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Yakuza CF XIX PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Kajiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kratos Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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184 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoshi Kajiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kratos Sparta!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Kajiwara as Sparta shoots in.
Kajiwara looks for a takedown but Sparta sprawls well.
Sparta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sparta closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kajiwara quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sparta stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kajiwara will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sparta gets a clinch.
Kajiwara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kajiwara stuffs the takedown.
Crunch! Kajiwara slams his shin into Sparta's torso.
Sparta looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparta throws a wild hook but Kajiwara just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Sparta gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Kajiwara raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Satoshi Kajiwara!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kratus Pretorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kratus Pretorian!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem gets caught napping as Pretorian dives in and scores a takedown. Overeem manages to retain guard.
Pretorian landing some decent shots from guard.
Pretorian stands up over Overeem, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pretorian is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Overeem not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pretorian cracks Overeem with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pretorian forces his way into half guard.
Overeem is trying to maintain the position but Pretorian is very close to passing his half guard.
Overeem looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pretorian passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Overeem!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pretorian breaks from Overeem's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pretorian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pretorian cracks Overeem with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pretorian lands a big elbow.
Overeem is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pretorian loads up with a big shot that hurts Overeem! He's pulled Pretorian in close but Pretorian has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Overeem survive? More strikes from Pretorian and Overeem is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kratus Pretorian!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Gavrilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawson Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawson Sharp is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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154 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Gavrilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lawson Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavrilov tries to land a front kick but Sharp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sharp displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gavrilov tries to clinch up but Sharp circles away and keeps his distance.
Sharp throws a right hand that Gavrilov ducks under and follows up with a left that Gavrilov also avoids with ease.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gavrilov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gavrilov tries for a takedown but Sharp circles away easily
and Sharp counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.
Gavrilov has Sharp pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sharp manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Sharp.
Sharp breaks the clinch.
Gavrilov throws a wild body kick that Sharp sees coming a mile off.
Sharp moves into the clinch.
Gavrilov is trying to pull guard but Sharp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Gavrilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Sharp lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gavrilov backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavrilov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sharp tries to avoid it but Gavrilov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sharp to the ground. Sharp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sharp darts in and clinches Gavrilov up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavrilov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp instigates a clinch.
Gavrilov working hard to break the clinch.
Sharp scores with a hook to the body.
Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gavrilov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sharp moves into range and clinches up with Gavrilov.
Sharp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp gets a clinch.
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Sharp closes the distance and pushes Gavrilov back into the cage.
Gavrilov tries to pull guard but Sharp forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sharp breaks the clinch.
Gavrilov fails with a takedown attempt.
Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavrilov blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gavrilov, pushing him back against the cage.
Gavrilov tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharp avoids the damage to the body.
Gavrilov trying to stall but Sharp improves his position.
Sharp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gavrilov.
Gavrilov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sharp smiles and moves away.
Sharp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gavrilov gets tackled into the cage by Sharp. Sharp maintains the clinch.
Sharp manages to break the clinch.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Gavrilov pushes him off.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gavrilov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp wants to clinch.
Lawson Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gavrilov shoots in for a takedown but Sharp shows good takedown defense.
Sharp lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sharp.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavrilov. Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Gavrilov circles away.
Sharp tries a head kick but it misses.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Gavrilov pushes him off.
Sharp darts in and clinches Gavrilov up against the cage.
Gavrilov wants to take the fight to the mat but Sharp manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gavrilov is trying to push Sharp away but Sharp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gavrilov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sharp counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavrilov fails to pull guard.
Sharp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sharp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Gavrilov is trying to pull guard but Sharp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gavrilov is breathing heavily.
Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp moves into the clinch.
Sharp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gavrilov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sharp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right handed body shot lands from Sharp.
Sharp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gavrilov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sharp sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gavrilov somewhat.
Sharp lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawson Sharp dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sharp throws a good cross that connects.
Gavrilov shoots in for a takedown but Sharp shows good takedown defense.
Ivan Gavrilov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gavrilov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sharp gets a clinch.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sharp breaks the clinch.
Sharp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sharp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Sharp.
Sharp is leaning against Gavrilov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sharp manages to break the clinch.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp tries to clinch but Gavrilov is having none of it.
Sharp gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Gavrilov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Sharp.
Sharp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sharp lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharp scores with a shoulder strike.
Gavrilov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
Gavrilov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sharp smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Gavrilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gavrilov misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gavrilov swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Some wild striking there from Sharp.
Sharp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gavrilov drops his hands momentarily and Sharp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sharp connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp takes the fight into the clinch.
Sharp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gavrilov or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp looks to land a combination. Gavrilov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sharp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sharp.
Good body shot from Sharp.
Sharp pushes Gavrilov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharp manages to break the clinch.
