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AJFC 105: Opay vs. Lodin PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Gavrilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Gavrilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fat Boy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavrilov slips a jab and a cross from Boy.
Boy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boy misses with a double jab.
Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gavrilov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boy was covering up waiting for the punch and Gavrilov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gavrilov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gavrilov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boy is looking to sweep but instead, Gavrilov has passed into half guard.
Boy taking some punishment here, with Gavrilov in his half guard.
Gavrilov controlling the action here.
Gavrilov stands up and beckons Boy to join him on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavrilov shoots in looking for a takedown. Boy tries to sprawl out of it but Gavrilov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gavrilov rushes Boy and presses him up against the cage.
Boy tries to throw a body punch but Gavrilov avoids it by throwing Boy back against the cage.
Gavrilov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gavrilov jumps guard and drags Boy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gavrilov 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.
Gavrilov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boy.
Gavrilov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gavrilov has his hands on Boy's head, controlling the position.
Boy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gavrilov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavrilov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy throwing strikes from guard but Gavrilov blocks nicely.
Gavrilov has his feet on Boy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Boy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gavrilov dives in and scores a takedown into Boy's guard.
Gavrilov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gavrilov stopping the sweep attempt from Boy.
Boy is striking from the bottom but Gavrilov uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy pushes Gavrilov off but Gavrilov dives into side control.
Gavrilov has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Boy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gavrilov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boy looks gassed!
Gavrilov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gavrilov has isolated one of Boy's arms. Boy looking to fight him off but Gavrilov twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Gavrilov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenthal comes to the cage accompanied by 2 Hits. Rocky Balboa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ed Rosenthal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenthal moves in looking to clinch but Balboa pushes him off.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Rosenthal avoids it well.
Nice cross by Rosenthal.
Balboa looks to throw the jab but Rosenthal is out of range.
Rosenthal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Balboa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rosenthal lands a jab to the nose.
Rosenthal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa.
Balboa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rosenthal.
A jab from Rosenthal does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Balboa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Balboa there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Balboa shoots in looking for a takedown. Rosenthal tries to sprawl out of it but Balboa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rosenthal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Balboa takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal throws out a powerful jab.
Balboa throws a front kick aimed at Rosenthal's knee but Rosenthal avoids it well.
Balboa swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosenthal.
Balboa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Balboa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Balboa tries to bum rush Rosenthal with a series of wild strikes but Rosenthal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balboa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balboa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Balboa misses.
Balboa fails with a takedown attempt.
Balboa wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rosenthal pinned against the cage. Rosenthal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ed Rosenthal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Balboa.
Rosenthal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balboa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa misses with a takedown attempt - Rosenthal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rosenthal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rosenthal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Balboa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rosenthal tries to avoid it but Balboa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rosenthal to the ground. Rosenthal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Balboa misses with a double jab
and Rosenthal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balboa looks gassed!
Balboa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Balboa is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal catches Balboa with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Balboa forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ed Rosenthal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Money Pakyaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Parker looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Money Pakyaw!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker fails with the takedown.
Parker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pakyaw but Pakyaw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pakyaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pakyaw wants to clinch.
Pakyaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pakyaw sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pakyaw is looking to clinch.
Pakyaw tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Pakyaw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Parker.
Parker is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pakyaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pakyaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pakyaw misses with a takedown attempt - Parker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pakyaw tries to clinch up.
Pakyaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pakyaw pushes Parker off looking to stand but Parker dives back in and keeps control.
Parker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker seems to be looking for submissions.
Parker wants to work for an arm triangle but Pakyaw is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Parker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pakyaw doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Parker.
Parker wants to work for an arm triangle but Pakyaw is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker stops Pakyaw from getting back to his feet.
Parker is looking for a kimura here.
Parker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pakyaw defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker is looking for a kimura but Pakyaw is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Parker to get the leverage.
Pakyaw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker seems to be working for a kimura but Pakyaw defends the submission attempt.
Parker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Parker prevents Pakyaw from standing back up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Parker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Parker is working for a kimura but Pakyaw is defending it quite comfortably.
Parker seems to be working for a kimura but Pakyaw defends the submission attempt.
