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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ocsar Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaius Hammerstorm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ocsar Rocha has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ocsar Rocha seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ocsar Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Hammerstorm!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha tries to clinch but Hammerstorm moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hammerstorm!
Rocha misses with a double jab.
Hammerstorm gets the takedown into side control.
Rocha wants to control but Hammerstorm postures up.
Rocha is looking to regain half guard here but Hammerstorm keeps moving and retains side control.
Hammerstorm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rocha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerstorm cracks Rocha with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hammerstorm sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rocha is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rocha is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hammerstorm off and has taken his back!
Rocha punches Hammerstorm on the ear.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocha lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hammerstorm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerstorm trying to control the hands but Rocha won't let him.
Rocha somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Rocha scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Hammerstorm is looking for a way out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha biding his time, looking for the opening.
Rocha is punishing Hammerstorm with strikes - can he finish him?!
Hammerstorm covering up well under a series of strikes from Rocha.
Hammerstorm just trying to survive but Rocha is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Rocha is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Rocha lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Hammerstorm hold on?!
Rocha punishes Hammerstorm with strikes from the back mount.
Hammerstorm is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A helpless look comes across Hammerstorm 's face. He knows he's trapped as Rocha lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ocsar Rocha!
Ocsar Rocha really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Al's Supplements - 160 Q for $150 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chil Pal Gu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syltas Pojk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chil Pal Gu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Syltas Pojk!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gu avoids the body shot from Pojk.
Gu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gu avoids the body shot from Pojk.
Gu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pojk.
Pojk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pojk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pojk throws a one two combo.
It looks like Chil Pal Gu has been cut.
Gu slips a jab and a cross from Pojk.
Pojk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pojk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gu manages to avoid it.
Gu looks to land a right hand but Pojk moved out of range.
Pojk tries a low kick but Gu avoids it.
Gu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pojk doesn't seem bothered though.
Pojk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gu manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pojk just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pojk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Syltas Pojk has been cut.
Gu misses with a looping left.
Gu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Gu misses.
Pojk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gu.
Gu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chil Pal Gu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pojk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gu.
Gu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gu misses with a hook. Pojk ducked under it nicely.
Gu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pojk misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pojk. Gu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gu misses the jab.
Pojk avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pojk.
Pojk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gu throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Gu misses.
Pojk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gu rather than just go for the knockout.
Gu throws a poor cross that misses
and Pojk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pojk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pojk tried to score with a low kick but Gu checks it.
Pojk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pojk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pojk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gu counters with a straight right hand.
Gu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pojk.
Gu defending well as Pojk loads up on a big left hand.
Gu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pojk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gu avoids it really well and circles away.
Pojk thuds a left hand into Gu's body.
Pojk throws a jab when Gu was well out of range.
Syltas Pojk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pojk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gu counters with a straight right hand.
Gu throws a body punch but Pojk moves out of range.
Gu throws the left hand but Pojk avoids the punch easily.
Pojk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pojk swings for the body but Gu moves out of range.
Gu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pojk misses with a straight left.
Gu avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pojk throws a nice looking combination but Gu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Pojk misses.
Gu avoids the body shot from Pojk.
Pojk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pojk.
Pojk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gu.
Gu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gu misses with a wild combination.
Gu lands a really nice looking cross but Pojk seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pojk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gu.
Pojk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gu.
Pojk fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Syltas Pojk will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pojk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gu.
Pojk swings for the body but Gu moves out of range.
Pojk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pojk.
Pojk scores with a takedown into Gu's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pojk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gu 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.
Pojk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Syltas Pojk.
Pojk misses with a lunging right hand
and Gu counters with a stiff right hand.
Pojk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pojk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gu throws a push kick but Pojk slaps the foot to one side.
Danga de danga de dang - Pojk scores with a four punch combination!
Syltas Pojk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pojk just misses with a punch to the body.
Pojk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gu's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pojk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gu.
Pojk clobbers Gu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pojk misses with a wild body shot.
Pojk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pojk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pojk.
Pojk misses with a double jab
and Gu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pojk looks to land a right hand but Gu moved out of range.
Gu throws a good cross that connects.
That has opened up Syltas Pojk's cut even more.
Pojk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gu at a distance.
Gu throws a nice looking combination but Pojk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pojk.
A jab from Gu misses.
Pojk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gu. Gu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pojk misses with a lunging right hand
and Gu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gu.
Pojk works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pojk throws a right and a left that Gu avoids nicely.
Gu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pojk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gu avoids the body shot from Pojk.
Gu throws a hook but Pojk blocks it.
Pojk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pojk misses the shot to the body.
Gu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pojk dodges the punch combination from Gu.
