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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by Champions. Taylor Griffin had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taylor Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Taylor Griffin has been cut.
Griffin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fighter's head.
Griffin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Griffin wants to stand but Fighter has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Griffin is looking to take a break and control but Fighter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fighter wants to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Griffin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fighter sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter is not content to let Griffin control the position.
Fighter trying to control from the bottom.
Fighter is refusing to be controlled, as Griffin sits in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fighter lands with a good body shot.
Justin Fighter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fighter swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
Fighter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffin at a distance.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Griffin wants to free his trapped foot but Fighter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter pushes Griffin off looking to stand but Griffin dives back in and keeps control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin wants to control but Fighter is keeping him busy.
Fighter trying to hold on to Griffin's head to control him but Griffin postures up.
Griffin is pressing down on Fighter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fighter is holding on for now.
Griffin controlling the action here.
We're going to have a standup here because Taylor Griffin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Griffin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a body kick.
A big right from Fighter misses.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Griffin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Griffin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fighter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Griffin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fighter is surviving well by controlling Griffin's body position as best he can.
Griffin with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter regains half guard.
Fighter is staying active underneath Griffin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fighter is trying to stand up here but Griffin is controlling him well.
Griffin is looking to take a break and control but Fighter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Griffin in particular looking to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin wants to stand up but Fighter has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Griffin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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 Taylor Griffin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taylor Griffin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Fighter.
Griffin has a takedown stuffed.
Fighter fakes the leg kick and cracks Griffin in the body.
Taylor Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fighter 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.
Oooh a lovely combination from Fighter sends Griffin down but not out. Fighter dives into side control looking to finish.
Griffin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter decides to stand back up. Fighter steps back and let's Griffin get back to his feet.
Oh Griffin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fighter weaves into range and cracks Griffin right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Griffin goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Fighter is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justin Fighter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Matsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched. Diego Nunes looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddy Matsui!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Matsui.
Nunes looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Matsui sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nunes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Matsui tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nunes's legs.
Matsui is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nunes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Matsui works to advance to full mount. Nunes defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Matsui punishing his opponent with strikes.
Matsui goes for an armbar but Nunes turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Nunes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsui is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Matsui is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Nunes has his hands clasped together but Matsui extends an breaks Nunes's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Matsui.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eddy Matsui!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Eddy Matsui made sure he mentioned Global Empire MMA Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Cali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millar comes into the arena with Never Say Die blaring out of the sound system. Cali has chosen Never Say Die as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Millar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ali Cali!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cali misses with a series of wild punches.
Cali throws a head kick that misses.
Millar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cali as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cali is defended easily by Millar.
An inside leg kick from Millar misses.
Cali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Millar.
Millar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Millar tries to clinch up but Cali circles away and keeps his distance.
Cali looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Millar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cali is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cali has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Millar is proving hard to escape from.
Cali wants to stand and escape but instead Millar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Millar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cali throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Millar trying to control the position from guard on top but Cali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Millar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Millar moves into range and clinches up with Cali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar tries to break free but Cali pushes him back against the cage.
Millar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cali jumps guard and drags Millar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Millar is one step ahead there.
Cali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cali looks gassed!
Cali wants to sweep here but Millar controlling him for the moment.
Millar postures up in Cali's guard and throws a big left but Cali blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cali keeping moving, preventing Millar from controlling successfully.
Millar is really struggling to control Cali but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Millar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Millar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cali sprawls well. Cali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Millar gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Millar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cali fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cali keeps the fight on the outside.
Millar shoots and misses
and Cali counters with a single leg into guard. Millar didn't expect that.
Millar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cali tries to hold on but Millar pushes him away.
Millar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cali keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Millar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cali is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Millar is working for a guillotine from mount but Cali frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ali Cali will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cali looking to slow down the pace here.
Millar is looking to control Cali's arms but Cali gets an underhook and turns him. Now Millar has his back to the cage.
