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AFC 14 - Gushiken vs Stevens PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KangHo Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pot is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Showering of Money. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jack Pot enters the cage!
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KangHo Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Pot!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pot is fending him off so far but Song persists. Nope, Pot circles away and we're back to standing.
Song changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pot tries to avoid it but Song manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pot to the ground. Pot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pot is looking to take this one to the mat.
Song can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pot obliges.
Pot trying to stall but Song improves his position.
Song being controlled against the cage.
Pot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Song is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Song drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KangHo Song. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Song wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pot is defending well.
Song is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pot obliges.
Pot jumps into guard, dragging Song to the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pot keeping moving, preventing Song from controlling successfully.
Pot trying to control the position.
Song throws a big right hand that misses.
Pot looking for a triangle here. Song is fighting it but it looks tight! Pot pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Song is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jack Pot!
In his post fight interview, Jack Pot started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Roiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tommy Roiden's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Roiden!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jackson.
Roiden tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
You can see the frustration on Roiden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roiden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roiden is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jackson staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roiden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson looking to score a takedown here. Roiden is defending well but Jackson drives through and ends up in Roiden's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roiden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Roiden throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jackson escapes and throws Roiden's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Roiden seems a little lost for a moment, as Jackson dominates the positioning.
You can see the frustration on Roiden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Roiden tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jackson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Roiden seems a little lost for a moment, as Jackson dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson shoots in but Roiden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Roiden sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Roiden punching from the bottom.
Roiden looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roiden is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.
Roiden looks gassed!
Jackson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roiden has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Jackson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Jackson!
Jackson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Roiden's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roiden regains half guard.
Roiden is trying to control but can't.
Jackson stalling.
Quinton Jackson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Roiden with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Roiden's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roiden lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roiden on the ground.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Roiden.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jackson tries to hold on but Roiden postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roiden unloads with some shots from mount but Jackson bucks and avoids them well.
Jackson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Roiden unloads with some shots from mount but Jackson bucks and avoids them well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Roiden controlling his opponent.
Roiden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson wants to control but Roiden is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Roiden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Roiden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roiden fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Roiden fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Roiden had control of the position.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Quinton Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Roiden with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Roiden didn't expect that.
Quinton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Roiden.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
Roiden has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jackson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Roiden.
Roiden is breathing heavily.
Roiden is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roiden being controlled for a moment.
Roiden struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roiden as he jumps to the side.
Roiden fails with the takedown.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roiden pinned against the cage. Roiden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roiden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roiden wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roiden is keeping the position for now.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Quinton Jackson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Roiden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jackson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Roiden for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Quinton Jackson.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Roiden.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roiden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jackson is pushing down on Roiden's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roiden is fighting to maintain full guard but Jackson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Still in half guard, Jackson seems content to control.
Roiden trying to control from the bottom.
Quinton Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roiden trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tommy Roiden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinton Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roiden can't escape the position.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Quinton Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Roiden throws a head kick that misses
and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Roiden didn't expect that.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Roiden is keeping the position.
Jackson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Quinton Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Roiden swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Roiden is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Jackson blocks Roiden's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roiden can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Quinton Jackson!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Quinton Jackson!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Quinton Jackson!
Quinton Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Edgar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rick Ross- The Boss. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Ferro!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edgar's waist but Edgar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferro off to one side.
Ferro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edgar's waist but Edgar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferro off to one side.
Ferro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Ferro.
Ferro misses with a few strikes there.
Good exchange - Ferro coming out on top.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edgar, right into the meat.
Edgar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ferro takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Edgar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferro shoots in for a double leg but Edgar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Edgar lands with a nice body kick.
Ferro looks gassed!
Edgar just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Edgar sprawls well. Edgar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ferro gets slowly back to his feet.
Edgar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edgar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Edgar. Ferro shrugs it off though.
Edgar throws a leg kick which misses Ferro's front leg but catches the back leg as Ferro tries to avoid it.
Edgar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar scores with a shot to the body.
