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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chong HO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Barao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). HO comes to the cage accompanied by I am Everything- Tech N9ne. Chong HO has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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139 lbs
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132 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chong HO!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominick Barao!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barao connects with a body shot.
Barao is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barao slaps away a takedown attempt from HO, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barao gets the takedown into side control.
HO gets back to half guard.
Barao prevents HO from improving his position.
HO actively working from the bottom here.
Barao wants to stand up but HO has a hold of him and won't allow it.
HO is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barao's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barao's back!
HO somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barao trying to control the action but HO just sinks the hooks in.
HO is landing with strikes from the back.
Barao looks gassed!
HO misses with punches from the back.
HO scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Barao takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Barao is rocked!
Barao covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Barao is still in real trouble! Can HO finish him?
Barao covering up well and avoiding damage.
Barao seems to have recovered his senses.
HO misses with a punch to the head.
HO scores with strikes from the back.
Can Barao hold on?! HO is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barao is trapped and HO is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barao wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
HO loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Barao hold on?
HO lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Barao is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
HO softening up his opponent with strikes here.
HO connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Barao to escape the position.
HO lands a series of strikes from the back and Barao goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chong HO!
Chong HO gave a mention to [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition HOLY SHIT SALE! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rockem Sockem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lilb ss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilb ss has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rockem Sockem's chin.
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160 lbs
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163 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rockem Sockem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lilb ss!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ss shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sockem's guard.
ss postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sockem is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of ss, into his guard.
Sockem wants to get up but he can't break ss's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
ss is looking to sinch up a triangle. Sockem throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to ss's body to avoid the submission. ss has instead reached around Sockem's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! ss arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lilb ss!
Lilb ss took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Atep Putra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Android Three (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putra comes to the cage accompanied by Indonesia Raya. Atep Putra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atep Putra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Android Three!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Three decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Three is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Putra defends it well.
Putra makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Putra.
Three avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Three stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Putra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Three drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Three jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Three drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Putra manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Three has Putra in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putra drops back looking for a leg! Three is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Three manages to kick Putra off! Putra jumps back into Three's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putra throwing strikes from guard but Three blocks nicely.
Putra drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Putra jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Three utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Putra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putra 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.
Putra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Three looks gassed!
Three working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Putra doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Putra manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Putra will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Putra trying to control the position from guard on top but Three is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Putra passes Three's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Putra seems to be working for a kimura but Three defends the submission attempt.
Putra is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putra passes to side control.
Putra is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Three is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atep Putra dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Three shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Putra working a defensive guard here.
Putra pulls Three in close to prevent any damage.
Three is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Putra is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Putra has escaped and now he's on top!
Putra works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Three is staying active underneath Putra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Atep Putra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Putra moves into full mount! Three won't be happy about that!
Three is breathing heavily.
Three wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Putra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Putra.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Putra pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Putra working Three over with strikes here.
Putra lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Three hang on?
Three defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Putra.
Putra 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.
Putra with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putra in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Putra tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Three is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Putra locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Three is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Atep Putra!
A victorious Atep Putra thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jak Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonothan Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dynamite might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to i walk alone. Jonothan Ferguson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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199 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jak Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonothan Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dynamite.
Dynamite changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ferguson tries to avoid it but Dynamite manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ferguson to the ground. Ferguson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ferguson fakes the leg kick and cracks Dynamite in the body.
Ferguson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dynamite's head.
Ferguson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dynamite on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ferguson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dynamite.
Dynamite throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferguson misses with a kick to the body.
Dynamite throws a sloppy head kick and Ferguson moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dynamite sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dynamite is breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ferguson.
Jonothan Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dynamite shoots in for a double leg but Ferguson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jak Dynamite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Ferguson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ferguson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ferguson scores with a kick to the body.
Ferguson throws a wild body kick that Dynamite sees coming a mile off.
Dynamite moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferguson delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson misses with a head kick.
Ferguson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Ferguson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ferguson connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferguson lands with a nice body kick.
Ferguson scores with a head kick.
It looks like Jak Dynamite has been cut.
Ferguson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferguson thumps Dynamite with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dynamite takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crunch! Ferguson slams his shin into Dynamite's torso.
