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16: Fen vs. Herod PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumina Endo (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumina Endo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Endo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Song circles away.
Endo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Song pinned against the cage. Song gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Song rushes Endo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Song breaks from the clinch.
Endo shoots in for a takedown but Song shows good takedown defense.
Billy Song has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rumina Endo.
Song misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Endo just misses with a punch to the body.
Song looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Endo!
Song looking to control but Endo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Endo is trying to escape the mount.
Song landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Endo is squirming around, avoiding Song's attempts to control the action.
Song knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Endo on the ground.
Song working Endo over with strikes here.
Endo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Song wants to control the pace but Endo is squirming around nicely.
Endo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Song looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Song looking to control but Endo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Endo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
You get the feeling that Endo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Song working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Song is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Endo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Endo taking shots to the head.
Endo gets back to half guard.
Endo looks gassed!
Endo is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Endo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Endo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Endo looking for a guillotine here but Song defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Endo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Endo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Endo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Song doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Song manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Endo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Song doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Song manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Endo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Endo is looking for a triangle but Song pushes his legs off easily.
Endo keeping moving, preventing Song from controlling successfully.
Song wants to pass the guard but Endo is keeping the position.
Endo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Song manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Song is trying to control the position but Endo postures up.
Endo stopping the sweep attempt from Song.
Endo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Endo trying to control the position from guard on top but Song is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Song not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Endo trying to control but Song is working from the bottom.
Song has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Endo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Endo pushing down on Song's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Song landing rabbit punches to the side of Endo's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Song looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Song is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Endo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Song looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Song sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Song is trying to control but can't.
Song tries to roll over but Endo keeps him under control.
Song misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Song trying to control but Endo postures up.
Song controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Endo trying to mount his opponent but Song defends it.
Endo is trying to work for a kimura but Song is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Song looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Endo!
Endo wants to control but Song is having none of it.
Song wants to control the pace but Endo is squirming around nicely.
Endo is desperately trying to improve his position but Song has a good base and remains in mount.
Song manages to capitalize on a mistake by Endo to take his back!
You can see the frustration on Endo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Song doesn't have the hooks in and Endo manages to turn into his guard.
Endo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Song swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Song looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Endo misses with a body shot
and Song counters with a body kick that stops Endo in his tracks momentarily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Song tries to close the distance and clinch up but Endo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Endo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Endo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Song works his way to full guard. Good work.
Endo advances position into side control!
Song tries to bench press Endo off him but Endo keeps the position.
Endo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Song knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Song is trying to get back to half guard.
Endo has an Americana. Song didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Endo is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Endo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rumina Endo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Hach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Tyler is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Hach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hach clinches with his opponent.
Hach can't break the clinch.
Tyler jumps guard.
Tyler has Hach pulled in close to control his posture.
Tyler keeping full guard, as Hach tries to pass.
Tyler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hach with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hach 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.
Hach trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Hach won't allow Tyler to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler is pulling down on Hach's head. It's preventing any offense from Hach, at least for the moment.
Hach throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch but Hach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyler stuffs the takedown.
Hach lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyler misses with an uppercut
and Hach counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tyler won't be happy with that.
Tyler is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Tyler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tyler tries to bench press Hach off him but Hach keeps the position.
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.
Tyler is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tyler explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch but Hach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hach attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hach shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hach shoots in and drives through. Tyler sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Hach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hach circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hach counters with a series of strikes. Tyler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hach is breathing heavily.
Hach fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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 inside leg kick lands from Tyler.
Tyler connects with a single shot there.
Tyler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hach makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hach keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler throws a right and a left that Hach avoids nicely.
Tyler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hach, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tyler slows down the pace here.
Tyler successfully pulls guard.
Hach scoring with some ground and pound.
Hach stops Tyler from standing up.
Tyler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tyler thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hach throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hach won't allow Tyler to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hach tries to clinch there but Tyler circles away.
Tyler moves into the clinch successfully.
Tyler breaks the clinch.
Tyler drives through and clinches with Hach against the ropes.
Tyler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hach.
Hach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyler tries to clinch but Hach moves away
and Hach counters with a left to the body.
Hach throws a right hand that misses
and Tyler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tyler looks to land a combination but Hach avoids it well.
