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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Archie Parchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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187 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Archie Parchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masahiko Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Archie Parchi has been cut.
Archie Parchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parchi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kimura counters with a nice body shot.
Parchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kimura throws out the jab.
Parchi with a poor takedown
and Kimura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parchi slips a straight right by Kimura.
Kimura rushes Parchi and presses him up against the ropes.
Parchi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kimura pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archie Parchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parchi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kimura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Parchi is looking for a takedown.
Parchi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kimura is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Parchi is trying to keep an underhook but Kimura manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kimura maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Parchi could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kimura has cracked it and Parchi is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Masahiko Kimura!
Masahiko Kimura decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ground Guru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeung Sze (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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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ground Guru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yeung Sze!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sze misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Sze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guru is defended easily by Sze.
Nice cross by Sze.
Guru checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Sze.
Sze throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sze throws a series of punches but Guru avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Guru is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Guru tries to pass to full mount but Sze defends it.
Guru thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru passes to full mount!
Sze avoids a strike by Guru and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Guru's guard! Fantastic escape!
Guru is pulling down on Sze's head. It's preventing any offense from Sze, at least for the moment.
Sze preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Guru is working hard here to advance position.
Sze tries to stand but Guru is controlling from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Yeung Sze hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Guru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sze.
Sze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sze throws a right and a left that Guru avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guru showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sze.
Sze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sze scores with the left hand. Guru knows he should have avoided that one.
Sze feints a jab promting Guru to slip. Sze then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Guru slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sze swings widly with a right hand
and Guru counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Guru.
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!
Guru passes Sze's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Guru is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sze is just riding it out for now. Guru eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Guru is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground Guru dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sze scores with a jab. Guru acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guru.
Guru avoids the body shot from Sze.
Sze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guru.
No luck for Guru with that takedown attempt.
Sze tries to bum rush Guru with a series of wild strikes but Guru uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guru changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sze tries to avoid it but Guru manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sze to the ground. Sze escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ground Guru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guru shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sze sprawls well. Sze wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guru gets slowly back to his feet.
Guru tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sze misses with a two punch combination.
Guru doesn't manage to clinch there - Sze circles away.
Guru takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sze lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sze is looking to score with low kicks.
Sze throws a leg kick but Guru moved away.
Guru shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sze but Sze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sze scores with a head kick.
Sze misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru ducks under a wild hook from Sze.
Sze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sze fails to land with a series of punches.
Guru closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sze circles away.
Sze ducks under a wild hook from Guru.
Sze throws a sloppy head kick and Guru moves out of range easily.
Sze throws a head kick that misses.
Guru tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sze swivels and escapes.
Yeung Sze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Sze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sze throws a right and a left that Guru avoids nicely.
Sze swinging wildly here.
Guru takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guru will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guru.
Yeung Sze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Sze catches Guru right on the button with a cross.
Sze throws out a loose jab but Guru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sze chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guru closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Guru working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Guru is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sze is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guru swings around for an armbar but Sze sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Guru's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guru is looking to sweep but instead, Sze has passed into half guard.
Guru is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sze pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeung Sze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Guru tries to clinch up but Sze circles away and keeps his distance.
Sze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yeung Sze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guru.
Nice sprawl there from Sze as Guru shoots in.
Sze misses with a few strikes there.
Guru has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Guru fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sze avoids it really well and circles away.
Guru throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sze's waist but Sze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Guru off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ground Guru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sze stuffs the takedown attempt from Guru. Guru gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sze cracks Guru with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sze goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sze throws a series of punches but Guru moves out of range.
Guru dives in and scores a takedown into Sze's guard.
Guru looking to sit in guard and control but Sze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Guru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guru throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sze uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru is trying to get back to half guard.
Guru wants to control but Sze postures up.
Guru looks to move to half guard but instead Sze has passed into mount! Damn!
Guru tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guru gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Guru wants to control but Sze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Guru tries to get to full guard but Sze has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guru is trying to maintain the position but Sze is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ground Guru wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Guru scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sze looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guru is looking to advance position but Sze won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ground Guru showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guru 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ground Guru!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Kjellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Falling Slowly. 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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265 lbs
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240 lbs
7 - 10 - 1 |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bjorn Kjellstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Assis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kjellstrom to the ground. Assis is now in Kjellstrom's guard.
