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KOF.67 - Hurt Me Plenty PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adaru Kitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitano comes to the ring accompanied by Arch Enemy - We Will Rise . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adaru Kitano! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sammy Johnson! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kitano wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs. Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson throws a push kick but Kitano slaps the foot to one side. No joy there for Kitano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kitano throws out the jab. Kitano throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Kitano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson. Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Kitano down. Kitano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Kitano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson. Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kitano. Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow. Kitano is breathing heavily. Good shot there by Johnson. This has been an exciting period of action! Kitano takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses. Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Kitano's head back.
It looks like Adaru Kitano has been cut. Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kitano counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt. Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kitano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Kitano is rocked! Kitano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson. Johnson drops Kitano with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kitano looks back up at him and smiles so Johnson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Kitano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Johnson closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Kitano out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sammy Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abominable Snowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abominable Snowman is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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230 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Carlos Ortega! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abominable Snowman! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Snowman throws out a loose jab but Ortega uses good head movement to avoid it. Ortega connects with a good right hand that stumbles Snowman. Snowman circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Ortega drops Snowman with a beautiful combination! Snowman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ortega is looking for the KO!
Snowman is rocked! Ortega ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Snowman's jaw. Snowman's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Ortega does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan Carlos Ortega!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Geige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuck Happiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Happiness has chosen Bullet With a Name on It as his entrance music. Tuck Happiness is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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163 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirk Geige! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tuck Happiness! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Geige throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Geige.
Geige throws a series of punches but Happiness avoids them all with ease. Geige throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Happiness shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Geige as he jumps to the side. Geige thuds his right hand into Happiness's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Happiness feints and as Geige raises his hands in defense, Happiness changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Geige looking to hit a scissor sweep but Happiness is one step ahead there. Geige lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Happiness! Geige thowing shots but they're missing. Geige throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Geige punching from mount but Happiness doing a good job of avoiding damage. Geige will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Geige lands with some strikes. Happiness is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Geige loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Happiness scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Geige land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Geige stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Geige!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Aronoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faustino Ronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aronoff comes to the ring accompanied by Here Comes the Pain by Slayer. Faustino Ronan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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286 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Aronoff! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Faustino Ronan! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ronan throws a head kick that misses. Aronoff lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Ronan fails in his attempt to clinch. Ronan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Aronoff thows a body shot but no joy. Ronan misses with a head kick.
Ronan is looking to clinch. Aronoff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ronan. Aronoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Ronan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Aronoff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Danga de danga de dang - Ronan scores with a four punch combination! A jab from Aronoff finds it's way through Ronan's defenses. Aronoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Ronan shoots in for a takedown but Aronoff shows good takedown defense. Aronoff tries to bum rush Ronan with a series of wild strikes but Ronan uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Ronan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aronoff swats him away and circles back towards the center. Ronan throws a sloppy head kick and Aronoff moves out of range easily. A bone on bone clash there as Aronoff blocks the leg kick.
Aronoff throws a hook but Ronan blocks it. Ronan tries to close the distance and clinch but Aronoff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Ronan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aronoff throws a right and a left that both miss. Ronan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ronan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aronoff sprawls well initially but Ronan persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Aronoff is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ronan jumps into side control! Aronoff manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Aronoff is trying to get back to full guard. Aronoff is not content to let Ronan control the position. Aronoff gets back to full guard.
Aronoff wants to control but Ronan passes easily into half guard.
Aronoff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Aronoff is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ronan is looking to take a break and control but Aronoff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Aronoff regains full guard. Nicely done. Aronoff looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Ronan throwing strikes but missing. Aronoff keeping moving, preventing Ronan from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Ronan moves out of range as Aronoff strikes. A looping hook to the body misses from Aronoff. Ronan does a little dance to reset his feet. Aronoff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ronan is defended easily by Aronoff. Mark Aronoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Faustino Ronan. Aronoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Aronoff misses with a two punch combination.
Aronoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aronoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Aronoff does it's job there. Aronoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Aronoff misses with the combination.
Ronan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Aronoff misses with a double jab.
Ronan blocks a jab. Ronan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Aronoff shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ronan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Aronoff trying to control but Ronan is working from the bottom. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Aronoff passes Ronan's left leg - he's now in half guard. Ronan keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ronan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Aronoff scoring with strikes to the body and head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Aronoff looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Ronan is looking for a sweep. Aronoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Aronoff is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Aronoff looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ronan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Ronan is looking for a sweep. Aronoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ronan looks gassed! Aronoff is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aronoff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Aronoff 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.
