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AJFC 147 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Man Myth The Legend by Celtic Frost. 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Bo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Emelianenko is in Bo's guard.
Emelianenko stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bo is trying to maintain the position but Emelianenko is very close to passing his half guard.
Bo is trying to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko is pressing down on Bo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bo is holding on for now.
Emelianenko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wanderlei Emelianenko has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Emelianenko fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bo to the ground. Emelianenko is now in Bo's guard.
Bo wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bo has a closed guard, preventing Emelianenko from standing up.
Bo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Emelianenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Emelianenko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Emelianenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bo on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Emelianenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Emelianenko preventing the sweep.
Emelianenko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Wanderlei Emelianenko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Emelianenko is fending him off so far but Bo persists. Nope, Emelianenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Emelianenko drives through with a takedown into Bo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bo has a closed guard, preventing Emelianenko from standing up.
Bo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Emelianenko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bo working for a triangle but Emelianenko defends it easily.
Bo looks gassed!
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!
Emelianenko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Emelianenko's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wanderlei Emelianenko wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Bo moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bo.
Bo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Wanderlei Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bo.
Bo with a poor takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bo!
Emelianenko is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Bo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bo with a poor takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Emelianenko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bo wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
Bo is looking for a triangle but Emelianenko pushes his legs off easily.
Emelianenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bo tries to sprawl but Emelianenko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Emelianenko is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Emelianenko tries to stand and escape but Bo is controlling the position.
Emelianenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wanderlei Emelianenko wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emelianenko turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Bo has his arm trapped.
Emelianenko stands up and beckons Bo to his feet.
Bo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emelianenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Emelianenko forces Bo back against the cage and clinches.
Emelianenko wants the takedown. Bo is fighting it off but Emelianenko persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bo's guard against the cage.
Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Bo is retaining full guard.
Emelianenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Emelianenko wants to get up but he can't break Bo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bo controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.
Emelianenko is looking to stand up but Bo won't let him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Emelianenko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko wants to pass to mount but Bo is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Emelianenko in particular looking to stall.
Emelianenko trying to pass the guard but Bo defending well.
Emelianenko is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bo!
Emelianenko stands up from mount. Strange move.
Bo tries for a takedown but Emelianenko circles away easily
and Emelianenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bo's guard.
Emelianenko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bo's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Bo won't allow Emelianenko to pass to mount.
Emelianenko trying to control the pace.
Emelianenko is looking to advance position but Bo won't allow it.
Bo gets full guard.
Bo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Emelianenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Emelianenko wants to pass the guard but Bo is keeping the position.
Bo is working an open guard so Emelianenko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko drives through and clinches with Bo against the cage.
Emelianenko is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bo can't fight it off and eventually Emelianenko manages to take the fight to the floor. Bo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko wants to pass the guard but Bo is keeping the position.
Emelianenko is looking to stand up but Bo won't let him.
Emelianenko content to stall in guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Emelianenko seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bo for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Wanderlei Emelianenko.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bo tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Emelianenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Emelianenko gets to his feet - Bo follows without any prompting.
Bo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Emelianenko but Emelianenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bo's guard.
Emelianenko pushing down on Bo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Emelianenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bo tries to sprawl but Emelianenko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
It looks like Emelianenko is going to stand back up.
Bo is looking to improve his position.
Bo trying to hold on to Emelianenko's head to control him but Emelianenko postures up.
Bo is in trouble now - Emelianenko has advanced to mount!
Emelianenko wants to stand but Bo is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Bo tries to hold on but Emelianenko postures up.
Emelianenko gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Bo is breathing heavily.
Bo misses with a takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a single leg into guard. Bo didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko wants to stand but Bo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Emelianenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bo can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo wants to stand but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Emelianenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Emelianenko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bo's guard.
Emelianenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Emelianenko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bo's guard.
Bo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bo keeping full guard, as Emelianenko tries to pass.
Bo has a closed guard, preventing Emelianenko from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Wanderlei Emelianenko.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Emelianenko has picked Bo up - he's going for a ride! Emelianenko dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Emelianenko not doing much here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Emelianenko wants to stand up but Bo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Wanderlei Emelianenko.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bo enables Emelianenko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bo is on top in guard.
Bo preventing the sweep.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Bo from controlling successfully.
Bo stands up and waves to Emelianenko to follow him.
Emelianenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bo to the mat! Bo manages to get full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo has a closed guard, preventing Emelianenko from standing up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bo wants to stand and escape but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko stands up from Bo's guard - Emelianenko perhaps looking for a knockout.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Emelianenko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bo is trying to escape the mount.