Sharp throws a nice looking combination but Gavrilov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gavrilov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sharp as he jumps to the side.
Sharp throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gavrilov tried to score with a low kick but Sharp checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sharp.
Lawson Sharp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gavrilov wants a takedown but no success here.
A body shot lands from Sharp.
Sharp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gavrilov backwards.
Sharp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp swinging wildly here.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Gavrilov circles away and keeps his distance.
Gavrilov shoots for a takedown but Sharp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lawson Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gavrilov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sharp moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sharp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gavrilov successfully pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gavrilov trying to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp prevents Gavrilov from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp stopping the sweep attempt from Gavrilov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawson Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gavrilov fails with a takedown attempt.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp tries to clinch but Gavrilov is having none of it.
Sharp has Gavrilov up against the cage in a clinch.
Gavrilov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sharp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gavrilov looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Gavrilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Sharp.
Gavrilov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sharp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Gavrilov circles away.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gavrilov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sharp gets a clinch.
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gavrilov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp swats away the attempt to clinch by Gavrilov.
Sharp takes the fight into the clinch.
Sharp manages to break the clinch.
Gavrilov takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch combination from Sharp misses.
Sharp clinches up with Gavrilov and pushes him back against the cage.
Gavrilov tries to pull guard but Sharp holds him up against the cage and eventually Gavrilov drops back down to his feet.
Sharp manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavrilov tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gavrilov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sharp circles away.
Gavrilov has his takedown stuffed
and Sharp counters with a left and a right that stings Gavrilov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp moves into range and clinches up with Gavrilov.
Good body shot from Sharp.
Sharp lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sharp.
Sharp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Sharp scores with a four punch combination!
Sharp goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gavrilov is rocked!
Sharp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gavrilov, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Gavrilov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gavrilov back to the cage. Sharp follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.
Sharp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Sharp as the two fighters clinch.
Sharp breaks the clinch.
Sharp clinches up with Gavrilov and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sharp.
Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharp instigates a clinch.
Sharp presses Gavrilov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sharp lands a left hand.
Sharp lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Sharp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gavrilov seems to have got his legs back now.
Sharp has managed to clinch.
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Sharp displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gavrilov.
Sharp clinches up against the cage.
Sharp avoiding damage as Gavrilov throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gavrilov jumps guard but Sharp stands there with Gavrilov around his waist. Gavrilov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawson Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sharp 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawson Sharp!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buck Edgecombe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lope Bonafacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck Edgecombe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lope Bonafacio!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonafacio slips a jab and a cross from Edgecombe.
The fighters circling - Edgecombe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edgecombe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonafacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edgecombe scores a takedown into full mount!
Bonafacio is working to get back to half guard.
Bonafacio is squirming around, avoiding Edgecombe's attempts to control the action.
Bonafacio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bonafacio is squirming around, avoiding Edgecombe's attempts to control the action.
Bonafacio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bonafacio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bonafacio is trying to reverse the position but instead Edgecombe has taken his back - oops!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edgecombe has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonafacio is in bad spot here.
Edgecombe wants to control but Bonafacio is keeping busy.
Bonafacio tries to break free.
Edgecombe is cranking Bonafacio's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Bonafacio! He's tightened the choke and Bonafacio is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Buck Edgecombe!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Callum Elliot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Kalawit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Callum Elliot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boy Kalawit's chin.
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182 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Callum Elliot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boy Kalawit!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalawit is trying hard to land a takedown here. Elliot sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Elliot lands with an uppercut that bounces Kalawit off the cage and back into range.
Elliot lands a big head kick that sends Kalawit tumbling to the mat! Elliot takes a step backwards and waves Kalawit back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kalawit is rocked!
It looks like Boy Kalawit has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elliot throws a quick head kick that knocks Kalawit silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Elliot is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Callum Elliot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Water Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nurlan Mustafin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Water Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nurlan Mustafin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustafin lands a head kick!
Water Boy wants to clinch but Mustafin slips to the side
and Mustafin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustafin wants to get up but he can't break Water Boy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mustafin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Water Boy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mustafin on the ground.
Water Boy is looking to stand up but Mustafin isn't so interested in that idea.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Water Boy moves to clinch but Mustafin breaks away
and Mustafin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Water Boy's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mustafin throws a big elbow that misses.
Water Boy keeping moving, preventing Mustafin from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustafin stands up from Water Boy's guard - Mustafin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mustafin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mustafin lands in his opponent's guard.
Water Boy has his feet on Mustafin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustafin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mustafin controlling from mount.
Mustafin working for a guillotine from mount but Water Boy is in no mood to give up.
Mustafin looking to secure an arm triangle but Water Boy defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustafin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Water Boy is looking to escape.
Water Boy trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mustafin wants to finish this one by submission but Water Boy is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mustafin.