Edgar lands a left and a right that sends Ferro crashing to the canvas! Edgar dives into mount looking to finish!
Ferro is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edgar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ferro is still in real trouble! Can Edgar finish him?
Edgar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Edgar looking to control but Ferro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ferro seems to have recovered his senses.
Edgar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Edgar trying to control but Ferro is having none of it.
Edgar jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ferro is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ferro and Edgar has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Edgar wants to control but Ferro is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ferro is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Edgar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Edgar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ferro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Edgar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Edgar controlling the pace.
Ferro is looking for a sweep. Edgar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar trying to pass the guard but Ferro defending well.
Ferro looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Edgar pushes past his half guard into mount!
Edgar punching from mount but Ferro doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Edgar working for a submission but Ferro is keeping him at bay.
Edgar trying to control but Ferro is having none of it.
Ferro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferro working to try and regain half guard.
Ferro has given up his back. Will we see Edgar going for some submissions?
Edgar is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ferro defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferro just trying to survive but Edgar is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Edgar is trying to stick to Ferro's back but Ferro is turning into Edgar. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Edgar's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ferro.
Edgar looking to control.
Edgar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ferro defends it easily.
Edgar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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!
Edgar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ferro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Edgar looking to control.
Ferro chips away with some ground and pound.
Ferro wants to get up but he can't break Edgar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ferro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Edgar's head.
Ferro wants to control from the top but Edgar keeps moving.
Ferro lands a couple of digs.
Ferro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Edgar is proving hard to escape from.
Edgar is trying to control the position but Ferro postures up.
Ferro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Edgar pulls Ferro in close to prevent any damage.
Ferro gets to his feet - Edgar follows without any prompting.
Ferro has his takedown stuffed
and Edgar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ferro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Edgar is fending him off so far but Ferro persists. Nope, Edgar circles away and we're back to standing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Edgar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Ferro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Edgar throws a nice looking combination but Ferro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edgar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fighters circling - Ferro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Edgar lands an elbow that stopped Ferro in his tracks for a moment.
Ferro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Edgar misses with a knee strike.
Edgar tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferro avoids the damage to the body.
Edgar stalls.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is pressed up against the cage. Ferro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Edgar down to the mat. Edgar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ferro blocks a head kick by Edgar.
Ferro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ferro just misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar misses with a double jab.
Ferro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Edgar stuffs the takedown attempt from Ferro. Ferro gets slowly back to his feet.
Edgar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferro misses with a takedown attempt - Edgar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Edgar scores with a push kick.
Jerry Ferro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edgar, right into the meat.
Edgar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ferro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Edgar.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ferro.
Edgar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferro.
Edgar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Edgar slips a straight right by Ferro.
Edgar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Edgar misses with a head kick.
Ferro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Edgar is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ferro.
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferro moves away.
Edgar lands a leg kick that knocks Ferro off balance momentarily.
Ferro has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Edgar.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Edgar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edgar as he avoids it easily.
Edgar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ferro. That did some damage!
Edgar misses with a wild body shot.
Edgar swinging wildly here.
Edgar is looking to wear down Ferro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ferro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edgar but Edgar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edgar misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edgar.
Edgar tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ferro.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edgar.
Edgar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Edgar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Edgar throws a head kick but Ferro moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Edgar. No joy for Ferro on that attempt.
Edgar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Edgar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Edgar misses with a wild combination.
Anderson Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Ferro.
Edgar misses with a wild combination.
Ferro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ferro closes the distance and clinches up with Edgar, looking for a takedown. Ferro pushes Edgar against the cage but Edgar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Edgar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferro's sensitive parts.
Ferro is breathing heavily.
Ferro avoids the body shot from Edgar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferro thows a body shot but no joy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ferro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Edgar - the referee stops the clock and Ferro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Edgar. Ferro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Edgar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferro.
Edgar tries to clinch up but Ferro circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Ferro or perhaps it was just good defense by Edgar which made him look bad.
Edgar throws a nice looking combination but Ferro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edgar gets a clinch.
