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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Segurado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Segurado has chosen No Rival as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erik Jonsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TJ Segurado!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Segurado tries to sprawl but Jonsson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jonsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Segurado's head.
Jonsson is pressing down on Segurado's thigh, looking to free his foot. Segurado is holding on for now.
Jonsson is working hard here to advance position.
Jonsson working Segurado over with strikes.
Jonsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jonsson thows a huge punch but Segurado dodges it nicely.
Segurado wants to get back to full guard.
Jonsson throws a strike but Segurado avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jonsson 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.
Segurado utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jonsson stands up over Segurado, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Segurado lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jonsson!
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!
Jonsson looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segurado working Jonsson over with strikes here.
Jonsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jonsson tries to get out of the position.
Jonsson is squirming around, avoiding Segurado's attempts to control the action.
Jonsson tries to reverse the position but Segurado maintains control.
Jonsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jonsson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Segurado. What's that going to do exactly?
Jonsson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Segurado throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jonsson is desperately trying to improve his position but Segurado has a good base and remains in mount.
Jonsson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Segurado is trying to control. Jonsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segurado prevents Jonsson from improving his position.
Segurado not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jonsson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Segurado uses his free foot to push down on Jonsson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jonsson.
Segurado thowing shots but they're missing.
Jonsson blocking the ground and pound.
Jonsson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Segurado avoids the attempt from Jonsson to control.
Segurado can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jonsson is looking to escape.
Jonsson working to try and regain half guard.
Jonsson tries to hold on but Segurado postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Segurado cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Segurado throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson tries to reverse the position but Segurado maintains control.
Jonsson wants to control but Segurado is having none of it.
Segurado connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Segurado sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jonsson is squirming around, avoiding Segurado's attempts to control the action.
Jonsson is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Segurado lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jonsson wants to control but Segurado is having none of it.
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 Erik Jonsson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Segurado tries to close the distance and clinch but Jonsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jonsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Segurado misses.
Jonsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Segurado circles away.
Segurado tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jonsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Segurado somewhat.
Segurado gets caught napping as Jonsson dives in and scores a takedown. Segurado manages to retain guard.
Jonsson throws a strike but Segurado rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jonsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Segurado defends well.
Jonsson keeping moving, preventing Segurado from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson keeping full guard, as Segurado tries to pass.
Jonsson is trying to keep Segurado in close.
Jonsson seems keen to control Segurado's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Erik Jonsson.
Jonsson dives in and grabs Segurado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Segurado pushes down on Jonsson's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Jonsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segurado shoots in looking for a takedown. Jonsson tries to sprawl out of it but Segurado keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jonsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Erik Jonsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Segurado tries to sprawl but Jonsson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jonsson 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.
Jonsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jonsson is pressing down on Segurado's thigh, looking to free his foot. Segurado is holding on for now.
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!
Jonsson slips a nice elbow through Segurado's hands, connecting with Segurado's forehead.
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. Jonsson connects with a nice short shot to Segurado's temple.
Jonsson wants to pass to mount but Segurado is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson looks to land a strike but Segurado avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jonsson is in close to Segurado's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jonsson wants to control from the top but Segurado keeps moving.
Segurado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jonsson trying to control but Segurado is working from the bottom.
Jonsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jonsson wants to control from the top but Segurado keeps moving.
Jonsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jonsson with a nice head shot there.
Jonsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jonsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Segurado wants to get back to his feet but Jonsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Segurado is breathing heavily.
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!
Jonsson throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Segurado trying to keep a closed guard but Jonsson is proving a slippery customer.
Jonsson with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Jonsson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Segurado shoots in but Jonsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jonsson dives in and grabs Segurado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Segurado pushes down on Jonsson's head and hops out.
Jonsson drives through with a takedown into Segurado's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jonsson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jonsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jonsson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jonsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jonsson wants to control from the top but Segurado keeps moving.
Jonsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson works over Segurado with some ground and pound from guard.
Jonsson wants to control from the top but Segurado keeps moving.
Jonsson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jonsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jonsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jonsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jonsson preventing the sweep.
