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RS 127 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dong Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bael Adonael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Chim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bael Adonael !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chim closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sloppy strikes there by Chim.
Chim staying calm.
Sloppy strikes there by Chim.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chim working the head and body with strikes.
Adonael managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chim.
Chim throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chim trying to control the position but Adonael is working away.
You can see the frustration on Adonael 's face as Chim controls the position.
Chim 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.
Adonael parries the strikes from Chim easily there. Chim is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Adonael to escape.
Chim landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The strikes coming from Chim are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chim sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Adonael is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chim lands a nice forearm strike.
Chim trying to control the position but Adonael is working away.
Adonael takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Adonael parries the strikes from Chim easily there. Chim is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Adonael 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.
Chim is looking to take a break and control but Adonael is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chim landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Chim lands some shots froms side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chim creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Adonael sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Chim staying calm.
Chim landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim wants to control but Adonael is keeping him busy.
Chim working the head with strikes.
Chim wants to control but Adonael is keeping him busy.
Chim working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chim takes a little break here. Adonael wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Chim working the ground and pound but Adonael is defending the strikes.
Adonael taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chim sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Adonael is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim is looking to take a break and control but Adonael is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chim lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
An elbow from Chim crashes against the mat.
Chim tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Chim is looking to take a break and control but Adonael is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adonael is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chim is controlling him well.
Chim cracks Adonael with a big elbow.
Chim misses with the ground and pound.
Chim working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chim tries to score with some ground and pound. Adonael controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chim lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chim misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Adonael is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chim misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chim works to advance to full mount. Adonael defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Chim lands a heavy elbow.
Adonael is rocked!
Chim lands a big shot to the head and Adonael winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dong Chim!
After the fight, Dong Chim was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shante Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Legionarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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195 lbs
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192 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shante Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legionarius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Legionarius scores with a nice strike.
Legionarius avoids the body shot from Franklin.
Legionarius misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Franklin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Franklin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Legionarius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franklin.
Legionarius throws an overhand right that lands on Franklin's shoulder, as Franklin tries to avoid the shot.
Franklin throws a right hand that misses
and Legionarius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Legionarius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Legionarius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Franklin. That did some damage!
Legionarius connects with a body shot that sends Franklin's belly button to the back.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
Legionarius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Franklin avoids it really well and circles away.
Good leg kick by Legionarius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Franklin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Legionarius throws a nice head kick!
Legionarius drives through with a takedown into Franklin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Legionarius trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom.
Franklin wants to improve his position but instead Legionarius has moved into half guard.
Legionarius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Legionarius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Franklin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin gets full guard.
Legionarius controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Legionarius 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.
Franklin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Legionarius throws a big right hand that misses.
Legionarius trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom.
Legionarius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Legionarius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Franklin is keeping the position for now.
Alessio Legionarius has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Legionarius fails with a takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Legionarius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Franklin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Legionarius.
A nice leg kick lands there from Legionarius.
Shante Franklin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franklin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Franklin moves forwards but Legionarius connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Legionarius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Legionarius.
Legionarius cracks Franklin with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius clinches.
Legionarius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Legionarius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Legionarius.
Legionarius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Legionarius scores with a hook to the body.
Legionarius tries to score a body lock takedown but Franklin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shante Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alessio Legionarius.
Franklin looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Legionarius - that landed with a thud.
Legionarius cracks Franklin with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Legionarius.
Nice body punch from Legionarius.
Legionarius pulls Franklin into guard.
Legionarius looking for a sweep. Not yet Legionarius, not yet.
Legionarius wants to get back to his feet but Franklin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Legionarius wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alessio Legionarius was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Franklin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Legionarius lands a body shot.
Legionarius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Legionarius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Franklin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Legionarius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Legionarius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Legionarius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Legionarius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Legionarius fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Franklin sprawls well initially but Legionarius persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Legionarius wants to take a breather but Franklin is having none of it.
Legionarius is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Legionarius landing strikes, looking to finish!
Legionarius is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Legionarius cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Legionarius postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Franklin looks a forlorn figure.
Legionarius looking to control but Franklin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Legionarius working Franklin over with strikes here.
Legionarius with shots to the head and body - Franklin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Franklin tries to lock up and control but Legionarius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Legionarius fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Franklin is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Legionarius! Franklin is hurt baaadly! Legionarius is firing away with more strikes - Franklin is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessio Legionarius!
Alessio Legionarius was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Weed Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Kawasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weed Kush could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jun Kawasaki's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Weed Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Kawasaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki rushes Kush and presses him up against the ropes.
Kawasaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kush in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kush wants to take the fight to the mat but Kawasaki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kawasaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kawasaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
A short right from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Weed Kush has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawasaki slowing the pace effectively.
Kawasaki landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kawasaki.
Kush is working for takedown but Kawasaki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kush is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki lands a knee to the head.
Kawasaki scores with a knee to the head.
Kawasaki landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kawasaki on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kawasaki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawasaki lands a body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Kawasaki.
A short right from Kawasaki.
Kush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kawasaki pushes Kush back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawasaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kawasaki digs a right hand into Kush's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kush's gas tank.
Kawasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kawasaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kush lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kawasaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kawasaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kawasaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kush's face.
Kawasaki holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kawasaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kawasaki stalls.
Kawasaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kush's face.
Kawasaki lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kush or not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kawasaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kawasaki receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A body shot lands from Kawasaki.
Good body shot from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kawasaki scores with a knee to the head.
Kawasaki lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawasaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki is trying to stall.
Kawasaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kawasaki pushes Kush back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kush takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Kawasaki - that landed with a thud.
Kawasaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kawasaki lands a knee to the head.
Kawasaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kawasaki connects with a knee to the head.
Kawasaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kush is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kawasaki.
Oh Kush is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kush takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kawasaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting on Kawasaki's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kush seems to have got his legs back now.
Kawasaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Kush won't want to take too many of those.
Kawasaki connects with a knee to the head.
Kawasaki lands a knee to the head.
Kawasaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kush's face.
Kawasaki lands a knee to the head.
Kawasaki lands a right hand.
Knees to the body from Kawasaki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawasaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
Kawasaki leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki connects with a knee to the head.
Kawasaki landing knees to the head.
Kawasaki has Kush pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Kush is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Kawasaki - that's hurt Kush badly! Oh, another knee lands and Kush is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Kush doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jun Kawasaki!
During a confident post fight interview, Jun Kawasaki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suzuki Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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194 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ba Lil IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Suzuki Minowa!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lil IV waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Minowa.
Lil IV thows a body shot but no joy.
Lil IV looks to throw the jab but Minowa is out of range.
Minowa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lil IV shoots in and gets a takedown into Minowa's guard.
Lil IV controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lil IV trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Minowa keeping moving, preventing Lil IV from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ba Lil IV.
Lil IV misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minowa.
Minowa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lil IV drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lil IV looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lil IV trying to control the position from guard on top but Minowa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lil IV loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Minowa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Minowa being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ba Lil IV wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A jab lands there for Minowa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowa blocks a jab.
Lil IV tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minowa was well out of range. Poor timing from Lil IV.
A big right from Minowa misses.
Minowa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lil IV throws a jab but it's blocked by Minowa.
Lil IV misses with a wild body shot.
Lil IV scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lil IV is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Minowa defends it well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Minowa is defending against the submission attempts here by Lil IV.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil IV is pressing down on Minowa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Minowa is holding on for now.
Minowa is staying active underneath Lil IV, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Minowa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lil IV. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lil IV thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Minowa's head.
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.
Minowa is defending against the submission attempts here by Lil IV.
Minowa looks like he's trying to stand up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Minowa can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lil IV in particular looking to stall.
Lil IV throwing shots but Minowa is blocking nicely.
Lil IV is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lil IV is looking to take a break and control but Minowa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lil IV is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lil IV content to control rather than advance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lil IV is trying to control the action in half guard but Minowa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lil IV is working for a kimura but Minowa is defending it quite comfortably.
Lil IV is pressing down on Minowa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Minowa is holding on for now.
Lil IV trying to control from half guard but Minowa is working away.
Lil IV is really struggling to control Minowa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lil IV is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Minowa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lil IV.
Minowa is refusing to be controlled, as Lil IV sits in half guard.
Lil IV passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lil IV trying to control but Minowa is having none of it.
Minowa wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Minowa bucks Lil IV off and manages to get back to his feet!
Lil IV misses with a looping right.
Lil IV doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lil IV misses with a hook. Minowa ducked under it nicely.
Minowa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lil IV.
Minowa misses with a looping right.
Lil IV misses with a hook. Minowa ducked under it nicely.
Lil IV pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lil IV avoids the body shot from Minowa.
Lil IV throws a lazy right hand but Minowa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Minowa thows a body shot but no joy.
Minowa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lil IV uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minowa.
Lil IV bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lil IV staying calm.
Lil IV is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Minowa has escaped the position, nice work 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!