Edgar misses with a knee strike.
Ferro tries to pull guard but Edgar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Edgar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferro can do to turn this around?
Edgar has Ferro pressed against the cage.
Ferro tries to score a body lock takedown but Edgar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ferro gets underhooks to prevent Edgar's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ferro pulls his leg out and moves away.
Edgar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ferro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Edgar counters with a body kick.
Ferro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edgar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edgar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Edgar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferro's sensitive parts.
Edgar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Edgar throws a right hand that Ferro ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferro also avoids with ease.
Edgar gets caught napping as Ferro dives in and scores a takedown. Edgar manages to retain guard.
Ferro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Edgar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ferro has managed to get both his arms back between Edgar's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ferro stopping the sweep attempt from Edgar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ferro works over Edgar with some ground and pound from guard.
Ferro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ferro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ferro throws a sloppy strike and Edgar has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Ferro is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Edgar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Edgar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haluk Sevim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Argo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Argo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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24
210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haluk Sevim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Argo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sevim tries to bum rush Argo with a series of wild strikes but Argo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sevim misses with a kick to the body.
Argo blocks a head kick by Sevim.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sevim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Argo moves out of range of the body kick.
Sevim is looking to land body kicks.
Sevim throws a head kick but Argo moves out of range.
Sevim swats away the attempt to clinch by Argo.
Argo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Argo.
Sevim tries to keep at a distance but Argo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Argo.
Sevim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sevim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sevim has had enough of the clinch but Argo keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sevim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sevim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Argo wants to clinch up but Sevim keeps it at a distance.
Sevim scores with a head kick. Argo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Argo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sevim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Argo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sevim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sevim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sevim misses with a head kick.
Argo closes the distance and clinches.
Argo scores a nice knee to the body.
Argo slows down the pace here.
Argo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sevim tries to break free but Argo pushes him back against the cage.
Sevim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sevim working hard to break the clinch.
Argo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sevim is breathing heavily.
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!
Argo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sevim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sevim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Argo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sevim is trying to push Argo away but Argo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argo prevents Sevim from breaking the clinch.
Argo avoiding damage.
Argo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Haluk Sevim has been cut.
Argo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A bit of stalling here from Argo.
Argo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sevim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Argo.
The crowd are getting on Argo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Argo scores a nice knee to the body.
Argo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Argo landing knees to the head.
Argo taking a breather.
Sevim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Argo obliges.
Argo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sevim up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Argo.
Argo tries to clinch there but Sevim circles away.
Argo tries to clinch but Sevim moves out of range.
Marcus Argo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sevim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Argo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sevim circles away.
Argo moves out of range of the body kick from Sevim.
Argo rushes Sevim and presses him up against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sevim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Argo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sevim tries to break free but Argo pushes him back against the cage.
Sevim is trying to break the clinch but Argo has him pressed against the cage.
Sevim is trying to push Argo away but Argo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sevim is trying to break free.
Argo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Argo lands a nice knee to the body.
Sevim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Argo landing knees to the body.
Argo is pushing Sevim up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Argo crunches a lovely knee into Sevim's ribcage.
Argo lands a nice knee to the body.
Argo landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Argo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Argo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Argo obliges.
Argo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Argo.
Argo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Argo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Argo avoiding damage.
Sevim can't break the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Argo obliges.
Stalling in the clinch from Argo.
Argo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Argo stalling the fight.
Argo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Argo has Sevim pressed against the cage.
Argo keeps control of Sevim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Argo scores with a knee to the head.
Argo lands a good knee to the midsection. Sevim won't want to take too many of those.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Argo.
Argo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Argo obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Argo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Argo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Argo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sevim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Argo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Argo lands a knee to the head.
Argo lands a good knee to the midsection. Sevim won't want to take too many of those.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Argo controlling the action here for a moment.
Argo crunches a lovely knee into Sevim's ribcage.
Sevim working hard to break the clinch.
Sevim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Argo stalling in the clinch.
Argo lands a good knee to the midsection. Sevim won't want to take too many of those.