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.
Kjellstrom is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Assis defends well.
Assis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Kjellstrom has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Assis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Assis looking to pass the guard.
Kjellstrom has his foot on Assis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Assis works his way back into a safe position though.
Assis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Assis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kjellstrom has his feet on Assis's thighs here. He's pushed Assis off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Assis screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bjorn Kjellstrom!
Bjorn Kjellstrom bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jj Oppapatika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oppapatika's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My Way. 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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275 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jj Oppapatika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Do!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppapatika swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
Do looks for a takedown but Oppapatika sprawls well.
Do uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oppapatika.
Oppapatika throws a looping overhand right but Do ducks down to avoid it.
Oppapatika chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Do can pounce on him.
Oppapatika scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oppapatika swings widly with a right hand
and Oppapatika takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Do ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oppapatika moves away.
Do throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oppapatika.
Do tries to clinch up but Oppapatika circles away and keeps his distance.
Oppapatika scores with a jab.
It looks like Jonny Do has been cut.
Do is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do blocks a jab.
The crowd cheers as Oppapatika lands an impressive looking overhand right. Do doesn't seem phased though.
Oppapatika keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oppapatika has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Do finds it's way round the side to connect with Oppapatika's head.
Oppapatika moves out of range of the strikes.
Do lands a nice shot that snaps Oppapatika's head back.
Oppapatika thows a body shot but no joy.
Do pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oppapatika looks to score with a jab to the body but Do is just out of range.
Jj Oppapatika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oppapatika throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a shot from downtown. Oppapatika moves away and avoids it.
Jj Oppapatika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oppapatika.
Oppapatika scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oppapatika lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oppapatika gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oppapatika wants to get back to his feet but Do is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Do stands up over Oppapatika, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Do stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oppapatika swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oppapatika working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Do with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Do with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Do postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oppapatika utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oppapatika working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oppapatika wants to stand and escape but Do is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Oppapatika utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oppapatika on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oppapatika tries to get out of the position.
Oppapatika wants to stand but Do is controlling the position.
Do wants to control from the top but Oppapatika keeps moving.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Oppapatika is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do won't allow Oppapatika to get back to his feet.
Do scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oppapatika preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Do postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oppapatika is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Do is controlling him.
Do connects with a couple of short punches.
Oppapatika keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Do scoring with punches to the head and body.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Oppapatika is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do chips away with some ground and pound.
Do is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oppapatika keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Do works over Oppapatika with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Do dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Do'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.
Do thows a body shot but no joy.
Do slips a jab from Oppapatika.
Do lands with a straight right. Oppapatika didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oppapatika. Do does a little dance to reset his feet.
Do takes a jab right on the kisser.
That has opened up Jonny Do's cut even more.
Jj Oppapatika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Do misses with a few strikes there.
Oppapatika throws a series of punches but Do avoids them all with ease.
Oppapatika misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Do there.
Do moves away from the strike by Oppapatika.
Oppapatika takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppapatika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Oppapatika.
Oppapatika misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Do.
Oppapatika throws a lazy right hand but Do sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Do slips a straight right by Oppapatika.
Do wants to land a leg kick but Oppapatika is out of range.
Do misses with a wild body shot.
Oppapatika rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Do moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oppapatika's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oppapatika duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oppapatika.
Do throws a looping overhand right but Oppapatika ducks down to avoid it.
Do closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Do lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do lands a hook that snaps the head of Oppapatika backwards.
Do lands with a short shot to the head.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oppapatika avoids it.
Do lands a right hand.
Oppapatika is rocked!
Do breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oh Oppapatika is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oppapatika misses with a lunging right hand
and Do counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Oppapatika out cold! What a finish! Do is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonny Do!
Jonny Do bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Emilianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emilianenko comes into the arena with SOAD - Chop Suey blaring out of the sound system. Austin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Motorhead-Killed by death kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Freddie Emilianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
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255 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Emilianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emilianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
A big right from Austin misses.
Emilianenko moves out of range as Austin strikes.
