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LFL 53 - Ishimaru vs Kazarian PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serga Magged (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Riley struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
222 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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23
289 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Serga Magged!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Riley!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magged lands with an overhand left.
Riley misses with a series of wild punches.
Riley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Magged counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shawn Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley throws a head kick but Magged moves out of range.
Magged ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
Riley shoots in but no luck this time.
Riley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riley misses with a left hand
and Magged counters with an inside leg kick.
Riley leaves Magged with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Magged uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
Magged could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Riley throws a lazy body kick
and Magged counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Riley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Riley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Magged jumps guard and drags Riley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Magged is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magged wants to take a breather but Riley is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magged takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Magged is looking to take a break and control but Riley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Riley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Magged.
Riley is looking to escape.
Riley is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Serga Magged wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Riley gets tackled into the cage by Magged. Magged maintains the clinch.
Riley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riley has had enough of the clinch but Magged keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magged decides to pull guard.
Magged is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Riley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Riley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magged swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riley wanted to stand there but Magged had control of the position.
Riley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magged. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Magged looking for a guillotine here but Riley defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Magged's guard.
Magged manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is trying to stand but he's just given Magged his back.
Magged missing with punches from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Magged manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Magged is looking to control Riley but Riley is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
What can Riley do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Magged tightening his grip on Riley, looking for the choke.
Riley is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Magged gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serga Magged dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riley throws an off balance right hand
and Magged counters with a low kick, right behind Riley 's knee.
Riley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magged connects with a high kick.
Nice defenses there by Magged.
Riley lands with a straight right. Magged didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Serga Magged has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley clobbers Magged with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Magged keeps the fight on the outside.
Riley throws a lazy head kick
and Magged counters with a good low kick that Riley was not able to check.
Shawn Riley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riley swings for the body but Magged moves out of range.
Magged shoots in for a double leg but Riley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Magged misses with a series of wild punches.
Riley misses with a body punch
letting Magged counter with a right hand.
Magged fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Riley avoids it really well and circles away.
Riley misses with a jab to the body
and Magged counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Riley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Riley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Magged counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magged lands a good knee to the midsection. Riley won't want to take too many of those.
Riley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Riley jumps guard but Magged stands there with Riley around his waist. Riley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Magged prevents Riley from breaking the clinch.
Riley tries to break the clinch but Magged is controlling the position.
Magged breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Riley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riley scores with a jab. Magged acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Riley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Magged counters with a thumping low kick.
Riley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riley is breathing heavily.
Riley throws a jab when Magged was well out of range.
Riley shoots for a double leg takedown but Magged sprawls well. He's pushed Riley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Magged tries for a takedown but Riley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serga Magged. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Magged finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magged has closed the distance and engaged Riley in a clinch.
Riley is trying to force a seperation but Magged has the dominant position.
Magged is looking for a takedown.
Riley is trying to force a seperation but Magged has the dominant position.
Magged lands a left hand.
Magged has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Riley after a bit of a struggle.
Riley wants to break free but Magged has control.
Magged escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magged looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Riley darts in trying to clinch
and Magged counters with a slapping leg kick.
Magged keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Serga Magged is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magged looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magged fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Magged is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magged shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riley pinned against the cage. Riley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Riley throws a head kick that misses
and Magged makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magged swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Riley catches Magged right on the button with a cross.
Serga Magged's cut is getting worse.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Magged here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Riley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magged.
Magged leaves Riley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Magged shoots in for a double leg but Riley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riley tries to clinch but Magged moves out of range.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magged swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magged fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magged displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riley throws out the jab.
Magged avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magged shoots in looking for a takedown but Riley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Magged's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Magged keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riley takes a swing at Magged's ribcage but misses.
Riley leaves Magged with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magged circles away quickly and effectively.
Magged avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley tries to clinch there but Magged circles away.
Riley swings for the body but Magged moves out of range.
Magged closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Serga Magged's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Magged blocks a jab.
Magged staying out of range there.
Magged fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riley, pushing him back against the cage.
Magged drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Magged stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Riley is trying to break free.
Magged breaks the clinch.
Riley throws a combination that misses
and Magged counters with a leg kick.
Riley throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magged.
Riley misses with a left hand
and Magged counters with a nice low kick that buckles Riley's knee momentarily.