Millar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cali throws a push kick but Millar slaps the foot to one side.
Cali throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Millar was covering up waiting for the punch and Cali finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Millar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cali sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cali trying to control the position from guard on top but Millar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Millar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cali is looking to control Millar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cali avoid being mounted?
Millar stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Millar working Cali over with strikes.
Cali controlling the position well.
Millar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Millar escapes and gets back to his feet.
Cali takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Millar.
Cali tries to clinch but Millar is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cali shoots in but no luck this time.
Cali is breathing heavily.
Millar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cali.
Cali moves to clinch but Millar breaks away
and Millar counters with a single leg into guard. Cali didn't expect that.
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!
Cali pulls Millar in close to prevent any damage.
Cali is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Millar is aware though and is defending well.
Michael Millar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cali keeping moving, preventing Millar from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Millar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Millar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Millar has a takedown stuffed.
Millar lands a glancing blow to the side of Cali's head.
Cali fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cali avoids the body shot from Millar.
Cali tries to clinch but Millar moves out of range.
Millar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Millar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cali struggling a bit here.
Millar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar decides to stand back up. Millar steps back and let's Cali get back to his feet.
Cali gets tackled into the cage by Millar. Millar maintains the clinch.
Cali blocks the elbow strike.
Millar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cali fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cali throws an overhand right that lands on Millar's shoulder, as Millar tries to avoid the shot.
Cali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Millar shoots for a double leg takedown but Cali sprawls well. He's pushed Millar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Millar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Millar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cali is trying to defend but Millar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar works his way into side control.
Cali can't do much from the bottom here.
Cali is trying to buck Millar off.
Cali tries to bench press Millar off him but Millar keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Millar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Millar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cali keeps working.
I wouldn't like to be where Cali is right now.
Cali is trying to control Millar's posture but Millar avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cali is trying to improve his position.
Millar moves into full mount!
Cali wants to hold on but Millar pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Millar looking to control but Cali is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cali working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Millar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Millar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Millar!
A victorious Michael Millar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dom DeNardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Virtanen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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240 lbs
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271 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dom DeNardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeNardo missing with a left hand there. Virtanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from DeNardo misses the target.
DeNardo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Virtanen sprawls well initially but DeNardo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
DeNardo is trying to work for a kimura but Virtanen is defending well.
DeNardo is pressing down on Virtanen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Virtanen is holding on for now.
Virtanen punching from the bottom.
DeNardo prevents Virtanen from improving his position.
DeNardo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Virtanen defend it? DeNardo steps over the head and cranks it - Virtanen is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for DeNardo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dom DeNardo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Idra Crybaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isaac Gil could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Idra Crybaby's chin.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaac Gil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Idra Crybaby!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crybaby thuds his right hand into Gil's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crybaby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crybaby throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Idra Crybaby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crybaby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gil.
Crybaby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gil wants to clinch but Crybaby slips to the side
and Crybaby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crybaby wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crybaby moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gil tries to clinch up
and Crybaby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crybaby shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gil eats them both and turns towards Crybaby to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Crybaby throws a body punch but Gil moves out of range.
Crybaby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crybaby swats away the attempt to clinch by Gil.
Crybaby looks for the body kick but Gil saw that one coming.
Crybaby moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gil tries to clinch up.
Gil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crybaby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crybaby throws a shot from downtown. Gil moves away and avoids it.
Crybaby throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Crybaby does no damage.
Crybaby cracks Gil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crybaby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crybaby misses with a wild body shot.
Gil wants to clinch
and Crybaby counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gil tries to clinch but Crybaby is having none of it.
Crybaby scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gil in his tracks.
Gil drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crybaby throws a hook but Gil blocks it.
Crybaby takes a swing at Gil's ribcage but misses.
Gil takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crybaby gets tackled into the cage by Gil. Gil maintains the clinch.
Gil scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gil is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crybaby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gil connects with a knee to the head.
