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SMMA 68 - Istaz v Yodsuwan PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazu Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipovic Krimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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270 lbs
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240 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazu Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Filipovic Krimo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakamura.
Nakamura keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakamura lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Filipovic Krimo has been cut.
Krimo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakamura misses with a lunging right hand
and Krimo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krimo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nakamura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Krimo moves out of range.
Kazu Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krimo circles away quickly and effectively.
Krimo slips under a jab from Nakamura.
Krimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Nakamura misses with a looping right.
Krimo tries to clinch up.
Nakamura throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Krimo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Nakamura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krimo is looking to clinch but Nakamura is avoiding it.
Krimo dodges the punch combination from Nakamura.
Donk. Krimo catches Nakamura right on the button with a cross.
Nakamura throws an overhand right that lands on Krimo's shoulder, as Krimo tries to avoid the shot.
Nakamura misses with the combination.
Krimo misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakamura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krimo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krimo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakamura steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Krimo. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krimo circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Krimo.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Nakamura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krimo to score with a decent uppercut.
Krimo lands a head kick!
Krimo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nakamura tries to bum rush Krimo with a series of wild strikes but Krimo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krimo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakamura.
A thudding body kick lands there by Krimo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krimo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Kazu Nakamura has been cut.
A lazy left from Krimo finds it's target.
Nakamura misses with a wild combination.
Krimo closes the distance and pushes Nakamura back into the cage.
Krimo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krimo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nakamura takes a knee to the side of the body.
Krimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krimo throws a head kick but Nakamura moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krimo closes the distance and pushes Nakamura back into the cage.
Krimo landing knees to the head.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krimo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krimo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Krimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krimo darts in trying to clinch
and Nakamura counters with a three punch combo that has Krimo backing up. Krimo nods at Nakamura to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krimo tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filipovic Krimo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Nakamura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut. Krimo saw that one coming.
Krimo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krimo.
Nakamura takes a swing at Krimo's ribcage but misses.
Krimo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakamura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kazu Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krimo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Krimo tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.
Krimo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Krimo moves out of range.
Krimo moves in looking to clinch but Nakamura pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Krimo.
Nakamura takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Krimo counters with a head kick. That will keep Nakamura thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Krimo throws a head kick that half lands.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Krimo moves out of range.
Krimo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Nakamura throws a nice looking combination but Krimo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krimo has managed to clinch.
Krimo looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Krimo looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Krimo stalling the fight.
Krimo scores with a knee to the head.
Krimo missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krimo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nakamura up against the cage.
Krimo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krimo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nakamura takes a swing at Krimo's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakamura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krimo.
Krimo gets a clinch.
Krimo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krimo lands a nice shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Krimo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Krimo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakamura is defending well for now.
Krimo tries a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks it.
Krimo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krimo missing with knees to the body.
Krimo lands a knee to the head.
Krimo missing with knees to the body.
Krimo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Krimo tries to break the clinch but Nakamura is controlling the position.
Krimo is looking to break free of the clinch but Nakamura has double underhooks.
Nakamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Krimo.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakamura blocks an uppercut.
Krimo misses with a knee strike.
Krimo tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.
Krimo tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Krimo tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.
Krimo wants to break free but Nakamura has control.
Krimo is trying to push Nakamura away but Nakamura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krimo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Krimo misses with a knee strike.
Nakamura is trying to push Krimo away but Krimo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filipovic Krimo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nakamura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krimo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nakamura throws a hook to the side of Krimo's head but Krimo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakamura throws a jab when Krimo was well out of range.
Krimo slips under a jab.
Nakamura closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Krimo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krimo dodges the punch combination from Nakamura.
Krimo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura throws a right hand that Krimo ducks under and follows up with a left that Krimo also avoids with ease.
Nakamura misses with a few strikes there.
Krimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura cracks Krimo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nakamura misses with a body shot.
Nakamura misses with a double jab.
Filipovic Krimo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakamura misses with a looping right.
Krimo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nakamura connects with a body shot that sends Krimo's belly button to the back.
Krimo throws out a leg kick but Nakamura moves out of range and Krimo only half commits.