Parker is working for a kimura but Pakyaw is defending it quite comfortably.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Parker seems to be working for a kimura but Pakyaw defends the submission attempt.
Parker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pakyaw sees it coming and defends easily.
Pakyaw wants to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to work for an arm triangle but Pakyaw is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pakyaw tries to kick Parker off but Parker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Parker moves nicely into side control.
Parker has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Pakyaw is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Parker yanks on the arm and Pakyaw is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Parker.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Parker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shunsuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wax Tailor feat. The Others kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsuke Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot
and Nakamura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nakamura feints a jab promting Sakuraba to slip. Nakamura then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sakuraba slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sakuraba slips a straight right by Nakamura.
Good exchange - Nakamura coming out on top.
Nakamura wants to clinch
and Sakuraba counters with an inside leg kick.
Nakamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakuraba misses with a low kick.
Sakuraba misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nakamura crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sakuraba - the referee stops the clock and Nakamura gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sakuraba. Nakamura manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sakuraba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sakuraba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nakamura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Sakuraba misses
and Nakamura counters with a straight right hand.
Sakuraba throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba swinging wildly here.
Nakamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura swings for the body but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Sakuraba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nakamura. That did some damage!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sakuraba throws a body kick that misses.
Sakuraba tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nakamura is able to avoid easily.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Nakamura as he checks the leg kick.
Nakamura lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nakamura.
Sakuraba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura looks to land a combination but Sakuraba avoids it well.
Nakamura lands a jab-cross combination.
Sakuraba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nakamura.
Nakamura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sakuraba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nakamura closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sakuraba to the mat! Sakuraba manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakuraba is keeping the position for now.
Sakuraba is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
Nakamura throwing strikes from guard but Sakuraba blocks nicely.
Sakuraba is looking to stand up but Nakamura isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura wants to pass the guard but Sakuraba is keeping the position.
Sakuraba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakamura is aware though and is defending well.
Sakuraba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to pass the guard but Sakuraba is keeping the position.
Sakuraba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura stopping the sweep attempt from Sakuraba.
Nakamura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sakuraba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nakamura defends well.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba pulls Nakamura in to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakuraba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakamura thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakuraba tries to land a leg kick but Nakamura saw it coming and moves away.
Nakamura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nakamura swings for the body but Sakuraba moves out of range.
A head kick by Nakamura misses
and Sakuraba counters with a series of strikes. Nakamura will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sakuraba misses with a head kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is looking to land body kicks.
Nakamura takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nakamura shoots in looking for a takedown but Sakuraba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nakamura's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nakamura tests Sakuraba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nakamura misses with a body shot
and Sakuraba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sakuraba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sakuraba motions for Nakamura to come forward. Sakuraba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura moves out of range as Sakuraba throws a body kick.
Sakuraba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nakamura.
Nakamura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sakuraba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuraba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakamura scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakuraba swinging wildly here.
Nakamura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakuraba.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shunsuke Nakamura will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nakamura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sakuraba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shunsuke Nakamura is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakamura takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sakuraba walks into a left hand.
Sakuraba tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakamura tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sakuraba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Nakamura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sakuraba counters with a solid body kick.
Sakuraba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura moves to clinch but Sakuraba breaks away
and Sakuraba counters with an outside leg kick.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Nakamura.
Sakuraba throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sakuraba.
Nakamura blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakuraba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nakamura is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sakuraba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakamura.
Shunsuke Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakuraba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sakuraba avoids the body shot from Nakamura.
Sakuraba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura checks a leg kick.
Nakamura tries to clinch but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Nakamura scores with a hook to the body. Sakuraba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nakamura fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakamura takes a swing at Sakuraba's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura misses with a body punch
and Sakuraba counters with a low kick, right behind Nakamura 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba 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.
Sakuraba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sakuraba throws a body kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sakuraba - that will leave a mark!
Nakamura is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nakamura checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sakuraba fails with the takedown.
Sakuraba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakamura swings for the body but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Sakuraba dodges the punch combination from Nakamura.
A head kick misses from Nakamura.
Nakamura slips a jab and a cross from Sakuraba.
Nakamura throws a jab when Sakuraba was well out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nakamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Sakuraba misses with a few strikes there.