Tyler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tyler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tyler stands up from Hach's guard - Tyler perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hach drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tyler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hach's best efforts.
Tyler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hach stopping the sweep attempt from Tyler.
Hach slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hach passes Tyler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tyler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hach.
Tyler is not content to let Hach control the position.
Tyler is trying to stand.
Hach lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hach is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tyler tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hach manages to move to mount!
Tyler bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tyler won't allow Hach to sweep him here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tyler gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyler.
Hach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nate Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hach throws a shot to the body.
Hach scores with a hook.
Hach fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyler wants to clinch.
Tyler tries to clinch there but Hach circles away.
Tyler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hach lands a body shot.
Hach looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hach lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hach gets to his feet - Tyler follows without any prompting.
Tyler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hach counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyler can't keep his opponent in guard - Hach advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hach throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hach lands with a punch from half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hach frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hach cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tyler trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tyler wants to control but Hach is having none of it.
Tyler reaches up to try and control the position but Hach seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Tyler rolls and tries to escape and now Hach has his back!
Hach doesn't have the hooks in and Tyler manages to turn into his guard.
Tyler wants to pass the guard but Hach is keeping the position.
Hach can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tyler controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hach throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tyler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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 Quinton Hach will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tyler looks to clinch
and Hach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hach misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Hach misses.
Tyler misses with a body shot.
Hach misses with a two punch combination.
Hach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyler throws a hook but Hach avoids it easily.
Tyler lands a head shot.
Hach drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hach prevents Tyler from getting back to his feet.
Tyler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hach wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tyler is taking a breather. Hach says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tyler is thwarting Hach's attempts to control the position.
Hach gets back to full guard.
Hach keeping moving, preventing Tyler from controlling successfully.
Hach is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyler gets to his feet. Hach looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hach cracks Tyler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hach counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hach drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tyler manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hach has Tyler in his guard.
Tyler chips away with some ground and pound.
Tyler passes into half guard.
Tyler slows the pace down in half guard.
Tyler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler seems to be looking for submissions.
Tyler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hach with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tyler wants to get back to his feet.
Quinton Hach overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyler wants to control but Hach is keeping him busy.
Tyler tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hach wants to control but Tyler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hach pushes Tyler off looking to stand but Tyler dives back in and keeps control.
Tyler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tyler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hach counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyler thinking.
Hach shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tyler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tyler wants a takedown.
Hach breaks from the clinch.
Tyler clinches.
Tyler breaks the clinch.
Hach misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Tyler misses.
Tyler tries to clinch but Hach moves out of range.
Tyler wants to clinch.
Tyler closes the distance but Hach moves to the side
and Hach decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tyler's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tyler looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyler, not yet.
Tyler has an active guard here but Hach has managed to pass into half guard.
Hach throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hach drops an elbow to the side of Tyler's head.
Tyler wants to control but Hach is keeping busy.
Hach passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tyler!
Hach landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tyler wants to control but Hach is having none of it.
Tyler is trying desperately to improve position.
Hach landing punches.
Tyler is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tyler bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hach keeping full guard, as Tyler tries to pass.
Tyler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hach's guard.
Tyler decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hach, up you get!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tyler clinches with his opponent.
Tyler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tyler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyler wants to clinch up but Hach keeps it at a distance.
Tyler tries to clinch up
and Hach counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tyler wants to stand up but Hach is controlling him.
Tyler keeping full guard, as Hach tries to pass.
Tyler wants to sweep but no luck.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tyler throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tyler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tyler working Hach over with strikes.
Hach regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hach lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tyler!
Hach lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tyler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hach trying to control but Tyler is having none of it.
Tyler tries to lock up and control but Hach gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tyler bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tyler trying to control but Hach is working from the bottom.
Tyler has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hach is proving hard to escape from.
Tyleris looking to pass into half guard but Hach pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hach is in guard.
Hach is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hach has gone for a leg lock! Tyler slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hach's guard.
Hach looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tyler puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Hach showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hach has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Quinton Hach!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Quinton Hach!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Quinton Hach!
Quinton Hach wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominique Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Montalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry Montalo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominique Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barry Montalo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montalo throws a head kick that misses.
Samson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Samson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samson is looking to clinch.
