetsuya Komura . Joe Joe jr has chosen Moyuru (Sprouting) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Thirtynine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Joe Joe jr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe Joe jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Thirtynine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joe Joe jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Joe Joe jr keeping moving, preventing Thirtynine from controlling successfully.
Thirtynine thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thirtynine looking to pass the guard.
Thirtynine passes Joe Joe jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr is refusing to be controlled, as Thirtynine sits in half guard.
Thirtynine is working for a submission of some sort.
Thirtynine is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr is staying active underneath Thirtynine, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thirtynine is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Saku Thirtynine just wasn't active enough.
Thirtynine misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joe Joe jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thirtynine counters with a shoot takedown 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!
Thirtynine trying to pass the guard but Joe Joe jr defending well.
Thirtynine passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joe Joe jr keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Joe Joe jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thirtynine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Joe Joe jr, who protects the arm well.
Thirtynine is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Joe Joe jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thirtynine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine working the ground and pound.
Thirtynine fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thirtynine trying to control the action but Joe Joe jr is working from the bottom.
Thirtynine misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Thirtynine dominated that round.
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.
Thirtynine throws a nice looking combination but Joe Joe jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joe Joe jr takes one to the chin there.
Joe Joe jr tries to sprawl but Thirtynine drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Thirtynine seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Joe Joe jr is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Saku Thirtynine!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shante Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shante Franklin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
199 lbs
10 - 8 - 1 |
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195 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shante Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hume moves away.
Franklin cracks Hume with a good jab.
Hume uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franklin.
Hume throws a head kick that misses
and Franklin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like James Hume has been cut.
Hume lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hume.
Franklin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hume is just out of range.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Hume bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franklin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Franklin connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume lands a two punch combo.
Franklin lands with a shot to the body.
Jab by Franklin.
Franklin takes a swing at Hume's ribcage but misses.
Franklin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Franklin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
Hume looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hume as Franklin tries to tie him up.
Hume tries to break the clinch but Franklin is controlling the position.
Hume blocks a body shot from Franklin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hume has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franklin has him pressed against the ropes.
Franklin has Hume pressed against the ropes, preventing Hume from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hume wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franklin is trying to maintain a safe position but Hume gets an underhook and turns Franklin into the ropes.
A short left from Franklin.
Hume is trying to break free.
Hume manages to break the clinch.
Franklin takes a swing at Hume's ribcage but misses.
Franklin scores with a three punch combo!
Hume keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Hume misses.
Franklin drops Hume with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hume looks back up at him and smiles so Franklin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hume is rocked!
Franklin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hume rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Franklin. Hume falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Franklin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shante Franklin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniusz Grzyb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diziz Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparta has chosen Just like you imagined - 300 theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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23
225 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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30
220 lbs
15 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eugeniusz Grzyb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diziz Sparta!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparta doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grzyb counters with an outside leg kick.
No luck for Sparta with that takedown attempt.
Sparta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eugeniusz Grzyb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diziz Sparta.
Sparta fails with a takedown attempt.
Sparta with a poor takedown
and Grzyb counters with a head kick. That will keep Sparta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Grzyb connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Sparta to the floor! Grzyb dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Diziz Sparta has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grzyb is working for a kimura but Sparta is defending it quite comfortably.
Grzyb wants to control but Sparta is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grzyb is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sparta defends it well.
Sparta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grzyb is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzyb is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grzyb tries to pass to full mount but Sparta defends it.
Sparta tries to get to full guard but Grzyb has control of the leg.
Sparta trying to control here.
Grzyb is looking to take a break and control but Sparta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta tries to get to full guard but Grzyb has control of the leg.
Grzyb wants to pass to mount but Sparta is defending the position.
Sparta moves into full guard.
Grzyb throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sparta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sparta keeping moving, preventing Grzyb from controlling successfully.
Sparta looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparta, not yet.
Sparta keeping full guard, as Grzyb tries to pass.
Sparta keeping moving, preventing Grzyb from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparta manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sparta punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sparta working the ground and pound effectively.
Grzyb is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparta working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Grzyb is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sparta unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Grzyb wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Sparta celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diziz Sparta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Higastsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong comes into the arena with "Bullet Soul" Switchfoot blaring out of the sound system. Sean Higastsui has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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223 lbs
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205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Higastsui!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Higastsui looks gassed!
Higastsui has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Armstrong finds it's way round the side to connect with Higastsui's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a big head kick that sends Higastsui tumbling to the mat! Armstrong takes a step backwards and waves Higastsui back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Sean Higastsui has been cut.