Krimo slips under a jab from Nakamura.
Nakamura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nakamura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that Krimo avoids nicely.
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!
Nakamura takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nakamura's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nakamura duly obliges.
Nakamura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nakamura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nakamura misses with a double jab.
Nakamura scores with a nice right hand.
Krimo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nakamura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with a wild combination.
Nakamura misses with a combination
and Krimo counters with a three punch combo that has Nakamura backing up. Nakamura nods at Krimo to acknowledge the strikes.
Nakamura misses with a two punch combination.
Krimo throws a right and a left that Nakamura avoids nicely.
Krimo defending well as Nakamura loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Nakamura does no damage.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Krimo avoids them all with ease.
Nakamura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krimo to score with a decent uppercut.
Krimo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krimo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krimo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nakamuras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Nakamura misses.
Krimo scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krimo.
Filipovic Krimo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A combination from Nakamura does no damage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Krimo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamura's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krimo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nakamura scrambles back to his feet.
Nakamura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krimo counters with a left and a right that stings Nakamura.
Kazu Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krimo lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazu Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Krimo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filipovic Krimo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otaku Senzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senzuri comes to the cage accompanied by Tori Amos-Code Red . Otaku Senzuri had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
203 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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185 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otaku Senzuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senzuri swats away the attempt to clinch by Kazama.
Kazama tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kazama tries to clinch but Senzuri moves away
and Senzuri counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kazama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Senzuri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Senzuri looks to land a combination. Kazama sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheers as Senzuri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kazama doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazama takes one to the chin there.
Kazama lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Senzuri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kazama throws a head kick that misses.
Senzuri lands a nice hook to Kazama's body. Kazama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kazama looks gassed!
Senzuri moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kazama is rocked!
Senzuri gets in close and tags Kazama with a short punch that almost sends Kazama to the mat! Oh Kazama is in big trouble! He turns his back on Senzuri, trying to create some distance but Senzuri rushes him, striking wildly and Kazama goes down! The referee tackles Senzuri into the cage to end the fight! Senzuri is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otaku Senzuri!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tetsu Bodashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aston McNosworthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aston McNosworthy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsu Bodashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aston McNosworthy!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bodashi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bodashi is looking to clinch but McNosworthy is avoiding it.
That kick from Bodashi tenderised McNosworthy's leg. McNosworthy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bodashi lands a front kick.
McNosworthy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bodashi was covering up waiting for the punch and McNosworthy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McNosworthy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McNosworthy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McNosworthy postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNosworthy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bodashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bodashi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McNosworthy manages to get himself to full guard.
McNosworthy has his hands on Bodashi's head, controlling the position.
Bodashi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tetsu Bodashi.
Bodashi throws a head kick that misses.
Bodashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McNosworthy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bodashi has closed the distance and engaged McNosworthy in a clinch.
Bodashi lands an elbow just above McNosworthy 's eye.
Bodashi lands a shoulder strike.
McNosworthy looking to throw knees to the head but Bodashi is blocking nicely.
Bodashi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McNosworthy is trying to pull guard but Bodashi has him pressed against the cage.
McNosworthy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bodashi smiles and moves away.
McNosworthy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bodashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bodashi.
McNosworthy is looking to land body kicks.
McNosworthy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McNosworthy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McNosworthy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McNosworthy ducks under a wild hook from Bodashi.
McNosworthy blocks a head kick by Bodashi.
Bodashi throws a big shot that misses.
Bodashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Bodashi as McNosworthy shoots in.
Tetsu Bodashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aston McNosworthy.
McNosworthy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McNosworthy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNosworthy 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.
McNosworthy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McNosworthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bodashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bodashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McNosworthy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Aston McNosworthy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bodashi throws a wild body kick that McNosworthy sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McNosworthy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsu Bodashi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bodashi thuds a left hand into McNosworthy's body.
No luck for McNosworthy with that takedown attempt.
Bodashi scores with a leg kick.
Bodashi scores with a sloppy right hand. McNosworthy should have avoided that one.
Tetsu Bodashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Bodashi tries to clinch up but McNosworthy circles away and keeps his distance.
Bodashi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bodashi scoring well with a low kick there.