Gil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crybaby is defending well for now.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crybaby looks gassed!
Crybaby is looking to break free of the clinch but Gil has double underhooks.
Gil landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Gil.
Gil crunches a lovely knee into Crybaby's ribcage.
Gil wants to stall.
Crybaby tries to break the clinch but Gil is controlling the position.
Crybaby takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crybaby takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crybaby avoids it.
Gil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crybaby is defending well for now.
Crybaby being controlled against the cage.
Crybaby managing to block the knees to the body from Gil.
Crybaby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crybaby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gil tries to close the distance and clinch but Crybaby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crybaby throws a shot from downtown. Gil moves away and avoids it.
Crybaby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crybaby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crybaby throws a head kick but Gil moves out of range.
Crybaby keeps the fight on the outside.
Crybaby looks to throw the jab but Gil is out of range.
Gil tries to clinch but Crybaby is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crybaby looks to score with a jab to the body but Gil is just out of range.
Gil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gil tries to close the distance and clinch but Crybaby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crybaby tries for a takedown but Gil sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gil avoids the body shot from Crybaby.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crybaby throws a front kick aimed at Gil's knee but Gil avoids it well.
Gil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crybaby is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gil had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gil staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Gil dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crybaby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Crybaby misses.
Gil tries to clinch up.
Crybaby throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Crybaby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crybaby swats away the attempt to clinch by Gil.
Crybaby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crybaby.
Crybaby lands a nice hook to Gil's body. Gil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gil tries to clinch but Crybaby moves out of range.
Gil wants to clinch.
Gil wants to clinch but Crybaby slips to the side
and Crybaby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crybaby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crybaby lands with a good body shot.
Crybaby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crybaby cracks Gil with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gil wants to clinch.
Crybaby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crybaby smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gil closes the distance and clinches.
Crybaby is trying to break free.
Crybaby is trying to break the clinch but Gil has him pressed against the cage.
Crybaby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gil has him pressed against the cage.
Gil keeps control of Crybaby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gil has Crybaby pressed against the cage, preventing Crybaby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gil misses with a knee to the head.
Gil content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crybaby avoids it.
Gil is pushing Crybaby up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Crybaby can't break the clinch.
Crybaby jumps guard but Gil stands there with Crybaby around his waist. Crybaby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crybaby tries to break free but Gil pushes him back against the cage.
Crybaby breaks from the clinch.
Gil takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gil looks to clinch
and Crybaby counters with a left and a right that stings Gil.
Crybaby scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crybaby.
Gil tries to clinch up but Crybaby circles away and keeps his distance.
Gil dodges the punch combination from Crybaby.
Gil takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crybaby. Gil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crybaby swinging wildly here.
Gil ducks right into an uppercut from Crybaby.
Crybaby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gil clinches up with Crybaby and pushes him back against the cage.
Gil lands an elbow just above Crybaby 's eye.
Gil prevents Crybaby from breaking the clinch.
Gil prevents Crybaby from breaking the clinch.
Crybaby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gil wants to clinch up but Crybaby keeps it at a distance.
Crybaby misses with a hook.
Gil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Idra Crybaby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gil tries to close the distance and clinch but Crybaby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gil looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crybaby throws a jab but it's blocked by Gil.
Gil tries to clinch there but Crybaby circles away.
Gil needs to keep his hands up - Crybaby had a free shot at his head there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crybaby.
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!
Gil tries to clinch but Crybaby is having none of it.
Crybaby thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Idra Crybaby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crybaby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gil is looking to clinch but Crybaby is avoiding it.
Crybaby throws a right and a left that Gil avoids nicely.
Gil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crybaby misses with a straight right.
Gil closes the distance and pushes Crybaby back into the cage.
Gil trying to stall but Crybaby improves his position.
Crybaby is looking to break free of the clinch but Gil has double underhooks.
Crybaby working hard to break the clinch.
Crybaby is looking to break free of the clinch but Gil has double underhooks.