Austin misses with a double jab
and Emilianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Austin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Emilianenko's hands.
Austin connects with a single shot there.
Steve Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin misses with a wild body shot.
Emilianenko misses with a looping right.
Good shot there by Emilianenko.
Austin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Austin throws a nice looking combination but Emilianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Austin.
Emilianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Austin.
Austin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Steve Austin has been cut.
Austin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Emilianenko.
Austin misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emilianenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Emilianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Austin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Austin slips a jab from Emilianenko.
Emilianenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Austin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emilianenko.
Austin leaves Emilianenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Emilianenko throws a series of strikes that have Austin backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Emilianenko. Beautiful body shot.
Austin looks gassed!
Emilianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Austin.
Steve Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emilianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Emilianenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Austin which made him look bad.
Emilianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emilianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emilianenko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Emilianenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Austin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Emilianenko somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Emilianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emilianenko moves out of range as Austin strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Austin misses the target.
Austin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Austin throws a body punch but Emilianenko moves out of range.
Austin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emilianenko.
Austin misses with a series of wild punches.
Austin lands a really nice looking cross but Emilianenko seems unphased.
Austin throws a lazy uppercut
and Emilianenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Austin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Austin is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is holding his hands too far apart here. Emilianenko throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Austin is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freddie Emilianenko!
A victorious Freddie Emilianenko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Godcheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolas Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godcheck comes to the ring accompanied by Higher Ground by The Red Hot Chili Peppers. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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184 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Godcheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nickolas Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godcheck.
Godcheck dips to his left and cracks Bryant with an uppercut!
It looks like Nickolas Bryant has been cut.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Godcheck moves out of range as Bryant strikes.
Godcheck throws a series of punches but Bryant moves out of range.
Godcheck misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Bryant misses.
Bryant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bryant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bryant moves away from the strike by Godcheck.
Godcheck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bryant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bryant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good standup being displayed there by Bryant as he connects with a hook.
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godcheck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bryant misses.
Bryant throws a body punch but Godcheck moves out of range.
Bryant thows a body shot but no joy.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Godcheck.
Godcheck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Godcheck blocks the low kick.
Nickolas Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Bryant with that takedown attempt.
Godcheck's corner calls for a 1-2. Godcheck obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant. Godcheck does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Godcheck misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bryant misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck misses with a hook.
Bryant throws a front kick aimed at Godcheck's knee but Godcheck avoids it well.
Godcheck throws a hook to the side of Bryant's head but Bryant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Godcheck lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godcheck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
Bryant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant. Godcheck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bryant walks into a straight right hand from Godcheck.
Bryant throws a leg kick but Godcheck sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bryant thuds a left hand into Godcheck's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck throws a series of strikes that have Bryant backpedaling.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Bryant wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Godcheck throws a lazy right hand but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bryant throws a lazy right hand but Godcheck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Godcheck throws a head kick that misses.
Godcheck uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bryant has time to react.
That has opened up Nickolas Bryant's cut even more.
Godcheck avoids the body shot from Bryant.
Bryant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godcheck misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bryant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bryant throws a low kick, looking for Godcheck's leg but Godcheck calmly moves out of range.
Godcheck closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bryant scores with a jab to the body.
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
Godcheck tries to clinch up.
Bryant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Godcheck is fending him off so far but Bryant persists. Nope, Godcheck circles away and we're back to standing.
Godcheck is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bryant misses with an uppercut.
Godcheck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Godcheck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nickolas Bryant's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Nice body punch from Bryant.
Nice jab there from Bryant.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godcheck manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Godcheck finds it's target.
Bryant is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Godcheck rather than just go for the knockout.
Bryant throws a shot to the body.
Bryant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godcheck moves away.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
Godcheck looks to land a combination. Bryant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The cut above Nickolas Bryant's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Godcheck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bryant.
Godcheck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godcheck looks to land a left hand but Bryant moved out of range nicely.
Godcheck throws a leg kick but Bryant checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godcheck blocks a low kick nicely.
Godcheck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
Godcheck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Godcheck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bryant is working to get back to half guard.
Godcheck jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bryant is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bryant and Godcheck has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck taking a breather here.