Emelianenko content just to control the position here.
Emelianenko tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Emelianenko feints and as Bo raises his hands in defense, Emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Bo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bo is pulling down on Emelianenko's head to control his posture.
Emelianenko tries to stand but Bo is controlling from the bottom.
Wanderlei Emelianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Emelianenko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Emelianenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Emelianenko because Bo loaded up on that one.
Emelianenko is trying to escape the mount.
Emelianenko is working hard here to advance position.
Emelianenko wants to hold on but Bo pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Emelianenko is surviving well by controlling Bo's body position as best he can.
Emelianenko is working to get back to half guard.
Bo thowing shots but they're missing.
Emelianenko tries to hold on but Bo postures up.
Bo working for a guillotine from mount but Emelianenko is in no mood to give up.
Bo is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Emelianenko working to try and regain half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to hold on but Bo pushes him away.
Emelianenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Emelianenko tries to get out of the position.
Bo wants to finish this one by submission but Emelianenko is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bo.
Emelianenko is looking to improve his position but Bo isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnny Bo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bo misses with a head shot.
Emelianenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bo manages to capitalize on a mistake by Emelianenko to take his back!
Emelianenko defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Emelianenko wants to escape the position.
Bo throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Emelianenko breaks Bo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Bo is retaining full guard.
Emelianenko is looking to stand up but Bo won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bo working for a triangle but Emelianenko defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Emelianenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Wanderlei Emelianenko!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Wanderlei Emelianenko!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Wanderlei Emelianenko!
Wanderlei Emelianenko wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Wanderlei Emelianenko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Random Collective (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collective's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Barricade. Random Collective could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Masahiko Kimura's chin.
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182 lbs
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Random Collective!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masahiko Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura shoots in and bounces Collective off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kimura trying to control but Collective is working from the bottom.
Kimura is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Collective is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Collective has escaped and now he's on top!
Collective wants to get up but he can't break Kimura's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kimura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Collective wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
Kimura seems keen to control Collective's posture.
Collective wants to stand but Kimura has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Collective knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kimura on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collective decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kimura, up you get!
Collective jabs Kimura right on the nose. Kimura blinks but takes it well.
Kimura slips a jab from Collective.
Kimura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kimura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Collective.
Collective gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kimura changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Collective fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Collective checks a low kick from Kimura.
Kimura pushes Collective up against the cage in a clinch.
Collective is trying to break the clinch but Kimura is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collective misses with the head strike.
Collective wants to break the clinch but can't.
Collective breaks the clinch.
Collective takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kimura misses the shot to the body.
Collective throws a series of punches but Kimura moves out of range.
Collective tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kimura makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Collective is breathing heavily.
Kimura shoots in looking for a takedown. Collective tries to sprawl out of it but Kimura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Collective manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kimura shoots for a double leg takedown but Collective sprawls well. He's pushed Kimura's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Random Collective has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masahiko Kimura.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch but Kimura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Collective napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is looking to take a break and control but Collective is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kimura is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Collective knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kimura is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Collective knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kimura prevents Collective from escaping the position.
Collective is not content to let Kimura control the position.
Kimura grinds an elbow into Collective's temple.
Collective on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Collective tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimura is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Collective knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kimura is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Collective is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kimura trying to control the action but Collective is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kimura fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kimura is looking to take a break and control but Collective is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Collective taking a bit of punishment here - Kimura scoring with strikes.
Kimura takes a little break here. Collective wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kimura trying to control the action but Collective is working from the bottom.
Kimura goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Collective has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kimura but great work by Collective.
Collective decides to stand back up. Collective steps back and let's Kimura get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Collective scores with a body shot.
Kimura keeps the fight on the outside.
Collective is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kimura.
Kimura misses with a takedown attempt
and Collective holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Collective tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kimura's elbow.
Kimura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Collective sprawls well. Collective wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kimura gets slowly back to his feet.
Collective darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collective tries to clinch up.
Kimura throws a leg kick but Collective sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kimura throws the kick towards the body but Collective avoids it.
Collective is looking to clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a right hand
and Collective counters by clinching up.
Kimura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Collective's efforts to push away.
Kimura working hard to break the clinch.
Collective is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Collective throws a head punch that misses.
Kimura misses with a body punch.
Collective is trying to force a seperation but Kimura has the dominant position.
Kimura wants a takedown.
Collective's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kimura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kimura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collective circles away quickly and effectively.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Collective connects with a crisp jab.