Crybaby wants to get back to striking at distance but Gil won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crybaby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crybaby breaks from the clinch.
Gil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crybaby throws a nice looking combination but Gil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crybaby swats away the attempt to clinch by Gil.
Gil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crybaby scores with a jab. Gil acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gil slips under a jab.
Crybaby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crybaby misses with a hook. Gil ducked under it nicely.
Crybaby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gil at a distance.
Gil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crybaby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crybaby connects with a jab.
Gil wants to clinch
and Crybaby counters with a straight right hand.
Crybaby looks to land a right hand but Gil moved out of range.
Gil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gil walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gil moves to clinch but Crybaby breaks away
and Crybaby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crybaby swings for the body but Gil moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil tries to clinch up but Crybaby circles away and keeps his distance.
Gil tries to clinch up.
Crybaby tries for a takedown but Gil sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crybaby.
Crybaby throws a body punch but Gil moves out of range.
Crybaby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crybaby connects with a crisp jab.
Crybaby lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gil is looking to clinch but Crybaby is avoiding it.
Crybaby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crybaby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gil is looking to clinch but Crybaby is avoiding it.
Crybaby throws the left hand but Gil avoids the punch easily.
Gil doesn't manage to clinch there - Crybaby circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gil moves in looking to clinch but Crybaby pushes him off.
Crybaby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gil slips a straight right by Crybaby.
Gil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crybaby.
Crybaby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gil but Gil pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gil tries to clinch but Crybaby moves out of range.
Crybaby misses the shot to the body.
Gil tries to close the distance and clinch but Crybaby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crybaby misses with a series of wild punches.
Crybaby missing with a left hand there. Gil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gil tries to clinch up but Crybaby circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Idra Crybaby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crybaby has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Idra Crybaby!
Idra Crybaby really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Global Empire MMA Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benji Tczho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Yanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tczho comes to the cage accompanied by Scottish bagpipes. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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156 lbs
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153 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benji Tczho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emil Yanenko!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanenko misses with a takedown
and Tczho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tczho.
Tczho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yanenko backwards.
Tczho displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yanenko up against the cage.
Tczho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Emil Yanenko has been cut.
Yanenko has Tczho pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tczho manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tczho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tczho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tczho clinches up against the cage.
Tczho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tczho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yanenko on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tczho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tczho drives through and clinches with Yanenko against the cage.
Tczho lands a good knee to the midsection. Yanenko won't want to take too many of those.
Tczho pulls Yanenko into guard.
Yanenko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yanenko trying to control but Tczho is working from the bottom.
Yanenko stopping the sweep attempt from Tczho.
Yanenko trying to control but Tczho is working from the bottom.
Tczho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Tczho is retaining full guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Emil Yanenko wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tczho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yanenko.
Yanenko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tczho counters with a low kick, right behind Yanenko 's knee.
Benji Tczho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emil Yanenko.
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!
Tczho misses with a head kick.
Tczho lands a two punch combo.
Yanenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tczho dives in and grabs Yanenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yanenko pushes down on Tczho's head and hops out.
Tczho has Yanenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Yanenko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tczho prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tczho lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tczho.
Tczho manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Yanenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Tczho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yanenko passes Tczho's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tczho moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tczho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yanenko wants to pass the guard but Tczho is keeping the position.
Yanenko forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tczho is in trouble now - Yanenko has advanced to mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tczho is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Yanenko goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tczho is on top in guard.
Yanenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tczho wants to stand but Yanenko is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tczho looking to sit in guard and control but Yanenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Tczho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emil Yanenko'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.
Yanenko shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benji Tczho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tczho leaves Yanenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benji Tczho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tczho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yanenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tczho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yanenko's knee momentarily.
Benji Tczho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emil Yanenko.
Tczho closes the distance and clinches.
Tczho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tczho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yanenko fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tczho closes the distance and clinches.
Tczho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tczho counters with a right hand to the body.