A leg kick checked by McNosworthy.
Bodashi lands an overhand right.
Bodashi is looking to slow McNosworthy down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Bodashi misses.
Bodashi lands with a nice combination. McNosworthy backs away looking to recover.
Bodashi tries to clinch up.
Bodashi moves into range and clinches up with McNosworthy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNosworthy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bodashi to keep the fight standing.
Bodashi with a knee to the head.
Bodashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bodashi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McNosworthy avoids a wild elbow strike from Bodashi.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but McNosworthy blocks it.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bodashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Bodashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bodashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McNosworthy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McNosworthy avoids it.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside.
Bodashi struggles to land a body shot inside as McNosworthy controls his hands.
McNosworthy working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McNosworthy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bodashi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tetsu Bodashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aston McNosworthy.
Bodashi tries to bum rush McNosworthy with a series of wild strikes but McNosworthy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bodashi gets tackled into the cage by McNosworthy. McNosworthy maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McNosworthy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bodashi crunches a lovely knee into McNosworthy's ribcage.
Bodashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McNosworthy is breathing heavily.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside that McNosworthy shrugs off.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside that McNosworthy shrugs off.
McNosworthy fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi working McNosworthy over with knees to the body.
Bodashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bodashi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bodashi lands an elbow that stopped McNosworthy in his tracks for a moment.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the head but McNosworthy blocks with his arms.
McNosworthy looking for a takedown.
Bodashi avoiding damage as McNosworthy throws knees to the body.
McNosworthy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the head but McNosworthy blocks with his arms.
Bodashi breaks the clinch.
Bodashi throws a head kick but McNosworthy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bodashi lands an uppercut.
McNosworthy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bodashi won't allow it.
McNosworthy tries for a takedown. No joy.
McNosworthy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bodashi has double underhooks.
Bodashi crunches a lovely knee into McNosworthy's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Bodashi.
Bodashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McNosworthy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bodashi connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bodashi pushes McNosworthy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tetsu Bodashi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bodashi crunches a lovely knee into McNosworthy's ribcage.
Bodashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsu Bodashi dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bodashi gets a clinch.
McNosworthy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McNosworthy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bodashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bodashi moves into the clinch.
Bodashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bodashi landing knees to the head.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McNosworthy is rocked!
Nice elbow from Bodashi.
McNosworthy is still on wobbly legs! Can Bodashi finish him?
McNosworthy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bodashi working the clinch nicely. McNosworthy is working for position but Bodashi cracks him with a big knee to the head! McNosworthy crumples up against the cage and Bodashi lands two more shots before the ref can save McNosworthy! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Tetsu Bodashi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Langham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sawao Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Langham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sawao Kato!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kato looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kato with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kato preventing the sweep.
Kato is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Langham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kato throwing strikes from guard but Langham blocks nicely.
Kato wants to control from the top but Langham keeps moving.
Kato controlling from the top position.
Kato pushes down on Langham's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Langham keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Langham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kato on the ground.
Kato is keen to just control but Langham is a slippery customer.
Langham controlling the position well.
Kato is looking to take a break and control but Langham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Langham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kato not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kato working the head and body with strikes.
Kato passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kato throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Langham because Kato loaded up on that one.
Kato misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kato throwing strikes here but Langham is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Langham holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kato tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langham wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kato.
Kato looking to finish with strikes here!
Langham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kato unloads with some shots from mount but Langham bucks and avoids them well.
Kato thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The referee warns Langham that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kato looking to ground and pound but Langham is blocking nicely.
Kato drops a big elbow. That's hurt Langham! More shots from Kato and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sawao Kato!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Matsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Griffin's choice of entrance music: Sail by AWOLNATION. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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24
145 lbs
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147 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Matsui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Matsui actively working from the bottom here.
Griffin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Matsui.
Griffin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Matsui!
Griffin has hold of Matsui's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Matsui manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Griffin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Matsui is desperately trying to improve his position but Griffin has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsui tries to hold on but Griffin pushes him away.
Matsui is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Griffin is looking to work his way around to Matsui's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Matsui is working to get back to half guard.