Magged fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serga Magged. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magged counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Magged lands but Riley takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Riley. Those never looked like landing.
Magged looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick from Magged lands but Riley takes it in his stride.
Riley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magged.
Riley throws a sloppy head kick and Magged moves out of range easily.
Magged shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riley sprawls well. Riley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Magged gets slowly back to his feet.
Magged takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Riley scores with a jab to the head.
Magged misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riley misses with a lunging right hand
and Magged counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a right hand that Magged ducks under and follows up with a left that Magged also avoids with ease.
Riley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magged.
Riley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Magged.
Riley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magged scores with a jab.
Magged closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riley circles away.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Riley thows a body shot but no joy.
Magged tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Riley does no damage.
Riley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Magged swivels and escapes.
Riley misses with a double jab
and Magged counters with a nice leg kick.
Magged fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is looking to clinch but Magged is avoiding it.
Riley misses with a double jab
and Magged counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Riley misses with a looping right.
Riley misses with a two punch combination.
Magged darts in and clinches Riley up against the cage.
Magged pulls guard.
Riley postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Magged is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Riley, into his guard.
Magged forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magged decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Riley gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magged is trying to control Riley's posture but Riley avoids it.
Riley wants to stand but Magged has his arm trapped.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shawn Riley.
I think Riley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Riley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villar has chosen Kamao as his entrance music. Angelo Villar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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197 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Villar!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villar just misses with a punch to the body.
Villar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Villar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villar wanted to stand there but Sakuragi had control of the position.
Villar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Villar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Villar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Villar throws a big elbow that misses.
Villar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Villar is looking to work some ground and pound but Sakuragi has wrist control.
Villar throws a big right hand that misses.
Sakuragi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Villar is controlling him.
Sakuragi trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Villar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sakuragi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sakuragi.
Villar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Villar manages to break the clinch.
Villar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sakuragi's guard.
Villar throwing strikes from guard but Sakuragi blocks nicely.
Villar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakuragi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakuragi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Villar distracts Sakuragi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Villar won't allow Sakuragi to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Villar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Villar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Villar throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villar throws an elbow that misses. Sakuragi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Villar's guard. Nice move by Sakuragi!
Sakuragi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuragi is looking to work some ground and pound but Villar has wrist control.
Sakuragi stops Villar from standing up.
Sakuragi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sakuragi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakuragi throwing strikes but missing.
Sakuragi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sakuragi tries to free his leg and advance position but Villar is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi throwing strikes from guard but Villar blocks nicely.
Sakuragi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Villar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakuragi throwing strikes but missing.
Sakuragi throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakuragi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sakuragi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Villar wants to stand and escape but Sakuragi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakuragi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sakuragi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakuragi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakuragi 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.
Villar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sakuragi is controlling him.
Sakuragi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sakuragi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sakuragi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villar wants to get back to his feet but Sakuragi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Villar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sakuragi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sakuragi with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Angelo Villar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Villar.
Good shot there by Sakuragi.
Sakuragi shoots in but Villar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Villar looks to land a combination but Sakuragi avoids it well.
Villar shoots in but Sakuragi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Villar misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Villar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sakuragi is trying to stand.
Sakuragi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sakuragi tries to get out of the position.
Villar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Villar misses with a head shot. Sakuragi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Villar throwing strikes from guard but Sakuragi blocks nicely.
Villar with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villar is looking to work some ground and pound but Sakuragi has wrist control.
Sakuragi has his feet on Villar's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Villar fails with a takedown attempt.
Hanamichi Sakuragi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angelo Villar.
Sakuragi fails with the takedown
and Villar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sakuragi's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villar wants to stand but Sakuragi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sakuragi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Villar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sakuragi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hanamichi Sakuragi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villar throws a wild body kick that Sakuragi sees coming a mile off.
Villar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villar tries a low kick but Sakuragi avoids it.
Villar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Villar showed some decent athleticism there.
Villar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Villar prevents Sakuragi from standing back up.
Villar slips a nice elbow through Sakuragi's hands, connecting with Sakuragi's forehead.
Villar lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi has one foot on Villar's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Villar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sakuragi as he jumps to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuragi moves out of range of the body kick.
Villar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Villar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sakuragi is trying to stand up here but Villar is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Villar wants to pass the guard but Sakuragi is defending well.