Tczho stuns Yanenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yanenko is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Tczho finds it's target.
Tczho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tczho closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tczho lands in his opponent's guard.
Tczho wants to control from the top but Yanenko keeps moving.
Tczho trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yanenko's guard.
Tczho postures up.
Tczho won't allow Yanenko to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yanenko is pulling down on Tczho's head to control his posture.
Tczho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yanenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yanenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tczho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yanenko trying to keep a closed guard but Tczho is proving a slippery customer.
Tczho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yanenko on the ground.
Tczho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yanenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tczho stays in close to Yanenko's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tczho is looking to stand up but Yanenko won't let him.
Yanenko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tczho defends it easily.
Yanenko is looking for a triangle but Tczho pushes his legs off easily.
Tczho preventing the sweep.
Tczho has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yanenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yanenko uses his free foot to push down on Tczho's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tczho.
Tczho slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yanenko is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tczho has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tczho has his hands clasped together around Yanenko's back. He's all about the action.
Yanenko is looking for a kimura but Tczho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yanenko to get the leverage.
Yanenko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tczho defends it well.
Tczho has one foot on Yanenko's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yanenko with a poor takedown
and Tczho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tczho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Emil Yanenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Emil Yanenko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tczho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Tczho.
Tczho shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Yanenko tries to get to full guard but Tczho has control of the leg.
Yanenko is pressing down on Tczho's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tczho is looking to stand up but Yanenko won't let him.
Tczho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yanenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tczho trying to control the position from guard on top but Yanenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanenko looking for subs off his back but Tczho has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tczho tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Yanenko gets back to full guard.
Yanenko trying to control the position.
Tczho has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yanenko is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tczho preventing the sweep.
Yanenko looking to control.
Tczho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yanenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tczho trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yanenko's guard.
Emil Yanenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yanenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yanenko is keen to just control but Tczho is a slippery customer.
Tczho pushes Yanenko off looking to stand but Yanenko dives back in and keeps control.
Yanenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yanenko is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko is trying to work for a kimura but Tczho is defending well.
Yanenko is working for a kimura but Tczho is defending it quite comfortably.
Tczho trying to control but Yanenko postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tczho is defending against the submission attempts here by Yanenko.
Tczho wants to get back to his feet.
Yanenko not doing much here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tczho is defending against the submission attempts here by Yanenko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Yanenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yanenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Yanenko!
An out of breath Emil Yanenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nipon Lunlana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nipon Lunlana!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepard darts in trying to clinch
and Lunlana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lunlana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lunlana circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lunlana counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shepard's knee momentarily.
Shepard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lunlana throws a leg kick
and Shepard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lunlana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shepard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shepard jumps guard but Lunlana stands there with Shepard around his waist. Shepard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lunlana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard tries to clinch up
and Lunlana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Lunlana as Shepard shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Shepard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shepard tries to clinch but Lunlana is having none of it.
Shepard moves to clinch but Lunlana breaks away
and Lunlana counters with a nice body kick.
Shepard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That kick from Lunlana tenderised Shepard's leg. Shepard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lunlana throws a leg kick that misses.
Shepard wants to clinch but Lunlana slips to the side
and Lunlana counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shepard stalks Lunlana and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lunlana's face. Lunlana staggers backwards, shaken.
Shepard doesn't manage to clinch there - Lunlana circles away.
Shepard lands a jab to the nose.
Shepard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lunlana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shepard darts in trying to clinch
and Lunlana counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shepard darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunlana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shepard wants to clinch.
Lunlana connects with an inside leg kick.
Shepard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lunlana tries to avoid it but Shepard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lunlana to the ground. Lunlana escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shepard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lunlana throws a sloppy head kick and Shepard moves out of range easily.
Shepard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lunlana counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunlana shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shepard is looking to clinch.
Shepard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lunlana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shepard throws a head kick but Lunlana moves out of range.