Nakamura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakuraba.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura looks to clinch
and Sakuraba counters with a body kick that stops Nakamura in his tracks momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with the combination.
Nakamura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sakuraba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nakamura momentarily.
Nakamura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sakuraba.
Nakamura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakamura's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nakamura duly obliges.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sakuraba.
Nakamura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sakuraba, pushing him back against the cage.
Sakuraba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nakamura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sakuraba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakamura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakurabas head.
Nakamura lands a nice shot to the body.
Sakuraba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Nakamura fails to land.
Nakamura has Sakuraba pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shunsuke Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuushi Sakuraba.
Sakuraba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura stops a takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
Nakamura misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Nakamura.
Nakamura tries to stall but Sakuraba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sakuraba goes for a takedown attempt but Nakamura pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
Sakuraba misses with a two punch combination.
Nakamura throws a nice looking combination but Sakuraba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nakamura connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shunsuke Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nakamura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Shunsuke Nakamura!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Shunsuke Nakamura!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Shunsuke Nakamura!
Shunsuke Nakamura wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Schrank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Schrank could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rick Willis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Schrank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Willis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrank throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schrank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Willis.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schrank.
It looks like Rick Willis has been cut.
Willis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schrank pinned against the cage. Schrank gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Schrank takes the fight into the clinch.
Schrank can't find room to land a body shot as Willis controls the action.
Schrank lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schrank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schrank misses with a punch to the body.
Schrank misses with a short punch on the inside.
Willis wants to break free but Schrank has control.
Willis prevents a body shot from Schrank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrank misses with a punch to the body.
Schrank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schrank stalling in the clinch but Willis improves position.
Schrank stalling against the cage.
Schrank trying to control the position but instead, Willis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schrank into the cage.
A short right from Schrank.
Schrank dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Schrank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schrank scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schrank misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schrank.
Schrank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Schrank on the inside.
That has opened up Rick Willis's cut even more.
Schrank lands a nice uppercut.
Schrank stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schrank working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schrank lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Schrank on the inside.
Willis takes a shot to the head.
Schrank scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The cut above Rick Willis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Willis can't break the clinch.
Schrank slowing the pace effectively.
Schrank lands with a short shot to the head.
Schrank misses with a punch on the inside.
Schrank makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schrank lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrank works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Willis looks gassed!
Schrank leaning his opponent against the cage.
Willis takes a shot to the head.
Willis is rocked!
Schrank slows down the pace here.
Schrank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Willis blocks a body shot from Schrank.
Schrank misses with a punch to the body.
Schrank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rick Willis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Schrank misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrank throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williss head.
Schrank has a couple of punches blocked by Willis.
Willis prevents a body shot from Schrank.
Schrank lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Schrank.
Schrank misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Schrank.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rick Willis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Schrank!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Shouyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonjiro Yoshioka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshioka has chosen Eye of The Tiger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Shouyu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonjiro Yoshioka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshioka tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshioka lands with a slapping head kick.
Yoshioka connects with a high kick.
Shouyu misses with a right hand
and Yoshioka counters with a nice uppercut.
Shouyu misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshioka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shouyu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shouyu is rocked!
Yoshioka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Shouyu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yoshioka lands with a shot to the body.
Yoshioka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shouyu misses with an uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yoshioka!
Shouyu scores with a nice body kick.
Shouyu misses with the body kick
and Yoshioka counters with a solid body kick.
Shouyu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shouyu seems to have got his legs back now.
Yoshioka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yoshioka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yoshioka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shouyu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shouyu with the ground and pound but Yoshioka regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Shouyu seems to be working for a kimura but Yoshioka defends the submission attempt.
Yoshioka is looking to escape.
Shouyu throws a strike but Yoshioka avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shouyu postures up in Yoshioka's guard and throws a big left but Yoshioka blocks it.
Shouyu trying to control but Yoshioka is working from the bottom.
Shouyu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shouyu throwing strikes from guard but Yoshioka blocks nicely.
Shouyu decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Yoshioka, up you get!
Shouyu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shouyu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoshioka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshioka throws a sloppy head kick and Shouyu moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka scores with a head kick.