Sakuragi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Villar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Villar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick by Villar misses
and Sakuragi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Villar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sakuragi was covering up waiting for the punch and Villar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sakuragi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Villar is controlling him.
Villar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakuragi has a closed guard, preventing Villar from standing up.
Sakuragi manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Villar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Villar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuragi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sakuragi taking shots to the head.
Sakuragi is rocked!
It looks like Hanamichi Sakuragi has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Villar drops a big elbow. That's hurt Sakuragi! More shots from Villar and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Villar!
Our winner, Angelo Villar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Kuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuma has chosen Zetsubou Billy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
135 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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22
136 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Kuma!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuma misses with a wild combination.
Kuma lands with a cross.
Kuma scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuma pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Smith back to the cage. Kuma follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Scott Smith has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Kuma. Those never looked like landing.
Kuma is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Ryo Kuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuma tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith avoids the head kick by Kuma.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Kuma.
Kuma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuma throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma scores with a leg kick.
Kuma misses with a wild combination.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuma lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuma.
Kuma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuma throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kuma is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Scott Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Kajiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Kiss - Nowhere to run as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoshi Kajiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gareth Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kajiwara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
Kajiwara is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Smith taking a breather here.
Kajiwara is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smith asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kajiwara tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith decides to stand back up.
Kajiwara throws a lazy body kick
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Satoshi Kajiwara has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Kajiwara.
Kajiwara tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kajiwara after a bit of a struggle.
Kajiwara ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kajiwara no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith stops Kajiwara from standing up.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kajiwara working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kajiwara's head.
Kajiwara pushes Smith off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kajiwara wants to clinch.
Smith checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kajiwara has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Kajiwara wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Kajiwara being controlled here momentarily.
Kajiwara has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
Kajiwara pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Smith performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kajiwara wants to stand back up but Smith manages to pass into side control.
Smith has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kajiwara misses with a body kick.
Smith manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kajiwara on his heels. He'll look to pass Kajiwara's guard now, I'm sure.
Kajiwara looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Smith passes into side control.
Smith decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kajiwara throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Kajiwara clinches up against the cage.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Kajiwara working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Kajiwara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith stalls.
Kajiwara pulls guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith trying to control but Kajiwara is working from the bottom.
Kajiwara pushes Smith off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Satoshi Kajiwara's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kajiwara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Kajiwara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith clinches.
Kajiwara is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith working Kajiwara over with knees to the body.
Kajiwara misses with some punches.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kajiwara gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kajiwara is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kajiwara working hard to break the clinch.
Kajiwara is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kajiwara's efforts to push away.
Kajiwara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith cracks Kajiwara with a nice body shot.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kajiwara throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
It looks like Gareth Smith has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kajiwara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Kajiwara.
Kajiwara shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Smith has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kajiwara off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Kajiwara down.
Smith punishes Kajiwara's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kajiwara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kajiwara blocks a head kick by Smith.
Kajiwara throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kajiwara swivels and escapes.
Satoshi Kajiwara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gareth Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kajiwara!
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gareth Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kajiwara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kajiwara sprawls well. Kajiwara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Kajiwara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith pulls guard successfully.
Smith controlling Kajiwara's posture.
Smith has his feet on Kajiwara's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Kajiwara shows good takedown defense.
Kajiwara forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Kajiwara jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kajiwara is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Kajiwara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kajiwara breaks the clinch.
Kajiwara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kajiwara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kajiwara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith closes the distance and pushes Kajiwara back into the cage.
Kajiwara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith keeps Kajiwara at a distance using the push kick.
Kajiwara moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Kajiwara fails to land the takedown.
Satoshi Kajiwara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gareth Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith scores with a head kick.
Satoshi Kajiwara's cut is getting worse.
Smith lands a big head kick that sends Kajiwara to the canvas! Smith follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Gareth Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bucky Pluto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meogeedo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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28
216 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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21
215 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bucky Pluto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meogeedo Machida!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pluto misses with a looping right.
Pluto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pluto cracks Machida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Machida shoots for a double leg takedown but Pluto sprawls well. He's pushed Machida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pluto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida gets a clinch.
Pluto stalling in the clinch but Machida improves position.
Pluto avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pluto dodges an elbow strike from Machida.
Pluto stalling in the clinch but Machida improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Pluto blocks it.
Machida throws a punch but it's blocked by Pluto.
Stalling in the clinch from Pluto.
