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GFL 27 - Sativa vs Shinsato PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stu Grimmmson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Katsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsuki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 10 Years Today by Bullet For My Valentine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Isamu Katsuki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stu Grimmmson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isamu Katsuki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimmmson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Katsuki throws a right hand that Grimmmson ducks under and follows up with a left that Grimmmson also avoids with ease.
Katsuki misses with a head kick.
Katsuki slips a jab and a cross from Grimmmson.
Grimmmson throws a nice looking combination but Katsuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimmmson throws a right and a left that Katsuki avoids nicely.
Grimmmson misses with a double jab.
Grimmmson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Katsuki.
Katsuki pushes Grimmmson up against the cage in a clinch.
Grimmmson blocks the elbow strike.
Katsuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katsuki misses with a knee to the head.
Katsuki misses with a knee strike.
Katsuki misses with a knee to the head.
Katsuki tries a knee to the head but Grimmmson blocks it.
Katsuki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Katsuki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsuki tries a knee to the head but Grimmmson blocks it.
Katsuki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Katsuki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grimmmson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katsuki has picked Grimmmson up - he's going for a ride! Katsuki dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Grimmmson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Katsuki is working away from the top position though.
Grimmmson tries to roll over but Katsuki keeps him under control.
Katsuki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Katsuki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grimmmson's head.
Grimmmson is trying to stand back up but Katsuki is controlling him
Katsuki working Grimmmson over with strikes.
Grimmmson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimmmson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Katsuki is working away from the top position though.
Katsuki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Grimmmson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Katsuki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katsuki seems to be working for a kimura but Grimmmson defends the submission attempt.
Katsuki stops Grimmmson from getting back to his feet.
Grimmmson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Katsuki pulls his head out easily.
Katsuki 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.
Katsuki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grimmmson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsuki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Katsuki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Katsuki is working for a submission of some sort.
Katsuki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grimmmson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grimmmson gets back to full guard.
Grimmmson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grimmmson wants to stand but Katsuki has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsuki kicks Grimmmson off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsuki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Katsuki throws a push kick but Grimmmson slaps the foot to one side.
Katsuki clinches.
Katsuki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Katsuki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Katsuki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grimmmsons head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katsuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Katsuki avoiding damage.
Katsuki misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Katsuki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grimmmson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grimmmson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grimmmson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grimmmson.
Grimmmson dips to his left and cracks Katsuki with an uppercut!
Katsuki dodges the punch combination from Grimmmson.
Katsuki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grimmmson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grimmmson throws a right hand that Katsuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Katsuki also avoids with ease.
Grimmmson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grimmmson lands a head kick!
Grimmmson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Katsuki connects with a solid leg kick.
Katsuki takes the fight into the clinch.
Katsuki throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsuki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grimmmson working hard to break the clinch.
Katsuki looking to throw knees to the head but Grimmmson is blocking nicely.
Katsuki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Katsuki scores with a knee to the head.
Katsuki tries to land a knee to the head but Grimmmson blocks with his arms.
Grimmmson is trying to push Katsuki away but Katsuki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Katsuki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Katsuki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grimmmson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katsuki slows down the pace here.
Grimmmson takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimmmson is trying to push Katsuki away but Katsuki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Katsuki keeps control of Grimmmson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Katsuki lands a shoulder strike.
Katsuki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Katsuki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Katsuki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Katsuki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grimmmson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katsuki is breathing heavily.
Katsuki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grimmmson blocks it with crossed arms.
Katsuki misses with a knee to the head.
Katsuki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Katsuki looking to throw knees to the head but Grimmmson is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimmmson working hard to break the clinch.
Grimmmson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Katsuki connects with a knee to the head.
Katsuki looking to throw knees to the head but Grimmmson is blocking nicely.
Katsuki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grimmmson has had enough of the clinch but Katsuki keeps him there for the moment.
Katsuki misses with a knee to the head.
Katsuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katsuki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Katsuki tries a knee to the head but Grimmmson blocks it.
Grimmmson has had enough of the clinch but Katsuki keeps him there for the moment.
Katsuki throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsuki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grimmmson is trying to break free.
Katsuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grimmmson can't break the clinch.
Katsuki tries to land a knee to the head but Grimmmson blocks with his arms.