Yoshioka throws a head kick that misses.
Yoshioka misses with a wild combination.
Shouyu moves out of range of the body kick from Yoshioka.
Yoshioka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shouyu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shouyu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shouyu moves into the clinch.
Shouyu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Yoshioka uses from the top position.
Shouyu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yoshioka.
Yoshioka won't allow Shouyu to sweep him here.
Yoshioka wants to get up but he can't break Shouyu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yoshioka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka is looking to work some ground and pound but Shouyu has wrist control.
Yoshioka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shouyu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shouyu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yoshioka looking to sit in guard and control but Shouyu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shouyu throwing strikes from guard but Yoshioka blocks nicely.
Shouyu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shouyu trying to control but Yoshioka is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shouyu is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoshioka has wrist control.
Yoshioka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shouyu throwing strikes from guard but Yoshioka blocks nicely.
Shouyu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shouyu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shouyu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shouyu looking to pass the guard.
Shouyu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shouyu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shouyu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shouyu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shouyu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shouyu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shouyu passes into half guard.
Yoshioka has one foot on Shouyu's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Yoshioka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yoshioka - that will leave a mark!
Yoshioka throws a head kick that Shouyu semi-blocks.
Yoshioka lands with a nice body punch.
Yoshioka moves out of range as Shouyu strikes.
Yoshioka connects with a leg kick. Shouyu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shouyu scores with a jab to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yoshioka.
Yoshioka throws a body kick that misses.
Shouyu wants to slow Yoshioka down by chopping away at his legs.
Yoshioka looks to land a body kick but Shouyu moved away.
Yoshioka moves out of range as Shouyu strikes.
Yoshioka misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshioka connects with an inside leg kick.
Shouyu tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoshioka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shouyu misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoshioka misses with a body kick.
Shouyu avoids the head kick by Yoshioka.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shouyu tries to clinch there but Yoshioka circles away.
Shouyu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yoshioka was covering up waiting for the punch and Shouyu finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shouyu wanted to stand there but Yoshioka had control of the position.
Shouyu is breathing heavily.
Shouyu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshioka keeping full guard, as Shouyu tries to pass.
Shouyu throws a big right hand that misses.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kyle Shouyu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yoshioka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shouyu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yoshioka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yoshioka.
Yonjiro Yoshioka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shouyu tries to clinch there but Yoshioka circles away.
Kyle Shouyu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshioka scoring well with a low kick there.
Shouyu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yoshioka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yoshioka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shouyu blocks a head kick by Yoshioka.
Shouyu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshioka.
Shouyu scores with a hook.
Yoshioka scores with a head kick. Shouyu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshioka moves out of range of the leg kick from Shouyu.
Yoshioka tries a head kick but it misses.
Yonjiro Yoshioka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshioka is breathing heavily.
Shouyu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shouyu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshioka connects with a leg kick. Shouyu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yoshioka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shouyu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yoshioka lands with a hook. Shouyu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yoshioka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yoshioka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shouyu tries to clinch but Yoshioka moves out of range.
Shouyu misses with a wild combination.
Yoshioka throws a right hand that Shouyu ducks under and follows up with a left that Shouyu also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Yoshioka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yoshioka.
Shouyu tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoshioka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shouyu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shouyu throws a sloppy head kick
and Yoshioka counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yoshioka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shouyu's head.
Shouyu cracks Yoshioka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yoshioka throws a sloppy head kick and Shouyu moves out of range easily.
Yoshioka scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yoshioka - that will leave a mark!
Shouyu avoids the head kick by Yoshioka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka throws a wild body kick that Shouyu sees coming a mile off.
A leg kick checked by Shouyu.
Shouyu avoids a kick to the body.
Yoshioka moves out of range of the body kick.
Yoshioka throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Shouyu.
Shouyu throws a leg kick which misses Yoshioka's front leg but catches the back leg as Yoshioka tries to avoid it.
Yoshioka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shouyu wants to clinch.
Yoshioka stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shouyu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yoshioka circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoshioka delivers a nice body kick.
Crunch! Yoshioka slams his shin into Shouyu's torso.
Yoshioka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shouyu misses with a low kick as Yoshioka jumps back.