Lunlana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shepard tries to clinch up
and Lunlana counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shepard's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shepard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lunlana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shepard closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nipon Lunlana will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shepard tries to clinch up
enabling Lunlana to counter with a crisp jab.
Shepard darts in and clinches Lunlana up against the cage.
Lunlana has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lunlana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shepard tries to clinch but Lunlana moves away
and Lunlana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shepard tries to clinch but Lunlana is having none of it.
Lunlana lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shepard will feel that in the morning.
Shepard closes the distance and clinches up with Lunlana, looking for a takedown. Shepard pushes Lunlana against the cage but Lunlana circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shepard tries to clinch
and Lunlana counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shepard's knee momentarily.
Shepard shoots in for a takedown but Lunlana shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Shepard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lunlana doesn't seem phased though.
Shepard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lunlana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lunlana misses with a double jab
and Shepard counters with a left to the body.
Shepard wants to clinch
and Lunlana counters with a flying knee. Nice.
John Shepard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shepard avoids the head kick by Lunlana.
Shepard tries to clinch there but Lunlana circles away.
Shepard looks to clinch
and Lunlana counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nipon Lunlana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shepard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lunlana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lunlana misses with a low kick.
Lunlana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shepard darts in and clinches Lunlana up against the cage.
Lunlana breaks the clinch.
Shepard closes the distance but Lunlana moves to the side
and Lunlana makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shepard really felt that one!
Shepard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shepard throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunlana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lunlana scoring well with a low kick there.
Shepard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lunlana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shepard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shepard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lunlana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shepard tries to clinch up
and Lunlana counters with a head kick.
Shepard lands a nice hook to Lunlana's body. Lunlana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lunlana walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shepard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shepard moves to clinch but Lunlana breaks away
and Lunlana counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunlana throws a front kick aimed at Shepard's knee but Shepard avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shepard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Lunlana. No joy for Shepard on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Shepard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shepard wants to clinch up but Lunlana keeps it at a distance.
Shepard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shepard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lunlana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shepard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nipon Lunlana will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lunlana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shepard moves to clinch but Lunlana breaks away
and Lunlana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lunlana keeps the fight on the outside.
Lunlana does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shepard avoids the head kick by Lunlana.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shepard.
Lunlana tried to score with a low kick but Shepard checks it.
Lunlana misses with a left hand
and Shepard moves into the clinch.
Shepard prevents Lunlana from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard fails to pull guard.
Shepard missing with knees to the body.
Shepard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lunlana smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Shepard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shepard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lunlana counters with a big head kick but Shepard shrugs it off.
Lunlana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shepard tries to clinch up
and Lunlana counters with a thumping low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Shepard blocks the leg kick.
Shepard tries to clinch
and Lunlana counters with a nice leg kick.
Nipon Lunlana is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard moves to clinch but Lunlana breaks away
and Lunlana counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Shepard.
Shepard is looking to clinch.
Nipon Lunlana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shepard looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lunlana tries to score with a low kick but Shepard moves his leg out of the way.
Shepard cracks Lunlana with a good jab.
An inside leg kick from Lunlana misses.
Shepard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lunlana throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lunlana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shepard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lunlana counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shepard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lunlana.
Shepard wants to clinch.
Lunlana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shepard. That did some damage!
Lunlana is looking to land body kicks.
John Shepard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard tries to clinch but Lunlana moves out of range.
Shepard wants to clinch up but Lunlana keeps it at a distance.
Shepard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shepard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lunlana walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shepard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lunlana swats away the attempt to clinch by Shepard.
Lunlana misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shepard moves in looking to clinch but Lunlana pushes him off.
Shepard closes the distance but Lunlana moves to the side
and Lunlana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nipon Lunlana.
I've got Lunlana 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nipon Lunlana!
During a confident post fight interview, Nipon Lunlana thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasara Eachuryno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vin Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasara Eachuryno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vin Davis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eachuryno looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Davis!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Eachuryno looking to ground and pound but Davis is blocking nicely.