An elbow from Lil IV crashes against the mat.
Lil IV moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Minowa is not content to let Lil IV control the position.
Lil IV misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lil IV working the strikes but Minowa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Lil IV seems content to control.
Lil IV in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Minowa tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lil IV!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ba Lil IV!
A victorious Ba Lil IV thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Talib Kweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
165 lbs
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28
160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Talib Kweli!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins connects with a jab.
Dawkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kweli moves in looking to clinch but Dawkins pushes him off.
Dawkins looks to land a left hand but Kweli moved out of range nicely.
Dawkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kweli lands a high kick!
Dawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kweli wants to clinch.
Kweli slips a jab and a cross from Dawkins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kweli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dawkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kweli tries to clinch there but Dawkins circles away.
Dawkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kweli throws a series of punches but Dawkins moves out of range.
Dawkins takes a swing at Kweli's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli clinches up against the ropes.
Dawkins manages to break the clinch.
Dawkins works Kweli's body with a nice hook.
Brian Dawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kweli wants to slow Dawkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Dawkins misses with an uppercut. Kweli saw that one coming.
Dawkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kweli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dawkins misses the jab.
Kweli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dawkins.
Kweli looks for a takedown but Dawkins sprawls well.
Kweli pushes Dawkins up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kweli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli has had enough of the clinch but Dawkins keeps him there for the moment.
Dawkins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kweli up against the ropes.
Kweli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Kweli gets an underhook and turns Dawkins into the ropes.
Kweli jumps guard and drags Dawkins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dawkins advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins tries to move to mount but Kweli blocks the move with his legs.
Kweli is not content to let Dawkins control the position.
Kweli prevents Dawkins from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli being controlled for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Brian Dawkins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dawkins scores with a hook to the body. Kweli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kweli fails with a takedown attempt.
Dawkins throws a nice looking combination but Kweli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kweli shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dawkins defends it nicely.
Brian Dawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talib Kweli.
Kweli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dawkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kweli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawkins.
Jab by Dawkins.
Kweli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Dawkins finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kweli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawkins.
Kweli looks for a takedown but Dawkins sprawls well.
Kweli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dawkins lands a body shot.
Dawkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Kweli.
Dawkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kweli has time to react.
Brian Dawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kweli tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dawkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kweli as he connects with a hook.
Kweli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawkins cracks a nice hook into Kweli's ribs.
Dawkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kweli tries to clinch there but Dawkins circles away.
Kweli is looking to clinch.
Dawkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dawkins throws a big shot that misses.
Dawkins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kweli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kweli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dawkins but Dawkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dawkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kweli at a distance.
Kweli looks gassed!
Nice jab there from Dawkins.
It looks like Talib Kweli has been cut.
Kweli tries to clinch up but Dawkins circles away and keeps his distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dawkins.
Dawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kweli tries to clinch up
and Dawkins counters with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Dawkins.
Dawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Kweli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kweli slips under a jab.
Dawkins lands a nice looking body kick.
Dawkins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dawkins throws a wild body kick that Kweli sees coming a mile off.
Kweli throws a low kick but Dawkins avoids it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kweli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Dawkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kweli shoots in for a takedown but Dawkins shows good takedown defense.
Kweli takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dawkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dawkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Kweli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kweli tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kweli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kweli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dawkins leaves Kweli with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kweli tries to clinch but Dawkins moves out of range.
Dawkins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kweli on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Dawkins.
A head kick misses from Dawkins.
Kweli throws a shot from downtown. Dawkins moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawkins. Kweli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kweli lands a body shot.
Kweli scores with a nice body kick.
Dawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kweli shoots for a double leg takedown but Dawkins sprawls well. He's pushed Kweli's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kweli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dawkins counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kweli at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Dawkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Talib Kweli's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dawkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kweli closes the distance and clinches up with Dawkins, looking for a takedown. Kweli pushes Dawkins against the ropes but Dawkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Dawkins
and Kweli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No luck for Kweli with that takedown attempt.
Dawkins throws a wild body kick that Kweli sees coming a mile off.
Dawkins bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A cross from Dawkins lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawkins scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Dawkins there.
Kweli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dawkins scores with a nice body kick.
Kweli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dawkins.
Dawkins looks to land a combination. Kweli sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kweli is rocked!
Kweli is breathing heavily.
Dawkins lands a really nice looking cross but Kweli seems unphased.
Kweli is still on wobbly legs! Can Dawkins finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli misses with a takedown attempt - Dawkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brian Dawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talib Kweli.