Machida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pluto is trying to maintain a safe position but Machida gets an underhook and turns Pluto into the cage.
Pluto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Machida drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pluto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machida lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Machida as Pluto tries to tie him up.
Machida can't get the takedown.
Bucky Pluto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meogeedo Machida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Machida as Pluto tries to tie him up.
Pluto avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bucky Pluto.
Machida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pluto as he avoids it easily.
Machida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pluto's waist but Pluto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Machida off to one side.
Pluto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Machida crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pluto - the referee stops the clock and Machida gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pluto. Machida manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pluto lands a glancing blow to the side of Machida's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pluto scores with a punch to the head.
Machida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pluto.
Pluto misses with a kick to the body.
Machida misses with a takedown attempt
and Pluto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pluto misses with a head kick.
Pluto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pluto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Machidas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pluto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bucky Pluto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pluto lands a glancing blow to the side of Machida's head.
Pluto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Pluto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Machida counters by clinching up.
Machida missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida jumps guard but Pluto stands there with Machida around his waist. Machida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Machida working Pluto over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Pluto is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bucky Pluto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pluto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pluto misses with a hook. Machida ducked under it nicely.
Pluto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Machida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Pluto misses the target.
Pluto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Machida takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pluto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Pluto jabs Machida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pluto punishes Machida's body with a nice straight punch.
Pluto misses with a wild combination.
Pluto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Pluto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pluto swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Bucky Pluto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Pluto.
Pluto lands with a hook. Machida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch lands to the side of Machida 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Pluto.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pluto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Machida avoids the body shot from Pluto.
Good standup being displayed there by Pluto as he connects with a hook.
Pluto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bucky Pluto is winning the standup battle so far.
Machida fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pluto scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pluto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida is looking to clinch but Pluto is avoiding it.
Machida tries to clinch there but Pluto circles away.
Pluto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pluto throws a push kick but Machida slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pluto lands a nice hook to Machida's body. Machida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bucky Pluto dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pluto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Machida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Machida tries to clinch up.
Pluto digs a good hook to Machida's body.
Pluto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Machida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pluto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pluto lands with a straight right. Machida didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Pluto misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida gets a clinch.
Pluto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida lands an elbow inside that Pluto shrugs off.
Pluto is looking to control Machida's arms but Machida gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pluto has his back to the cage.
Pluto avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Pluto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pluto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pluto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Pluto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Machida up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pluto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida misses with an elbow strike.
Meogeedo Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pluto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Machida pulls guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pluto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bucky Pluto.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pluto.
Pluto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pluto scores with the left hand. Machida knows he should have avoided that one.
Meogeedo Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pluto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Machida fails with the takedown.
Pluto lands a nice shot that snaps Machida's head back.
Pluto lands a nice looking body shot.
Machida moves out of range as Pluto throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pluto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pluto lands a right hook to the body.
Pluto scores with a jab.
Machida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pluto lands a nice hook to Machida's body. Machida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Machida takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bucky Pluto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pluto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bucky Pluto!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Interstate Travel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong's entrance music is Mudhoney - Judgement, Rage, Retribution and Thyme. A fine choice. Interstate Travel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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27
286 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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26
239 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Interstate Travel!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch but Travel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch but Travel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Armstrong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Travel keeps the fight on the outside.
Armstrong is looking to clinch.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Travel is having none of it.
Armstrong has managed to clinch.
Armstrong lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Interstate Travel has been cut.
Armstrong lands a nice knee to the body.
Armstrong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Travel backwards.
A knee to the head by Armstrong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Travel working hard to break the clinch.
Armstrong lands an elbow just above Travel 's eye.
Armstrong working Travel over with knees to the body.
Travel looks gassed!
Armstrong lands a nice elbow.
Armstrong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Armstrong lands an elbow that stopped Travel in his tracks for a moment.
Armstrong landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Interstate Travel's cut even more.
Armstrong has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Travel - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Armstrong, and another! Travel is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Victor Armstrong!
In his post fight interview, Victor Armstrong gave a big smile as he said 'I'm not a can yet. I'm training hard to give you exciting fights.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yusuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthieu Saunier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura comes to the cage accompanied by Movado - Neva Believe U. Saunier has chosen Muse - Hysteria as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yusuke Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthieu Saunier!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Saunier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nakamura.