Eachuryno stands up from mount. Strange move.
Davis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Eachuryno can't keep his opponent in guard - Davis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Davis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Eachuryno pushes Davis off looking to stand but Davis dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eachuryno wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis wants to free his trapped foot but Eachuryno is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Davis is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eachuryno wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis wants to take a breather but Eachuryno is having none of it.
Eachuryno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Eachuryno is not content to let Davis control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vin Davis.
Davis dives in and scores a takedown into Eachuryno's guard.
Eachuryno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Davis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Eachuryno is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Davis, into his guard.
Davis looking to control.
Eachuryno got a little sloppy there for a moment and Davis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Eachuryno has managed to get both his arms back between Davis's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eachuryno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Davis looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Eachuryno stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Eachuryno feints and as Davis raises his hands in defense, Eachuryno changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eachuryno trying to stand up but can't free himself from Davis's guard.
Eachuryno wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Eachuryno works over Davis with some ground and pound from guard.
Davis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Eachuryno has passed into side control.
Davis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Davis is looking for a sweep. Eachuryno is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eachuryno is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Davis is just riding it out for now. Eachuryno eventually gives up the hold.
Eachuryno is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
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!
Davis is looking to get to half guard.
Davis gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis actively working from the bottom here.
Davis manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vin Davis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Eachuryno enables Davis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Eachuryno manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Eachuryno looking to control.
Davis wants to control from the top but Eachuryno keeps moving.
Eachuryno 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.
Davis trying to control but Eachuryno is working from the bottom.
Eachuryno pushes a forearm under Davis's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Davis is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kasara Eachuryno!
After winning the bout, Kasara Eachuryno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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. Nate Alldren is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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223 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Murofushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Alldren!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Murofushi.
Murofushi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murofushi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alldren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alldren takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Alldren misses the target.
Murofushi just misses with a punch to the body.
Alldren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murofushi throws a right and a left that Alldren avoids nicely.
Murofushi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alldren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murofushi lands with a nice body punch.
Alldren missing with a left hand there. Murofushi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murofushi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alldren was well out of range. Poor timing from Murofushi.
Murofushi tries to clinch but Alldren moves out of range.
Murofushi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kenji Murofushi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murofushi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alldren.
Alldren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murofushi misses with a few strikes there.
Murofushi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alldren doesn't seem bothered though.
Alldren jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murofushi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab from Murofushi.
Alldren scores with a punch to the head.
Alldren throws a body punch but Murofushi moves out of range.
Murofushi takes a swing at Alldren's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murofushi lands a jab to the head.
Murofushi cracks Alldren with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murofushi looks to throw the jab but Alldren is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murofushi moves out of range as Alldren strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Alldren misses the target.
Murofushi throws a lazy uppercut
and Alldren counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Murofushi!
Murofushi is rocked!
Murofushi wants to control but Alldren is keeping busy.
Oh Murofushi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alldren is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Murofushi is hurt! He's hurt bad - Alldren fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Murofushi from any more punishment! Congratulations to Alldren! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Alldren!
Nate Alldren tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ari Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yehuda Ozawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velazquez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Since the Flood- "Valor and Vengeance. Ozawa has chosen cannibal corpse-make them suffer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ari Velazquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yehuda Ozawa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velazquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozawa.
Good shot there by Velazquez.
Ozawa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Ozawa misses.
Ozawa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Velazquez with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velazquez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ozawa. Ozawa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Velazquez.
Velazquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ozawa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ozawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velazquez.
Velazquez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ozawa has time to react.
Ozawa has Velazquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Velazquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Velazquez connects with a jab.
Ozawa is rocked!
Ozawa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ozawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Velazquez finish him?
Velazquez goes for a small jab and connects. Now Velazquez goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Ozawa stumbles back but Velazquez runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Ozawa to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Ozawa will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ari Velazquez!
A very excited looking Ari Velazquez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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