Pojk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gu.
Gu missing with a left hand there. Pojk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pojk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gu on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice sprawl there from Gu as Pojk shoots in.
Pojk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gu was well out of range. Poor timing from Pojk.
A shot to the liver by Gu. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Syltas Pojk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pojk throws a hook but Gu avoids it easily.
Pojk misses with a hook to the body
and Gu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Gu misses.
Gu throws a shot from downtown. Pojk moves away and avoids it.
Gu misses with a looping left.
Pojk misses with a wild combination.
Pojk just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pojk. Gu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gu slips a jab and a cross from Pojk.
Gu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Pojk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pojk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gu manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gu needs to keep his hands up - Pojk had a free shot at his head there.
Pojk slips a straight right by Gu.
Pojk misses with a wild body shot.
Pojk throws out a loose jab but Gu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pojk moves out of range as Gu strikes.
Gu missing with a left hand there. Pojk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gu fails to land with a series of punches.
Gu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gu throws a hook but Pojk blocks it.
Gu tries to bum rush Pojk with a series of wild strikes but Pojk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gu misses with a looping left.
Gu misses with a lunging right hand
and Pojk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pojk misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gu throws a hook but Pojk avoids it easily.
Pojk 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.
Gu takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gu misses with a straight left.
Pojk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gu moves away.
A jab from Pojk does it's job there.
Pojk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gu.
Pojk scores with a nice strike.
Pojk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gu misses with a double jab.
Pojk throws out a loose jab but Gu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pojk just misses with a punch to the body.
Syltas Pojk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pojk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Pojk misses its intended target.
Gu swings for the body but Pojk moves out of range.
Gu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pojk looks to score with a jab to the body but Gu is just out of range.
Pojk takes a swing at Gu's ribcage but misses.
Pojk thows a body shot but no joy.
Gu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pojk dives in and grabs Gu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gu pushes down on Pojk's head and hops out.
Pojk missing with a left hand there. Gu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gu fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gu.
Gu misses with an uppercut.
Gu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pojk.
Gu misses the jab.
Gu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pojk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pojk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bone on bone clash there as Pojk blocks the leg kick.
Pojk misses with a straight left.
Chil Pal Gu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pojk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Syltas Pojk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pojk 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 Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Syltas Pojk!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janathan Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ottway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Janathan Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Ottway!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ottway wants to clinch
and Ho makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ottway really felt that one!
Ho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ottway tries for a takedown but Ho circles away easily
and Ho counters with a two punch combo.
Ho shoots in and drives through. Ottway sprawls well.
Ottway slips a jab and a cross from Ho.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ottway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ottway tries to avoid it but Ho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ottway to the ground. Ottway escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ottway dives in and grabs Ho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ho pushes down on Ottway's head and hops out.
Ho swinging wildly here.
Ottway scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ottway with a couple of short strikes.
Ho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho wants to control but Ottway is having none of it.
Ottway has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ho is trying desperately to improve position.
Ottway throws some wild stikes that Ho manages to avoid easily.
Ottway looking to ground and pound but Ho is blocking nicely.
Ottway lands a heavy elbow.
Ottway in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ottway misses with a head shot.
Ottway lands a heavy elbow.
Ho is working to get back to half guard.
Ho is breathing heavily.
Ottway raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho is bucking up trying to escape but Ottway cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Ottway connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ho is desperately trying to improve his position but Ottway has a good base and remains in mount.
Ottway lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ho hang on?
Ottway scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ottway with a couple of short strikes.
Ho wants to hold on but Ottway pushes him away.
Ottway lands with some strikes.
Ottway is landing with some decent strikes but Ho is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ottway raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ottway working the ground and pound effectively.
Ho tries to hold on but Ottway postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ho takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottway lands with some strikes.
Ottway is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ottway putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ottway lands a nice shot to the head.
Ottway with the ground and pound from mount.
Ho is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ottway working Ho over with strikes here.
Ottway punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Ho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ottway looking to finish Ho with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ho!
Ottway scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ottway raining down shots from the mount!
Ho is in a horrible position here. Ottway smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottway scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ho seems to have got his legs back now.
Ho takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ottway in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ottway unloading with bombs!
Ottway landing strikes from the mount and Ho is in trouble!
Ho is in a horrible position here. Ottway smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ho is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ottway punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ottway putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ottway dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ottway closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ho's guard.
Ottway decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Janathan Ho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ottway.
Ottway moves in looking to clinch but Ho pushes him off.
Ottway shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ottway shoots in for a takedown but Ho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Janathan Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Ottway.
Ottway scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ho preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ottway is working away from the top position though.
