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KIC 2: Pestilence PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and German Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Black Dahlia Murder - Necropolis. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Ishikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, German Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd tries to clinch up.
Shepherd doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishikawa circles away.
Shepherd attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ishikawa tries to bum rush Shepherd with a series of wild strikes but Shepherd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ishikawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishikawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ishikawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shepherd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ishikawa throws a series of punches but Shepherd avoids them all with ease.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ishikawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ishikawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shepherd.
Shepherd shoots in for a takedown but Ishikawa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishikawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Shepherd.
Shepherd wants to clinch up but Ishikawa keeps it at a distance.
Shepherd tries to clinch there but Ishikawa circles away.
Shepherd is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishikawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Shepherd moves in looking to clinch but Ishikawa pushes him off.
Ishikawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shepherd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shepherd throws a head kick but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Shepherd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shepherd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishikawa avoids the head kick by Shepherd.
Shepherd shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ishikawa pushes Shepherd off looking to stand but Shepherd dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Shepherd lands a head kick. Ishikawa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ishikawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shepherd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ishikawa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shepherd somewhat.
Kazuo Ishikawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of German Shepherd.
Shepherd wants to clinch up but Ishikawa keeps it at a distance.
Shepherd lands a head kick. Ishikawa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shepherd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shepherd shoots for a takedown but Ishikawa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shepherd wants to clinch up but Ishikawa keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ishikawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shepherd tries to clinch up.
Ishikawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shepherd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ishikawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shepherd tries to clinch up.
Ishikawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ishikawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shepherd doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishikawa circles away.
Kazuo Ishikawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shepherd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ishikawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Shepherd tries to clinch but Ishikawa moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shepherd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shepherd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shepherd moves in looking to clinch but Ishikawa pushes him off.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ishikawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ishikawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shepherd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shepherd tries to clinch there but Ishikawa circles away.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishikawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shepherd moves in looking to clinch but Ishikawa pushes him off.
Shepherd tries to clinch but Ishikawa moves out of range.
A punch combination from Ishikawa misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ishikawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ishikawa slaps away a takedown attempt from Shepherd, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shepherd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
German Shepherd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shepherd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shepherd tries to clinch up but Ishikawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Shepherd tries to clinch up.
Ishikawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shepherd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ishikawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ishikawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shepherd moves in looking to clinch but Ishikawa pushes him off.
Shepherd fails to land the takedown.
Shepherd tries to clinch there but Ishikawa circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepherd lands with a kick to the temple. Ishikawa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shepherd wants to clinch.
Shepherd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd tries to clinch but Ishikawa is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shepherd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shepherd misses with a head kick.
Ishikawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ishikawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shepherd.
Shepherd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ishikawa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shepherd somewhat.
Kazuo Ishikawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of German Shepherd.
Ishikawa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like German Shepherd has been cut.
Shepherd is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Shepherd.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishikawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ishikawa is fending him off so far but Shepherd persists. Nope, Ishikawa circles away and we're back to standing.
Shepherd tries to clinch but Ishikawa is having none of it.
Shepherd wants to clinch.
Shepherd misses with a head kick.
A big right from Shepherd misses.
Shepherd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishikawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shepherd.
Ishikawa swinging wildly here.
Horrible takedown by Shepherd or perhaps it was just good defense by Ishikawa which made him look bad.
Shepherd is looking to clinch but Ishikawa is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shepherd tries to clinch but Ishikawa is having none of it.
Shepherd shoots in and drives through. Ishikawa sprawls well.
Shepherd doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishikawa circles away.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ishikawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shepherd tries to clinch there but Ishikawa circles away.
Ishikawa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shepherd.
Shepherd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ishikawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shepherd is looking to clinch but Ishikawa is avoiding it.
Ishikawa swinging wildly here.
A combination from Ishikawa does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ishikawa misses with a two punch combination.
German Shepherd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Ishikawa.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishikawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shepherd wants to clinch.
Shepherd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shepherd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shepherd wants to clinch up but Ishikawa keeps it at a distance.
Shepherd is looking to clinch but Ishikawa is avoiding it.
Shepherd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuo Ishikawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on German Shepherd's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shepherd tries to clinch there but Ishikawa circles away.
Shepherd scores with a head kick.
Ishikawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Shepherd.
Shepherd tries to clinch up but Ishikawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Shepherd wants to slow Ishikawa down by chopping away at his legs.
Shepherd is looking to clinch.
Shepherd misses with a head kick.
Ishikawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishikawa ducks under a wild hook from Shepherd.
Shepherd fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ishikawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shepherd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd wants to clinch.