Griffin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Matsui has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsui regains half guard.
Griffin is working for an americana but Matsui has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Griffin was thinking about the submission.
Griffin tries to free his leg and advance position but Matsui is retaining full guard.
Matsui controlling the position.
Matsui is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Griffin is aware though and is defending well.
Griffin preventing the sweep.
Griffin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Matsui holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Matsui is defending against the submission attempts here by Griffin.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matsui is defending against the submission attempts here by Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsui is defending against the submission attempts here by Griffin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsui regains full guard. Nicely done.
Matsui is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Matsui manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Griffin looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsui just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Matsui doesn't have the hooks in and Griffin manages to turn into his guard.
Matsui controlling Griffin's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin tries to free his leg and advance position but Matsui is retaining full guard.
Matsui seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Griffin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Griffin drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Griffin as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Matsui screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Griffin! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Chris Griffin!
A determined Chris Griffin didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earnie Shavers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pirzmak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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26
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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27
220 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Earnie Shavers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mariusz Pirzmak!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirzmak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shavers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pirzmak scrambles back to his feet.
Shavers instigates a clinch.
Shavers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Shavers.
Shavers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pirzmak stalls.
Shavers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pirzmak backwards.
Pirzmak lands a shoulder strike.
Pirzmak avoiding damage.
Pirzmak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shavers throws a series of punches but Pirzmak moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavers misses with a double jab
and Pirzmak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pirzmak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shavers is keeping the position for now.
Pirzmak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pirzmak cracks Shavers with a solid left hand.
Pirzmak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shavers is keeping the position for now.
Pirzmak stays in close to Shavers's body and controls the position.
Shavers trying to keep a closed guard but Pirzmak is proving a slippery customer.
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!
Pirzmak sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shavers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shavers controls Pirzmak momentarily but Pirzmak frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Earnie Shavers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Shavers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shavers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pirzmak.
Pirzmak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shavers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pirzmak looks to score with a jab to the body but Shavers is just out of range.
Pirzmak clinches with his opponent.
Pirzmak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shavers darts in and clinches Pirzmak up against the cage.
Shavers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shavers swings wildly with an uppercut but Pirzmak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pirzmak misses with a punch to the body.
Shavers can't break the clinch.
Pirzmak breaks the clinch.
Pirzmak avoids the body shot from Shavers.
Shavers looks to land a combination but Pirzmak avoids it well.
Earnie Shavers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shavers clinches up against the cage.
Shavers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pirzmak smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Earnie Shavers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pirzmak was well out of range. Poor timing from Shavers.
Shavers cracks Pirzmak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shavers drives through and clinches with Pirzmak against the cage.
Pirzmak misses with the head strike.
Shavers throws a punch but it's blocked by Pirzmak.
Shavers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pirzmak has him pressed against the cage.
Shavers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pirzmak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pirzmak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Shavers. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Pirzmak dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pirzmak misses with a lunging right hand
and Shavers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shavers.
A head punch on the inside from Shavers fails to land.
Pirzmak keeps control of Shavers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shavers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shavers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pirzmak tries to throw a body punch but Shavers avoids it by throwing Pirzmak back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pirzmak manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shavers tries to pull guard but Pirzmak holds him up against the cage and eventually Shavers drops back down to his feet.
Pirzmak stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pirzmak manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirzmak swings for the body but Shavers moves out of range.
Shavers misses with a hook to the body
and Pirzmak counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shavers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pirzmak wants to control but Shavers is having none of it.
Pirzmak is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shavers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pirzmak is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pirzmak tries to hold on but Shavers pushes him away.
Pirzmak is trying to stand but he's just given Shavers his back.
Shavers struggling to keep hold of the position.
Pirzmak wants to escape the position.
Pirzmak trying to control the action but Shavers just sinks the hooks in.
Pirzmak defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Shavers's arms.
Pirzmak turns into Shavers and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak wants to control from the top but Shavers keeps moving.
Shavers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shavers is looking for a triangle but Pirzmak pushes his legs off easily.
Pirzmak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak wants to control from the top but Shavers keeps moving.