Saunier is looking to clinch but Nakamura is avoiding it.
Nakamura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakamura tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nakamura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saunier is out of range and Nakamura settles back down.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saunier as he avoids it easily.
Nakamura slaps away a takedown attempt from Saunier, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nakamura stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nakamura wants it to stay on the feet.
Nakamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Saunier - just one landing.
Saunier is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saunier throws a right and a left that Nakamura avoids nicely.
Saunier blocks a jab.
Nakamura shoots in and drives through. Saunier sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yusuke Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura throws a body punch but Saunier moves out of range.
Saunier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakamura.
Nakamura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saunier counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nakamura on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nakamura tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunier thows a huge punch but Nakamura dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Saunier wants to pass the guard but Nakamura is defending well.
Saunier seems to be looking for submissions.
Nakamura is staying active underneath Saunier, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Saunier looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nakamura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunier wants to take a breather but Nakamura is having none of it.
Saunier missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saunier is looking for a kimura here.
Saunier wants to control but Nakamura is keeping him busy.
Nakamura is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saunier blocks the strikes from Nakamura.
Nakamura wants to control but Saunier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Saunier is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nakamura sees it coming and defends easily.
Nakamura is in trouble now - Saunier has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunier is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nakamura can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Saunier scoring with strikes but Nakamura is staying in there.
Nakamura is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nakamura is working hard here to advance position.
Nakamura wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Saunier.
Saunier has control of Nakamura's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nakamura regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Saunier thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunier goes for an armbar but Nakamura turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a strike but Saunier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunier chips away with some ground and pound.
Saunier slips nicely into half guard.
Nakamura knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saunier on the ground.
Saunier throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura is defending against the submission attempts here by Saunier.
Saunier tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nakamura knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthieu Saunier dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saunier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nakamura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saunier misses with a takedown attempt
and Nakamura counters with a nice double leg into side control. Saunier won't be happy with that.
Nakamura cracks Saunier with a big elbow.
Nakamura creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Saunier is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Saunier is staying active underneath Nakamura, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Saunier is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nakamura jumps into side control!
Matthieu Saunier has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saunier taking punishment in the form of punches.
Saunier is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nakamura off and has taken his back!
Nakamura avoids the strikes from Saunier.
Nakamura trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Nakamura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nakamura has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Saunier.
Saunier working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunier working for the choke.
Saunier working for a choke but Nakamura is defending well.
Nakamura manages to reverse the position and now he's in Saunier's guard. Nice work there by Nakamura.
Saunier wants to stand but Nakamura is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nakamura passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunier is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nakamura lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Saunier down.
Nakamura goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Saunier has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nakamura but great work by Saunier.
Saunier working away.
Nakamura dodges the ground and pound from Saunier.
Saunier wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nakamura, who protects the arm well.
Nakamura gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunier wants to control but Nakamura is keeping him busy.
Nakamura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Saunier is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Saunier throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saunier is pressing down on Nakamura's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nakamura is holding on for now.
Saunier is working for a kimura but Nakamura is defending it quite comfortably.
Saunier wants to free his trapped foot but Nakamura is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunier is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nakamura doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Saunier.
Saunier wants to work for an arm triangle but Nakamura is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saunier is looking for a kimura but Nakamura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Saunier to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthieu Saunier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nakamura moves forwards but Saunier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nakamura moves into the clinch.
Nakamura gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nakamura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saunier kicks Nakamura off and gets back to his feet.
Nakamura scores with a nice strike.
Saunier takes one on the button.
Nakamura changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saunier tries to avoid it but Nakamura manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saunier to the ground. Saunier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Saunier lands with a cross.
Nakamura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nakamura shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Saunier manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saunier manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Saunier looking to finish with strikes here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunier looking for a guillotine from mount but Nakamura is having none of it.
Saunier goes for an armbar but Nakamura turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Nakamura.
Nakamura has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Saunier is proving hard to escape from.
Saunier wants to get back to his feet but Nakamura is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nakamura tries to free his leg and advance position but Saunier is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunier manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nakamura tries to lock up and control but Saunier gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Saunier wants to finish this one by submission but Nakamura is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Saunier.
Saunier avoids the attempt from Nakamura to control.
Saunier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saunier jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Nakamura is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Nakamura and Saunier has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Saunier is trying to get an arm triangle but Nakamura is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is looking for a sweep.