Shepherd tries to clinch but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Shepherd is looking to clinch.
Shepherd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shepherd wants to clinch up but Ishikawa keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shepherd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shepherd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shepherd closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ishikawa circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shepherd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shepherd misses with a takedown attempt - Ishikawa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kazuo Ishikawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of German Shepherd.
Ishikawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shepherd.
Shepherd tries to clinch there but Ishikawa circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shepherd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishikawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Shepherd throws a sloppy head kick and Ishikawa moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Shepherd misses its intended target.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ishikawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kazuo Ishikawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shepherd lands a head kick. Ishikawa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shepherd wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ishikawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Ishikawa does no damage.
Shepherd tries to clinch up but Ishikawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Ishikawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Shepherd changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ishikawa tries to avoid it but Shepherd manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ishikawa to the ground. Ishikawa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shepherd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ishikawa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shepherd tries to clinch there but Ishikawa circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shepherd fails to land the takedown.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishikawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ishikawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shepherd tries to clinch there but Ishikawa circles away.
Some wild striking there from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa misses with a series of wild punches.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ishikawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ishikawa misses with a series of wild punches.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ishikawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
German Shepherd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shepherd has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... German Shepherd!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Holy Diver - Dio kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Phillips tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Phillips circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Phillips. No joy for Morgan on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Phillips.
Morgan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phillips is out of range and Morgan settles back down.
Phillips shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morgan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Phillips trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Phillips gets to his feet. Morgan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Phillips swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morgan won't allow Phillips to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morgan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Phillips keeping full guard, as Morgan tries to pass.
Phillips has his feet on Morgan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Morgan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
Phillips scores with a hook.
Phillips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tom Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Phillips throws a push kick but Morgan slaps the foot to one side.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morgan misses with a takedown
and Phillips counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Phillips misses with a low kick.
Phillips lands with an overhand left.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Phillips tries to land a leg kick but Morgan saw it coming and moves away.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Phillips moves out of range easily.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Phillips with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Phillips misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phillips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phillips works Morgan's body with a nice hook.
Morgan looks to throw a body kick
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Phillips lands a nice shot that snaps Morgan's head back.
Phillips scores with a one two! Morgan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morgan tries to move into range but Phillips moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Phillips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phillips scores with a sloppy right hand. Morgan should have avoided that one.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phillips closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morgan did well to prevent Phillips getting side control.
Phillips stalling.
Phillips works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phillips misses the shot to the body.
Phillips connects with a single shot there.
Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Phillips counters with a straight right hand.
Phillips looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Phillips keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phillips scores with a hook to the body. Morgan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A right-left combo lands from Phillips.
Jab, jab by Phillips - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Phillips dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Phillips lands a slapping body shot.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips wants to land a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Phillips throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Phillips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Phillips misses.
Phillips scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Morgan is looking to reverse the position.
Morgan trying to remain calm as Phillips controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips is trying to get an arm triangle but Morgan is defending well.
Morgan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phillips tries for a kimura but Morgan is defending well.
Phillips content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Morgan gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Phillips thows a huge punch but Morgan dodges it nicely.
Phillips not doing much here.
Phillips sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips prevents Morgan from standing back up.
Phillips perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Let's hope that Phillips has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Morgan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morgan is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Phillips keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
Phillips wants to stand up but Morgan has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Phillips really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morgan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phillips is nestled in close to Morgan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Phillips throws out a leg kick but Morgan moves out of range and Phillips only half commits.
Morgan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phillips wants to land a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Phillips.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice jab there from Phillips.
Phillips throws a solid leg kick but Morgan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Phillips.
A low kick from Phillips is predictable there
and Morgan counters with a two punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morgan.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phillips gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phillips with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morgan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Morgan is working an open guard so Phillips takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Phillips misses with a double jab.
Phillips scores with a shot to the body.
Phillips throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Phillips lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips cracks Morgan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tom Phillips seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phillips circles away quickly and effectively.
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morgan in his tracks.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phillips punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
Phillips lands with a right hand.
Phillips scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morgan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to control Phillips's posture but Phillips avoids it.
Phillips is working Morgan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Phillips stands up.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Phillips delivers a nice body kick.
Phillips lands with an overhand left.
Phillips lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Phillips. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phillips.
Phillips throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morgan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Phillips is looking to land body kicks.
Phillips scores with a one two! Morgan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Morgan needs to keep his hands up - Phillips had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Phillips catches Morgan right on the button with a cross.
Tom Phillips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phillips lands a nice shot to the body.
Phillips jabs Morgan right on the nose. Morgan blinks but takes it well.
David Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips moves into range and connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips throws and low kick but Morgan moves out of range easily.
Phillips listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Phillips has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
David Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillips throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Phillips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phillips has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Phillips!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rik Dik Van Dik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shoju Bayushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bayushi has chosen Masta Killa as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rik Dik Van Dik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shoju Bayushi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayushi gets the takedown into side control.
Bayushi tries for a kimura but Van Dik is defending well.
Van Dik is looking for a sweep.
Van Dik takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bayushi has an Americana. Van Dik didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bayushi is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bayushi hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Shoju Bayushi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Juta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta Sazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenta Sazuki has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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149 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Juta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenta Sazuki!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sazuki scores with a head kick.
Sazuki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sazuki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sazuki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Juta's face.
Juta is rocked!
Juta tries for a takedown but Sazuki manages to get underhooks.
Sazuki is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Juta can't fight it off and eventually Sazuki manages to take the fight to the floor. Juta looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Juta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sazuki defends well.
Juta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sazuki stops Juta from standing up.
Sazuki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Juta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sazuki is controlling him.
Juta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sazuki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Juta's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juta wants to sweep here but Sazuki controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sazuki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle, before Sazuki throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Juta's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Sazuki lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Kenta Sazuki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Epoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuya Mishima (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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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mohammad Epoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuya Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Epoto wants to clinch.
Epoto moves in looking to clinch but Mishima pushes him off.
Mishima keeps the fight on the outside.
Epoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Mishima circles away.
Mishima looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Epoto moves in looking to clinch but Mishima pushes him off.
Epoto is looking to clinch but Mishima is avoiding it.
Mishima misses with a body kick.
Mishima throws a lazy right hand but Epoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Epoto wants to clinch.
Mishima darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mishima looks to land a strike but Epoto avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima postures up in Epoto's guard and throws a big left but Epoto blocks it.
Mishima stands up and waves to Epoto to follow him.
Epoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Epoto wants to clinch.
Mishima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mishima keeps the fight on the outside.
Mohammad Epoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epoto wants to clinch up but Mishima keeps it at a distance.
Mishima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mishima goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Epoto moves away from the strike by Mishima.
Epoto is looking to clinch.
Epoto tries to clinch up.
Epoto tries to clinch but Mishima moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epoto is looking to clinch.
Mishima moves in looking to clinch but Epoto pushes him off.
Mishima shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Epoto but Epoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Epoto tries to clinch up but Mishima circles away and keeps his distance.
Epoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Mishima circles away.
Epoto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mishima tries to land a leg kick but Epoto saw it coming and moves away.
Epoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mishima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Epoto closes the distance but Mishima moves to the side
and Mishima counters with a shoot takedown. Epoto fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mishima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mishima is looking to advance position but Epoto has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Epoto avoids the attempt from Mishima to control.
Mishima is squirming around, avoiding Epoto's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epoto gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Epoto pushes Mishima up against the cage in a clinch.
Epoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Mishima tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mohammad Epoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuya Mishima.
Epoto leaning against his opponent.
Mishima wants a takedown.
Epoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Epoto tries to land a knee to the head but Mishima blocks with his arms.
Epoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Epoto scores with a knee to the head.
Epoto connects with a knee to the head.
Epoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Mishima has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Epoto.
Mishima looks gassed!
Mishima tries for a takedown. No joy.
Epoto stalls.
Mishima has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Epoto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Epoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Mishima prevents Epoto from breaking the clinch.
Mishima has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Epoto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Epoto landing knees to the body.
Epoto crunches a lovely knee into Mishima's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Epoto obliges.
Mishima takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Epoto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mishima blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mohammad Epoto will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Epoto instigates a clinch.
Epoto misses with an elbow strike.
Epoto wants to stall.
Epoto with a knee to the head.
Epoto lands a knee to the head.
Epoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Mishima leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Epoto lands a knee to the head.
Epoto is looking to control Mishima's arms but Mishima gets an underhook and turns him. Now Epoto has his back to the cage.
Mishima letting Epoto take a breather here.
Mishima takes a knee right on the jaw!
Epoto lands a knee to the head.
Mishima is breathing heavily.
Epoto tries to land a knee to the head but Mishima blocks with his arms.
Epoto has had enough of the clinch but Mishima keeps him there for the moment.
Epoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mishima in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mishima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mishima avoids it.
Epoto looking to throw knees to the head but Mishima is blocking nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Epoto here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mishima dodges an elbow strike from Epoto.
Epoto tries to break the clinch but Mishima is controlling the position.
Mishima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epoto stalling in the clinch.
Epoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Mishima tries for a takedown but Epoto manages to get underhooks.
Mishima looking for a takedown.
Mishima takes a knee right on the jaw!
Epoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Epoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Epoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Epoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Epoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mishima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Epoto looking to throw knees to the head but Mishima is blocking nicely.
Epoto tries to land a knee to the head but Mishima blocks with his arms.
Mishima wants a takedown.
Mohammad Epoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuya Mishima.
Epoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Epoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mishima avoids it.
Epoto is trying to break free.
Mishima is trying to drag Epoto to the mat but Epoto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mishima tries for a takedown but Epoto manages to get underhooks.
Epoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Epoto misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Epoto scores with a knee to the head.
Epoto looking to throw knees to the head but Mishima is blocking nicely.
Epoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Epoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mishima blocks it with crossed arms.
Epoto stalling in the clinch but Mishima improves position.
Epoto tries to land a knee to the head but Mishima blocks with his arms.
Epoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Epoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mishima changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Epoto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Epoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mishima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mishima is looking to land body kicks.
Epoto tries to clinch there but Mishima circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mishima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Epoto is looking to clinch but Mishima is avoiding it.
Mishima misses with a head kick.
Mishima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Epoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Mishima circles away.
Epoto is looking to clinch but Mishima is avoiding it.
Epoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mishima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Epoto tries to clinch there but Mishima circles away.
Mishima swats away the attempt to clinch by Epoto.
Epoto tries to clinch up.
Mishima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Epoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Epoto tries to clinch but Mishima is having none of it.
Mishima tries to clinch but Epoto moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad Epoto dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Epoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mishima counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Epoto's guard now.
Mishima wants to stand and escape but instead Epoto has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mishima is trying to control the position but Epoto postures up.
Epoto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mishima's guard.
Epoto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mishima has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Epoto off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mishima throws a leg kick but Epoto checks it.
Epoto tries to clinch but Mishima moves out of range.
Epoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Mishima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Epoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mishima counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mishima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Mishima passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Epoto is pushing Mishima's head away, looking to escape. Mishima manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima throwing strikes but Epoto manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Epoto wants to stand but Mishima has his arm trapped.
Epoto decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mishima to his feet.
Epoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Epoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Epoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mishima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mishima throws a front kick aimed at Epoto's knee but Epoto avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Epoto wants to clinch up but Mishima keeps it at a distance.
Mohammad Epoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mishima swats away the attempt to clinch by Epoto.
Epoto leaves Mishima with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Epoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mishima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Epoto checks the leg kick.
Epoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mishima fails to land the takedown.
Mishima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Epoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Epoto tries to clinch up.
Epoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mishima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Epoto tries to clinch there but Mishima circles away.
Mishima keeps the fight on the outside.
Epoto is looking to clinch but Mishima is avoiding it.
Epoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mishima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Epoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mishima tries to throw a body punch but Epoto avoids it by throwing Mishima back against the cage.
Epoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mishima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Epoto is pressed up against the cage. Mishima has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Epoto down to the mat. Epoto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mohammad Epoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuya Mishima.
Epoto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Epoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Epoto tries to clinch up.
Epoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Epoto wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Epoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Mishima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Epoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Epoto tries to clinch but Mishima moves out of range.
Epoto clinches up with Mishima and pushes him back against the cage.
Mishima is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Epoto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Epoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Epoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Epoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Epoto landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Epoto.
Kazuya Mishima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Epoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Mishima won't want to take too many of those.
Mohammad Epoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Epoto landing knees to the head.
Epoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuya Mishima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Epoto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammad Epoto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genki Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima comes to the cage accompanied by Tokyo Drift by Teriyaki Boyz. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sudo's choice of entrance music: Mad World. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genki Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima fails to land with a series of punches.
Sudo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sudo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mishima lands a glancing blow to the side of Sudo's head.
It looks like Genki Sudo has been cut.
Mishima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mishima drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mishima sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sudo's guard.
Mishima controlling the pace.
Mishima passes to side control.
Mishima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A lull in the action here.
Mishima looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sudo is avoiding damage well.
Mishima just content to control the position.
Mishima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sudo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mishima is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sudo has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sudo, who protects the arm well.
Mishima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sudo keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mishima tries for a kimura but Sudo is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mishima content just to control the position here.
Mishima jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sudo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sudo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Mishima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Genki Sudo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mishima feints and as Sudo raises his hands in defense, Mishima changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mishima 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.
Mishima passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mishima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mishima trying to control the action but Sudo is working from the bottom.
Sudo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mishima passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sudo!
Mishima is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sudo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mishima is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sudo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sudo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima working for a triangle but Sudo defends it easily.
Mishima trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mishima has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sudo doesn't defend quickly enough and Mishima has managed to lock this one up! Can Sudo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Mishima on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ryu Mishima!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
51% |
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