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RING•WARS^3 JAPAN PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiny Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calviin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiny Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calviin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Tyson shoots in.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyson closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the ropes.
Tyson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Tyson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiny Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tyson.
Tyson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Tyson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tyson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Tyson shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Calviin Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyson clinches.
Tyson can't get the takedown.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tyson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson tries to break free but Tyson pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tyson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Tyson jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tyson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to hold on but Tyson pushes him away.
Tyson controlling the pace for now.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Tyson's attempts to control the action.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tyson.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson wants to control but Tyson is having none of it.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Tyson avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand up.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson tries to hold on but Tyson postures up.
Tyson controlling from the full mount.
Tyson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tiny Tyson.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Tyson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets tackled into the ropes by Tyson. Tyson maintains the clinch.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tyson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson wants to stall.
Tyson pulls Johnson into guard.
Tyson pulls Johnson in to control the position.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pushing down on Tyson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tyson is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson decides to stand and escape the position.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Johnson sizes up Tyson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
No luck for Tyson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson gets tackled into the ropes by Tyson. Tyson maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Calviin Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Tyson backpedaling.
Tyson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Tyson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Tyson shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson leaves Tyson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiny Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the ropes. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Tyson backpedaling.
Tyson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Johnson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Tyson.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson tests Tyson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Tyson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson throws a combination. Tyson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Tyson moves into the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free but Tyson has control.
Tyson is pressed up against the ropes. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyson down to the mat. Tyson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tyson shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyson swivels and escapes.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tyson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab from Johnson.
Tyson misses with a body kick.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
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!
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyson.
Calviin Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson.
Tyson cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tyson fails with the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Tyson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson tries to work over Tyson's front leg with a kick but Tyson checks it.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Tyson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Tyson has him pressed against the ropes.
Tyson tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson wants to break free but Tyson has control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Tyson's head back.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Johnson throws a combination. Tyson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyson which made him look bad.
Tiny Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Tyson pushes Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Tyson keeps him there for the moment.
Tyson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tyson fails to pull guard.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Tyson turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Tyson is pressed up against the ropes. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyson down to the mat. Tyson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
No luck for Tyson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Tyson avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tyson scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tyson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnson after a bit of a struggle.
Tyson keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tyson drops back down to his feet.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Tyson won't allow it.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calviin Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Calviin Johnson!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Calviin Johnson!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Calviin Johnson!
Calviin Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
Calviin Johnson made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benson Henson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munoz scores with a takedown into Henson's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Munoz preventing the sweep.
Munoz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Munoz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Munoz stopping the sweep attempt from Henson.
Munoz advances position into side control!
Munoz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Henson some visible discomfort.
Munoz lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Munoz is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Henson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Munoz gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Henson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Munoz lets go of the hold and Henson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Munoz!
During a confident post fight interview, Mark Munoz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ikuhisa Minowaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xv Jobber vX (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ikuhisa Minowaman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ikuhisa Minowaman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 162 - 0, fighting out of London, Xv Jobber vX!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobber vX throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Minowaman counters with a double leg that slams his opponent to the canvas! Jobber vX is in trouble here! Minowaman pounds away until the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Ikuhisa Minowaman !
Ikuhisa Minowaman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Park Sun Gogoplata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Park Sun Gogoplata!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gogoplata lands an overhand right.
Gogoplata clobbers Aldo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
Gogoplata shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gogoplata is landing with some decent strikes but Aldo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gogoplata breaks from Aldo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Aldo is rocked!
Aldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gogoplata on the ground.
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!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Gogoplata! Aldo is hurt baaadly! Gogoplata is firing away with more strikes - Aldo is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Park Sun Gogoplata!
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