A head kick misses from Yoshioka.
Yoshioka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shouyu's sensitive parts.
Shouyu tries a head kick but it misses.
Shouyu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yoshioka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shouyu.
Shouyu pushes Yoshioka up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshioka stops a takedown attempt from Shouyu.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shouyu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shouyu can't break the clinch.
Yoshioka tries a knee to the head but Shouyu blocks it.
Shouyu tries to stall but Yoshioka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yoshioka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shouyu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoshioka scores with a head kick.
Shouyu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shouyu tries to land a leg kick but Yoshioka saw it coming and moves away.
Shouyu moves out of range as Yoshioka throws a body kick.
Yoshioka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yoshioka throws a head kick that misses.
Shouyu throws a lazy right hand but Yoshioka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shouyu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yoshioka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshioka throws a head kick that misses
and Shouyu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shouyu is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Yoshioka reverses the position - he's now on top in Shouyu's guard.
Shouyu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shouyu tries to get out of the position.
Shouyu 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.
Shouyu pulls Yoshioka in close to prevent any damage.
Yoshioka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka throws and elbow that misses. Shouyu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yoshioka's guard. Nice move by Shouyu!
Shouyu throwing strikes from guard but Yoshioka blocks nicely.
Yoshioka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yoshioka has a closed guard, preventing Shouyu from standing up.
Yoshioka pushes Shouyu off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shouyu looks to throw the jab but Yoshioka is out of range.
Yoshioka is looking to slow Shouyu down with leg kicks.
Shouyu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shouyu throws a hook to the side of Yoshioka's head but Yoshioka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoshioka lands a front kick.
Yoshioka throws a head kick that misses.
Yonjiro Yoshioka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shouyu avoids a kick to the body.
Yoshioka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shouyu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shouyu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shouyu doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoshioka circles away.
A head kick misses from Shouyu.
Yoshioka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yoshioka throws a head kick that half lands.
Shouyu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shouyu misses with a leg kick
and Yoshioka counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Yoshioka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shouyu throws a hook but Yoshioka avoids it easily.
Shouyu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshioka misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yonjiro Yoshioka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Yonjiro Yoshioka!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Yonjiro Yoshioka!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Yonjiro Yoshioka!
Yonjiro Yoshioka wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Haywood Jablowme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Fuel-Hemorrhage as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Firus Williams was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haywood Jablowme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Firus Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jablowme shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jablowme landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jablowme tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Williams is in trouble now - Jablowme has advanced to mount!
Jablowme looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Williams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jablowme wants to get back to full guard.
Williams is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Williams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jablowme defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jablowme is just riding it out for now. Williams eventually gives up the hold.
Jablowme looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Jablowme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jablowme wants to get back to his feet.
Jablowme makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jablowme.
Williams is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jablowme is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jablowme has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control the position here.
Williams keeping full guard, as Jablowme tries to pass.
Williams pulls Jablowme in close to prevent any damage.
Jablowme wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Jablowme from controlling successfully.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Jablowme from standing up.
We're going to have a standup here because Haywood Jablowme wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jablowme lands a nice shot to the body.
Jablowme throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jablowme moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Williams to the mat! Williams manages to get full guard.
Williams controlling the position.
Jablowmeis looking to pass into half guard but Williams pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Williams is in guard.
Jablowme is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Jablowme wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Williams drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jablowme looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jablowme looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jablowme!
Jablowme in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Jablowme are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jablowme tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Williams manages to get back to half guard.
Williams won't allow Jablowme to pass to mount.
Jablowme thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Williams to regain full guard.
Jablowme trying to stand up but can't free himself from Williams's guard.
Jablowme has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Williams to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Jablowme is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Williams pulls down on the head and he's put Jablowme to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Firus Williams!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthor Basilicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicola Tesla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthor Basilicus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthor Basilicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicola Tesla!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basilicus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tesla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Basilicus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tesla scores with a body shot.
Basilicus misses with a body kick.
Tesla takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tesla connects with a crisp jab.
Tesla blocks the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tesla.
Tesla scores with a crisp jab that stopped Basilicus in his tracks.
Tesla tries a low kick but Basilicus avoids it.