Katsuki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katsuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katsuki looking to throw knees to the head but Grimmmson is blocking nicely.
Grimmmson wants to break free but Katsuki has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimmmson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Katsuki misses with a knee strike.
Katsuki tries a knee to the head but Grimmmson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Katsuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Katsuki has closed the distance and engaged Grimmmson in a clinch.
Katsuki tries to land a knee to the head but Grimmmson blocks with his arms.
Katsuki misses with a knee to the head.
Katsuki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grimmmson is trying to break the clinch but Katsuki is controlling him.
Grimmmson has had enough of the clinch but Katsuki keeps him there for the moment.
Grimmmson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grimmmson wants to get back to striking at distance but Katsuki won't allow it.
Katsuki looking to throw knees to the head but Grimmmson is blocking nicely.
Katsuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grimmmson has had enough of the clinch but Katsuki keeps him there for the moment.
Katsuki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grimmmson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Katsuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsuki lands a knee to the head.
Katsuki misses with a knee strike.
Katsuki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Katsuki prevents Grimmmson from breaking the clinch.
Grimmmson is trying to break the clinch but Katsuki is controlling him.
Katsuki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grimmmson blocks the elbow strike.
Katsuki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grimmmson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katsuki misses with a knee to the head.
Grimmmson tries to break the clinch but Katsuki is controlling the position.
Grimmmson avoids the elbow strike from Katsuki, against the cage.
Katsuki tries to land a knee to the head but Grimmmson blocks with his arms.
Stu Grimmmson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isamu Katsuki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsuki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grimmmson blocks it with crossed arms.
Grimmmson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Katsuki has him pressed against the cage.
Katsuki prevents Grimmmson from breaking the clinch.
Katsuki scores with a knee to the head.
Katsuki pushes off an throws an elbow but Grimmmson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grimmmson is trying to break free.
Katsuki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Katsuki looking to throw knees to the head but Grimmmson is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Grimmmson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Katsuki misses with a knee strike.
Isamu Katsuki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Katsuki throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimmmson managing to block the knees to the body from Katsuki.
Katsuki misses with a knee to the head.
Grimmmson wants to get back to striking at distance but Katsuki won't allow it.
Katsuki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grimmmson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grimmmson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Katsuki misses with a knee to the head.
Katsuki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grimmmson can't break the clinch.
Katsuki misses with a knee to the head.
Katsuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katsuki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grimmmson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsuki misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimmmson.
Grimmmson tries to break free but Katsuki pushes him back against the cage.
Katsuki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grimmmson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grimmmson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Katsuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katsuki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Katsuki tries to land a knee to the head but Grimmmson blocks with his arms.
Grimmmson takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katsuki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimmmson is trying to force a seperation but Katsuki has the dominant position.
Katsuki breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isamu Katsuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Katsuki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isamu Katsuki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lothar Warhawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chika Haruka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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184 lbs
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198 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lothar Warhawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chika Haruka!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warhawk digs a good hook to Haruka's body.
Chika Haruka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warhawk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haruka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haruka doesn't manage to clinch there - Warhawk circles away.
Haruka clinches up with Warhawk and pushes him back against the cage.
Warhawk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warhawk.
Warhawk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haruka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haruka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Haruka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haruka turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Haruka manages to end up in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The strikes coming from Haruka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Haruka moves into full mount!
Haruka is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haruka lands a heavy elbow.
Haruka punishing his opponent with strikes.
Haruka with a couple of short strikes.
Haruka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Haruka lands a big shot there that rocks Warhawk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Warhawk is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haruka connects with a bit shot that sees Warhawk covering up! More strikes from Haruka and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Haruka is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chika Haruka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mon Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cloud Van Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mon Key!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cloud Van Rude!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Rude misses with a body shot.
Key tries to clinch but Van Rude is having none of it.
Key slips a jab and a cross from Van Rude.
Van Rude swats away the attempt to clinch by Key.
Key is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Key is looking to clinch but Van Rude is avoiding it.
Key tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Rude swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Key tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Rude swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Rude tries to clinch up but Key circles away and keeps his distance.
Mon Key seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Van Rude misses.
Key tries to clinch up but Van Rude circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Rude gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Key's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Van Rude taking a break here but Key is having none of it and regains half guard.