Aronoff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ronan on the side of the head. A big left from Aronoff misses. Aronoff sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Ronan wants to clinch. Aronoff lands with a right hand. Ronan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ronan 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. Aronoff bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ronan's guard. Aronoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ronan is keeping the position for now. Ronan trying to keep a closed guard but Aronoff is proving a slippery customer.
Aronoff trying to control but Ronan is working from the bottom. Ronan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aronoff drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ronan dives on top into guard. Ronan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ronan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Ronan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Ronan trying to control the position from guard on top but Aronoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Aronoff wants to sweep here but Ronan controlling him for the moment. Ronan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Aronoff is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Ronan stopping the sweep attempt from Aronoff.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aronoff striking off his back but it's not causing Ronan any problems. Aronoff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aronoff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ronan throwing strikes but missing. Ronan wants to stand but Aronoff is controlling his posture from full guard. Ronan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aronoff is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Aronoff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ronan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Aronoff keeping moving, preventing Ronan from controlling successfully. Aronoff is trying to keep Ronan in close.
Ronan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Aronoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Ronan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Aronoff wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Aronoff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ronan defends it easily. Ronan postures up.
Ronan lying in Aronoff's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Aronoff decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Ronan taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Aronoff!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rene Schweidler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Suon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suon has chosen DMX as his entrance music. 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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261 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rene Schweidler! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Suon! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Suon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schweidler circles away quickly and effectively. Jack Suon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Suon throws a hook to the side of Schweidler's head but Schweidler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Suon clobbers Schweidler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. A punch lands to the side of Suon 's head but he takes it in his stride. Schweidler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Schweidler fails to land with a series of punches.
Schweidler looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Suon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schweidler's guard. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Suon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Suon works a leg free and moves into half guard. Suon has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Schweidler defend it? Suon steps over the head and cranks it - Schweidler is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Suon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Suon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Samoan Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swick comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Freddie Samoan Warrior could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Swick's chin.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Samoan Warrior! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Swick! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A slow jab from Samoan Warrior misses its intended target. Samoan Warrior lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Samoan Warrior throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Samoan Warrior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swick.
Samoan Warrior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Swick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Swick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samoan Warrior.
Freddie Samoan Warrior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Swick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samoan Warrior. Swick misses with a double jab.
Samoan Warrior throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swick counters with a head kick that drops Samoan Warrior to the mat! Samoan Warrior scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Samoan Warrior is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Swick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Samoan Warrior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Samoan Warrior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Samoan Warrior seems to have got his legs back now. Samoan Warrior scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Swick.
Samoan Warrior connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Swick's hands. Swick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Samoan Warrior lands a nice looking body shot.
Swick looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round. Samoan Warrior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Samoan Warrior. Samoan Warrior drops Swick with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Swick! Samoan Warrior dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddie Samoan Warrior!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Juronen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Hatayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatayama has chosen Hiji Zuru Style as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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199 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Juronen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Hatayama! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hatayama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juronen. Juronen misses with a head kick.
Hatayama tries to bum rush Juronen with a series of wild strikes but Juronen uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Juronen misses with a body shot.
Hatayama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juronen.
Juronen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hatayama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Juronen throws a head kick that Hatayama semi-blocks.
Hatayama dives in and grabs Juronen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Juronen pushes down on Hatayama's head and hops out. Hatayama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Juronen pinned against the cage. Juronen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Juronen tries to clinch but Hatayama is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Juronen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hatayama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Juronen gets in close and instigates a clinch. Juronen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hatayama or not. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Juronen as Hatayama tries to tie him up. Juronen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Juronen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hatayama backwards. Juronen works on Hatayama's body with a couple of short punches. Juronen digs a right hand underneath Hatayama's ribcage. Hatayama let out a lung full of air as it connected. Hatayama wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juronen has him pressed against the ropes. Hatayama wants the takedown. Juronen is fighting it off but Hatayama persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Juronen's guard against the ropes. Hatayama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Juronen wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hatayama manages to pass to side control. Hatayama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Juronen is looking to escape. Juronen tries to get to full guard but Hatayama has control of the leg. Hatayama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Juronen is looking for a sweep. Hatayama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Hatayama seems to be looking for submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Hatayama avoids the head kick by Juronen.
Hatayama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Hatayama feints and then cracks Juronen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Juronen down. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Juronen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Juronen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hatayama paws at him with a jab and circles away. Juronen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hatayama's head. Joe Juronen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Juronen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juronen is breathing heavily. Hatayama checks a leg kick. Hatayama misses with a body shot.
Hatayama checks a low kick from Juronen. Hatayama throws a solid leg kick but Juronen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hatayama. Juronen is looking to clinch but Hatayama is avoiding it.