Pirzmak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pirzmak passes Shavers's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pirzmak controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Pirzmak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shavers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pirzmak circles away quickly and effectively.
Pirzmak darts in trying to clinch
and Shavers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Earnie Shavers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shavers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Mariusz Pirzmak has been cut.
Pirzmak shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shavers's guard.
Shavers wants to sweep here but Pirzmak controlling him for the moment.
Pirzmak advances to half guard.
Pirzmak perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shavers wants to control the action here but instead Pirzmak manages to pass to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavers working to try and regain half guard.
Pirzmak tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pirzmak landing strikes from the mount and Shavers is in trouble!
Pirzmak sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pirzmak landing strikes from the mount and Shavers is in trouble!
Shavers is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak landing shots from mount.
Pirzmak lands with some strikes.
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!
Pirzmak controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pirzmak punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pirzmak content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak landing shots from mount.
Pirzmak with the ground and pound from mount.
Shavers is looking to get to half guard.
Shavers taking shots to the head.
Shavers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pirzmak controlling his opponent.
Shavers wants to control but Pirzmak is having none of it.
Mariusz Pirzmak has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pirzmak wants to control the pace but Shavers is squirming around nicely.
Shavers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mariusz Pirzmak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pirzmak lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pirzmak content just to control the position here.
Shavers working to try and regain half guard.
Earnie Shavers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pirzmak looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mariusz Pirzmak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pirzmak winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mariusz Pirzmak!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nao Sakumichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izaac Kari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
145 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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23
159 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nao Sakumichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaac Kari!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kari stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakumichi. Sakumichi gets slowly back to his feet.
Kari stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakumichi. Sakumichi gets slowly back to his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kari.
Sakumichi dives in and grabs Kari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kari pushes down on Sakumichi's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nao Sakumichi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakumichi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sakumichi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kari tries to avoid it but Sakumichi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kari to the ground. Kari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kari scores with a three punch combo!
Sakumichi is rocked!
It looks like Nao Sakumichi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Kari misses.
Oh Sakumichi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kari throws a hook to the side of Sakumichi's head but Sakumichi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakumichi seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sakumichi is defended easily by Kari.
Sakumichi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kari is fending him off so far but Sakumichi persists. Nope, Kari circles away and we're back to standing.
Kari moves into range and clinches up with Sakumichi.
Sakumichi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kari is struggling to control the position.
Kari is working Sakumichi over against the cage.
Sakumichi takes a shot to the head.
Kari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kari lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakumichi backwards.
Kari gets through Sakumichi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kari is working Sakumichi over against the cage.
Kari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kari lands a body punch.
Kari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kari lands a nice uppercut.
Kari lands an uppercut.
A short right from Kari.
Kari lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakumichi backwards.
A short uppercut from Kari.
Kari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kari throws a big uppercut that drops Sakumichi! More strikes from Kari and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sakumichi lies dazed against the cage as Kari celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Izaac Kari!
Izaac Kari took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, RMC - Rio Mma Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Niwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedorov comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8kANB2XBYU&feature=related. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksandr Fedorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Niwa!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niwa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fedorov tries to bench press Niwa off him but Niwa keeps the position.
Niwa stands up.
Fedorov shoots in but Niwa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Michael Niwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedorov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Niwa to the ground. Fedorov is now in Niwa's guard.
Fedorov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Niwa is looking for a triangle but Fedorov pushes his legs off easily.
Fedorov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Niwa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fedorov has managed to get both his arms back between Niwa's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedorov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov throwing strikes from guard but Niwa blocks nicely.
Fedorov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Niwa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fedorov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fedorov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fedorov lands a couple of elbows.
Fedorov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aleksandr Fedorov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fedorov.
Fedorov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Niwa defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Fedorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niwa throws the left hand but Fedorov avoids the punch easily.
Niwa misses with a lunging right hand
and Fedorov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Niwa misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov fails with the takedown
and Niwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Niwa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Niwa throws out a loose jab but Fedorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fedorov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Niwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fedorov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fedorov moves away.
Fedorov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Niwa on his heels. He'll look to pass Niwa's guard now, I'm sure.
Fedorov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Niwa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Niwa is trying to work for a kimura but Fedorov is defending well.