Segurado takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Segurado is trying to control the position but Jonsson postures up.
Jonsson won't allow Segurado to sweep him here.
Jonsson trying to move into half guard but instead Segurado has managed to sweep!
Erik Jonsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson is adopting a defensive guard.
Erik Jonsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jonsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Segurado tries to stand but Jonsson is controlling from the bottom.
Jonsson is pulling down on Segurado's head. It's preventing any offense from Segurado, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Erik Jonsson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Segurado displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jonsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segurado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Segurado leaves Jonsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Jonsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Segurado throws a hook to the side of Jonsson's head but Jonsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Segurado looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Segurado throws a quick inside leg kick.
Segurado fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jonsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Segurado circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson shoots in for a takedown but Segurado shows good takedown defense.
Jonsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Segurado. Segurado gets slowly back to his feet.
Jonsson scores with a takedown into Segurado's guard.
TJ Segurado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jonsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Segurado throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Jonsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jonsson, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Jonsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Main Winreem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Tobias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tobias comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You're Cut Off- Municipal Waste kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Anton Tobias 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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185 lbs
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185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Main Winreem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Tobias!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tobias lands with a right hand.
Tobias lands with a nice combination. Winreem backs away looking to recover.
Winreem throws a combination that misses
and Tobias counters with a left and a right that stings Winreem.
Tobias lands with a good body shot.
Tobias jabs Winreem right on the nose. Winreem blinks but takes it well.
Tobias throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Winreem is rocked!
Winreem rushes Tobias and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winreem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tobias manages to break the clinch.
Winreem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tobias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winreem.
Winreem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tobias.
Tobias tries to keep at a distance but Winreem has taken the fight into the clinch.
Winreem breaks the clinch.
Winreem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tobias, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winreem tries to land a knee to the head but Tobias blocks with his arms.
Winreem misses with a knee to the head.
Winreem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tobias misses with a leg kick.
Winreem uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tobias has time to react.
Tobias jabs Winreem right on the nose. Winreem blinks but takes it well.
Tobias avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tobias misses with an attempted mid kick.
Winreem misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Winreem.
Winreem clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tobias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winreem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tobias misses with a series of wild punches.
Winreem lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tobias lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Winreem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winreem misses with a two punch combination.
Winreem is breathing heavily.
Tobias swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Winreem.
Tobias keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winreem.
Winreem takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Winreem throws a lazy uppercut
and Tobias connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winreem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winreem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Main Winreem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winreem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Tobias.
Tobias's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tobias duly obliges.
Tobias lands a head shot.
Oh Winreem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Winreem gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Winreem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tobias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Tobias misses.
Winreem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winreem seems to have got his legs back now.
Winreem throws a right and a left that Tobias avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Tobias.
Tobias scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Winreem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tobias smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tobias misses with a kick to the body.
Tobias is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Winreem had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tobias shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Winreem eats them both and turns towards Tobias to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tobias Rushes Winreem and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Winreem is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Tobias Piles on the pressure and Winreem crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Tobias!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Swizzy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swizzy has chosen F.A.M.E as his entrance music. Justin Fighter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jay Swizzy's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Swizzy!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Swizzy scores with a jab. Fighter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Swizzy misses with a two punch combination.
Swizzy walks into a stiff left hand from Fighter.
Fighter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fighter lands with a nice body punch.
Swizzy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swizzy ducks under a wild hook from Fighter.
Swizzy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fighter motions for Swizzy to come forward. Fighter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swizzy slips a straight right by Fighter.
Fighter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swizzy manages to avoid it.
Fighter scores with a body shot.
Justin Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swizzy slips under a jab.
Fighter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fighter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Swizzy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fighter.
Swizzy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fighter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Swizzy counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter lands with an overhand left.
Fighter slips a jab and a cross from Swizzy.
Fighter lands a slapping body shot.
Swizzy ducks under a wild hook from Fighter.
Swizzy misses with a two punch combination.
Fighter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Swizzy scores with a body shot.
Swizzy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Swizzy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Fighter. Those never looked like landing.