Bryant manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bryant tries to pass to full mount but Godcheck defends it.
Bryant trying to control from half guard but Godcheck is working away.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Godcheck defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Godcheck blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bryant.
Godcheck taking some punishment here, with Bryant in his half guard.
Godcheck is not content to let Bryant control the position.
Bryant lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bryant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Godcheck defending well though.
Godcheck works his way to full guard. Good work.
Godcheck looking to control.
Godcheck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bryant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bryant controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but Godcheck has wrist control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godcheck trying to keep a closed guard but Bryant is proving a slippery customer.
Godcheck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nickolas Bryant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nickolas Bryant's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bryant with a jab.
Godcheck misses with a few strikes there.
Godcheck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Josh Godcheck is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Bryant.
Godcheck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bryant was well out of range. Poor timing from Godcheck.
Godcheck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Godcheck moves out of range of the strikes.
Bryant works Godcheck's body with a nice hook.
Godcheck sizes up Bryant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A right-left combo lands from Godcheck.
Godcheck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bryant under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godcheck throws an overhand right that lands on Bryant's shoulder, as Bryant tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Bryant. Beautiful body shot.
Bryant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Godcheck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bryant scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
Godcheck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bryant 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 Godcheck has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Godcheck and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bryant lands a right hook to the body.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godcheck manages to avoid it.
Bryant tries to work over Godcheck's front leg with a kick but Godcheck checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Godcheck's head.
Bryant blocks a head kick by Godcheck.
Godcheck shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Godcheck throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Bryant staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godcheck punishes Bryant's body with a nice straight punch.
Bryant tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Godcheck is able to avoid easily.
Bryant fails with a takedown attempt.
Godcheck loads up on a big right hand but Bryant slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Bryant there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck misses with a straight right.
Bryant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Godcheck throws a right hand that Bryant ducks under and follows up with a left that Bryant also avoids with ease.
Bryant lands a nice hook to Godcheck's body. Godcheck takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Godcheck with a poor takedown
and Bryant makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bryant moves out of range of the strikes.
Godcheck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bryant loads up on a big right hand but Godcheck slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bryant.
Godcheck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck lands the left hand.
Godcheck throws a lazy uppercut
and Bryant counters with a head kick.
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!
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Godcheck looks to land a right hand but Bryant moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Bryant.
Godcheck looks to land a left hand but Bryant moved out of range nicely.
Bryant scores with a body shot.
Godcheck's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Godcheck duly obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godcheck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godcheck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickolas Bryant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bryant 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nickolas Bryant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Papoh Bamoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bamoya kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lupang Hinirang. Mishima comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Super Troopers German Techno kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Papoh Bamoya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Papoh Bamoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamoya delivers a nice body kick.
Mishima closes the distance and clinches up with Bamoya, looking for a takedown. Mishima pushes Bamoya against the ropes but Bamoya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bamoya clinches up against the ropes.
Bamoya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mishima gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bamoya is looking to escape.
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.
Mishima wants to work for an arm triangle but Bamoya is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bamoya is looking to escape.
Mishima is pressing down on Bamoya's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bamoya is holding on for now.
Bamoya wants to get back to his feet.
Mishima trying to control the action but Bamoya is working from the bottom.
Bamoya is trying to stand back up but Mishima is controlling him
Mishima is keen to just control but Bamoya is a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima wants to free his trapped foot but Bamoya is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mishima seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bamoya does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bamoya controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Bamoya. No joy for Mishima on that attempt.
Papoh Bamoya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mishima fails with a takedown attempt.
Papoh Bamoya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Mishima.
Mishima throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bamoya's waist but Bamoya gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mishima off to one side.
Mishima drives through with a takedown into Bamoya's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bamoya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bamoya is looking to stand up but Mishima isn't so interested in that idea.
Bamoya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bamoya keeping moving, preventing Mishima from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima won't allow Bamoya to get back to his feet.
Bamoya keeping full guard, as Mishima tries to pass.
Bamoya keeping moving, preventing Mishima from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bamoya defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mishima.
Shinya Mishima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mishima closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mishima lands in his opponent's guard.
Mishima won't allow Bamoya to get back to his feet.