Argo crunches a lovely knee into Sevim's ribcage.
Sevim takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Argo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Argo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Argo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haluk Sevim's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Argo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Argo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Argo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Argo forces Sevim back against the cage and clinches.
Argo avoiding damage as Sevim throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Argo.
Argo is struggling to control the position.
Argo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sevim's face.
Argo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sevim is trying to force a seperation but Argo has the dominant position.
Sevim is looking to break free of the clinch but Argo has double underhooks.
Sevim tries to break the clinch but Argo is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Argo landing knees to the head.
Sevim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Argo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marcus Argo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Argo stalls.
Argo landing knees to the head.
Argo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Argo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Argo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Argo has Sevim pressed against the cage.
Sevim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Argo avoids it.
Argo landing knees to the body.
Argo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stalling in the clinch from Argo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Argo obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Argo lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Argo controlling the action here for a moment.
Argo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sevim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Argo controlling the action here for a moment.
Sevim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Argo.
Sevim gets tackled into the cage by Argo. Argo maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Argo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sevim is defending well for now.
Argo scores a nice knee to the body.
Argo lands a knee to the body.
Argo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haluk Sevim's cut is getting worse.
Argo avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Argo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Argo scores with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Argo.
Argo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sevim letting Argo take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Sevim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Argo.
Argo lands a good knee to the midsection. Sevim won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Argo landing knees to the body.
Sevim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sevim is looking to take this one to the mat.
Argo crunches a lovely knee into Sevim's ribcage.
Argo stalling in the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Argo landing knees to the head.
Sevim tries to break free but Argo pushes him back against the cage.
Argo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Argo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Argo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Argo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Argo scores with a knee to the head.
Argo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sevim is rocked!
Argo pushes Sevim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oh Sevim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Argo avoiding damage.
Sevim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sevim seems to have got his legs back now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sevim is trying to force a seperation but Argo has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Argo.
Haluk Sevim's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Argo stalls.
Sevim missing with knees to the body.
Sevim wants to break the clinch but can't.
Argo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Argo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Argo.
Argo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Argo landing knees to the body.
Argo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Argo obliges.
Argo landing knees to the body.
Argo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Argo stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Argo.
Argo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sevim throws a head kick that misses.
Argo has managed to clinch.
Argo has Sevim pushed against the cage.
Argo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Argo effectively controlling the action here.
Argo keeps control of Sevim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Argo lands a knee 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!
Argo stalls.
Sevim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Argo is struggling to control the position.
Argo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Argo landing knees to the head.
Argo lands a knee to the body.
Argo landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Argo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Argo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Marcus Argo!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Marcus Argo!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Marcus Argo!
Marcus Argo wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arcel Dacir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Arcel Dacir has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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29
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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24
150 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arcel Dacir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dacir.
Zero shoots in but no luck this time.
Dacir throws a series of punches but Zero moves out of range.
Dacir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dacir circles away.
Dacir lands a jab to Zero's midsection.
Zero shoots in and bounces Dacir off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dacir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zero is trying to maintain the position but Dacir is very close to passing his half guard.
Zero moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dacir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dacir preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zero is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dacir wants to control from the top but Zero keeps moving.
Zero is trying to control the position but Dacir postures up.
Zero has control of Dacir's left arm, preventing Dacir from doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zero fails with a takedown attempt.
Arcel Dacir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sub Zero.
Dacir moves to clinch but Zero breaks away
and Zero counters with a single leg into guard. Dacir didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero wants to pass the guard but Dacir is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zero stands and throws Dacir's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dacir is trying to control Zero's posture but Zero avoids it.
Dacir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zero looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dacir gets back to half guard.
Zero is looking for a kimura here.
Zero seems to be working for a kimura but Dacir defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero is looking for a kimura here.
Zero seems to be working for a kimura but Dacir defends the submission attempt.
Dacir gets back to full guard.
Zero won't allow Dacir to sweep him here.
Zero pushing down on Dacir's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zero is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dacir sees it coming and defends easily.