Mustafin looking to control but Water Boy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustafin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Water Boy hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nurlan Mustafin dominated that round.
That's time! Water Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Water Boy moves to clinch but Mustafin breaks away
and Mustafin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Water Boy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mustafin counters with a head kick. That will keep Water Boy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
It looks like Bobby Water Boy has been cut.
Water Boy tries to clinch up
and Mustafin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mustafin.
Water Boy is pressed up against the cage. Mustafin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Water Boy down to the mat. Water Boy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Water Boy closes the distance but Mustafin moves to the side
and Mustafin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mustafin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustafin trying to control the position from guard on top but Water Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mustafin stops Water Boy from standing up.
Mustafin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustafin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Water Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mustafin throwing strikes but missing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nurlan Mustafin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mustafin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Water Boy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mustafin counters by clinching up.
Water Boy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mustafin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mustafin is breathing heavily.
Mustafin trying to control but Water Boy is working from the bottom.
Mustafin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nurlan Mustafin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Water Boy tries to clinch but Mustafin moves away
and Mustafin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Water Boy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mustafin avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Mustafin tries to stall but Water Boy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mustafin is defending well for now.
Water Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Mustafin avoids the damage to the body.
Mustafin avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Mustafin avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Water Boy landing knees to the body.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Mustafin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustafin has Water Boy pushed against the cage.
Mustafin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mustafin closes the distance and clinches.
Water Boy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mustafin has Water Boy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Water Boy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mustafin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mustafin wants to control from the top but Water Boy keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nurlan Mustafin.
Water Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mustafin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mustafin wants to control but Water Boy is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mustafin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Water Boy under the eye.
Water Boy doesn't manage to clinch there - Mustafin circles away.
Water Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Water Boy tries to clinch there but Mustafin circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Water Boy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mustafin counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nurlan Mustafin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Water Boy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Water Boy closes the distance but Mustafin moves to the side
and Mustafin counters with a straight right hand.
Mustafin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Water Boy tries to avoid it but Mustafin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Water Boy to the ground. Water Boy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mustafin dives in and grabs Water Boy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Water Boy pushes down on Mustafin's head and hops out.
Water Boy tries to clinch up but Mustafin circles away and keeps his distance.
Water Boy pushes Mustafin up against the cage in a clinch.
Mustafin managing to block the knees to the body from Water Boy.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Come on Mustafin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mustafin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Water Boy to keep the fight standing.
Bobby Water Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nurlan Mustafin.
Mustafin managing to block the knees to the body from Water Boy.
Bobby Water Boy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mustafin.
Mustafin avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Water Boy.
Mustafin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Water Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Mustafin avoids the damage to the body.
Mustafin scores a nice knee to the body.
Mustafin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mustafin.
Mustafin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mustafin lands a head kick!
Mustafin shoots in and drives through. Water Boy sprawls well.
Mustafin keeps the fight on the outside.
Mustafin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mustafin counters with a head kick. That will keep Water Boy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fight stays on the outside here - Water Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Water Boy moves in looking to clinch but Mustafin pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy moves to clinch but Mustafin breaks away
and Mustafin counters with a head kick. That will keep Water Boy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Water Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mustafin moves into the clinch.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mustafin avoids it.
Mustafin avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Mustafin manages to break the clinch.
Water Boy tries to clinch up
and Mustafin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mustafin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mustafin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mustafin controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nurlan Mustafin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mustafin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Water Boy eats them both and turns towards Mustafin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mustafin clinches up with Water Boy and pushes him back against the cage.
Mustafin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mustafin breaks from the clinch.
Water Boy is looking to clinch but Mustafin is avoiding it.
Mustafin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Water Boy as he jumps to the side.
Mustafin tries to clinch there but Water Boy circles away.
Mustafin throws a right hand that Water Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Water Boy also avoids with ease.
Water Boy tries to clinch but Mustafin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bobby Water Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Water Boy tries to clinch up
and Mustafin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mustafin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Water Boy's head.
Mustafin is trying to control the action in half guard but Water Boy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mustafin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Water Boy defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Water Boy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mustafin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nurlan Mustafin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mustafin 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nurlan Mustafin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jun Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jun Akiyama had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Powerful |
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Styles!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Styles lands a nice shot that snaps Akiyama's head back.
Akiyama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Styles circles away.
Styles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akiyama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Styles lands a nice shot to the body.
Styles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akiyama misses with a takedown attempt - Styles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jun Akiyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Styles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Styles - just one landing.
Styles lands a slapping body shot.
Styles drops Akiyama with a left right combo! Styles follows him down to the ground into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Akiyama trying to remain calm as Styles controls from the top position.
Akiyama manages to work his way to half guard, despite Styles's best efforts.
Akiyama is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Akiyama knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Styles on the ground.
Styles is trying to control. Akiyama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Akiyama is in trouble now - Styles has advanced to mount!