Kimura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Random Collective is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collective tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kimura was well out of range. Poor timing from Collective.
Collective looks to clinch
and Kimura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collective lands with a nice body punch.
Collective slips under a jab.
Collective keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collective misses with a shot to the body
and Kimura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Collective wants to clinch but Kimura slips to the side
and Collective takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Random Collective seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collective misses with a wild body shot.
Collective scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kimura throws a body punch but Collective moves out of range.
Kimura moves away from the strike by Collective.
Collective moves out of range as Kimura strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kimura wants to clinch up but Collective keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collective. Kimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kimura darts in trying to clinch
and Collective counters with a stiff right hand.
Kimura fails with a takedown attempt.
Kimura circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kimura counters with a one-two to the body.
Collective misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collective takes a swing at Kimura's ribcage but misses.
Kimura slips a jab from Collective.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masahiko Kimura dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Collective tries to clinch
and Kimura counters with a nice uppercut.
Collective throws an off balance right hand
and Kimura counters with a takedown into side control.
Kimura looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kimura is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Collective knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimura tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kimura throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Collective works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kimura prevents Collective from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura is trying to control. Collective wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kimura works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kimura wants to finish this one by submission but Collective is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kimura.
Kimura has control of Collective's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Collective regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kimura has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Collective is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Masahiko Kimura!
A less than humble Masahiko Kimura misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mace Baars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Kolodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baars's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fort Minor - Remember the Name. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
260 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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251 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mace Baars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alan Kolodin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baars slaps away a takedown attempt from Kolodin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baars scores with a jab to the head.
Kolodin shoots in and gets a takedown into Baars's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kolodin pushes down on Baars's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kolodin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baars looks like he's trying to stand up.
Baars is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kolodin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baars does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kolodin is stalling here. Baars is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kolodin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Baars has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolodin is trying to improve his position.
Baars trying to control the action but Kolodin is working from the bottom.
Kolodin is trying to control Baars's posture but Baars avoids it.
Kolodin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Baars wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kolodin keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baars creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kolodin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Baars wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kolodin keeps working.
The referee asks Baars politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Baars prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kolodin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Baars.
Kolodin gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baars is trying to control the action in half guard but Kolodin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kolodin moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolodin trying to control the position.
Kolodin looking for a guillotine here but Baars defends easily.
Kolodin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baars looking to sit in guard and control but Kolodin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kolodin passes into half guard.
Kolodin working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Baars's thigh. Baars counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Baars keeping moving, preventing Kolodin from controlling successfully.
Kolodin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baars works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin stopping the sweep attempt from Baars.
Kolodinis looking to pass into half guard but Baars pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Baars is in guard.
Kolodin keeping moving, preventing Baars from controlling successfully.
Kolodin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kolodin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Baars defends well.
Kolodin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Baars trying to control but Kolodin is working from the bottom.
Baars looking to sit in guard and control but Kolodin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kolodin wants to pass the guard but Baars is keeping the position.
Baars working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kolodin.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Baars not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kolodin 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.
Baars is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kolodin is controlling him.
Kolodin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Baars wants to sweep here but Kolodin controlling him for the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin trying to control but Baars is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baars throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baars misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Kolodin with that takedown attempt.
Kolodin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baars sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kolodin somewhat.
Mace Baars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Kolodin.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Baars misses.
Kolodin misses with a takedown attempt - Baars sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kolodin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kolodin shoots for a double leg takedown but Baars sprawls well. He's pushed Kolodin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Baars as Kolodin shoots in.
Baars scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alan Kolodin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Baars's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Baars stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baars wants it to stay on the feet.
Mace Baars is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kolodin has his takedown stuffed
and Baars counters with a leg kick.
Baars throws a leg kick but Kolodin checks it.
Kolodin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Baars was covering up waiting for the punch and Kolodin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kolodin trying to control but Baars is working from the bottom.
Kolodin landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolodin is working Baars over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Baars wants to hit a switch here but Kolodin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Baars there!
Kolodin is trying to take his opponent's back.
Alan Kolodin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kolodin wants to control the pace but Baars is squirming around nicely.
Baars sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin trying to control the action but Baars is working from the bottom.
Kolodin working over Baars with some ground and pound. Baars looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Baars blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kolodin.
Baars is trying to maintain the position but Kolodin is very close to passing his half guard.
Baars is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kolodin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kolodin's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baars connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kolodin to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baars is looking for the choke from the back position but Kolodin is controlling his hands well.