Nakamura gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Saunier misses with a head shot.
Saunier looking for a guillotine from mount but Nakamura is having none of it.
Nakamura keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yusuke Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthieu Saunier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunier swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nakamura is now in Saunier's guard. A big mistake from Saunier there, giving up the dominant position!
Nakamura connects with a couple of short punches.
Saunier controlling the position.
Nakamura chips away with some ground and pound.
Saunier had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nakamura defends it easily.
Nakamura is in close to Saunier's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saunier has his feet on Nakamura's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matthieu Saunier.
I've got Saunier winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthieu Saunier!
Matthieu Saunier made sure to mention his sponsor, Condemned in his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Salabim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Shield!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shield closes the distance and clinches.
Salabim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salabim throws a head punch that misses.
Salabim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shield trying to land knees to the body.
Salabim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shield is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salabim is defending well for now.
Shield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Salabim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shield's elbow.
Shield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shield tries to land knees in the clinch but Salabim avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salabim.
Shield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim blocks an elbow strike.
Shield misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shield.
Shield missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Salabim.
Salabim lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salabim.
A short right from Shield.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shield.
Shield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salabim backwards.
Salabim dodges an elbow strike from Shield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shield trying to land knees to the body.
Salabim blocks the elbow strike.
Shield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salabim is defending well for now.
Salabim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salabim dodges an elbow strike from Shield.
Salabim working aggressively here.
Shield lands an elbow inside that Salabim shrugs off.
Shield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salabim is defending well for now.
Salabim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salabim avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Shield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salabim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shield tries to throw a body punch but Salabim avoids it by throwing Shield back against the cage.
Salabim blocks an elbow strike.
Shield throws an elbow that misses.
Shield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salabim avoids it.
Shield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salabim.
Salabim has clasped his hands together around Shield's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Salabim has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Shield tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shield tries to hold on but Salabim postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shield because Salabim loaded up on that one.
Salabim with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shield in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Salabim throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shield because Salabim loaded up on that one.
Salabim controlling the position easily from mount.
Salabim misses with a head shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salabim landing strikes from the mount.
Salabim throwing strikes here but Shield is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shield can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salabim misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Salabim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Salabim prevents Shield from getting the reversal.
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 Sim Salabim will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salabim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shield. Shield circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shield is looking to clinch but Salabim is avoiding it.
Shield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salabim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salabim. Shield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salabim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shield is fending him off so far but Salabim persists. Nope, Shield circles away and we're back to standing.
Salabim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shield throws the kick towards the body but Salabim avoids it.
Salabim darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shield preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Salabim is looking to advance position but Shield won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shield is looking to control Salabim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shield avoid being mounted?
Salabim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shield is looking to control Salabim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shield avoid being mounted?
Shield is looking for a sweep. Salabim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salabim wants to pass to mount but Shield is defending the position.
Salabim thows a huge punch but Shield dodges it nicely.
Salabim moves nicely into side control.
Shield prevents Salabim from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shield wants to control but Salabim postures up.
Salabim 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.
Salabim working the ground and pound.
Shield is looking to regain half guard here but Salabim keeps moving and retains side control.
Salabim lands a decent elbow from side control.
Shield is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salabim wants to take a breather but Shield is having none of it.
Salabim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Salabim wants to pass the guard but Shield is defending well.
Shield blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salabim.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salabim passes to full mount!
Salabim wants to control the pace but Shield is squirming around nicely.
Sim Salabim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salabim scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Shield really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Salabim looking to finish with strikes here!
Salabim connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shield is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shield takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Salabim's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sim Salabim!
Sim Salabim made sure to mention his sponsor, [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery in his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tadayoshi Ishimaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishimaru comes into the arena with Break blaring out of the sound system. Kazarian has chosen Limp Bizkit - My Way as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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140 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadayoshi Ishimaru!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Kazarian!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kazarian was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kazarian lands a heavy elbow.
Kazarian throws a strike there. Ishimaru manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Ishimaru won't allow Kazarian to pass to mount.
Kazarian wants to take a breather but Ishimaru is having none of it.
Kazarian passes into side control, despite Ishimaru's attempt to control the position.
Kazarian working the ground and pound but Ishimaru is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazarian throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ishimaru is trying to improve his position.
Kazarian tries to score with some ground and pound. Ishimaru controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazarian working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ishimaru, who protects the arm well.