Ferguson keeps Dynamite at a distance using the push kick.
Ferguson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dynamite.
Ferguson throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jonothan Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dynamite will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ferguson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dynamite has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferguson.
Dynamite takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ferguson is looking to slow Dynamite down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dynamite has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ferguson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dynamite crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ferguson - the referee stops the clock and Dynamite gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ferguson. Dynamite manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonothan Ferguson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jak Dynamite's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dynamite takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ferguson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferguson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dynamite decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ferguson's guard.
Ferguson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dynamite is one step ahead there.
Dynamite throwing strikes but missing.
Dynamite wanted to stand there but Ferguson had control of the position.
Dynamite decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a low kick but Dynamite avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Ferguson misses.
Good leg kick by Ferguson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dynamite looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ferguson is fending him off so far but Dynamite persists. Nope, Ferguson circles away and we're back to standing.
Ferguson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jak Dynamite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ferguson. Dynamite shrugs it off though.
Ferguson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson scores with a nice body kick.
Ferguson lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson fakes the leg kick and cracks Dynamite in the body.
Ferguson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dynamite. That did some damage!
Ferguson thuds his shin into the meat of Dynamite's side.
A good leg kick by Ferguson.
Ferguson scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferguson pushes Dynamite away with a front kick.
Dynamite is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ferguson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferguson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dynamite if he has to take too many more of those.
Ferguson lands with a slapping head kick.
Dynamite moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferguson scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a front kick that sends Dynamite stumbling back into the cage.
Ferguson scores with a leg kick.
Ferguson feints and then cracks Dynamite's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dynamite down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferguson.
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!
Dynamite tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferguson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a front kick that sends Dynamite stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonothan Ferguson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jak Dynamite's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ferguson scores with a nice body kick.
Ferguson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ferguson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferguson.
Ferguson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dynamite.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ferguson!
Dynamite will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dynamite chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferguson can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson lands a high kick!
Dynamite walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ferguson.
Dynamite 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.
Ferguson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ferguson thumps Dynamite with a low kick.
Ferguson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ferguson. Dynamite shrugs it off though.
Ferguson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dynamite will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferguson lands a leg kick that knocks Dynamite off balance momentarily.
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!
Dynamite steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ferguson. That one must have hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dynamite crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ferguson - the referee stops the clock and Dynamite gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ferguson. Dynamite manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ferguson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ferguson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jak Dynamite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferguson lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferguson scores with a kick to the body.
Ferguson scores with a spinning back kick!
Dynamite blocks a head kick by Ferguson.
Ferguson throws the kick towards the body but Dynamite avoids it.
Ferguson cracks the inside of Dynamite's front leg.
Ferguson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick from Ferguson lands but Dynamite takes it in his stride.
Ferguson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ferguson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferguson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferguson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonothan Ferguson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ferguson 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 Sano scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonothan Ferguson!
In his post fight interview, Jonothan Ferguson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Florijan Jagatic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Giannacopulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Giannacopulos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Florijan Jagatic's chin.
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145 lbs
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163 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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Florijan Jagatic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Giannacopulos!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giannacopulos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jagatic looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Giannacopulos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Giannacopulos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Giannacopulos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jagatic, up you get!
Giannacopulos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Giannacopulos lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jagatic is working an open guard so Giannacopulos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Giannacopulos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Giannacopulos showed some decent athleticism there.
Jagatic is rocked!
Giannacopulos decides to stand up.
Oh Jagatic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giannacopulos shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Jagatic is on queer street and Giannacopulos is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Jake Giannacopulos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Akiyana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Kross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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, Yoshihiro Akiyana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Kross!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyana tries to clinch but Kross is having none of it.
Kross forces Akiyana back against the cage and clinches.
Akiyana jumps guard but Kross stands there with Akiyana around his waist. Akiyana gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Akiyana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kross has had enough of the clinch but Akiyana keeps him there for the moment.
Akiyana trying to control the position but instead, Kross has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akiyana into the cage.
Kross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Akiyana is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kross misses with a wild combination.
Kross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kross looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akiyana blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kross throws a series of punches but Akiyana moves out of range.