Zero seems to be working for a kimura but Dacir defends the submission attempt.
Zero is trying to work for a kimura but Dacir is defending well.
Zero is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dacir defends it well.
Dacir is defending against the submission attempts here by Zero.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dacir is defending against the submission attempts here by Zero.
Dacir trying to hold on to Zero's head to control him but Zero postures up.
Dacir connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Dacir is looking to improve his position.
Zero is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zero is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dacir sees it coming and defends easily.
Zero is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dacir has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zero is working for a kimura but Dacir is defending it quite comfortably.
Dacir is defending against the submission attempts here by Zero.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zero is working for a submission of some sort.
Dacir wants to control but Zero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dacir manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zero looking to pass the guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dacir pulls Zero in to control the position.
Zero looking to pass the guard.
Dacir is trying to control the position but Zero postures up.
Arcel Dacir has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dacir moves in looking to clinch but Zero pushes him off.
Dacir tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice takedown defense from Dacir. No joy for Zero on that attempt.
Dacir throws a head kick that misses.
Dacir fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Zero dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dacir tries to clinch up but Zero circles away and keeps his distance.
Dacir stuffs the takedown.
Zero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dacir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zero.
Dacir lands with a nice body punch.
Dacir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dacir as he avoids it easily.
Arcel Dacir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sub Zero.
Dacir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zero fails with a takedown attempt.
Dacir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Dacir. Those never looked like landing.
Zero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dacir throws a combination that misses
and Zero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sub Zero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zero is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zero is breathing heavily.
Dacir is trying to get back to full guard.
Zero is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dacir sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacir is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zero's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zero's back!
Dacir throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Zero needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Dacir tries to get the hooks in deep but Zero pushed the leg off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zero trying to control the hands but Dacir won't let him.
Zero can't escape the position.
Zero staying busy and making it hard for Dacir to control.
Zero is trying to break free.
Dacir loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Zero hold on?
Dacir is landing with strikes. Zero can't take much more of this.
Zero staying busy and making it hard for Dacir to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacir punches Zero on the ear.
Zero looking very determined here, making life difficult for Dacir.
Dacir is not going to allow Zero to sit and survive in this position.
Dacir throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Dacir keeps control of the position as Zero tries to break free.
Dacir trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Zero trying to control the hands but Dacir won't let him.
Dacir connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Zero to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Zero is trapped and Dacir is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Dacir lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Zero.
Dacir biding his time, controlling Zero.
Dacir is trying to stick to Zero's back but Zero is turning into Dacir. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dacir's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Zero.
Zero slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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!
Dacir prevents Zero from moving into mount.
Zero has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dacir is trying to escape the mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zero fails to move to back control.
Dacir tries to lock up and control but Zero gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dacir is trying desperately to improve position.
Dacir stops Zero from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zero looking to take Dacir's back but Dacir rolls and after a scramble, Dacir ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Dacir to escape a tricky position.
Dacir preventing the sweep.
Zero seems keen to control Dacir's posture.
Dacir has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zero wants to sweep here but Dacir controlling him for the moment.
Zero trying to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zero avoids the body shot from Dacir.
Dacir misses with a few strikes there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dacir lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zero shoots for a double leg takedown but Dacir sprawls well. He's pushed Zero's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dacir sprawls well. Dacir wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zero gets slowly back to his feet.
Zero blocks the body kick.
Dacir throws a head kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zero.
Dacir tries to clinch there but Zero circles away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dacir connects with an inside leg kick.
Dacir stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dacir wants it to stay on the feet.
Dacir swings for the body but Zero moves out of range.
Dacir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dacir throws a lazy right hand but Zero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arcel Dacir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zero gets tackled into the cage by Dacir. Dacir maintains the clinch.
Dacir scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Dacir scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zero blocks a body shot from Dacir.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dacir stops a takedown attempt from Zero.
A short right from Dacir on the inside.
Come on Dacir - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dacir can't find room to land a body shot as Zero controls the action.