Van Rude trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude is trying to control. Key wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Rude with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cloud Van Rude has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Key darts in and clinches Van Rude up against the cage.
Key missing with knees to the body.
Key looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Rude avoids the elbow strike from Key, against the cage.
Key lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Key just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Rude's brow.
Van Rude looking to stall.
Van Rude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Key trying to land knees to the body.
Key pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Rude leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Rude pressing his opponent against the cage.
Key tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Rude avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Rude is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Rude tries to break the clinch but Key is controlling the position.
Van Rude is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Key throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Key misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Rude jumps guard.
Key postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Key throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Rude looking to control.
Van Rude wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Rude is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Key throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude has Key pulled in close to control his posture.
Van Rude looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Key working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Key working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Key accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Key missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Rude working a defensive guard here.
Van Rude seems keen to control Key's posture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Rude throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Van Rude looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cloud Van Rude will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Key wants to clinch but Van Rude slips to the side
and Van Rude counters by clinching up.
Key unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Rude lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Key utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Key trying to land knees to the body.
Van Rude managing to block the knees to the body from Key.
Van Rude pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Key tries to clinch but Van Rude moves out of range.
Key takes the fight into the clinch.
Key misses with an elbow strike.
Van Rude wants to break the clinch but can't.
Key is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Rude is defending well for now.
Van Rude is breathing heavily.
Key is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Key comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Key lands a damaging elbow.
Key lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key lands an elbow inside.
Key pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Rude leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Key has Van Rude pressed against the cage, preventing Van Rude from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Key tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Rude avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Key.
Van Rude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Rude is trying to push Key away but Key has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Key lands a nice knee to the body.
Key creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Rude's defenses.
Nice elbow from Key.
Key missing with knees to the body.
Key throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Key tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Rude avoids it.
Van Rude stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Key landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude looking to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Van Rude.
Van Rude is trying to force a seperation but Key has the dominant position.
Key with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Rude breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Rude throws a sloppy head kick and Key moves out of range easily.
Van Rude misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rude fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Key is looking to clinch.
Key doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Rude circles away.
Van Rude throws a sloppy head kick and Key moves out of range easily.
Van Rude wants to clinch up but Key keeps it at a distance.
Van Rude is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude wants to clinch up but Key keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Key looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Key tries to clinch but Van Rude is having none of it.
Van Rude moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Rude is trying to force a seperation but Key has the dominant position.
Key misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Rude is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Rude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Key misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Rude.
Van Rude's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Rude throws a nice looking combination but Key bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Rude swats away the attempt to clinch by Key.
Key tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Van Rude manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key tries to clinch but Van Rude is having none of it.
Van Rude tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Key paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Rude is looking to clinch.
Van Rude moves in looking to clinch but Key pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Rude misses the target.
Key is looking to clinch.
Van Rude gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Rude managing to block the knees to the body from Key.
Van Rude avoiding damage as Key throws knees to the body.
Van Rude wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Key has him pressed against the cage.
Van Rude takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Key looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Key using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Rude has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Rude avoiding damage as Key throws knees to the body.
Van Rude displaying some good clinch control by pressing Key up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mon Key dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Van Rude changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Key looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Van Rude working away.
Van Rude is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Key will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Van Rude trying to control the position but Key is working away.
Key takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Van Rude trying to control the action but Key is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rude in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Key is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Rude taking a breather here.
Van Rude lands a decent elbow from side control.
Key is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Key's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Van Rude just content to control the position.
Van Rude in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Van Rude remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Key is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Key takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Van Rude controls the position.
Key is looking for a sweep.
Van Rude staying calm.
Van Rude tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key wants to control but Van Rude postures up.
Van Rude controls the position.
Key managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Van Rude.
Key struggling a bit here.
Key on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Rude taking a breather here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Rude landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cloud Van Rude comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Rude 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cloud Van Rude!
Cloud Van Rude spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krayzie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanamichi Sakuragi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Krayzie Jackson's chin.
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29
194 lbs
7 - 12 - 0 |
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200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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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
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krayzie Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuragi blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Sakuragi moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Sakuragi is avoiding it.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Sakuragi avoids nicely.