Basilicus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Basilicus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tesla tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Basilicus is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tesla throws a low kick but Basilicus avoids it.
Tesla misses with a leg kick
and Basilicus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tesla throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tesla attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Basilicus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Basilicus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Basilicus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tesla lunges at Basilicus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Basilicus's hand.
Tesla on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tesla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Basilicus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tesla.
Tesla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus checks the leg kick.
Tesla lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tesla throws a low kick, looking for Basilicus's leg but Basilicus calmly moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basilicus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tesla tries to score with a low kick but Basilicus moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Tesla.
Tesla pivots, looking for a leg kick but Basilicus is out of range and Tesla settles back down.
Tesla tries to close the distance and clinch up but Basilicus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A leg kick checked by Basilicus.
Tesla throws a leg kick
and Basilicus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A thudding body kick lands there by Basilicus!
Tesla looks to land a left hand but Basilicus moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tesla lands a jab to Basilicus's midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Basilicus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tesla tries to land a leg kick but Basilicus saw it coming and moves away.
Tesla throws a lazy uppercut
and Basilicus counters with an outside leg kick.
Basilicus takes the fight into the clinch.
Basilicus lands a nice elbow.
Basilicus has Tesla pushed against the cage.
Basilicus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tesla checks a leg kick.
Basilicus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tesla dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Basilicus. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tesla throws a lazy uppercut
and Basilicus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tesla's knee momentarily.
Basilicus moves out of range as Tesla throws a body kick.
Basilicus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basilicus checks the leg kick.
Tesla scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Tesla blocks the leg kick.
Tesla throws a leg kick but Basilicus moved away.
Tesla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Basilicus blocks an uppercut.
Tesla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Basilicus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tesla has a couple of punches blocked by Basilicus.
Basilicus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tesla lands with a nice body punch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tesla throws a low kick but Basilicus avoids it.
Tesla avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Basilicus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tesla throws a leg kick that is checked
and Basilicus counters with a nice body kick.
Basilicus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tesla checks it well.
Basilicus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tesla attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tesla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tesla misses the shot to the body.
Tesla connects with an inside leg kick.
Tesla misses with a low kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tesla.
A solid body kick from Basilicus.
Tesla checks a leg kick nicely.
Tesla swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Basilicus.
Tesla pushes Basilicus up against the cage in a clinch.
Tesla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tesla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basilicus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Basilicus blocks a body shot from Tesla.
A right handed body shot lands from Tesla.
Tesla keeps control of Basilicus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Basilicus looking to stall.
Tesla misses with a body punch.
Basilicus tries to work over Tesla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tesla struggles to land a body shot inside as Basilicus controls his hands.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tesla can't find room to land a body shot as Basilicus controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tesla swings wildly with an uppercut but Basilicus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Basilicus breaks the clinch.
Basilicus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tesla throws a leg kick that is checked
and Basilicus counters with an inside leg kick.
Tesla throws out a loose jab but Basilicus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tesla throws a body kick that misses.
Basilicus throws a leg kick but Tesla sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nicola Tesla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tesla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tesla thows a body kick. Basilicus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tesla swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Basilicus.
Tesla gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tesla can't find room to land a body shot as Basilicus controls the action.
Tesla tries to throw a body punch but Basilicus avoids it by throwing Tesla back against the cage.
Basilicus tries to throw a body punch but Tesla avoids it by throwing Basilicus back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tesla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tesla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tesla throws a punch but it's blocked by Basilicus.
Tesla throws a punch but it's blocked by Basilicus.
Basilicus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Basilicus misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Basilicus.
Basilicus lands a damaging elbow.
Tesla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basilicus lands a good knee to the midsection. Tesla won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Tesla.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tesla lands a nice uppercut.
Tesla has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Basilicus.
Tesla lands with a right to the head.
Tesla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tesla tries to throw a body punch but Basilicus avoids it by throwing Tesla back against the cage.
Basilicus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Basilicus misses with a knee strike.
Basilicus missing with knees to the body.
Basilicus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tesla.
Tesla tries a body shot but Basilicus blocks it.
Tesla can't find room to land a body shot as Basilicus controls the action.