Fighter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Swizzy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fighter is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter clobbers Swizzy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Some wild striking there from Swizzy.
Fighter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Swizzy's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A combination from Swizzy does no damage.
Fighter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swizzy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fighter thinking.
Swizzy misses with a series of wild punches.
Fighter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sloppy strikes from Swizzy. Those never looked like landing.
Swizzy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Swizzy jabs Fighter right on the nose. Fighter blinks but takes it well.
Fighter misses with a body shot.
Fighter misses the jab.
Swizzy lunges at Fighter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fighter's hand.
Swizzy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fighter throws a right hand that misses
and Swizzy counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Fighter! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Swizzy!
Jay Swizzy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Danielsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danielsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Notorious B.I.G. - 10 Crack Commandments. Karl Danielsson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Danielsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Omar Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danielsson tries to move into range but Ortega moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Danielsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Ortega counters with a nice uppercut.
Danielsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortega lands a jab to the nose.
Danielsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortega.
Danielsson misses with a looping left.
Danielsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortega is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ortega lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ortega moves out of range as Danielsson strikes.
Danielsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danielsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ortega is looking to slow Danielsson down with leg kicks.
Danielsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danielsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Danielsson moves out of range as Ortega strikes.
Ortega misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ortega.
Danielsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Danielsson throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Danielsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ortega throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Danielsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ortega dips to his left and cracks Danielsson with an uppercut!
Ortega throws a right and a left that Danielsson avoids nicely.
Ortega throws a hook to the side of Danielsson's head but Danielsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danielsson misses with a kick to the body.
Ortega connects with a crisp jab.
Danielsson wants to land a leg kick but Ortega is out of range.
Ortega scores with a one two! Danielsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Karl Danielsson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortega lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ortega bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ortega throws a nice inside leg kick.
Omar Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands a nice looking body shot.
Ortega scores with a nice strike.
Ortega blocks a jab.
Danielsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ortega fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danielsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ortega misses with a looping right.
Danielsson misses with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ortega.
A shot to the liver by Ortega. Beautiful body shot.
Ortega lands a nice leg kick that just misses Danielsson's sensitive parts.
Danielsson is breathing heavily.
Ortega darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ortega misses with a wild combination.
Danielsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Danielsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Ortega counters with a leg kick.
Ortega cracks Danielsson with an open hand slap.
Ortega paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ortega lands with a straight right. Danielsson didn't see that one coming.
Danielsson looks to land a right hand but Ortega moved out of range.
Danielsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortega moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Ortega misses.
Jab by Ortega.
Ortega feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Danielsson's calf.
Ortega moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ortega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danielsson.
Danielsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ortega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega scores with a punch to the head.
Danielsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab, jab by Ortega - just one landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ortega.
Danielsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danielsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortega scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danielsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortega throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Danielsson.
Danielsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Danielsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Ortega as he connects with a hook.
Danielsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ortega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danielsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Ortega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Danielsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ortega connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ortega throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Ortega - just one landing.
Ortega connects with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Ortega - just one landing.
Ortega scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Danielsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ortega on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortega paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Danielsson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ortega tries to bum rush Danielsson with a series of wild strikes but Danielsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danielsson misses with a wild body shot.
Danielsson misses with a looping left.
Ortega throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortega buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danielsson misses with a kick to the body
and Ortega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ortega moves out of range as Danielsson throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Danielsson eats them both and turns towards Ortega to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ortega fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danielsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Ortega does it's job there.
Danielsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Danielsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ortega.
Danielsson takes one to the side of the head.
Danielsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danielsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortega manages to avoid it.
Danielsson moves to clinch but Ortega breaks away
and Ortega counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Danielsson thinking.
Ortega lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Ortega finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ortega scores with a nice head shot.
A left and a right from Ortega both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice jab there from Ortega.
Ortega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danielsson.
Danielsson throws an off balance right hand
and Ortega counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ortega cracks Danielsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ortega bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Danielsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ortega lands with an uppercut that bounces Danielsson off the cage and back into range.