Samson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Samson does no damage.
Montalo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dominique Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samson scores with a body shot.
Montalo tries for a takedown but Samson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Samson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Montalo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Samson tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Montalo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson throws a sloppy head kick and Montalo moves out of range easily.
Samson looks to land a right hand but Montalo moved out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Samson.
A right-left combo lands from Montalo.
Montalo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Samson misses with a head kick.
Samson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Montalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Samson is breathing heavily.
Montalo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Samson is rocked!
Samson misses with a double jab
and Montalo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Oh Samson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montalo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Samson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Samson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Samson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Montalo defends it well.
Samson seems to have got his legs back now.
Samson thows a huge punch but Montalo dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montalo wants to improve his position but Samson is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Samson there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samson is trying to work for a kimura but Montalo is defending well.
Montalo is defending against the submission attempts here by Samson.
Samson wants to work for an arm triangle but Montalo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Samson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Montalo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Samson.
Samson 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.
Samson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Montalo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Samson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Montalo defend it? Samson steps over the head and cranks it - Montalo is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Samson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dominique Samson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Minoru Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoto Haramushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Sunrise. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minoru Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoto Haramushi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki lands with a nice body punch.
Nice takedown defense from Suzuki. No joy for Haramushi on that attempt.
Haramushi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haramushi.
Haramushi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Suzuki tries to hold on but Haramushi postures up.
Haramushi content just to control the position here.
Suzuki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Suzuki regains half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Suzuki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Suzuki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Haramushi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Suzuki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Suzuki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Haramushi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Haramushi throwing strikes but missing.
Haramushi drops back looking for a leg! Suzuki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Suzuki manages to kick Haramushi off! Haramushi jumps back into Suzuki's guard.
Suzuki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Suzuki tries to get out of the position.
Haramushi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Suzuki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Suzuki throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Suzuki is trying to get back to full guard.
Haramushi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suzuki keeps working.
Suzuki tries to roll over but Haramushi keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Haramushi has managed to clinch.
Suzuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoto Haramushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki takes a swing at Haramushi's ribcage but misses.
Haramushi shoots in but no luck this time.
Minoru Suzuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoto Haramushi.
Haramushi looks gassed!
Haramushi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Suzuki tries to avoid it but Haramushi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Suzuki to the ground. Suzuki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Suzuki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Suzuki tries to free his leg and advance position but Haramushi is retaining full guard.
Suzuki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haramushi tries to buck Suzuki off but Suzuki is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Suzuki trying to control the position but Haramushi is working away.
Suzuki goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Haramushi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Suzuki but great work by Haramushi.
Haramushi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Suzuki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haramushi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Haramushi trying to control the action but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
Haramushi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Suzuki, who protects the arm well.
Haramushi tries for a kimura but Suzuki is defending well.
Haramushi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suzuki keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haramushi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Suzuki, who protects the arm well.
Haramushi advances to full mount.
Haramushi avoids the attempt from Suzuki to control.
Haramushi with shots to the head and body - Suzuki looks very uncomfortable down there.
Haramushi with the ground and pound from mount.
Haramushi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Suzuki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Haramushi looking to finish Suzuki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Suzuki!
Suzuki is trying to escape the mount.
Suzuki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki trying to control but Haramushi is working from the bottom.
Haramushi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Haramushi keeping full guard, as Suzuki tries to pass.
Suzuki wants to control from the top but Haramushi keeps moving.
Haramushi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Haramushi has his foot on Suzuki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Suzuki works his way back into a safe position though.
Suzuki advances to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haramushi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Haramushi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haramushi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Suzuki!
Suzuki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Haramushi avoids the attempt from Suzuki to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Haramushi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Suzuki defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Haramushi.
Suzuki wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Suzuki covers up after that shot from Haramushi.
Suzuki is rocked!
Haramushi scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Suzuki is looking for a way out.
Oh Suzuki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haramushi doesn't have the hooks in and Suzuki manages to turn into his guard.
Suzuki seems to have got his legs back now.
Suzuki wants to pass the guard but Haramushi is keeping the position.
Suzuki trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Haramushi manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Haramushi regains half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Haramushi controlling the position for now.
Suzuki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Haramushi!
Suzuki goes for an armbar but Haramushi turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Haramushi.