Zero keeps control of Dacir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dacir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arcel Dacir showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Sub Zero!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Sub Zero!
Sub Zero wins by majority decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Rourk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sydney Gartner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Rourk has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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24
176 lbs
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184 lbs
3 - 0 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Rourk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sydney Gartner!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gartner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gartner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rourk was well out of range. Poor timing from Gartner.
Gartner dives in and grabs Rourk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rourk pushes down on Gartner's head and hops out.
Rourk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gartner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rourk napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rourk sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rourk trying to hold on to Gartner's head to control him but Gartner postures up.
Gartner is looking to take a break and control but Rourk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rourk manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rourk is on top in guard.
Rourk looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gartner thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gartner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gartner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rourk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gartner's guard.
Rourk trying to mount his opponent but Gartner defends it.
Rourk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rourk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gartner defends it well.
Rourk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourk is working for a kimura but Gartner is defending it quite comfortably.
Gartner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rourk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rourk tries to pass to full mount but Gartner defends it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gartner is looking for a sweep. Rourk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rourk slows the pace down in half guard.
Gartner tries to get to full guard but Rourk has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourk not doing much here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gartner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rourk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gartner tries to roll over but Rourk keeps him under control.
Rourk seems to be looking for submissions.
Rourk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gartner defending well though.
Rourk is trying to control the action in half guard but Gartner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourk throwing shots but Gartner is blocking nicely.
Rourk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rourk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rourk wants to control but Gartner is keeping him busy.
Gartner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gartner.
Rourk drops back looking for a leg! Gartner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gartner manages to kick Rourk off! Rourk jumps back into Gartner's guard.
Rourk slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rourk tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rourk is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Gartner is trying to escape and Rourk transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Gartner is forced to tap! Nice work there by Rourk! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Rourk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Otis Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otis Maguire could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonathan Hawkins's chin.
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130 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otis Maguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawkins swings for the body but Maguire moves out of range.
Maguire looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hawkins!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hawkins is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maguire landing punches.
Hawkins is trying to escape the mount.
Maguire landing strikes from the mount and Hawkins is in trouble!
Maguire landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins is squirming around, avoiding Maguire's attempts to control the action.
Maguire dominating with strikes here.
Hawkins is rocked!
Hawkins is trying to escape the mount.
Hawkins bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hawkins stops Maguire from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Maguire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkins landing with the ground and pound.
Hawkins working some strikes from top position.
Hawkins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maguire's head.
Hawkins trying to control but Maguire is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hawkins stands and throws Maguire's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hawkins controlling the position from side mount.
Maguire avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hawkins.
Maguire knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hawkins on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Maguire's face as Hawkins controls the position.
Hawkins fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maguire avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hawkins.
Maguire is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hawkins connects with a decent elbow.
Hawkins throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Hawkins seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is chipping away with strikes.
Hawkins happy to just control the position for now.
The ground and pound from Hawkins seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hawkins wants to control but Maguire is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins cracks Maguire with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Maguire is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hawkins off and has taken his back!
Hawkins trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hawkins turns into Maguire and is now in his guard.
Maguire trying to keep a closed guard but Hawkins is proving a slippery customer.
Hawkins looking to pass the guard.
Hawkins lands a couple of elbows.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maguire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hawkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maguire is keeping the position for now.
Maguire keeping moving, preventing Hawkins from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maguire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maguire fails with the takedown
and Hawkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hawkins takes a swing at Maguire's ribcage but misses.
Hawkins throws a shot from downtown. Maguire moves away and avoids it.
Maguire shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawkins as he jumps to the side.
Hawkins throws a big shot that misses.
Maguire avoids the body shot from Hawkins.
Maguire shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hawkins but Hawkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Maguire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maguire shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hawkins but Hawkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hawkins throws a big shot that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Maguire is out of range.
Hawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maguire.
No joy there for Maguire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maguire shoots and misses
enabling Hawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins lands a right hook to the body.
Hawkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Otis Maguire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Maguire.