Armstrong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Higastsui takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Armstrong has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Armstrong.
Armstrong connects with a knee to the head.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body.
Armstrong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Armstrong landing knees to the head.
Higastsui is rocked!
Armstrong throws a big uppercut that drops Higastsui! More strikes from Armstrong and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Higastsui lies dazed against the ropes as Armstrong celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Armstrong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elio Mohorovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Who let the dogs out?. Mohorovic has chosen Roots by Sepultura as his entrance music. Elio Mohorovic struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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27
201 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
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27
203 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elio Mohorovic!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Mohorovic slips the punch.
Mohorovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson jabs at Mohorovic's body.
Mohorovic misses with a takedown
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson throws a hook but Mohorovic avoids it easily.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mohorovic.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Mohorovic's head.
Jackson is pressed up against the ropes. Mohorovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Mohorovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Denton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elio Mohorovic.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mohorovic shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mohorovic.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jackson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jackson tries to buck Mohorovic off but Mohorovic is having none of it.
Mohorovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mohorovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mohorovic looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic in the domination position with Jackson hanging on.
Jackson is trying to control Mohorovic's posture but Mohorovic avoids it.
Mohorovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jackson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mohorovic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jackson wants to control but Mohorovic postures up.
Mohorovic tries to advance position but instead Jackson slips a leg back in to half guard.
Jackson is looking to control Mohorovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Jackson is trying to control but Mohorovic passes into side control!
Mohorovic in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jackson tries to bench press Mohorovic off him but Mohorovic keeps the position.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mohorovic has hold of Jackson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jackson seems comfortable defending it but Mohorovic has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jackson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jackson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Mohorovic couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Elio Mohorovic!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Said Jaffar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Schwarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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22
235 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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274 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Said Jaffar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Schwarz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarz jabs at Jaffar's body.
Schwarz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Schwarz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jaffar doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Said Jaffar has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwarz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaffar is breathing heavily.
Jaffar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jaffar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schwarz cracks Jaffar with a big right hand and Jaffar goes down!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Schwarz stands and steps away. Jaffar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Schwarz circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Jaffar to the canvas! Jaffar doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Schwarz keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Schwarz!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Kadota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Legionarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kadota comes to the ring accompanied by Better With The Lights Off - New Boyz. Alessio Legionarius has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Takashi Kadota's chin.
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23
200 lbs
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Kadota!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kadota.
Kadota lands with a good body shot.
Legionarius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kadota checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Legionarius slips under a jab from Kadota.
Legionarius misses with an uppercut. Kadota saw that one coming.
Legionarius tries to clinch up.
Legionarius lands a body shot.
Legionarius throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Kadota misses.
Legionarius misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kadota counters with a left to the body.
Legionarius tries to clinch up but Kadota circles away and keeps his distance.
Kadota dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kadota moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legionarius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Legionarius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kadota doesn't seem bothered though.
Kadota lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius tries to clinch but Kadota moves out of range.
Legionarius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kadota manages to avoid it.
Kadota throws a low kick but Legionarius moves out of range easily.
Legionarius throws a good cross that connects.
Kadota looks for the body kick but Legionarius saw that one coming.
Kadota circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kadota dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Legionarius. That did some damage!
Kadota throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Legionarius throws an overhand right that lands on Kadota's shoulder, as Kadota tries to avoid the shot.
Legionarius takes a swing at Kadota's ribcage but misses.
Kadota feints and then cracks Legionarius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Legionarius down.
Kadota throws a shot from downtown. Legionarius moves away and avoids it.
Legionarius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kadota.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kadota's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Legionarius throws a strike but Kadota rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kadota stands up over Legionarius, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Legionarius wants to sweep here but Kadota controlling him for the moment.
Kadota cracks Legionarius with a solid left hand.
Legionarius wants to stand up but Kadota is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kadota connects with a couple of short punches.
Kadota throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Legionarius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kadota missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius looking for a sweep. Not yet Legionarius, not yet.
Legionarius is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kadota landing some decent shots from guard.
Kadota thows a big elbow that misses.
Kadota missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kadota throws a big right hand that misses.
Legionarius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Legionarius pulls Kadota in close to prevent any damage.
Kadota in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota throws and elbow that misses. Legionarius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kadota's guard. Nice move by Legionarius!