A cross from Ortega lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ortega.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortega. That's going to slow Danielsson down.
Danielsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ortega scores with a nice right hand.
Ortega lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ortega.
Danielsson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Danielsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortega lands with a right hand.
Ortega listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ortega uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ortega getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ortega scores with a nice right hand.
Ortega scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ortega connects with a single shot there.
Omar Ortega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortega throws a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Ortega. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ortega.
Nice straight punches there by Ortega. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ortega.
Ortega cracks Danielsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ortega moves out of range as Danielsson strikes.
Danielsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Ortega scores with the left hand. Danielsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Danielsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danielsson.
Danielsson walks into a stiff left hand from Ortega.
Ortega scores with a nice head shot.
Danielsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ortega throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ortega connects with a looping right hand.
Ortega feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Danielsson's calf.
Ortega scores with the left hand. Danielsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Ortega connects with a looping right hand.
Ortega throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortega throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ortega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortega moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Ortega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karl Danielsson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ortega goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Danielsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ortega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danielsson throws a big shot that misses.
Danielsson misses with a hook
and Ortega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danielsson throws the left hand but Ortega avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Danielsson misses.
Ortega lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Danielsson backs up against the cage.
Ortega connects with a single shot there.
Ortega moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ortega connects with the punch.
Ortega takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Omar Ortega has been cut.
Omar Ortega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortega lands a jab to the nose.
Ortega lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ortega works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielsson ducks right into an uppercut from Ortega.
Ortega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortega connects with a right hand. Danielsson shakes it off.
Danielsson throws a wild body kick that Ortega sees coming a mile off.
Danielsson misses with a jab to the body
and Ortega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ortega lands a jab-cross combination.
Ortega lands a jab to the nose.
Ortega's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ortega duly obliges.
Danielsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Ortega counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danielsson thuds his shin into the meat of Ortega's side.
Ortega uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Danielsson has time to react.
Danielsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ortega misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ortega misses with a left hand
and Danielsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Karl Danielsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands a nice shot that snaps Danielsson's head back.
Danielsson misses with a body kick.
Ortega fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for Ortega.
A jab from Ortega does it's job there.
Danielsson misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Ortega as he connects with a hook.
Danielsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ortega scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ortega lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ortega scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ortega feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Danielssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ortega is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ortega lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielsson throws the left hand but Ortega avoids the punch easily.
Ortega swinging wildly here.
Ortega scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Ortega.
Danielsson misses with a straight left.
Ortega throws a right and a left that Danielsson avoids nicely.
Ortega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danielsson is looking to land body kicks.
Ortega slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ortega's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ortega duly obliges.
Ortega misses with a two punch combination.
Ortega slips under a jab from Danielsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danielsson throws out the jab.
Danielsson connects with a single shot there.
Danielsson swings for the body but Ortega moves out of range.
Omar Ortega is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ortega.
Danielsson misses with a left hand
and Ortega counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Ortega.
Nice body punch from Ortega.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danielsson tries to clinch up but Ortega circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortega moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danielsson slips a jab and a cross from Ortega.
A big left from Danielsson misses.
A lazy left from Ortega finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Ortega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ortega 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Ortega!
Omar Ortega managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Global Empire MMA Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Barao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renan Barao 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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130 lbs
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25
136 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, James Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renan Barao!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barao drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barao can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barao showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barao controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barao's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Renan Barao.
Barao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A good leg kick by Black.
Barao moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barao pulls guard effortlessly.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barao is keeping the position for now.
Black is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Black looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Black being controlled here momentarily.
Barao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barao's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barao is pressing down on Black's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barao is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barao wants to get back to his feet but Black is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Black postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Barao is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Black, into his guard.
Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barao can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Black keeping full guard, as Barao tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Barao throws an elbow that misses. Black uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barao's guard. Nice move by Black!
Barao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Barao is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black drops back, looking for a kneebar! Barao looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Barao looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Barao!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Barao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barao jabs at Black's body.