Maguire is breathing heavily.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maguire shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawkins sprawls well. He's pushed Maguire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hawkins throws a hook but Maguire blocks it.
Hawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawkins scores with a jab. Maguire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maguire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maguire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkins.
Maguire shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Hawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Maguire gets caught napping as Hawkins dives in and scores a takedown. Maguire manages to retain guard.
Hawkins stands up over Maguire, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hawkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maguire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hawkins working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins postures up in Maguire's guard and throws a big left but Maguire blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hawkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hawkins misses with a straight right.
Hawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maguire.
Maguire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawkins leaves Maguire with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hawkins misses the shot to the body.
Jonathan Hawkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hawkins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Hawkins crashes against the mat.
Maguire regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hawkins's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hawkins is pressing down on Maguire's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maguire is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maguire is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hawkins thows a huge punch but Maguire dodges it nicely.
Hawkins seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins trying to control the action but Maguire is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonathan Hawkins was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hawkins throws a hook but Maguire blocks it.
Hawkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maguire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawkins.
Maguire shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hawkins sprawls well. Hawkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maguire gets slowly back to his feet.
Hawkins misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hawkins is on top in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hawkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Maguire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maguire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawkins.
Hawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Maguire on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maguire tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hawkins advances to half guard.
Hawkins is taking a breather. Maguire says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hawkins wants to control but Maguire is keeping him busy.
Hawkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawkins passes to full mount!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Maguire tries to hold on but Hawkins postures up.
Hawkins controlling his opponent.
Hawkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins wants to control the pace but Maguire is squirming around nicely.
Hawkins thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hawkins landing shots from mount.
Hawkins misses with some ground and pound and Maguire recovers position to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins passes to side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maguire tries to buck Hawkins off but Hawkins is having none of it.
Hawkins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hawkins trying to control the action but Maguire is working from the bottom.
Hawkins in side control, throwing shots but Maguire defends.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Maguire is not content to let Hawkins control the position.
Hawkins misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Maguire dodges the ground and pound from Hawkins.
Maguire sneaks back into half guard.
Hawkins thows a huge punch but Maguire dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jonathan Hawkins hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hawkins loads up on a big right hand but Maguire slips the punch.
Hawkins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maguire!
Otis Maguire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonathan Hawkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hawkins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Hawkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawkins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jonathan Hawkins!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jonathan Hawkins!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jonathan Hawkins!
Jonathan Hawkins wins by unanimous decision!
Jonathan Hawkins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Large (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willabee Raggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Large has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
250 lbs
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25
255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Large!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willabee Raggs !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Large. Raggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Large throws a combination that misses
and Raggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Large throws a combination that misses
and Raggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raggs throws out a leg kick but Large moves out of range and Raggs only half commits.
Large rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raggs counters with a two punch combo.
Large misses with a wild combination.
Raggs jabs Large right on the nose. Large blinks but takes it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raggs lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Large has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Large and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Raggs getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Raggs throws a front kick aimed at Large's knee but Large avoids it well.
Raggs is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Large misses with a jab, cross combination.
Large scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Large throws a left and a right that both miss
and Large takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Large misses with a left hand
enabling Raggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Large swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Raggs to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Large looks to score with a jab to the body but Raggs is just out of range.
Raggs gets a double leg takedown into Large's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Raggs wants to control from the top but Large keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raggs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Large is looking to stand up but Raggs isn't so interested in that idea.
Raggs passes Large's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Raggs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Raggs prevents Large from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raggs looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Large is refusing to be controlled, as Raggs sits in half guard.
Large avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Raggs .
Raggs is trying to work for a kimura but Large is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Large looks like he's trying to stand up.
Raggs throwing shots but Large is blocking nicely.
Large might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Large is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raggs pulls his head out easily.
Raggs is working for a kimura here but Large manages to reverse the position and he's now in Raggs 's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raggs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Large is aware though and is defending well.