Suzuki keeping moving, preventing Haramushi from controlling successfully.
Suzuki keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Haramushi trying to control but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
Suzuki trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Haramushi wants to control from the top but Suzuki keeps moving.
Haramushi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Suzuki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Haramushi takes the fight into the clinch.
Haramushi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Suzuki just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Haramushi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Suzuki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Suzuki lands a takedown into guard.
Suzuki distracts Haramushi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki looking to pass the guard.
Suzuki is working hard here to advance position.
Suzuki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Suzuki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Haramushi keeping full guard, as Suzuki tries to pass.
Suzuki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Suzuki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suzuki advances position into side control!
Suzuki lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoto Haramushi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Suzuki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Suzuki stopping the sweep attempt from Haramushi.
Suzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Haramushi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suzuki throwing strikes from guard but Haramushi blocks nicely.
Haramushi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Suzuki!
Yoto Haramushi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Suzuki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Haramushi looking to control but Suzuki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Suzuki can't escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haramushi breaks from Suzuki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haramushi is working for a guillotine from mount but Suzuki frees his head quite easily.
Suzuki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Suzuki gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Suzuki gets back to full guard.
Suzuki has control of Haramushi's left arm, preventing Haramushi from doing any damage.
Suzuki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suzuki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haramushi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haramushi preventing the sweep.
Suzuki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Haramushi trying to control but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
Suzuki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suzuki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Suzuki wants to sweep but no luck.
Haramushi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Haramushi wants to control but Suzuki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Suzuki lands with a punch from half guard.
Suzuki is pressing down on Haramushi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haramushi is holding on for now.
Haramushi is trying to control but can't.
Haramushi looking for submissions off his back.
Suzuki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haramushi trying to control here.
Haramushi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Suzuki.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Haramushi fails with the takedown
and Suzuki counters with a shoot takedown. Haramushi fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Haramushi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haramushi keeping moving, preventing Suzuki from controlling successfully.
Suzuki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haramushi is keeping the position for now.
Haramushi had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Suzuki is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Haramushi Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Suzuki's back instead.
Suzuki breaks Haramushi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Suzuki tries to free his leg and advance position but Haramushi is retaining full guard.
Haramushi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Suzuki manages to get himself to full guard.
Suzuki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haramushi trying to control but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
Suzuki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Haramushi trying to control the position from guard on top but Suzuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suzuki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Haramushi works over Suzuki with some ground and pound from guard.
Haramushi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suzuki is keeping the position for now.
Haramushi advances to half guard.
Haramushi wants to take a breather but Suzuki is having none of it.
Haramushi wants to pass the guard but Suzuki is defending well.
Haramushi working the head and body with strikes.
Suzuki actively working from the bottom here.
Haramushi prevents Suzuki from improving his position.
Haramushi wants to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Suzuki looking for submissions off his back.
Suzuki is looking to control Haramushi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suzuki avoid being mounted?
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Suzuki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Haramushi keeping moving, preventing Suzuki from controlling successfully.
Haramushi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Suzuki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haramushi is keeping the position for now.
Suzuki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Suzuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haramushi keeps working.
Suzuki is taking a breather. Haramushi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Suzuki is trying to work for a kimura but Haramushi is defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Haramushi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haramushi is in trouble now - Suzuki has advanced to mount!
Haramushi taking shots to the head.
Haramushi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Haramushi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Haramushi is looking to get to half guard.
Suzuki lands a heavy elbow.
Haramushi tries to hold on but Suzuki pushes him away.
Suzuki jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Haramushi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Haramushi is looking for a sweep.
Haramushi is not content to let Suzuki control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Haramushi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Suzuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haramushi keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suzuki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haramushi counters with a single leg into guard. Suzuki didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suzuki trying to control the position.
Haramushi advances to half guard.
Suzuki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Suzuki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Suzuki.
Suzuki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki trying to control the position.
Suzuki is looking for a triangle but Haramushi pushes his legs off easily.
Suzuki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haramushi trying to control the position from guard on top but Suzuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suzuki working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Haramushi shoots and misses
and Suzuki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Haramushi's guard now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suzuki cracks Haramushi with a solid left hand.
Haramushi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suzuki's guard.
Haramushi won't allow Suzuki to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Minoru Suzuki showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Minoru Suzuki!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Minoru Suzuki!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Minoru Suzuki!