Barao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barao misses with a body kick.
Black tries to keep at a distance but Barao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Barao backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barao as Black tries to tie him up.
Black can't get the takedown.
Barao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Black throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Black pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Black throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barao takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Renan Barao has been cut.
Barao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like James Black has been cut.
Black pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Black really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barao wants a takedown.
Black lands an elbow that stopped Barao in his tracks for a moment.
Barao looking for a takedown.
James Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renan Barao.
Barao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barao has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Barao is working for takedown but Black is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barao lands a good knee to the midsection. Black won't want to take too many of those.
Barao successfully pulls guard.
Black pushing down on Barao's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Black has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Barao defend it? Black steps over the head and cranks it - Barao is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Black!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Black!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Possu Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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167 lbs
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barry Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Possu Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Jokinen. That snapped Sanders's head back.
Sanders misses with a double jab.
Jokinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a right hand that Sanders ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanders also avoids with ease.
Jokinen throws a combination. Sanders tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Barry Sanders has been cut.
Jokinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jokinen throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jokinen throws the left hand but Sanders avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Sanders. Those never looked like landing.
Jokinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jokinen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sanders looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sanders throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Jokinen misses.
Sanders walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen clobbers Sanders with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanders manages to avoid it.
Sanders staying out of range there.
Sanders takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jokinen gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen is controlling the pace.
Jokinen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanders sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is staying active underneath Jokinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jokinen escapes and gets back to his feet.
Jokinen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sanders tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jokinen is in Sanders's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen postures up in Sanders's guard and throws a big left but Sanders blocks it.
Jokinen trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Jokinen looking to pass the guard.
Jokinen trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanders working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jokinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jokinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanders keeping full guard, as Jokinen tries to pass.
Sanders looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jokinen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Possu Jokinen.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jokinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jokinen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jokinen with the ground and pound but Sanders regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen is pressing down on Sanders's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanders is holding on for now.
Jokinen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Possu Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barry Sanders's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jokinen.
Some wild striking there from Sanders.
Jokinen shoots in and gets a takedown into Sanders's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jokinen landing some decent shots from guard.
Jokinen is looking to advance position but Sanders has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jokinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jokinen pushes down on Sanders's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jokinen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jokinen works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen with the ground and pound from mount.
Jokinen looking to control but Sanders is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jokinen wants to finish this one by submission but Sanders is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jokinen.
Jokinen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen has hold of Sanders's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sanders manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jokinen looking to control but Sanders is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Possu Jokinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jokinen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sanders can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sanders regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throwing shots but Sanders is blocking nicely.
Jokinen trying to control from half guard but Sanders is working away.
Sanders has hold of Jokinen's hands but Jokinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jokinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jokinen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen uses his free foot to push down on Sanders's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sanders.
Jokinen throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Sanders has his hands clasped together but Jokinen breaks the hold and Sanders is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Jokinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Possu Jokinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkins comes to the cage accompanied by baddest of the bad - rev. horton heat. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Speedy Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkins misses with the combination.
Atkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevenson avoids the body shot from Atkins.
Atkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Atkins.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Atkins!
Stevenson connects with a high kick.
Atkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stevenson misses with a straight left.
Stevenson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Atkins misses with a two punch combination.
Atkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Atkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevenson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson dodges the punch combination from Atkins.
Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Atkins works over Stevenson's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stevenson scores with a shot to the body.
Stevenson doesn't manage to clinch there - Atkins circles away.
Atkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Atkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Atkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevenson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atkins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Atkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stevenson slips a jab and a cross from Atkins.
Atkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevenson.
Stevenson wants to clinch up but Atkins keeps it at a distance.
Stevenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Atkins misses.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Atkins pushes him off.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Atkins moves away and avoids it.
Atkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Atkins is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atkins. Stevenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevenson blocks a head kick by Atkins.
Atkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Stevenson. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stevenson throws a combination that misses
and Atkins counters with a low kick, right behind Stevenson 's knee.
A combination from Stevenson does no damage.
Atkins jabs Stevenson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Atkins lands the left hand.
Atkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Atkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Atkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevenson is just out of range.
Stevenson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atkins misses with a few strikes there.
Atkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atkins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Speedy Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins scores with a spinning back kick!
Atkins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stevenson is out of range and Atkins settles back down.
Atkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Atkins. Those never looked like landing.
Atkins is breathing heavily.
Atkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Atkins pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stevenson back to the cage. Atkins follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stevenson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Atkins misses with the combination.
Stevenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevenson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stevenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atkins scores with a one two! Stevenson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Atkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Atkins lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Stevenson misses its intended target.
Atkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stevenson.
Stevenson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atkins.
Atkins is working the combinations to good effect here.
Atkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Atkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atkins avoids the head kick by Stevenson.
A nice combination there by Atkins.
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!
Atkins thumps Stevenson with a low kick.
Atkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stevenson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Atkins slips a jab and a cross from Stevenson.
Stevenson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Atkins, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atkins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stevenson to keep the fight standing.
Atkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Stevenson has double underhooks.
Atkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atkins blocks a head kick by Stevenson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speedy Atkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Atkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atkins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stevenson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Atkins throws a series of punches but Stevenson avoids them all with ease.
Stevenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Atkins misses with a low kick as Stevenson jumps back.
A nice combination there by Atkins.
Atkins misses with the combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stevenson checks a leg kick.
Atkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atkins is looking to wear down Stevenson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Atkins throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevenson dodges the punch combination from Atkins.
Atkins throws a right hand that Stevenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevenson also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevenson connects with a leg kick. Atkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stevenson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atkins.
Stevenson tries to clinch there but Atkins circles away.
Speedy Atkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Atkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Atkins throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
Atkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Atkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stevenson circles away quickly and effectively.
Stevenson punishes Atkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Speedy Atkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Atkins misses with a few strikes there.
Atkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by Atkins.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atkins circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with the combination.
Stevenson throws a lazy right hand but Atkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stevenson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Stevenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Atkins swinging wildly here.
Stevenson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Atkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Atkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Atkins.
Atkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevenson tries to bum rush Atkins with a series of wild strikes but Atkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to clinch up but Atkins keeps it at a distance.
Atkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Atkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stevenson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Atkins moves out of range.
Atkins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stevenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stevenson clinches with his opponent.
Atkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atkins can't break the clinch.
Atkins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stevenson.
Stevenson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Atkins tries to circle away but Stevenson has him pinned against the cage.
Atkins lands with a right to the head.
Stevenson pushes off an throws an elbow but Atkins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins is trying to pull guard but Stevenson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Atkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Atkins throws a body punch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but Atkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevenson wants to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Atkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Atkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stevenson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stevenson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atkins pulls guard effortlessly.
Atkins isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stevenson stacks Atkins on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stevenson!
Atkins throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Speedy Atkins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Atkins misses.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Atkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stevenson counters with an inside leg kick.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevenson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Atkins moves out of range as Stevenson strikes.
Atkins throws a series of punches but Stevenson avoids them all with ease.
Atkins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Atkins misses with the combination.
Stevenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Atkins is having none of it.
Atkins throws a head kick that misses.
Atkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Atkins.
Stevenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Atkins but Atkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevenson.
Atkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Atkins scores with a three punch combo!
Atkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Atkins duly obliges.
Stevenson clinches with his opponent.
Atkins prevents a body shot from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Stevenson misses with an elbow strike.
Atkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Atkins gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Atkins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stevenson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Atkins.
Stevenson keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins trying to control the action but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Atkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Atkins decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Atkins. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevenson.
Atkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stevenson. That did some damage!
Stevenson wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson throws a head kick that half lands.
Atkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atkins swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atkins. Stevenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkins manages to avoid it.
Atkins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stevenson.
Atkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Atkins swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atkins misses with a double jab.
Atkins misses with a head kick.
Atkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevenson.
Stevenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Atkins throws a low kick but Stevenson avoids it.
Stevenson dodges the punch combination from Atkins.
Atkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Atkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stevenson looks to land a combination but Atkins avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Atkins.