Mishima trying to control but Bamoya is working from the bottom.
Mishima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mishima is looking to advance position but Bamoya won't allow it.
Mishima prevents Bamoya from standing back up.
Mishima is nestled in close to Bamoya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bamoya wants to get back to his feet.
Mishima tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bamoya knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mishima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mishima is working for a submission of some sort.
Bamoya is defending against the submission attempts here by Mishima.
Bamoya is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishima works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bamoya is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bamoya is bucking up trying to escape but Mishima cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mishima cracks Bamoya with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mishima raining down shots from the mount!
Bamoya can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bamoya is working hard here to advance position.
Mishima working Bamoya over with strikes here.
The referee warns Bamoya that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinya Mishima dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Bamoya.
Bamoya attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bamoya.
No joy there for Bamoya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bamoya gets caught napping as Mishima dives in and scores a takedown. Bamoya manages to retain guard.
Mishima loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mishima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mishima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bamoya controls Mishima momentarily but Mishima frees himself.
Bamoya is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bamoya scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mishima on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bamoya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima misses with a takedown attempt - Bamoya sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mishima shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bamoya's guard.
Mishima working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mishima works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mishima trying to control the action but Bamoya is working from the bottom.
Mishima is looking for a kimura but Bamoya is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mishima to get the leverage.
Bamoya pushes Mishima off looking to stand but Mishima dives back in and keeps control.
Mishima thows a huge punch but Bamoya dodges it nicely.
Bamoya controlling the position well.
Mishima is trying to work for a kimura but Bamoya is defending well.
Mishima trying to control the action but Bamoya is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bamoya is trying to stand back up but Mishima is controlling him
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mishima looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mishima wants to work for an arm triangle but Bamoya is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mishima trying to mount his opponent but Bamoya defends it.
Mishima has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bamoya wants to control but Mishima is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima with shots to the head and body - Bamoya looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bamoya wants to control but Mishima is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Bamoya really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mishima looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bamoya tries to hold on but Mishima postures up.
Bamoya defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mishima.
Bamoya tries to lock up and control but Mishima gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mishima lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bamoya defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mishima.
Bamoya is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishima fails to take his opponent's back.
Mishima is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bamoya is surviving well by controlling Mishima's body position as best he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bamoya wants to control but Mishima is having none of it.
Bamoya is trying to stand.
Mishima wants to finish this one by submission but Bamoya is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mishima.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mishima has hold of Bamoya's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bamoya manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
A nice elbow there by Mishima.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinya Mishima 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mishima shoots in for a takedown but Bamoya shows good takedown defense.
Bamoya keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bamoya looks for the body kick but Mishima saw that one coming.
Bamoya pushes Mishima away with a front kick.
Bamoya lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mishima takes a step back to recover.
Mishima has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mishima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bamoya circles away.
Papoh Bamoya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Mishima.
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 tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bamoya lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Mishima can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Bamoya and Mishima drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Bamoya.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Papoh Bamoya!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sub Position (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
167 lbs
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30
157 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sub Position!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gracie Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Position closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jitsu quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Position pulls his head out easily.
Jitsu wants to get back to full guard.
Jitsu is defending against the submission attempts here by Position.
Jitsu is looking to get back to is feet but Position passes into side control.
Position is trying to get an arm triangle but Jitsu is defending well.
Position tries to move to mount but Jitsu blocks the move with his legs.
Position tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Position has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Position 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.
Jitsu stops Position from passing to mount.
Jitsu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Position is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jitsu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Position.
Position is looking for a kimura here.
Jitsu works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu trying to control the position.
Position passes Jitsu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jitsu is looking to control Position's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jitsu avoid being mounted?
Jitsu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jitsu trying to control from the bottom.
Jitsu tries to get to full guard but Position has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu looking for submissions off his back.
Position is thwarting Jitsu's attempts to control the position.
Position is looking for a kimura but Jitsu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Position to get the leverage.
Jitsu is looking to control Position's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jitsu avoid being mounted?
Position is looking for a kimura here.
Position passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu wants to control but Position postures up.
Jitsu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jitsu wants to control but Position is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Position looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jitsu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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 Sub Position will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Position shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Position showed some decent athleticism there.