Baars tries to keep control of the position but Kolodin is staying busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baars punches the canvas rather than the man.
Baars has good solid back control here.
Baars is trying to stick to Kolodin's back but Kolodin is turning into Baars. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Baars's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kolodin.
Kolodin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baars has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kolodin has managed to get both his arms back between Baars's legs - danger averted.
Baars controls Kolodin momentarily but Kolodin frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin content to stall in guard here.
Baars keeping moving, preventing Kolodin from controlling successfully.
Mace Baars has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Baars walks into a stiff left hand from Kolodin.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Baars swinging wildly here.
Baars scores with a sloppy right hand. Kolodin should have avoided that one.
Baars gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Baars keeping moving, preventing Kolodin from controlling successfully.
Kolodin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kolodin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baars swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baars is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alan Kolodin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kolodin fails with the takedown
and Baars counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mace Baars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Kolodin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolodin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baars is fending him off so far but Kolodin persists. Nope, Baars circles away and we're back to standing.
Baars defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kolodin.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Baars as Kolodin shoots in.
Baars throws out a leg kick but Kolodin moves out of range and Baars only half commits.
Baars scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kolodin in his tracks.
Baars throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kolodin was covering up waiting for the punch and Baars finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Baars wants to control from the top but Kolodin keeps moving.
Baars with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kolodin has his feet on Baars's thighs here. He's pushed Baars off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Baars screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alan Kolodin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenshiro Kasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martijn Walvoord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasumi comes to the cage accompanied by Ai Wo Torimodose aka Song of Manliness. Walvoord is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 99 Problems. 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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30
220 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
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25
218 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Kasumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martijn Walvoord!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasumi looks to score with a jab to the body but Walvoord is just out of range.
Kasumi thows a body shot but no joy.
Kasumi thuds a left hand into Walvoord's body.
Walvoord sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kasumi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walvoord misses with a leg kick
and Kasumi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kasumi walks into a jab.
Kasumi misses with a straight right.
Kasumi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kasumi is looking to wear down Walvoord with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good work by Walvoord as he checks the leg kick.
Walvoord throws a series of punches but Kasumi moves out of range.
Kasumi moves out of range of the leg kick from Walvoord.
Kasumi has a takedown stuffed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasumi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walvoord staying out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Walvoord blocks the low kick.
Kasumi throws out a leg kick but Walvoord moves out of range and Kasumi only half commits.
Walvoord throws a looping overhand right but Kasumi ducks down to avoid it.
Kasumi misses with a looping right.
Kasumi throws an off balance right hand
and Walvoord makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kasumi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Walvoord throws out a powerful jab.
Walvoord throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kasumi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kasumi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walvoord.
Kasumi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi throws a body punch but Walvoord moves out of range.
Kasumi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walvoord throws a body punch but Kasumi moves out of range.
Walvoord takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Martijn Walvoord has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walvoord throws a chopping leg kick but Kasumi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Walvoord takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Kasumi misses.
Kasumi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walvoord getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Walvoord displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kasumi throws out the jab.
Kasumi throws the left hand but Walvoord avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kasumi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Kasumi wants to control but Walvoord is keeping him busy.
Walvoord struggling a bit here.
Walvoord regains half guard.
Walvoord tries to roll over but Kasumi keeps him under control.
Kasumi 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord is trying to stand back up but Kasumi is controlling him
Kasumi winds up and cracks Walvoord with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walvoord tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kasumi has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kasumi breaks from Walvoord's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Walvoord is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Walvoord working to try and regain half guard.
Walvoord avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kasumi.
Walvoord slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Walvoord is looking to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord tries to kick Kasumi off but Kasumi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kasumi thows a huge punch but Walvoord dodges it nicely.
Kasumi trying to control from half guard but Walvoord is working away.
Walvoord is trying to stand.
Kasumi is keen to just control but Walvoord is a slippery customer.
Kasumi slows the pace down in half guard.
Walvoord trying to control from the bottom.
Kasumi wants to control but Walvoord is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kenshiro Kasumi.
Kasumi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kasumi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walvoord throws out the jab.
Walvoord lands a nice looking body kick.
Kasumi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kasumi looks to land a right hand but Walvoord moved out of range.
Kasumi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasumi thuds his right hand into Walvoord's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walvoord attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Walvoord.
Walvoord has Kasumi up against the cage in a clinch.
Walvoord connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kasumi's face.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walvoord just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kasumi's brow.