Hatayama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juronen. Nice takedown defense from Juronen. No joy for Hatayama on that attempt. Joe Juronen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshi Hatayama.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Hatayama throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Juronen was covering up waiting for the punch and Hatayama finishes the takedown easily into guard. Juronen keeping moving, preventing Hatayama from controlling successfully. Juronen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hatayama manages to get himself to full guard.
Hatayama working for a triangle but Juronen defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Hatayama looking for a guillotine here but Juronen defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiroshi Hatayama will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Juronen scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice takedown defense from Juronen. No joy for Hatayama on that attempt. Hatayama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Hatayama throws a looping overhand right but Juronen ducks down to avoid it. Hatayama misses with a hook. Juronen ducked under it nicely. Juronen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hatayama's sensitive parts. Hatayama keeps the fight on the outside. Hatayama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Juronen but Juronen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Juronen thuds his shin into the meat of Hatayama's side. Hatayama is breathing heavily. Hatayama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Juronen sprawls well. Juronen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hatayama gets slowly back to his feet. Joe Juronen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshi Hatayama. Hatayama misses with a jab to the body
and Juronen counters with a head kick. Joe Juronen is winning the standup battle so far. This has been an exciting period of action! Juronen fakes the leg kick and cracks Hatayama in the body. Joe Juronen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hatayama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Juronen. Juronen obviously looking to wear him down.
Hatayama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Juronen throws a leg kick which misses Hatayama's front leg but catches the back leg as Hatayama tries to avoid it. Juronen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Juronen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Juronen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Juronen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hatayama checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Hatayama sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Juronen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hatayama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juronen cracks Hatayama with a good jab. Hatayama has his takedown stuffed and Juronen counters with an outside leg kick.
Juronen misses with the body kick and Hatayama counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Juronen is trying to stand.
Juronen is not content to let Hatayama control the position. Hatayama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Hatayama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Juronen defending well though. Hatayama is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Juronen is just riding it out for now. Hatayama eventually gives up the hold. Hatayama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Juronen regains full guard. Nicely done. Juronen working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Juronen moves away from the strike by Hatayama. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hatayama keeps the fight on the outside. Hatayama lands a jab to the nose. Juronen feints and then cracks Hatayama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hatayama down. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Juronen dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hatayama misses with an uppercut. Juronen wants to clinch. Juronen moves out of range as Hatayama strikes. Juronen slips a jab from Hatayama. Juronen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hatayama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Hatayama misses and Juronen counters with a head kick. Hatayama misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hatayama scores with a sloppy right hand. Juronen should have avoided that one. Hatayama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Juronen lands a high kick!
A big left from Hatayama misses. Hatayama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Juronen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hatayama. Juronen throws a sloppy head kick and Hatayama moves out of range easily. No luck with that takedown attempt from Hatayama. Hatayama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Juronen.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hatayama throws a big shot that misses. Hatayama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juronen is looking to clinch but Hatayama is avoiding it.
Juronen throws a jab when Hatayama was well out of range. Hatayama swings away with a leg kick that misses. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hatayama. Hatayama throws a head kick that misses. A chopping leg kick lands by Juronen. Juronen feints and then cracks Hatayama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hatayama down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Juronen misses with a body shot.
Juronen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hatayama paws at him with a jab and circles away. A low kick from Juronen is predictable there and Hatayama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Juronen's guard. Hatayama wants to control from the top but Juronen keeps moving. Juronen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hatayama is controlling him. Hatayama drops back, looking for a kneebar! Juronen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Juronen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Juronen! Hatayama can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hatayama is trying to improve his position. Juronen decides to stand back up. Juronen steps back and let's Hatayama get back to his feet. Hatayama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hatayama throws a series of punches but Juronen avoids them all with ease. Juronen doesn't manage to clinch there - Hatayama circles away.
Juronen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Joe Juronen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshi Hatayama. Hatayama throws a combination that misses and Juronen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight! Joe Juronen showed his dominance in that final round. I think Juronen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28 Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Juronen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Bjorksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Murth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murth has chosen Enemy as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sven Bjorksen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Murth! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bjorksen throws the left hand but Murth avoids the punch easily. Murth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjorksen throws out the jab. Murth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjorksen.
A swing and a miss from Bjorksen. Murth ducks under a wild hook from Bjorksen. Bjorksen throws a right and a left that Murth avoids nicely. Murth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bjorksen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murth. Murth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Bjorksen tries to bum rush Murth with a series of wild strikes but Murth uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Bjorksen throws a jab when Murth was well out of range. Murth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bjorksen misses with an uppercut. Murth saw that one coming. Bjorksen misses with a two punch combination.