Gracie Jitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jitsu wants to control but Position is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Position seems to be working for a kimura but Jitsu defends the submission attempt.
Position seems to be looking for submissions.
Jitsu wants to control but Position is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu is pressing down on Position's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jitsu has an active guard here but Position has managed to pass into half guard.
Jitsu is looking to control Position's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jitsu avoid being mounted?
Jitsu manages to get to full guard.
Sub Position overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jitsu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Position tries to free his leg and advance position but Jitsu is retaining full guard.
Jitsu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Position controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Position tries to free his leg and advance position but Jitsu is retaining full guard.
Jitsu is trying to control the position but Position postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gracie Jitsu.
Position scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jitsu tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Position easily slips into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jitsu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Jitsu is just holding on here. Position manages to take his back.
Position is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Jitsu won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Position off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sub Position!
Sub Position got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ritsuko Asuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Rakusaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakusaba has chosen David Bowie - Suffragette City as his entrance music. Kazushi Rakusaba will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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181 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ritsuko Asuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Rakusaba!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asuke thows a body shot but no joy.
Asuke looks to land a combination. Rakusaba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Asuke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rakusaba counters with a takedown into side control.
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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Asuke is trying to improve his position.
Asuke manages to get back to half guard.
Rakusaba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rakusaba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Asuke wants to get back to his feet.
Asuke trying to control from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rakusaba maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Asuke could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Rakusaba has cracked it and Asuke is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Rakusaba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kazushi Rakusaba!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiranuka Stakanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stakanu comes to the ring accompanied by Oy, To Ne Vecher. Jones has chosen On the Eve of War as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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29
280 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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265 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiranuka Stakanu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Russell Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stakanu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones misses the jab.
A punch combination from Stakanu misses.
A cross from Stakanu lands.
Stakanu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stakanu dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Stakanu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stakanu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stakanu advances to half guard.
Stakanu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Stakanu throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stakanu is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Stakanu is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stakanu to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakanu seems to be looking for submissions.
Stakanu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stakanu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stakanu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stakanu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stakanu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Stakanu.
Jones tries to roll over but Stakanu keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to kick Stakanu off but Stakanu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stakanu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stakanu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stakanu prevents Jones from standing back up.
Stakanu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Jones is pressing down on Stakanu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stakanu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stakanu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stakanu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stakanu's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Stakanu wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stakanu's guard.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones trying to control but Stakanu is working from the bottom.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stakanu throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Stakanu controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Stakanu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stakanu isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jones stacks Stakanu on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jones!
Stakanu taking a bit of punishment here - Jones scoring with strikes.
Jones landing strikes.
Stakanu manages to get back to half guard.
Stakanu trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stakanu flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Stakanu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
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.
Stakanu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiranuka Stakanu dominated that round.
That's time! Stakanu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones cracks Stakanu with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Stakanu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown by Stakanu or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Stakanu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Stakanu misses with an uppercut.
Stakanu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Nice cross by Stakanu.
Jones defending well as Stakanu loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stakanu manages to avoid it.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Stakanu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stakanu throws a combination that misses
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stakanu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stakanu off to one side.
Stakanu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones tries a low kick but Stakanu avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Stakanu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Stakanu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiranuka Stakanu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stakanu throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Stakanu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Russell Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Stakanu's leg but Stakanu calmly moves out of range.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Stakanu connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Stakanu misses with a shot to the body
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hiranuka Stakanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones tries to clinch up but Stakanu circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Stakanu's belly button to the back.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones lands with a hook. Stakanu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones tries to clinch but Stakanu is having none of it.
Stakanu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Stakanu moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Hiranuka Stakanu has been cut.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Stakanu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Stakanu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stakanu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Russell Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Stakanu misses with a body shot.
Stakanu misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Stakanu down.
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!
Jones clobbers Stakanu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Some bone on bone action there as Stakanu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stakanu eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stakanu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stakanu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stakanu is rocked!
Jones drops Stakanu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Stakanu looks back up at him and smiles so Jones waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Stakanu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stakanu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a big right hand! Oh Stakanu is in trouble here! Jones follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russell Jones!
Russell Jones is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Russell Jones thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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