Jake Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Atkins is avoiding it.
Speedy Atkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Speedy Atkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Atkins, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speedy Atkins!
Speedy Atkins very nearly forgot to thank PWNAGE™ (WOT) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Murofushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Alldren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alldren has chosen OK State Fight Song as his entrance music. Kenji Murofushi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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223 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Murofushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Alldren!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alldren just misses with a punch to the body.
Murofushi with a hook.
Murofushi throws the left hand but Alldren avoids the punch easily.
Murofushi misses with the combination.
Alldren swats away the attempt to clinch by Murofushi.
Murofushi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alldren ducks under a wild hook from Murofushi.
Alldren scores a takedown into full mount!
Alldren tries to control but Murofushi wriggling away.
Poor strikes thrown by Alldren there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alldren connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alldren lands a big shot there that rocks Murofushi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murofushi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Murofushi wants to hold on but Alldren pushes him away.
Alldren punching from mount but Murofushi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Murofushi is trying to escape the mount.
Murofushi taking shots to the head.
Alldren landing shots from mount.
Alldren avoids the attempt from Murofushi to control.
Alldren controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alldren cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alldren in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alldren tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alldren scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Murofushi is rocked!
Alldren cracks Murofushi with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Alldren!
After the fight, Nate Alldren was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hixson Smoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasara Eachuryno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hixson Smoke had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hixson Smoke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasara Eachuryno!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eachuryno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hixson Smoke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smoke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eachuryno.
Eachuryno swings widly with a right hand
and Smoke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smoke winds up and cracks Eachuryno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Eachuryno gets full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smoke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
It looks like Kasara Eachuryno has been cut.
Smoke wants to pass the guard but Eachuryno is keeping the position.
Smoke throwing strikes but missing.
Smoke trying to control the position from guard on top but Eachuryno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eachuryno has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Smoke off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Eachuryno is looking to clinch but Smoke is avoiding it.
Smoke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smoke wants it to stay on the feet.
Eachuryno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eachuryno has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eachuryno there as he acknowledges the shot.
That has opened up Kasara Eachuryno's cut even more.
Smoke closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Eachuryno did well to prevent Smoke getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke drops an elbow to the side of Eachuryno's head.
Smoke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smoke working the head and body with strikes.
Eachuryno is rocked!
Eachuryno looks gassed!
Smoke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Eachuryno is still in real trouble! Can Smoke finish him?
Smoke winds up and cracks Eachuryno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smoke is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Eachuryno is hurt! He's hurt bad - Smoke fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Eachuryno from any more punishment! Congratulations to Smoke! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hixson Smoke!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Larry Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velazquez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Since the Flood- "Valor and Vengeance. Larry Glover had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Glover !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ari Velazquez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velazquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velazquez scores with a hook to the body. Glover takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Velazquez throws a jab but it's blocked by Glover .
Velazquez throws a hook but Glover blocks it.
Velazquez throws a lazy right hand but Glover sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Glover dodges the punch combination from Velazquez.
Velazquez takes a swing at Glover 's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glover . Velazquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glover works the jab nicely.
Glover throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Glover waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velazquez.
Velazquez misses the jab.
Velazquez misses with a straight left.
Velazquez thuds his right hand into Glover 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Larry Glover has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velazquez takes a swing at Glover 's ribcage but misses.
Velazquez misses with a looping right.
Glover digs a good hook to Velazquez's body.
A punch combination from Glover misses.
Velazquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glover was well out of range. Poor timing from Velazquez.
Glover throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glover scores with a one two! Velazquez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A swing and a miss from Velazquez.
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glover tries to bum rush Velazquez with a series of wild strikes but Velazquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Velazquez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Glover throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velazquez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Glover is rocked!
Glover is aggressively charging in as Velazquez backs up avoiding any damage. Velazquez tosses out a jab and Glover runs right into it face first! Glover is out cold! Velazquez dropped down on all fours and is barking in Glover 's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ari Velazquez!
Our winner, Ari Velazquez, 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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