Minoru Suzuki wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wardor Warlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Paelinck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warlovski comes to the ring accompanied by Zocalo. Samuel Paelinck is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wardor Warlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Paelinck!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warlovski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paelinck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paelinck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Samuel Paelinck has been cut.
A head kick misses from Warlovski.
Warlovski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Paelinck doesn't seem bothered though.
Paelinck closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Warlovski to the mat! Warlovski manages to get full guard.
Paelinck is looking to advance position but Warlovski has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Warlovski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Warlovski stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Paelinck fails with the takedown.
Warlovski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Warlovski.
Warlovski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Warlovski throws a right and a left that Paelinck avoids nicely.
Paelinck misses with a wild body shot.
Warlovski scores with a three punch combo!
Paelinck is looking to clinch.
Warlovski looks to land a combination but Paelinck avoids it well.
Warlovski throws a head kick but Paelinck moves out of range.
Paelinck rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Warlovski counters with a big head kick but Paelinck shrugs it off.
Warlovski is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paelinck misses with a two punch combination.
Paelinck changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Warlovski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Paelinck working the body and head with strikes.
Paelinck working the body and head with strikes.
Warlovski is looking to regain half guard here but Paelinck keeps moving and retains side control.
Paelinck decides to stand back up. Paelinck steps back and let's Warlovski get back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Paelinck.
Paelinck moves into range and clinches up with Warlovski.
Paelinck keeps control of Warlovski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paelinck has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Warlovski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wardor Warlovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Paelinck.
Warlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paelinck throws a right hand that misses
and Warlovski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Paelinck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wardor Warlovski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paelinck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warlovski digs a good hook to Paelinck's body.
Paelinck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paelinck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Warlovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paelinck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warlovski throws out the jab.
Warlovski throws a head kick but Paelinck moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warlovski fakes the leg kick and cracks Paelinck in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warlovski seems to be stalking Paelinck here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Paelinck drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wardor Warlovski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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260 lbs
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269 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the 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, Paul Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Johansson is keeping the position.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith pushes down on Johansson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Johansson defends the submission attempt.
Johansson tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Johansson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Smith manages to pass to mount!
Smith avoids the attempt from Johansson to control.
Johansson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands with some strikes.
Johansson wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith wants to control the pace but Johansson is squirming around nicely.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johansson tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johansson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Smith.
Johansson wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Johansson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smith with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Johansson is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johansson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Johansson wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith prevents Johansson from getting the reversal.
Smith is trying to control here but Johansson has managed to regain half guard.
Johansson wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Johansson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johansson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johansson is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johansson wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Johansson slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Johansson wants to get back to his feet.
Smith wants to control but Johansson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johansson is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johansson thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Johansson misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johansson's guard now.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
Johansson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson stands and steps away. Smith gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Johansson clinches but Smith breaks the clinch
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Johansson fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johansson striking off his back but it's not causing Smith any problems.
Smith wants to control from the top but Johansson keeps moving.
Smith passes Johansson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith is thwarting Johansson's attempts to control the position.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith is looking to advance position but Johansson won't allow it.
Johansson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is defending against the submission attempts here by Smith.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Johansson defends it.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johansson is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
Johansson is not content to let Smith control the position.
Johansson wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johansson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
Smith controlling the pace.
Johansson is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johansson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Johansson gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith moves into full mount! Johansson won't be happy about that!
Johansson is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johansson is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
Smith trying to control but Johansson is having none of it.
Johansson can't escape the position.
Johansson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Johansson actively working from the bottom here.
Smith is tying to control. Johansson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johansson wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Johansson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
Johansson is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Smith up.
Smith trying to control the position but Johansson manages to sink in the hooks.
Johansson wants to control but Smith manages to buck him off and is now in Johansson's guard! Nice work there by Smith!
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johansson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith tries to stand but Johansson is controlling from the bottom.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Johansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johansson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smith advances to half guard.
Johansson is looking to improve his position.
Johansson is trying to control but can't.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johansson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Smith.
Smith is tying to control. Johansson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith passes to full mount!
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johansson wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Johansson tries to improve his position but instead Smith has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith forces Johansson back against the ropes and clinches.
Smith pulls guard successfully.