Dawkins connects with a right that clearly hurt Kweli. He's backed up against the ropes with nowhere to go as Dawkins proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Kweli collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Dawkins!
A victorious Brian Dawkins 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 Olubowale Folarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsuyoshi Tamatso (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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28
180 lbs
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28
178 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olubowale Folarin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Tamatso!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamatso lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tamatso is looking to clinch but Folarin is avoiding it.
Tamatso lands a jab to Folarin's midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tamatso!
Folarin looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamatso is just out of range.
Folarin throws a low kick but Tamatso avoids it.
Tamatso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Folarin.
Folarin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tamatso.
Tamatso misses the shot to the body.
Folarin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Folarin cracks Tamatso with a good jab.
Folarin scores with a sloppy right hand. Tamatso should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Folarin misses its intended target.
Folarin misses the body punch
and Tamatso counters with a straight right hand.
Tsuyoshi Tamatso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Folarin thows a body shot but no joy.
Tamatso bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Folarin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Folarin.
Tamatso uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Folarin throws the left hand but Tamatso avoids the punch easily.
Tamatso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Folarin.
Folarin misses with a left hand
and Tamatso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Folarin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tamatso rushes Folarin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Folarin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tamatso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tamatso.
Folarin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamatso moves away.
Tamatso closes the distance and pushes Folarin back into the ropes.
Tamatso jumps guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Folarin wants to control from the top but Tamatso keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Folarin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tamatso is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tamatso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tamatso looking for a sweep. Not yet Tamatso, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Folarin is fighting to break Tamatso's control of his arms but Tamatso is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tamatso's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Folarin is looking to chop away at Tamatso's legs.
Tamatso lands a leg kick that knocks Folarin off balance momentarily.
Folarin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tamatso lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tamatso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Tamatso. That snapped Folarin's head back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tamatso.
Folarin misses the body punch
and Tamatso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tamatso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Folarin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Folarin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Folarin misses with a jab to the body
and Tamatso counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Folarin.
Folarin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tamatso's guard.
Tamatso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Folarin manages to get himself to full guard.
Folarin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tamatso defends well.
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.
Tamatso trying to control but Folarin is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Folarin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tamatso controls the pace.
Tamatso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Folarin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tamatso controls the pace.
Tamatso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tamatso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tamatso's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tamatso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Folarin is keeping the position for now.
Tamatso is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Folarin has his foot on Tamatso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tamatso works his way back into a safe position though.
Folarin looking for a guillotine here but Tamatso defends easily.
Tamatso scoring with some ground and pound.
Tamatso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tamatso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Folarin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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!
Tamatso throws a big right hand that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tamatso lands a couple of digs.
Tamatso is working Folarin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Folarin keeping moving, preventing Tamatso from controlling successfully.
Tamatso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tamatso controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tamatso trying to control but Folarin is working from the bottom.
Tamatso lands a couple of digs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso throwing strikes but missing.
Folarin keeping moving, preventing Tamatso from controlling successfully.
Tamatso pushes down on Folarin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Folarin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tamatso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tamatso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Folarin defending well though.
Tamatso takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tamatso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Folarin defending well though.
Tamatso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tamatso working over Folarin with some ground and pound. Folarin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tamatso is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Folarin sees it coming and defends easily.
Tamatso moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Folarin.
Folarin is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamatso lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoshi Tamatso dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Folarin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Folarin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamatso moves away.
Tamatso throws a series of strikes that have Folarin backpedaling.
It looks like Olubowale Folarin has been cut.
Tamatso punishes Folarin's body with a nice straight punch.
Tamatso cracks the inside of Folarin's front leg.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Folarin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tamatso wants the takedown. Folarin is fighting it off but Tamatso persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Folarin's guard against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Folarin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tamatso advances position into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamatso scoring with punches from side control.
Tamatso in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tamatso looks up at the clock and then as Folarin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tamatso smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tamatso has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Folarin!
Tamatso has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Folarin's face.
Folarin is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tamatso lands with some strikes.
Oh Folarin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tamatso postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Folarin looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamatso with shots to the head and body - Folarin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tamatso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso lands a big elbow - Folarin is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Folarin is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tsuyoshi Tamatso!
A relieved looking Tsuyoshi Tamatso 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsushima has chosen Eminem - Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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30
197 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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30
187 lbs
25 - 10 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles Brigante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Lewis Tsushima!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsushima closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tsushima lands in his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brigante trying to control the position here.
Tsushima won't allow Brigante to sweep him here.
Tsushima is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brigante looking for a guillotine here but Tsushima defends easily.