Kross throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kross looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kross misses with a wild combination.
Akiyana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akiyana doesn't manage to clinch there - Kross circles away.
Kross darts in and clinches Akiyana up against the cage.
Kross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kross unloads a knee to the mid-section. Akiyana lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Akiyana avoiding damage as Kross throws knees to the body.
Kross has Akiyana pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Akiyana manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Akiyana dodges an elbow strike from Kross.
Kross lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kross obliges.
Kross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akiyana's elbow.
Kross pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Akiyana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kross pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Akiyana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kross gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Yoshihiro Akiyana has been cut.
Akiyana takes an elbow to the temple.
Kross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A clash of legs there as Akiyana blocks the low kick.
Kross throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kross lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akiyana's sensitive parts.
Kross closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kross throws a nice looking combination but Akiyana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kross goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kross closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Akiyana quickly recovers to half guard.
Kross not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kross throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kross tries to pass to full mount but Akiyana defends it.
Kross thows a huge punch but Akiyana dodges it nicely.
Kross sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Akiyana defending well though.
Kross wants to work for an arm triangle but Akiyana is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Akiyana is not content to let Kross control the position.
Akiyana is looking to escape.
Kross missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kross passes into side control, despite Akiyana's attempt to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kross wants to control but Akiyana is keeping him busy.
Kross lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Akiyana down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kross tries to advance to mount but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kross advances to mount.
Kross lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Kross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Akiyana's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kross lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Kross misses.
Kross throws a nice looking combination but Akiyana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kross swinging wildly here.
Akiyana wants to clinch up but Kross keeps it at a distance.
Akiyana checks the leg kick.
Akiyana tries to clinch up.
Akiyana doesn't manage to clinch there - Kross circles away.
Akiyana drives through and clinches with Kross against the cage.
Akiyana is looking for a takedown.
Akiyana looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kross taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee calls for Akiyana to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyana is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kross gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kross lands a left hand.
Kross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kross has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kross breaks the clinch.
Kross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nick Kross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akiyana tries a head kick but it misses.
Akiyana slips a jab and a cross from Kross.
Nice sprawl there from Akiyana as Kross shoots in.
Kross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kross shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kross is looking to take a break and control but Akiyana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kross seems to be looking for submissions.
Kross stalling away here and it's allowed Akiyana to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kross is stalling in the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Akiyana is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kross pulls Akiyana in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kross keeping moving, preventing Akiyana from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kross is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kross manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Akiyana defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kross.
Kross with a couple of short strikes.
Akiyana wants to control but Kross is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kross fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kross putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kross has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kross is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kross with shots to the head and body - Akiyana looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kross has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Akiyana's face.
Kross content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Kross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Akiyana's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kross throws a low kick, looking for Akiyana's leg but Akiyana calmly moves out of range.
Kross throws a solid leg kick but Akiyana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kross.
Akiyana throws a head kick that half lands.
Kross swinging wildly here.
Kross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akiyana circles away quickly and effectively.
Kross tries to bum rush Akiyana with a series of wild strikes but Akiyana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kross gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Akiyana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kross is looking to break free of the clinch but Akiyana has double underhooks.
Akiyana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akiyana circles away quickly and effectively.
Kross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kross rushes Akiyana and presses him up against the cage.
Kross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kross throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Akiyana gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kross.
Kross tries to score a body lock takedown but Akiyana shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nick Kross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kross slowing the pace effectively.
Knees to the body from Kross.
Kross lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kross will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Akiyana up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Kross's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kross misses with a body punch.
Kross gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kross tries to pass to full mount but Akiyana defends it.
Akiyana gets full guard.
Akiyana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kross.
Akiyana keeping moving, preventing Kross from controlling successfully.
Akiyana can't keep his opponent in guard - Kross advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Kross there.
Kross is looking to advance position but Akiyana won't allow it.
Kross works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kross breaks from Akiyana's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kross wants to control the pace but Akiyana is squirming around nicely.
Kross prevents Akiyana from getting the reversal.
Nick Kross 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.
Kross looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kross's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Kross 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.
Yoshihiro Akiyana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nick Kross hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kross clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Kross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kross 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Kross!
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