Jackson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Sakuragi avoids it.
Jackson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson tries to clinch but Sakuragi moves out of range.
Jackson throws a head kick but Sakuragi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Sakuragi ducks down to avoid it.
Sakuragi lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson throws a body punch but Sakuragi moves out of range.
Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sakuragi.
It looks like Hanamichi Sakuragi has been cut.
Sakuragi scores with a jab.
Jackson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sakuragi takes a step back to recover.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuragi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakuragi drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sakuragi, as that shot connected.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a front kick that sends Sakuragi stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sakuragi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanamichi Sakuragi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Sakuragi circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson scores with a head kick.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sakuragi under the eye.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sakuragi tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sakuragi to the ground. Sakuragi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Sakuragi pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jackson.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Sakuragi's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sakuragi on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sakuragi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sakuragi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Sakuragi is rocked!
Jackson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oh Sakuragi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson pushes Sakuragi against the cage. Jackson is working some dirty boxing. Jackson pushes off with a quick right hook! Sakuragi goes down! Sakuragi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jackson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krayzie Jackson!
A relieved looking Krayzie Jackson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thorstein Horgmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kubys Marianskis (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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25
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thorstein Horgmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kubys Marianskis!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Horgmo.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Horgmo has hold of Marianskis's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Marianskis seems comfortable defending it but Horgmo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Marianskis is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Marianskis is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Horgmo couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thorstein Horgmo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhonny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Shinya Alkofer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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19
160 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Alkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jhonny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Alkofer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alkofer throws a lazy uppercut
and Cage counters with a single leg into guard. Alkofer didn't expect that.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alkofer can't keep his opponent in guard - Cage advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cage stops Alkofer from getting back to his feet.
Cage trying to control the action but Alkofer is working from the bottom.
Cage is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Alkofer tries to kick Cage off but Cage keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alkofer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alkofer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alkofer keeps working.
Cage prevents Alkofer from standing back up.
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!
Cage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alkofer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jhonny Cage hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Alkofer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alkofer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cage is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alkofer sees it coming and defends easily.
Cage is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Alkofer is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jhonny Cage!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cannabis Sativa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Shinsato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sativa comes to the cage accompanied by Rasta say SMOKE. Shinsato has chosen Yoshi Story as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Akira Shinsato is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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21
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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31
187 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cannabis Sativa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Shinsato!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sativa connects with a leg kick. Shinsato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sativa lands the left hand.
Shinsato gets tackled into the cage by Sativa. Sativa maintains the clinch.
Sativa lands a damaging elbow.
Shinsato avoids the elbow strike from Sativa, against the cage.
Shinsato is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sativa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sativa stalling the fight.
Sativa lands a damaging elbow.
Sativa lands a right hand.
Shinsato working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shinsato jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sativa walks away with a smile on his face. Shinsato gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sativa tries to clinch but Shinsato is having none of it.
Shinsato takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shinsato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinsato circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sativa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shinsato back to the cage. Sativa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sativa lands with a cross.
Shinsato is rocked!
Good leg kick by Sativa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shinsato with a poor takedown
and Sativa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cannabis Sativa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Shinsato.
Sativa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shinsato's head.
Shinsato is still on wobbly legs! Can Sativa finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sativa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shinsato manages to avoid it.
Shinsato seems to have recovered his senses.
Sativa drops Shinsato with a right and a left! Sativa comes rushing in but Shinsato regains his composure and manages to keep Sativa in guard.
Shinsato is looking to stand up but Sativa isn't so interested in that idea.
Sativa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sativa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sativa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shinsato is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sativa trying to control but Shinsato is working from the bottom.
Sativa stays in close to Shinsato's body and controls the position.
Shinsato wants to stand but Sativa is controlling the position.
Cannabis Sativa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sativa scores with a jab to the head.
Sativa thows a leg kick but Shinsato checks it
and Shinsato counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sativa controlling Shinsato's posture.
Shinsato trying to control but Sativa is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sativa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shinsato is looking to advance position but Sativa has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sativa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sativa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shinsato is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sativa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sativa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shinsato?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinsato is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sativa unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Shinsato wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Sativa celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cannabis Sativa!
Cannabis Sativa retains his middleweight title!
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