Murth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjorksen throws out the jab. Bjorksen on the wrong end of a nice hook. Murth misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bjorksen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bjorksen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bjorksen misses with a double jab
so Murth counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Murth wants to control from the top but Bjorksen keeps moving. Murth stops Bjorksen from standing up. Murth drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bjorksen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bjorksen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bjorksen! Bjorksen working away. Murth tries to get back to half guard but can't. Murth is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murth is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bjorksen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Murth is trying to get back to full guard. Bjorksen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Murth looking for submissions off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Bjorksen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Adam Murth has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bjorksen misses with a hook to the body
letting Murth counter with a right hand. Sven Bjorksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bjorksen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murth circles away quickly and effectively. Bjorksen throws a lazy right hand but Murth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Bjorksen throws a right and a left that Murth avoids nicely. Bjorksen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Murth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjorksen.
Bjorksen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murth counters with a stiff right hand. Murth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bjorksen tries to avoid it but Murth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bjorksen to the ground. Bjorksen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Sven Bjorksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Murth. Bjorksen throws the left hand but Murth avoids the punch easily. Murth punishes Bjorksen's body with a nice straight punch. Bjorksen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murth. Bjorksen misses with an uppercut. Bjorksen throws a hook but Murth blocks it. No luck with that takedown attempt from Murth. Murth moves forwards but Bjorksen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bjorksen looks to land a combination. Murth sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bjorksen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murth counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Murth is looking to advance position but Bjorksen won't allow it. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Murth works his way into full mount! Murth wants to control the pace but Bjorksen is squirming around nicely. Murth is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bjorksen is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Bjorksen dominated that round. The cut man is working on Adam Murth's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bjorksen throws a body punch but Murth moves out of range. Murth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bjorksen counters with a nice body shot. Murth scores with a hook. Bjorksen throws a series of strikes that have Murth backpedaling.
Bjorksen digs a good body shot into Murth's ribs. Bjorksen misses with a wild combination.
Murth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bjorksen. Bjorksen lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Murth falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bjorksen dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Bjorksen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Brun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaharu Homma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brun's entrance music is "Pump Up the Jam" by The Lost Fingers. A fine choice. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hank Brun! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaharu Homma! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A combination from Brun does no damage. Brun misses with a body shot.
Homma is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Brun throws a body punch but Homma moves out of range. Brun looks for a takedown but Homma sprawls well. Brun misses with a hook. Homma ducked under it nicely. Homma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Hank Brun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A combination from Brun does no damage. Brun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Homma throws a head kick but Brun moves out of range.
Brun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brun scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Masaharu Homma has been cut. Brun thows a body shot but no joy. A combination from Brun does no damage. Brun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Homma at a distance.
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! Brun lands with a shot to the body. Brun shoots in but Homma avoids the takedown attempt easily. Homma lands with a kick to the temple. Brun shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round. Homma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brun.
Homma tries to clinch up but Brun circles away and keeps his distance. Brun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Homma moves away. Homma moves into the clinch successfully.
Homma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Brun tries to break the clinch but Homma is controlling the position. Brun looking for a takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Brun. That's going to take a lot out of him. Brun jumps guard but Homma stands there with Brun around his waist. Brun gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brun takes an elbow to the temple. Homma lands a damaging elbow. Brun decides to pull guard. Brun had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Homma defends it easily. Brun is breathing heavily. Homma is sitting in close to Brun's body. Brun has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Homma is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Homma is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Brun.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hank Brun!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the ring accompanied by Elton John - Rocket Man. 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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157 lbs
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165 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Black! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Hanson! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Black. Black works Hanson's body with a nice hook. Black throws a nice looking combination but Hanson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Black!
Black ducks under a wild hook from Hanson. A shot to de liver by Hanson. Beautiful body shot. Hanson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanson. Black staying out of range there. Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Hanson throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it. Black walks into a straight right hand from Hanson. Hanson scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Hanson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Black doesn't seem phased though. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Black cracks Hanson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Hanson scores with a punch to the head. Hanson lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Black misses. Mike Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hanson scores with a hook to the body. Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Hanson cracks Black with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice body punch from Hanson. Black is breathing heavily. A head kick misses from Black. Nice uppercut lands for Hanson. That snapped Black's head back.
Hanson lands an overhand right. Hanson scores with a nice right hand.
Hanson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Black's head.
Black is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jab from Hanson. Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Black misses with a straight right. Black seems to have got his legs back now. Nice uppercut lands for Hanson. That snapped Black's head back.
Hanson connects with a superb combination that knocks Black out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Hanson before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Black!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve Hanson!
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