Fedorov moves his hips nicely and gets into full 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niwa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Niwa 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.
Fedorov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fedorov tries to clinch but Niwa moves out of range.
Niwa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fedorov's guard.
Niwa stopping the sweep attempt from Fedorov.
Fedorov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Niwa manages to get himself to full guard.
Niwa wants to stand up but Fedorov is controlling him.
Fedorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Niwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niwa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fedorov wants to control from the top but Niwa keeps moving.
Niwa looking for a guillotine here but Fedorov defends easily.
Fedorov content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aleksandr Fedorov just wasn't active enough.
Fedorov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Niwa defends it nicely.
Niwa stuffs the takedown attempt from Fedorov. Fedorov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Fedorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov clinches up with Niwa and pushes him back against the cage.
Niwa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Niwa tries to circle away but Fedorov has him pinned against the cage.
Fedorov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aleksandr Fedorov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fedorov blocks a jab.
Niwa throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niwa throws a shot from downtown. Fedorov moves away and avoids it.
Niwa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Niwa throws a hook to the side of Fedorov's head but Fedorov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fedorov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Niwa is trying to force a seperation but Fedorov has the dominant position.
Fedorov is trying to pull guard but Niwa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fedorov is trying to pull guard but Niwa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Niwa gets underhooks to prevent Fedorov's takedown attempt.
Fedorov keeps control of Niwa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fedorov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Niwa to keep the fight standing.
Fedorov wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Niwa throws a hook but Fedorov avoids it easily.
Niwa tries for a takedown but Fedorov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Niwa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Niwa wants it to stay on the feet.
Niwa misses with a right hand
and Fedorov counters with a left to the body.
Fedorov closes the distance and clinches up with Niwa, looking for a takedown. Fedorov pushes Niwa against the cage but Niwa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fedorov looks for a takedown but Niwa sprawls well.
Niwa looks to land a right hand but Fedorov moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Niwa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Niwa throws a right hand that misses
and Fedorov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fedorov prevents Niwa from getting back to his feet.
Niwa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Niwa has a closed guard, preventing Fedorov from standing up.
Fedorov preventing the sweep.
Niwa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fedorov trying to control but Niwa is working from the bottom.
Niwa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fedorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Niwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aleksandr Fedorov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Niwa misses with a looping left.
Fedorov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Niwa on his heels. He'll look to pass Niwa's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niwa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fedorov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fedorov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Niwa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Niwa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fedorov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Aleksandr Fedorov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fedorov wants to control from the top but Niwa keeps moving.
Niwa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Niwa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fedorov is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niwa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fedorov controls the pace.
Fedorov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Niwa, up you get!
Fedorov is looking to clinch.
Niwa misses with an uppercut
and Fedorov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fedorov controlling the action here.
Niwa is pressing down on Fedorov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Niwa is looking for a triangle but Fedorov pushes his legs off easily.
Fedorov wants to control from the top but Niwa keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Aleksandr Fedorov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Niwa lands a lovely overhand right.
Fedorov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niwa looks to throw the jab but Fedorov is out of range.
Fedorov slips a straight right by Niwa.
Niwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Niwa shoots in but Fedorov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niwa scores with a sloppy right hand. Fedorov should have avoided that one.
Fedorov gets a clinch.
Niwa is trying to break the clinch but Fedorov is controlling him.
Niwa letting Fedorov take a breather here.
Fedorov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Niwa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Niwa tries to circle away but Fedorov has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedorov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Niwa regains guard immediately.
Fedorov wants to control from the top but Niwa keeps moving.
Aleksandr Fedorov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Niwa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niwa wants to get back to his feet but Fedorov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Fedorov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Niwa 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aleksandr Fedorov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Istaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaksin Yodsuwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thaksin Yodsuwan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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153 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Istaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thaksin Yodsuwan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Istaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Yodsuwan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Istaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yodsuwan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Whack! Yodsuwan lands a heavy head kick that drops Istaz. The ref tackles Yodsuwan to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Istaz was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Thaksin Yodsuwan!
Thaksin Yodsuwan is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Thaksin Yodsuwan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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