Walvoord pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walvoord just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kasumi's brow.
Walvoord looking to throw knees to the head but Kasumi is blocking nicely.
Kasumi blocks the elbow strike.
Walvoord gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kasumi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenshiro Kasumi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walvoord tries to land knees in the clinch but Kasumi avoids the damage to the body.
Walvoord is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kasumi is defending well for now.
Walvoord creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kasumi's defenses.
Kasumi misses with a punch to the body.
Walvoord lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kasumi.
Kasumi managing to block the knees to the body from Walvoord.
Kasumi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kasumi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kasumi.
Walvoord takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kasumi throws a head kick but Walvoord moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walvoord.
Kasumi misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walvoord throws a big shot that misses.
Walvoord pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walvoord tries a head kick but it misses.
Walvoord fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kasumi, pushing him back against the cage.
Walvoord trying to land knees to the body.
Walvoord lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kasumi lands with a right to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi is working Walvoord over against the cage.
Walvoord is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kasumi is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Kasumi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kasumi lands with a light punch inside.
Kasumi goes for a takedown attempt but Walvoord pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kasumi throws a hook but Walvoord avoids it easily.
Walvoord scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walvoord throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasumi avoids the body shot from Walvoord.
Kasumi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walvoord. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Walvoord.
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 Kenshiro Kasumi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Martijn Walvoord's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kasumi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walvoord.
Walvoord tried to score with a low kick but Kasumi checks it.
Kasumi throws a head kick but Walvoord moves out of range.
Walvoord fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walvoord tried to score with a low kick but Kasumi checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Walvoord blocks the leg kick.
Kasumi thows a body shot but no joy.
Kasumi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A leg kick checked by Kasumi.
Walvoord steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kasumi.
Kasumi connects with a crisp jab.
Kasumi throws a sloppy head kick and Walvoord moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walvoord takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kasumi misses with a head kick.
Kasumi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walvoord's calf.
Walvoord just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasumi fails to land with a series of punches.
Kasumi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walvoord throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martijn Walvoord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walvoord looks to land a body kick but Kasumi moved away.
Kasumi scores with a nice head shot.
Walvoord will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi jabs Walvoord right on the nose. Walvoord blinks but takes it well.
Kasumi scores with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walvoord sizes up Kasumi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walvoord walks into a straight right hand from Kasumi.
Walvoord avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kenshiro Kasumi is winning the standup battle so far.
Walvoord misses with a head kick.
Kasumi avoids the head kick by Walvoord.
Walvoord avoids the head kick by Kasumi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kasumi, as that shot connected.
Kasumi scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walvoord.
Walvoord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walvoord wants to land a leg kick but Kasumi is out of range.
Kasumi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walvoord is breathing heavily.
A big left from Kasumi misses.
Walvoord throws out a leg kick but Kasumi moves out of range and Walvoord only half commits.
Walvoord comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walvoord is looking to clinch but Kasumi is avoiding it.
Walvoord avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walvoord dips to his left and cracks Kasumi with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walvoord tries to clinch up
and Kasumi counters with a left and a right that stings Walvoord.
Kasumi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Walvoord is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walvoord moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Walvoord is still on wobbly legs! Can Kasumi finish him?
Kasumi misses with a body punch
and Walvoord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walvoord seems to have recovered his senses.
Walvoord takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kasumi misses with a head kick.
Walvoord closes the distance and pushes Kasumi back into the cage.
Kasumi takes an elbow to the temple.
Kasumi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord misses with an elbow over the top.
Kasumi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walvoord after a bit of a struggle.
Kasumi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kasumi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Walvoord wants to stand but Kasumi is controlling the position.
Kasumi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kasumi landing with the ground and pound.
Walvoord wants to improve his position but instead Kasumi has moved into half guard.
Kasumi prevents Walvoord from standing back up.
Kasumi works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kasumi controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasumi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Walvoord is surviving well by controlling Kasumi's body position as best he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasumi working Walvoord over with strikes here.
Walvoord doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Kasumi breaks from Walvoord's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kasumi postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Walvoord in real trouble here! The ref calls for Walvoord 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 7:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenshiro Kasumi!
Kenshiro Kasumi made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Dunachy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunachy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fortunate Son. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Dunachy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mr Woo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woo blocks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dunachy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Woo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Woo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dunachy thows a leg kick but Woo checks it
and Woo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Woo.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dunachy is trying to keep Woo in close.
Woo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dunachy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Woo tries to free his leg and advance position but Dunachy is retaining full guard.