Raggs looking for a triangle here. Large is fighting it but it looks tight! Raggs pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Large is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Willabee Raggs !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio dos Nikkos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Hahar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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29
190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabricio dos Nikkos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Hahar!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Nikkos dives in and grabs Hahar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hahar pushes down on dos Nikkos's head and hops out.
A telegraphed right hand from Hahar misses the target.
Hahar stuffs the takedown attempt from dos Nikkos. dos Nikkos gets slowly back to his feet.
dos Nikkos moves out of range of the body kick.
Hahar misses the jab.
Hahar stuns dos Nikkos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Horrible takedown by dos Nikkos or perhaps it was just good defense by Hahar which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio dos Nikkos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Nikkos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hahar gets caught flat footed, as dos Nikkos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
dos Nikkos won't allow Hahar to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dos Nikkos tries to free his leg and advance position but Hahar is retaining full guard.
dos Nikkos advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hahar tries to escape but dos Nikkos is in control.
dos Nikkos working away.
Hahar is trying to get back to half guard.
dos Nikkos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hahar keeps working.
dos Nikkos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
dos Nikkos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hahar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hahar is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Nikkos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
dos Nikkos staying calm.
dos Nikkos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hahar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hahar is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hahar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
dos Nikkos trying to control the action but Hahar is working from the bottom.
Hahar is trying to control dos Nikkos's posture but dos Nikkos avoids it.
dos Nikkos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no dos Nikkos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
dos Nikkos tries to advance position but instead Hahar slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hahar is trying to maintain the position but dos Nikkos is very close to passing his half guard.
dos Nikkos wants to take a breather but Hahar is having none of it.
Hahar trying to hold on to dos Nikkos's head to control him but dos Nikkos postures up.
Hahar is defending against the submission attempts here by dos Nikkos.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
dos Nikkos works his way into full mount!
Hahar is squirming around, avoiding dos Nikkos's attempts to control the action.
Hahar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with dos Nikkos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hahar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hahar trying to control from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hahar is trying to stand back up but dos Nikkos is controlling him
dos Nikkos is looking for a kimura here.
Hahar wants to get back to his feet.
dos Nikkos works his foot free and advances to mount.
dos Nikkos is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by dos Nikkos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fabricio dos Nikkos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoko Gushiken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Axel Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gushiken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gushiken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A clash of legs there as Stevens blocks the low kick.
Gushiken walks into a stiff left hand from Stevens.
Stevens avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
Some bone on bone action there as Gushiken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stevens throws a wild body kick that Gushiken sees coming a mile off.
Stevens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gushiken.
Gushiken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevens.
Gushiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevens gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Stevens.
Stevens throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gushiken was covering up waiting for the punch and Stevens finishes the takedown easily into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stevens stops Gushiken from standing up.
Gushiken utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gushiken is looking to stand up but Stevens isn't so interested in that idea.
Stevens with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gushiken working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevens.
Stevens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gushiken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stevens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gushiken works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stevens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stevens working the ground and pound but Gushiken is defending the strikes.
Stevens tries to move to mount but Gushiken blocks the move with his legs.
Stevens creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gushiken sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ground and pound from Stevens seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens working the ground and pound but Gushiken is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Stevens seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gushiken manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stevens's best efforts.
Stevens passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gushiken!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is landing with some decent strikes but Gushiken is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stevens thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Stevens thowing shots but they're missing.
Stevens looking to ground and pound but Gushiken is blocking nicely.
Stevens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stevens looking to finish with strikes here!
Stevens throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stevens thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken tries to hold on but Stevens pushes him away.
Gushiken is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Stevens fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gushiken is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Stevens lands a big elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Stevens there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stevens throws some wild stikes that Gushiken manages to avoid easily.
Stevens landing punches.
Stevens landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gushiken is rocked!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken is desperately trying to improve his position but Stevens has a good base and remains in mount.
Oh Gushiken is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stevens is landing with some decent strikes but Gushiken is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stevens postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Gushiken badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Stevens around the waist but Stevens pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Stevens is the winner by TKO! Stevens jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Stevens!
Axel Stevens is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Axel Stevens thanked GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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