Kazarian trying to control the action but Ishimaru is working from the bottom.
Kazarian in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ishimaru is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kazarian off and has taken his back!
Kazarian wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Kazarian can't escape the position.
Kazarian sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ishimaru.
Ishimaru works his way into side control.
Ishimaru wants to stand but Kazarian has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Kazarian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ishimaru throwing strikes but missing.
Ishimaru trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazarian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazarian wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian is controlling Ishimaru's posture.
Ishimaru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ishimaru throws a big elbow that misses.
Ishimaru has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kazarian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ishimaru gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ishimaru postures up in Kazarian's guard and throws a big left but Kazarian blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru postures up.
Ishimaru wants to stand and escape but instead Kazarian has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ishimaru avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ishimaru looking for a sweep. Not yet Ishimaru, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazarian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ishimaru keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
Kazarian lands a couple of digs.
Kazarian postures up in Ishimaru's guard and throws a big left but Ishimaru blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazarian with a nice head shot there.
Kazarian engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Ishimaru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Kazarian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kazarian thows a body shot but no joy.
Ishimaru missing with a left hand there. Kazarian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ishimaru throws a body punch but Kazarian moves out of range.
Ishimaru throws a nice looking combination but Kazarian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ishimaru thows a body shot but no joy.
Kazarian throws a big shot that misses.
Ishimaru takes a swing at Kazarian's ribcage but misses.
Kazarian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ishimaru displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kazarian.
Ishimaru tries to sprawl but Kazarian drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimaru is looking to improve his position.
Kazarian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kazarian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kazarian lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ishimaru on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ishimaru tries to get out of the position.
Kazarian thows a huge punch but Ishimaru dodges it nicely.
Ishimaru slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but Ishimaru keeps moving.
Kazarian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kazarian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kazarian trying to control but Ishimaru is working from the bottom.
Kazarian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Ishimaru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tony Kazarian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kazarian preventing the sweep.
Kazarian scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Ishimaru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazarian wants to pass the guard but Ishimaru is keeping the position.
Kazarian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ishimaru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ishimaru is wriggling around but Kazarian manages to pass to half guard.
Kazarian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ishimaru defending well though.
Ishimaru is trying to control but Kazarian manages to pass to mount!
Kazarian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kazarian lands a nice shot to the head.
Kazarian breaks from Ishimaru's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kazarian is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ishimaru can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kazarian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ishimaru?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazarian lands a heavy elbow.
Kazarian breaks from Ishimaru's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kazarian postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ishimaru looks a forlorn figure.
Kazarian is landing with some decent strikes but Ishimaru is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ishimaru is rocked!
Kazarian lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Ishimaru is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ishimaru is desperately trying to improve his position but Kazarian has a good base and remains in mount.
Ishimaru seems to have got his legs back now.
Kazarian looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kazarian lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazarian with the ground and pound from mount.
Kazarian lands with some strikes.
Ishimaru is squirming around, avoiding Kazarian's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Kazarian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kazarian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ishimaru tries to avoid it but Kazarian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ishimaru to the ground. Ishimaru escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kazarian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishimaru.
Kazarian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kazarian throws a body punch but Ishimaru moves out of range.
Ishimaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazarian moves away.
Kazarian goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ishimaru works Kazarian's body with a nice hook.
Ishimaru misses with a jab to the body
and Kazarian counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kazarian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kazarian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ishimaru has hold of Kazarian's hands but Kazarian slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ishimaru holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ishimaru is looking to control Kazarian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ishimaru avoid being mounted?
Kazarian drops an elbow to the side of Ishimaru's head.
Kazarian landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kazarian thows a huge punch but Ishimaru dodges it nicely.
Ishimaru avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kazarian.
Ishimaru is refusing to be controlled, as Kazarian sits in half guard.
Ishimaru blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kazarian.
Kazarian is looking to stall here but Ishimaru recovers full guard.
Ishimaru has momentary wrist control but Kazarian slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian won't allow Ishimaru to sweep him here.
Ishimaru avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but Ishimaru keeps moving.
Kazarian scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kazarian throwing strikes but missing.
Ishimaru being controlled here, momentarily.
Kazarian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian throwing strikes from guard but Ishimaru blocks nicely.
Ishimaru is trying to hold Kazarian in close to prevent damage but Kazarian has managed to pass into half guard.