Woo with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dunachy's head.
It looks like Moses Dunachy has been cut.
Dunachy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Woo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Woo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Woo cracks Dunachy with a solid left hand.
Moses Dunachy's cut is getting worse.
Dunachy looking for subs off his back but Woo has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Woo there.
Moses Dunachy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woo seems to be working for a kimura but Dunachy defends the submission attempt.
Woo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Woo is nestled in close to Dunachy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jeez, Moses Dunachy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Moses Dunachy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mr Woo!
Mr Woo took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Kukushkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kukushkin's entrance music is Shufutinsky - White roses. A fine choice. Foreman has chosen Impaled Nazarene - as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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30
224 lbs
13 - 17 - 0 |
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25
222 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Kukushkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukushkin throws out a loose jab but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kukushkin counters with a series of strikes. Foreman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Foreman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kukushkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kukushkin misses with a straight left.
Foreman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kukushkin circles away.
Foreman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Alex Kukushkin has been cut.
Kukushkin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kukushkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Foreman closes the distance and clinches up with Kukushkin, looking for a takedown. Foreman pushes Kukushkin against the cage but Kukushkin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Foreman instigates a clinch.
Kukushkin tries to break the clinch but Foreman is controlling the position.
Foreman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kukushkin smiles and moves away.
Foreman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kukushkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman slips under a jab from Kukushkin.
Kukushkin loads up on a big right hand but Foreman slips the punch.
Kukushkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foreman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kukushkin misses with a body shot.
Kukushkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foreman.
Kukushkin sizes up Foreman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Foreman is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Foreman pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kukushkin throws a big elbow that misses.
Foreman 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.
Kukushkin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Foreman 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kukushkin postures up.
Kukushkin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kukushkin lands a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Foreman is looking to break free of the clinch but Kukushkin has double underhooks.
Foreman is trying to pull guard but Kukushkin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alex Kukushkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Foreman.
Kukushkin manages to break the clinch.
Foreman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kukushkin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman tries to clinch up but Kukushkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Foreman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kukushkin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Foreman thinking.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch but Kukushkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foreman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kukushkin throws a right and a left that Foreman avoids nicely.
Kukushkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alex Kukushkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foreman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foreman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kukushkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kukushkin misses with the combination.
Foreman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kukushkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kukushkin cracks Foreman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kukushkin misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kukushkin throws a hook to the side of Foreman's head but Foreman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kukushkin tries to bum rush Foreman with a series of wild strikes but Foreman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kukushkin throws a body punch but Foreman moves out of range.
Kukushkin swings for the body but Foreman moves out of range.
Kukushkin moves out of range of the leg kick from Foreman.
Kukushkin keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foreman shoots in but no luck this time.
Foreman tries to clinch there but Kukushkin circles away.
Kukushkin misses with a straight right.
Kukushkin throws a nice looking combination but Foreman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kukushkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foreman.
Foreman is looking to clinch.
Kukushkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Kukushkin throws a nice looking combination but Foreman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Foreman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Foreman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kukushkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown but Kukushkin shows good takedown defense.
Foreman is looking to clinch but Kukushkin is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Foreman or perhaps it was just good defense by Kukushkin which made him look bad.
Kukushkin cracks Foreman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Foreman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kukushkin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foreman.
A punch lands to the side of Foreman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Foreman throws a sloppy head kick and Kukushkin moves out of range easily.
Kukushkin lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kukushkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foreman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kukushkin misses with a few strikes there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Foreman slips under a jab.
Kukushkin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kukushkin throws a right and a left that Foreman avoids nicely.
Kukushkin stuns Foreman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kukushkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kukushkin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Foreman.
Foreman looks gassed!
Kukushkin misses with a two punch combination.
Foreman darts in and clinches Kukushkin up against the cage.
Foreman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kukushkin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Foreman.
Kukushkin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Foreman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kukushkin smiles and moves away.
Foreman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Foreman shoots in but Kukushkin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Foreman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foreman swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foreman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foreman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kukushkin misses with a body shot.
Kukushkin throws an overhand right that lands on Foreman's shoulder, as Foreman tries to avoid the shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kukushkin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Foreman under the eye.
A punch combination from Kukushkin misses.
Kukushkin misses with a combination
and Foreman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Foreman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kukushkin smiles and moves away.
Kukushkin misses the shot to the body.
Kukushkin takes a swing at Foreman's ribcage but misses.
Kukushkin misses with a hook
and Foreman counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foreman misses with a double jab.