Styles lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Akiyama hang on?
Styles scoring with strikes but Akiyama is staying in there.
Styles with a couple of short strikes.
Akiyama is rocked!
Akiyama on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Akiyama tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styles unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Akiyama wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Styles celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Styles!
Our winner, Xavier Styles, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Idi Amin Dada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Beam has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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275 lbs
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Idi Amin Dada!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dada closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dada lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Beam is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dada is aware though and is defending well.
Dada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beam looking for a guillotine here but Dada defends easily.
Dada postures up in Beam's guard and throws a big left but Beam blocks it.
Dada trying to control the position from guard on top but Beam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beam has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Dada doesn't defend quickly enough and Beam has managed to lock this one up! Can Dada escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Beam on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jim Beam!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delphine has chosen Cowboys From Hell as his entrance music. Tyson Blaze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blaze throws a left and a right that both miss
and Delphine counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Delphine.
Delphine prevents Blaze from getting back to his feet.
Delphine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Delphine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blaze might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Delphine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Delphine from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delphine stands up over Blaze, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Delphine from controlling successfully.
Delphine makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delphine cracks Blaze with a solid left hand.
Delphine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delphine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blaze keeping full guard, as Delphine tries to pass.
Delphine throwing strikes from guard but Blaze blocks nicely.
Delphine looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Delphine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Delphine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blaze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Delphine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blaze on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blaze tries to get out of the position.
Blaze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Delphine wants to pass the guard but Blaze is keeping the position.
Delphine throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delphine works over Blaze with some ground and pound from guard.
Delphine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Delphine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Delphine throwing strikes from guard but Blaze blocks nicely.
Delphine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blaze can't keep his opponent in guard - Delphine advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Delphine wants to work for an arm triangle but Blaze is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delphine works his foot free and advances to mount.
Blaze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Delphine on the ground.
Blaze is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Delphine lands a heavy elbow.
Delphine fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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.
Blaze is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Delphine lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Delphine dominated that round.
That's time! Blaze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Delphine avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Blaze throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Delphine counters by clinching up.
Delphine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delphine is working for takedown but Blaze is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blaze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delphine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blaze misses with a lunging right hand
and Delphine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Blaze's guard now.
Delphine trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delphine is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Blaze is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Blaze has escaped and now he's on top!
Delphine looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Blaze is defending well. Delphine quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Blaze has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Delphine celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Delphine!
Danny Delphine very nearly forgot to thank [CBK] Knockout Apparel [Clearance Sale!] amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uzumaki Naruto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philippe Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Philippe Rothschild enters the cage!
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180 lbs
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168 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uzumaki Naruto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Philippe Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Naruto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rothschild won't allow Naruto to sweep him here.
Rothschild is looking to stand up but Naruto won't let him.
Naruto is looking for a triangle but Rothschild pushes his legs off easily.
Naruto controls Rothschild momentarily but Rothschild frees himself.
Rothschild forces his way into half guard.
Rothschild is trying to control. Naruto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Naruto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rothschild's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rothschild's back!
Naruto patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Even with his hooks in, Naruto manages to miss with strikes from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Naruto goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rothschild is on top in guard.
Rothschild looking to pass the guard.
Rothschild has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Naruto is proving hard to escape from.
Naruto looking for a guillotine here but Rothschild defends easily.
Naruto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rothschild defends it easily.
Naruto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rothschild doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rothschild manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rothschild pushes down on Naruto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rothschild trying to control the action but Naruto is working from the bottom.
Rothschild tries to pass to full mount but Naruto defends it.
Rothschild prevents Naruto from improving his position.
Rothschild wants to work for an arm triangle but Naruto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Naruto regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild wants to control from the top but Naruto keeps moving.
Naruto working a defensive guard here.
Rothschild trying to control but Naruto is working from the bottom.
Rothschild is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Naruto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Philippe Rothschild hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rothschild shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rothschild looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rothschild is trying to control the action in half guard but Naruto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Naruto is looking for a sweep. Rothschild is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Naruto is looking for a sweep. Rothschild is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rothschild wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naruto keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naruto wants to improve his position but Rothschild is controlling well.
Rothschild is looking to take a break and control but Naruto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Philippe Rothschild.
Rothschild darts in and clinches Naruto up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naruto looking to slow down the pace here.
Naruto prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Philippe Rothschild will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Naruto looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Naruto has his takedown stuffed
and Rothschild decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Naruto's guard.
Rothschild avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Naruto controls Rothschild momentarily but Rothschild frees himself.
Rothschild wants to stand but Naruto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Naruto is trying to control the position but Rothschild postures up.
Naruto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Philippe Rothschild has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rothschild advances position into side control!
Rothschild in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Naruto is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Philippe Rothschild!
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