Johansson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith has control of Johansson's left arm, preventing Johansson from doing any damage.
Johansson wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith is trying to control the position but Johansson postures up.
Johansson wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johansson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johansson advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johansson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johansson has control of Smith's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Smith regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Johansson wants to stand but Johansson is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Johansson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Smith in real trouble here! The ref calls for Smith to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Johansson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Baumgardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goku Sekimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sekimoto has chosen Open Your Eyes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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172 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Baumgardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goku Sekimoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sekimoto throws a front kick that sends Baumgardner stumbling back into the ropes.
Sekimoto rushes Baumgardner and presses him up against the ropes.
Baumgardner has hold of one of Sekimoto's legs. Sekimoto is fighting the takedown attempt but Baumgardner gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sekimoto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sekimoto can't keep his opponent in guard - Baumgardner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Baumgardner is nestled in close to Sekimoto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Baumgardner 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.
Baumgardner prevents Sekimoto from standing back up.
Baumgardner works his foot free and advances to mount.
Baumgardner has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sekimoto's face.
Sekimoto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sekimoto is rocked!
It looks like Goku Sekimoto has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baumgardner swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Baumgardner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis comes to the ring accompanied by Superbeast - Rob Zombie. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kunta Kinte!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis is looking to clinch but Kinte is avoiding it.
Reis closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reis.
A shot in the inside from Reis.
Reis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kinte has him pressed against the ropes.
Reis turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Reis manages to end up in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kinte is avoiding damage well.
Reis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kinte gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Reis is working for a kimura but Kinte is defending it quite comfortably.
Kinte looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kinte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reis.
Kinte is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Reis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Reis's back!
Kinte controlling well, preventing Reis from escaping the position.
Kinte looking for the choke from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis trying to control but not successfully.
Reis is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Reis trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kinte patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Kinte is looking for the choke from the back position but Reis is controlling his hands well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kinte has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Reis is in real trouble here. Kinte gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Reis is tapping out! Kinte wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kunta Kinte!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JP Alcano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byrne has chosen I'm Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. JP Alcano has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JP Alcano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conor Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcano looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alcano throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Byrne's waist but Byrne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alcano off to one side.
Alcano scoring well with a low kick there.
Byrne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Byrne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alcano looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Byrne!
Alcano prevents Byrne from getting the reversal.
Alcano is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Alcano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). JP Alcano!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Li Fen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osanti Herod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fen comes to the ring accompanied by Its The Final Countdown. The crowd seem to be enjoying Herod's choice of entrance music: Down With The King. Li Fen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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247 lbs
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Fen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Osanti Herod!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herod tries to clinch but Fen is having none of it.
Herod takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Herod tries to clinch up but Fen circles away and keeps his distance.
Herod has managed to clinch.
Fen has had enough of the clinch but Herod keeps him there for the moment.
Fen looking for a takedown.
Fen avoiding damage as Herod throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Herod.
Herod lands a body shot.
Herod using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fen can't get the takedown.
Fen goes for a takedown attempt but Herod pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Li Fen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fen looks to score with a jab to the body but Herod is just out of range.
Fen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Herod pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herod lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Li Fen has been cut.
Herod fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fen shoots for a takedown but Herod saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fen fails to advance to Herod's back.
Herod really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Herod is trying to stand.
Fen looking for a guillotine from mount but Herod is having none of it.
Fen is breathing heavily.
Herod tries to lock up and control but Fen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fen fails to advance to Herod's back.
Herod can't escape the position.
Herod manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Herod, under a barage of strikes from Fen.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fen 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Herod is controlling Fen's trapped leg to prevent Fen from advancing to side control.
Herod trying to control but Fen postures up.
Herod strikes from the bottom but Fen passes into mount!
Herod wants to control but Fen is having none of it.
Fen seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Herod is holding on tight.
Herod really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Herod tries to hold on but Fen postures up.
Herod manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Herod is pressing down on Fen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Herod bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fen's guard.
Herod lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fen is trying to keep Herod in close.
Fen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Herod stopping the sweep attempt from Fen.
Fen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Herod is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Herod's back instead.
Fen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Herod is trying to defend against the choke here but Fen has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Fen Tightens the hold and Herod taps out furiously! Fen displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Li Fen!
Li Fen is the new heavyweight champion!
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