Foreman tries to clinch but Kukushkin moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Kukushkin as Foreman shoots in.
Foreman tries to clinch
and Kukushkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Kukushkin.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kukushkin lands a jab to Foreman's midsection.
Kukushkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kukushkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
A big left from Kukushkin misses.
Foreman has closed the distance and engaged Kukushkin in a clinch.
Foreman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kukushkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foreman tries to pull guard but Kukushkin won't allow it.
Kukushkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kukushkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kukushkin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foreman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Kukushkin scores with a four punch combination!
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch but Kukushkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kukushkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Kukushkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Kukushkin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kukushkin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kukushkin counters with a two punch combo.
Foreman has managed to clinch.
Foreman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kukushkin smiles and moves away.
Kukushkin lands a left and a right that send Foreman crashing to the mat, dazed. Kukushkin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Foreman is rocked!
Alex Kukushkin is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foreman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kukushkin.
Kukushkin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Foreman is still on wobbly legs! Can Kukushkin finish him?
Foreman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Foreman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kukushkin smiles and moves away.
and Kukushkin counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Foreman! He's just covering up as Kukushkin starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Kukushkin!
Alex Kukushkin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mustaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustaine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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183 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Mustaine!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo fails to land with a series of punches.
Sudo scoring well with a low kick there.
Mustaine throws a sloppy head kick and Sudo moves out of range easily.
Sudo motions for Mustaine to come forward. Sudo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mustaine closes the distance and clinches.
Mustaine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sudo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mustaine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mustaine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stalling in the clinch from Sudo.
Sudo can't find room to land a body shot as Mustaine controls the action.
Mustaine trying to land knees to the body.
Mustaine throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mustaine.
Sudo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mustaine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mustaine trying to stall but Sudo improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mustaine.
Mustaine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sudo is keeping busy.
Mustaine takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustaine blocks a body shot from Sudo.
Mustaine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mustaine tries to work over Sudo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Mustaine.
Mustaine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mustaine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Sudo.
Sudo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sudo can't break the clinch.
Sudo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mustaine's elbow.
Mustaine misses with a knee strike.
Sudo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mustaine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sudo cracks Mustaine with a nice body shot.
Mustaine is trying to stall.
Sudo tries to work over Mustaine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Mustaine.
Mustaine is looking to control Sudo's arms but Sudo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mustaine has his back to the cage.
Sudo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sudo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sudo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustaine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sudo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sudo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sudo fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Mustaine.
Mustaine lands a head kick. Sudo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sudo misses with a body shot.
Sudo has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mustaine moves away.
Sudo forces Mustaine back against the cage and clinches.
Sudo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mustaine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sudo, pushing him back against the cage.
Sudo wants to stall.
Sudo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sudo lands a shot to the body.
Mustaine prevents a body shot from Sudo.
Sudo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sudo working hard to break the clinch.
Mustaine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mustaine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sudo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sudo feints and as Mustaine raises his hands in defense, Sudo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sudo wants to stand and escape but instead Mustaine has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sudo controls Mustaine momentarily but Mustaine frees himself.
Mustaine throws an elbow that misses. Sudo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mustaine's guard. Nice move by Sudo!
Sudo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mustaine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mustaine is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mustaine landing some decent shots from guard.
Mustaine lands a couple of elbows.
Sudo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sudo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mustaine looking to pass the guard.
Sudo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mustaine is one step ahead there.
Mustaine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sudo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mustaine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sudo wants to sweep here but Mustaine controlling him for the moment.
Mustaine is working Sudo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine trying to control but Sudo is working from the bottom.
Sudo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mustaine wants to control from the top but Sudo keeps moving.
Sudo punching to the body, from the bottom.
Mustaine trying to control but Sudo is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dave Mustaine.
Sudo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sudo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mustaine has him pressed against the cage.
Sudo is leaning against Mustaine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mustaine misses with a knee strike.
Mustaine taking a breather.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sudo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sudo tries to throw a body punch but Mustaine avoids it by throwing Sudo back against the cage.
Mustaine tries a knee to the head but Sudo blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sudo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mustaine's brow.
Sudo has Mustaine pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sudo.
Sudo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sudo trying to stall but Mustaine improves his position.
Mustaine lands a hook that snaps the head of Sudo backwards.
Sudo digs a right hand into Mustaine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mustaine's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Sudo.
Mustaine blocks a body shot from Sudo.
Sudo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sudo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mustaine napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Sudo with the ground and pound but Mustaine regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sudo looks to land a strike but Mustaine avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mustaine has a closed guard, preventing Sudo from standing up.