Ishimaru is refusing to be controlled, as Kazarian sits in half guard.
Ishimaru trying to get back to full guard but Kazarian takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kazarian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kazarian working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kazarian looking to control but Ishimaru is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kazarian lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kazarian cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazarian lands a big elbow.
Kazarian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ishimaru sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ishimaru is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kazarian lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kazarian connects with a nice short shot to Ishimaru's temple.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ishimaru manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Kazarian really dominated that round.
That's time! Ishimaru's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body punch from Kazarian.
Kazarian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishimaru takes a swing at Kazarian's ribcage but misses.
Ishimaru scores with a body shot.
Kazarian misses with a wild body shot.
Kazarian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishimaru was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazarian.
Kazarian bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kazarian working the ground and pound from side control.
Kazarian is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ishimaru will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ishimaru taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ishimaru takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ishimaru some visible discomfort.
Ishimaru dodges the ground and pound from Kazarian.
Ishimaru throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Kazarian in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kazarian landing strikes.
Kazarian working away.
Kazarian is looking to take a break and control but Ishimaru is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ishimaru is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ishimaru is trying to work for a sweep but Kazarian has mounted him!
Ishimaru is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ishimaru keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kazarian controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazarian lands with some strikes.
Kazarian working Ishimaru over with strikes here.
Ishimaru is trying to escape the mount.
Kazarian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kazarian tries to control but Ishimaru wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian is landing with some decent strikes but Ishimaru is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kazarian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ishimaru is looking to escape.
Ishimaru tries to reverse the position but Kazarian maintains control.
Kazarian in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kazarian scoring with strikes but Ishimaru is staying in there.
Kazarian working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kazarian scoring with strikes but Ishimaru is staying in there.
Kazarian fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kazarian looking to control but Ishimaru is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru is looking to improve his position but Kazarian isn't that keen on the idea.
Kazarian looking to control but Ishimaru is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ishimaru tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kazarian with shots to the head and body - Ishimaru looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kazarian lands a nice shot to the head.
Kazarian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ishimaru working to try and regain half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazarian working Ishimaru over with strikes here.
Kazarian lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Kazarian dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Ishimaru's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice cross by Ishimaru.
Kazarian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ishimaru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kazarian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kazarian avoids the body shot from Ishimaru.
Ishimaru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ishimaru but Ishimaru pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ishimaru thows a body shot but no joy.
Ishimaru is looking to wear down Kazarian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ishimaru on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ishimaru misses with a double jab.
Ishimaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Kazarian scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ishimaru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ishimaru misses with a looping right.
Ishimaru misses with a few strikes there.
Kazarian fails to land the takedown.
Kazarian scores with a hook to the body. Ishimaru takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Ishimaru misses its intended target.
Ishimaru ducks under a wild hook from Kazarian.
Tadayoshi Ishimaru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kazarian - that will leave a mark!
Tadayoshi Ishimaru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kazarian connects with a nice looking jab.
Kazarian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Ishimaru misses.
Kazarian dives in and grabs Ishimaru's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ishimaru pushes down on Kazarian's head and hops out.
Tadayoshi Ishimaru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Kazarian.
Kazarian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kazarian defending well as Ishimaru loads up on a big left hand.
Ishimaru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kazarian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ishimaru's waist but Ishimaru gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kazarian off to one side.
Kazarian is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ishimaru wants to slow Kazarian down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian thows a body shot but no joy.
Ishimaru misses with a leg kick.
Ishimaru misses the shot to the body.
Kazarian thuds a left hand into Ishimaru's body.
Kazarian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kazarian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Ishimaru misses
and Kazarian counters with a three punch combo that has Ishimaru backing up. Ishimaru nods at Kazarian to acknowledge the strikes.
Ishimaru throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kazarian slips under a jab from Ishimaru.
Kazarian fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru throws a hook to the side of Kazarian's head but Kazarian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Kazarian finds it's way through Ishimaru's defenses.
Tony Kazarian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ishimaru darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ishimaru throws a hook but Kazarian blocks it.
Kazarian checks a low kick from Ishimaru.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishimaru misses with a hook to the body
and Kazarian counters with a stiff right hand.
Ishimaru stuns Kazarian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Kazarian.
Well Kazarian has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Kazarian!
Tony Kazarian is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Tony Kazarian 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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