Legionarius looking to sit in guard and control but Kadota gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Legionarius controls Kadota momentarily but Kadota frees himself.
Kadota trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kadota trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Legionarius keeping moving, preventing Kadota from controlling successfully.
Legionarius trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Kadota dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kadota wants to clinch up but Legionarius keeps it at a distance.
Legionarius fails with a takedown attempt.
Legionarius lands a nice looking body shot.
Legionarius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kadota rather than just go for the knockout.
Kadota swats away the attempt to clinch by Legionarius.
Kadota connects with a nice looking jab.
Kadota bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kadota misses with a low kick.
Legionarius lands a slapping body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kadota - that will leave a mark!
Legionarius has Kadota up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota takes a shot to the head.
Kadota drops down looking for an ankle pick but Legionarius pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kadota throws a jab when Legionarius was well out of range.
Legionarius lands a lovely overhand right.
Kadota doesn't manage to clinch there - Legionarius circles away.
Legionarius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kadota checks it well.
Kadota just misses with a punch to the body.
Kadota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kadota scores with a hook to the body. Legionarius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kadota shoots in and bounces Legionarius off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Kadota is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kadota's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legionarius controlling the position.
Legionarius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kadota.
Legionarius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kadota postures up in Legionarius's guard and throws a big left but Legionarius blocks it.
Kadota trying to control but Legionarius is working from the bottom.
Legionarius is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius is trying to control the position but Kadota postures up.
Kadota wants to control from the top but Legionarius keeps moving.
Kadota 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.
Legionarius looking for a sweep. Not yet Legionarius, not yet.
Kadota throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alessio Legionarius was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kadota takes a swing at Legionarius's ribcage but misses.
Kadota scores with a hook.
Legionarius moves out of range of the strikes.
Kadota shoots in looking for a takedown but Legionarius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kadota's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kadota looks to score with a jab to the body but Legionarius is just out of range.
Legionarius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Legionarius 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kadota is trying to control the position but Legionarius postures up.
Legionarius trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kadota manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kadota working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kadota looking to sit in guard and control but Legionarius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Legionarius throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Kadota dominated that second round.
That's time! Kadota's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kadota throws a solid leg kick but Legionarius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kadota.
Legionarius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Legionarius checks a leg kick.
Legionarius throws a low kick but Kadota avoids it.
Kadota misses with a straight right.
Kadota throws a body punch but Legionarius moves out of range.
Legionarius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Legionarius tries to close the distance and clinch but Kadota swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Legionarius misses.
A big right from Kadota misses.
Legionarius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horrible takedown by Kadota or perhaps it was just good defense by Legionarius which made him look bad.
Kadota lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius throws a shot from downtown. Kadota moves away and avoids it.
Kadota throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Legionarius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kadota tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Legionarius swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kadota throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Legionarius's waist but Legionarius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kadota off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takashi Kadota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kadota lets loose with a powerful body kick. Legionarius will feel that in the morning.
Legionarius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Legionarius throws out a loose jab but Kadota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legionarius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Takashi Kadota is winning the standup battle so far.
Kadota throws a hook to the side of Legionarius's head but Legionarius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kadota fails with an attempt to clinch.
Legionarius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kadota misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius misses with a wild body shot.
Kadota tries to score with a low kick but Legionarius moves his leg out of the way.
Legionarius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kadota looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Legionarius moves out of range of the body kick.
Legionarius is looking to clinch but Kadota is avoiding it.
Kadota avoids the head kick by Legionarius.
Legionarius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Legionarius has a takedown stuffed.
Legionarius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kadota manages to avoid it.
Kadota connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kadota misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadota cracks Legionarius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Kadota misses its intended target.
Legionarius thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kadota. Legionarius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kadota throws a half hearted mid kick.
Legionarius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Legionarius misses with a body kick.
Legionarius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kadota moves away.
Kadota throws a jab but it's blocked by Legionarius.
Legionarius lands a leg kick that knocks Kadota off balance momentarily.
Legionarius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kadota ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kadota throws a sloppy body shot
and Legionarius counters with a leg kick.
Legionarius moves out of range of the body kick from Kadota.
Legionarius throws a shot from downtown. Kadota moves away and avoids it.
Kadota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legionarius was well out of range. Poor timing from Kadota.
Legionarius tries a low kick but Kadota avoids it.
Kadota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Legionarius.
A jab lands there for Legionarius.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Legionarius blocks the leg kick.