Brigante working for a triangle but Tsushima defends it easily.
Tsushima lands a couple of elbows.
Brigante looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tsushima distracts Brigante with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brigante is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tsushima throws a big elbow that misses.
Tsushima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tsushima makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tsushima throwing strikes but missing.
Brigante managing to control the position.
Tsushima chips away with some ground and pound.
Tsushima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brigante swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tsushima working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tsushima working some strikes from top position.
Brigante not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tsushima postures up in Brigante's guard and throws a big left but Brigante blocks it.
Tsushima makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brigante had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tsushima defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsushima with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima looking to pass the guard.
Brigante manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brigante prevents Tsushima from getting the reversal.
Brigante trying to control but Tsushima is having none of it.
Tsushima tries to reverse the position but Brigante maintains control.
Brigante tries to control but Tsushima wriggling away.
Tsushima tries to hold on but Brigante postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima is looking to improve his position but Brigante isn't that keen on the idea.
Tsushima is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Brigante prevents Tsushima from getting the reversal.
Brigante won't let Tsushima get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Brigante looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tsushima working to try and regain half guard.
Brigante can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tsushima is looking to escape.
Brigante takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tsushima blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tsushima blocking the ground and pound.
Brigante is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tsushima can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tsushima is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brigante avoids the attempt from Tsushima to control.
Brigante takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tsushima blocking the ground and pound.
Tsushima keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tsushima tries to hold on but Brigante postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima working to try and regain half guard.
Brigante controlling the pace for now.
Tsushima working to try and regain half guard.
Brigante controlling the position easily from mount.
Tsushima is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tsushima is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tsushima wants to hold on but Brigante pushes him away.
Tsushima is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brigante throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brigante sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tsushima is squirming around, avoiding Brigante's attempts to control the action.
Tsushima keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brigante cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tsushima can't escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brigante has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tsushima's face.
Tsushima can't escape the position.
Brigante working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tsushima wants to hold on but Brigante pushes him away.
Brigante trying to control but Tsushima is having none of it.
Brigante controlling from the full mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brigante looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brigante putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brigante 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.
Brigante looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brigante avoids the attempt from Tsushima to control.
Brigante controlling his opponent.
Brigante lands a big shot there that rocks Tsushima but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brigante controlling his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima is trying desperately to improve position.
Tsushima wants to control but Brigante is having none of it.
Brigante controlling from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsushima sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tsushima is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brigante's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brigante's back!
Brigante showing good submission defense here.
Brigante is covering up but some of the strikes from Tsushima are getting through and doing damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brigante tries to escape but Tsushima has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
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.
Brigante turns into Tsushima and is now in his guard.
Tsushima working a defensive guard here.
Brigante trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsushima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsushima controls Brigante momentarily but Brigante frees himself.
Tsushima is adopting a defensive guard.
Brigante trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsushima 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!
Tsushima wants to sweep here but Brigante controlling him for the moment.
Lewis Tsushima has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brigante throws a head kick but Tsushima moves out of range.
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 Charles Brigante will probably get the nod.
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.
Tsushima leaves Brigante with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tsushima throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brigante takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brigante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brigante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsushima misses with a combination
and Brigante counters with a left to the body.
Brigante throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Lewis Tsushima has been cut.
Brigante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brigante lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brigante circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Tsushima drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Brigante follows Tsushima to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Brigante!
Charles Brigante really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that -OVERDOSE Factory- logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Czarek Marnota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbott comes into the arena with War Ensemble - Slayer blaring out of the sound system. Marnota has chosen Zawsze Jak Król as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Czarek Marnota!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marnota.
Abbott connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Czarek Marnota has been cut.
Marnota tries for a takedown but Abbott circles away easily
enabling Abbott to counter with a crisp jab.
Abbott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marnota shoots and misses
and Abbott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Marnota fails with the takedown
and Abbott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Czarek Marnota's cut even more.
Mark Abbott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Czarek Marnota.
Abbott digs a good body shot into Marnota's ribs.
Abbott gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marnota to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Abbott wants to stand up but Marnota is controlling him.
Marnota postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Abbott is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Marnota, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott tries to stand but Marnota is controlling from the bottom.
Marnota looking for a guillotine here but Abbott defends easily.
Abbott trying to stand up but can't free himself from Marnota's guard.
Marnota has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Abbott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marnota looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Abbott is defending well. Marnota quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Abbott has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Marnota celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Czarek Marnota!
Czarek Marnota seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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