Sudo trying to control the position from guard on top but Mustaine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sudo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mustaine scores with a head kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sudo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mustaine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mustaine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sudo on the side of the head.
Sudo scores with a takedown into Mustaine's guard.
Sudo throws a strike but Mustaine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sudo keeping moving, preventing Mustaine from controlling successfully.
Sudo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sudo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hyun Sudo 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!
Decent striking displayed by Mustaine there.
Sudo shoots in for a double leg but Mustaine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sudo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mustaine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mustaine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sudo throws a leg kick but Mustaine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sudo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mustaine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mustaine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sudo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mustaine misses with a body kick.
Mustaine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sudo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mustaine's guard.
Sudo throws a big right hand that misses.
Sudo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo trying to control but Mustaine is working from the bottom.
Sudo is looking to advance position but Mustaine has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sudo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hyun Sudo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mustaine trying to control but Sudo is having none of it.
Mustaine postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sudo looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo is desperately trying to improve his position but Mustaine has a good base and remains in mount.
Mustaine pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mustaine is landing with some decent strikes but Sudo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mustaine working Sudo over with strikes here.
Mustaine wants to control the pace but Sudo is squirming around nicely.
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!
Mustaine is landing with some decent strikes but Sudo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sudo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mustaine lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sudo tries to get to full guard but Mustaine has control of the leg.
Mustaine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sudo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mustaine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mustaine's back!
Sudo working for a choke but Mustaine is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine just trying to survive but Sudo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Sudo somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Can Mustaine hold on?! Sudo is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sudo is throwing strikes by Mustaine counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Mustaine regains half guard.
Sudo 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.
Sudo throws a strike but Mustaine avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sudo trying to control but Mustaine is working from the bottom.
Mustaine is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sudo dives into side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sudo grinds an elbow into Mustaine's temple.
Sudo is working Mustaine over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sudo wants to control but Mustaine is keeping him busy.
Mustaine takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mustaine is looking to regain half guard here but Sudo keeps moving and retains side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine stops Sudo from passing to mount.
Sudo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mustaine regains half guard, as Sudo was trying to land strikes.
Sudo wants to pass the guard but Mustaine is defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sudo looks to land a strike but Mustaine avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sudo postures up in Mustaine's guard and throws a big left but Mustaine blocks it.
Mustaine is working an open guard so Sudo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mustaine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sudo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sudo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hyun Sudo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sudo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sudo blocks a low kick nicely.
Dave Mustaine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mustaine wants to slow Sudo down by chopping away at his legs.
Sudo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mustaine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sudo tries for a takedown but Mustaine sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mustaine connects with an inside leg kick.
Sudo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mustaine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mustaine misses with a double jab.
Sudo looks to score with a jab to the body but Mustaine is just out of range.
A low kick from Mustaine is predictable there
and Sudo counters with a left and a right that stings Mustaine.
Sudo scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sudo misses with a kick to the body
and Mustaine counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sudo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sudo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sudo throws a right hand that Mustaine ducks under and follows up with a left that Mustaine also avoids with ease.
Sudo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mustaine misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Sudo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sudo swinging wildly here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sudo checks it well.
Sudo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mustaine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sudo.
Mustaine lands with a good body shot.
Sudo is looking to wear down Mustaine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mustaine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sudo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustaine.
Mustaine instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Mustaine.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustaine trying to control the position but instead, Sudo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mustaine into the cage.
Mustaine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sudo blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hyun Sudo.
I think Sudo 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Hyun Sudo!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Hyun Sudo!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Hyun Sudo!
Hyun Sudo wins by unanimous decision!
Hyun Sudo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « NAF↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Baltazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by On the Eve of War. Russell Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Russell Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutus Baltazar!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones clinches.
Baltazar is trying to break free.
Baltazar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baltazar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baltazar jumps into guard, dragging Jones to the mat.
Baltazar is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Baltazar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones trying to control but Baltazar is working from the bottom.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baltazar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones stops Baltazar from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Baltazar keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Baltazar wants to get back to full guard but Jones has passed into side control.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Baltazar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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!
Baltazar is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks up at the clock and then as Baltazar takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jones smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jones controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baltazar gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Baltazar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Baltazar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Baltazar is rocked!
Jones 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.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Baltazar is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones tries to control but Baltazar wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oooh a big shot lands for Jones! Baltazar is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Russell Jones!
A victorious Russell Jones thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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