Kadota scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Legionarius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Legionarius. No joy for Kadota on that attempt.
Nice cross by Legionarius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Takashi Kadota did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Kadota's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kadota tries for a takedown but Legionarius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kadota avoids the body shot from Legionarius.
Legionarius looks to land a left hand but Kadota moved out of range nicely.
Legionarius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A telegraphed right hand from Kadota misses the target.
Legionarius misses with a body shot.
Kadota fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Legionarius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Legionarius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kadota dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kadota fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Legionarius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Legionarius is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Legionarius cracks the inside of Kadota's front leg.
Kadota lands a nice leg kick that just misses Legionarius's sensitive parts.
Kadota just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Legionarius is able to avoid easily.
Legionarius thumps Kadota with a low kick.
Legionarius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kadota with a jab.
Kadota looks to score with a jab to the body but Legionarius is just out of range.
Legionarius misses with a hook. Kadota ducked under it nicely.
Kadota fails with a takedown attempt.
Kadota fails in his attempt to clinch.
Legionarius lands a leg kick that knocks Kadota off balance momentarily.
Kadota misses with a kick to the body.
Kadota is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius wants to clinch up but Kadota keeps it at a distance.
Kadota shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Legionarius napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kadota looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Legionarius is avoiding damage well.
Legionarius is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Legionarius manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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!
Kadota is refusing to be controlled, as Legionarius sits in half guard.
Kadota has hold of Legionarius's hands but Legionarius slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Legionarius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kadota's head.
Takashi Kadota overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius with the ground and pound but Kadota uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Legionarius looking to sit in guard and control but Kadota gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Legionarius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Legionarius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kadota throws a big right hand that misses.
Kadota looking to pass the guard.
Kadota throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota throws a strike but Legionarius rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kadota pulls Legionarius in close to prevent any damage.
Legionarius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kadota swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Legionarius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kadota works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kadota keeping moving, preventing Legionarius from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Takashi Kadota will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Legionarius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Legionarius throws a leg kick but Kadota checks it.
Kadota throws a chopping leg kick but Legionarius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Legionarius misses the body punch
and Kadota cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legionarius throws a front kick aimed at Kadota's knee but Kadota avoids it well.
Kadota misses with a body shot
and Legionarius counters with a good, hard body kick but Kadota shrugs it off.
Kadota throws the left hand but Legionarius avoids the punch easily.
Legionarius scores with a kick to the body.
Legionarius just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Kadota as Legionarius shoots in.
Kadota avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Kadota misses
and Legionarius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kadota.
Legionarius misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kadota to counter with a crisp jab.
Legionarius throws a nice looking combination but Kadota bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kadota throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kadota shoots in for a double leg but Legionarius sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kadota fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Legionarius is out of range.
A big right from Legionarius misses.
Kadota pushes Legionarius away with a front kick.
Legionarius wants to land a leg kick but Kadota is out of range.
Kadota misses with a hook
and Legionarius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Legionarius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Legionarius throws a jab when Kadota was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kadota. Legionarius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Legionarius scores with a jab to the body.
Legionarius just misses with a punch to the body.
Kadota lands with an uppercut that bounces Legionarius off the ropes and back into range.
Horrible takedown by Legionarius or perhaps it was just good defense by Kadota which made him look bad.
Kadota tries to clinch there but Legionarius circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadota shoots in looking for a takedown but Legionarius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kadota's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kadota ducks under a wild hook from Legionarius.
Legionarius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Kadota misses.
Kadota misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius pushes Kadota away with a front kick.
Kadota walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Legionarius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alessio Legionarius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Legionarius thows a body shot but no joy.
Kadota pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kadota on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Legionarius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Legionarius stuns Kadota with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kadota thows a leg kick but Legionarius checks it
and Legionarius counters with an outside leg kick.
Kadota avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kadota chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kadota takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kadota ducks under a wild hook from Legionarius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota avoids the body shot from Legionarius.
Legionarius throws a leg kick but Kadota sees it coming and moves out of range.
Legionarius moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Kadota is looking to control Legionarius's arms but Legionarius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kadota has his back to the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Kadota.
Legionarius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kadota'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.
Takashi Kadota is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kadota can't find room to land a body shot as Legionarius controls the action.
Legionarius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kadota slips under a jab.
Legionarius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Legionarius misses the body punch
enabling Kadota to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alessio Legionarius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kadota has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Kadota!
Takashi Kadota retains his middleweight title!
Takashi Kadota 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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