Tesla misses with a punch to the body.
Basilicus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tesla's defenses.
Tesla letting Basilicus take a breather here.
Tesla scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tesla prevents Basilicus from breaking the clinch.
Tesla misses with a punch to the body.
Tesla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basilicus's elbow.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicola Tesla dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Basilicus moves out of range of the body kick from Tesla.
Tesla tries to clinch up.
Basilicus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tesla throws a jab when Basilicus was well out of range.
Tesla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Basilicus was well out of range. Poor timing from Tesla.
Basilicus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tesla.
Basilicus tries to land a front kick but Tesla steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tesla wants to slow Basilicus down by chopping away at his legs.
Tesla bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Basilicus checks the leg kick.
Tesla cracks the inside of Basilicus's front leg.
Basilicus throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tesla misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tesla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Basilicus blocks the low kick.
Basilicus misses with a body kick.
Basilicus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Basilicus throws a leg kick but Tesla sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tesla throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tesla lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tesla attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tesla misses with a low kick as Basilicus jumps back.
Tesla with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tesla is out of range and Basilicus settles back down.
Tesla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tesla scores with a nice strike.
Tesla tries to clinch but Basilicus is having none of it.
Basilicus scores with a jab.
Tesla moves to clinch but Basilicus breaks away
and Basilicus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tesla thinking.
Nicola Tesla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Basilicus as he checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Basilicus throws a head kick that misses.
Basilicus moves out of range of the leg kick from Tesla.
Tesla drives through and clinches with Basilicus against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Tesla.
Basilicus trying to control the position but instead, Tesla has worked for underhooks and has pushed Basilicus into the cage.
Tesla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tesla can't find room to land a body shot as Basilicus controls the action.
Tesla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Basilicus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nicola Tesla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tesla managing to block the knees to the body from Basilicus.
Tesla can't find room to land a body shot as Basilicus controls the action.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tesla. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Basilicus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tesla misses with the head strike.
Tesla misses with a body punch.
Tesla blocks an elbow strike.
Tesla digs a right hand underneath Basilicus's ribcage. Basilicus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Basilicus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tesla tries to work over Basilicus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilicus wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tesla tries to work over Basilicus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilicus is trying to maintain a safe position but Tesla gets an underhook and turns Basilicus into the cage.
Tesla avoids a wild elbow strike from Basilicus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tesla throws a head punch that misses.
Basilicus stalling in the clinch but Tesla improves position.
Basilicus can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Basilicus.
Basilicus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tesla has him pressed against the cage.
Tesla lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Tesla.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Basilicus prevents a body shot from Tesla.
Basilicus is looking to control Tesla's arms but Tesla gets an underhook and turns him. Now Basilicus has his back to the cage.
Tesla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Basilicus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tesla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tesla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Basilicus backwards.
Basilicus prevents a body shot from Tesla.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tesla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tesla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tesla digs a right hand into Basilicus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Basilicus's gas tank.
Tesla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basilicus's elbow.
Tesla struggles to land a body shot inside as Basilicus controls his hands.
Basilicus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tesla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basilicus's elbow.
Basilicus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Basilicus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Tesla.
Tesla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Tesla.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Tesla.
A short uppercut from Tesla.
Tesla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basilicus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tesla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tesla.
Tesla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Basilicus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Basilicus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tesla. That one must have hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tesla.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tesla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Basilicus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tesla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tesla throws a leg kick which misses Basilicus's front leg but catches the back leg as Basilicus tries to avoid it.
Tesla drives through and clinches with Basilicus against the cage.
Tesla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tesla lands a body shot.
Basilicus misses with a punch on the inside.
Well,Basilicus is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Tesla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tesla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Basilicus blocks a body shot from Tesla.
Tesla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anthor Basilicus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short left from Tesla.
Tesla scores with a shoulder strike.
Basilicus misses with a knee strike.
Tesla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Tesla.
A shot in the inside from Tesla.
Basilicus is trying to push Tesla away but Tesla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Basilicus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tesla.
Tesla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tesla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tesla is working Basilicus over against the cage.
Basilicus tries to land knees in the clinch but Tesla avoids the damage to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tesla scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Basilicus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Tesla.
Tesla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tesla tries to work over Basilicus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tesla can't find room to land a body shot as Basilicus controls the action.
Tesla can't find room to land a body shot as Basilicus controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Basilicus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tesla's brow.
Tesla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tesla digs a right hand into Basilicus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Basilicus's gas tank.
Tesla lands with a light punch inside.
Tesla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Basilicus takes a shot to the head.
Tesla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Basilicus blocks a body shot from Tesla.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tesla.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Tesla.
Tesla digs a right hand underneath Basilicus's ribcage. Basilicus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tesla tries to throw a body punch but Basilicus avoids it by throwing Tesla back against the cage.
Tesla tries to throw a body punch but Basilicus avoids it by throwing Tesla back against the cage.
Basilicus prevents a body shot from Tesla.
Basilicus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tesla lands with a left to the head.
Basilicus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Basilicus misses with an elbow strike.
Basilicus breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Tesla. That snapped Basilicus's head back.
Tesla thumps Basilicus with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tesla paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tesla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tesla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tesla chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicola Tesla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tesla has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Nicola Tesla!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Nicola Tesla!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Nicola Tesla!
Nicola Tesla wins by unanimous decision!
Nicola Tesla gave a mention to [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaki Gomi (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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28
165 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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158 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frankie Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaki Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Russo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Russo scores with a three punch combo!
Russo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Russo fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russo moves away.
A nice combination there by Gomi.
It looks like Frankie Russo has been cut.
Gomi tries to bum rush Russo with a series of wild strikes but Russo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Gomi.
Russo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Russo postures up.
Russo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russo throws a big right hand that misses.
Russo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gomi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Russo has managed to get both his arms back between Gomi's legs - danger averted.
Gomi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gomi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gomi to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Russo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gomi pulls down on the head and he's put Russo to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Isaki Gomi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kampay Opay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opay comes to the cage accompanied by Release me. Frank Lodin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kampay Opay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Lodin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opay shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Opay was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Opay looking to land elbow strikes but Lodin uses the position to regain half guard.
Opay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lodin is trying to get back to full guard.
Opay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Opay tries to pass to full mount but Lodin defends it.
Opay is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Opay wants to pass the guard but Lodin is defending well.
Opay is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lodin sees it coming and defends easily.
Lodin works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opay is looking to advance position but Lodin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Opay is looking to improve his position but Lodin isn't that keen on the idea.
Opay is working hard here to advance position.
Opay is squirming around, avoiding Lodin's attempts to control the action.
Opay tries to reverse the position but Lodin maintains control.
Lodin controlling from mount.
Opay is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodin raining down shots from the mount!
Opay regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Opay is trying to get back to full guard.
Lodin decides to stand and escape the position.
Opay shoots in but no luck this time.
Lodin misses the shot to the body.
Lodin misses with a body shot.
Opay fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Opay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lodin as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kampay Opay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opay walks into a straight right hand from Lodin.
Opay slips a jab and a cross from Lodin.
Lodin misses with a hook.
Opay decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lodin trying to control from the bottom.
Opay is nestled in close to Lodin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lodin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Opay throwing shots but Lodin is blocking nicely.
Lodin won't allow Opay to pass to mount.
Opay is nestled in close to Lodin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Opay is looking to pass Lodin's guard but actually Lodin recovers to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodin is looking to stand up but Opay isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lodin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Opay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lodin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Opay is one step ahead there.
Opay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lodin is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lodin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Opay sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lodin's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Opay wants to pass the guard but Lodin is defending well.
Opay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lodin is trying to maintain the position but Opay is very close to passing his half guard.
Opay is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lodin still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lodin has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Opay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lodin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lodin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Opay keeps working.
Opay tries to bench press Lodin off him but Lodin keeps the position.
Opay manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Opay lands a nice short elbow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lodin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Opay is working away from the top position though.
Lodin is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Opay lands a nice short elbow.
Opay moves into full mount! Lodin won't be happy about that!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Opay with the ground and pound from mount.
Opay dominating with strikes here.
Lodin is rocked!
Opay postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Lodin is out cold - huge knockout for Opay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kampay Opay!
Kampay Opay retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kampay Opay thanked [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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