Ottway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ho kicks off Ottway and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottway tries to sprawl but Ho drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ottway looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ho moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ottway.
Ho wants to control but Ottway is keeping him busy.
Ottway tries to improve position but can't.
Ho is putting a hurting on Ottway here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ottway is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottway is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ho asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ottway sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ho is looking to advance position but Ottway won't allow it.
Ho wants to stand up but Ottway has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ottway manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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!
Ottway looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ho wants to pass the guard but Ottway is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ho.
Ottway is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ho has his hands clasped together but Ottway extends an breaks Ho's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ottway.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Ottway!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Yajima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Lily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tiger Lily was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good gas tank |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Yajima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiger Lily!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Lily there.
Lily tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yajima counters with a one-two to the body.
Lily wants to clinch but Yajima slips to the side
and Yajima counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yajima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lily was well out of range. Poor timing from Yajima.
Lily tries to clinch up but Yajima circles away and keeps his distance.
Yajima just misses with a punch to the body.
Lily doesn't manage to clinch there - Yajima circles away.
Lily tries to clinch there but Yajima circles away.
Lily tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yajima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yajima circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yajima counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lily thinking.
A big left from Lily misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lily pushes Yajima up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lily takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lily.
A nice left hand lands by Lily.
Lily throws a punch but it's blocked by Yajima.
Lily is pushing Yajima up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lily misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lily leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lily throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yajima blocks an uppercut.
Lily controlling the action here for a moment.
Lily misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yajima blocks an uppercut.
Lily has Yajima pressed against the cage.
Lily misses with a punch on the inside.
Lily misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lily throws a punch but it's blocked by Yajima.
Lily slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tiger Lily.
Yajima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yajima scores with a hook.
It looks like Tiger Lily has been cut.
Lily wants to clinch
and Yajima counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lily closes the distance but Yajima moves to the side
and Yajima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lily is rocked!
Lily tries to clinch but Yajima moves away
and Yajima counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Lily badly! He tries to strike back but Yajima puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Lily out cold! Oh man, Lily will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tatsuya Yajima!
After the big win, Tatsuya Yajima made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ganja's Warehouse and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Dawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Yamagishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hiroyuki Yamagishi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dusty Dawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Yamagishi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamagishi with a nice cross.
Dawn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamagishi circles away.
Dawn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawn closes the distance and clinches up with Yamagishi, looking for a takedown. Dawn pushes Yamagishi against the cage but Yamagishi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dawn tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamagishi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yamagishi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Dusty Dawn has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Yamagishi. Beautiful body shot.
Dawn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dawn just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawn throws a sloppy head kick and Yamagishi moves out of range easily.
Dawn lands a head kick. Yamagishi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamagishi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dawn is breathing heavily.
Yamagishi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yamagishi lunges at Dawn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dawn's hand.
Dawn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamagishi connects with a superb combination that knocks Dawn out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Yamagishi before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Dawn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hiroyuki Yamagishi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hiroyuki Yamagishi thanked Ganja's Warehouse for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chikara Moyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ratamahatta by Sepultura. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chikara Moyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adriano Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Moyoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moyoshi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moyoshi misses with a double jab.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moyoshi.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moyoshi.
Garcia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Garcia working the head with strikes.
Moyoshi is looking to regain half guard here but Garcia keeps moving and retains side control.
Garcia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garcia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moyoshi, who protects the arm well.
Garcia misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia working the ground and pound but Moyoshi is defending the strikes.
Moyoshi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Garcia postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Garcia wants to control but Moyoshi is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moyoshi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garcia throws a strike aimed at the side of Moyoshi's head but Moyoshi avoids it well.
Garcia controls the position.
Garcia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moyoshi, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moyoshi tries to improve position but can't.
Garcia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moyoshi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Moyoshi tries to control but Garcia manages to take his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Moyoshi is doing well to defend. Garcia seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Moyoshi is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adriano Garcia!
Adriano Garcia decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Melchior Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vik Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vik Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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166 lbs
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Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Melchior Rasmussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vik Black!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black connects with a body shot.
Rasmussen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rasmussen. That did some damage!
Rasmussen slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Rasmussen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasmussen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Black.
Black cracks Rasmussen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Black has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rasmussen to stand back up!
Rasmussen is rocked!
Black and Rasmussen are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Black throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Rasmussen into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Black knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vik Black!
After the fight, Vik Black was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francois Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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21
192 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Van Steyne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Steyne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Mayhem stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Van Steyne follows into mount!
It looks like Jason Mayhem has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Steyne is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Mayhem darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayhem is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Steyne defends it well.
Mayhem is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem works his foot free and advances to mount.
Van Steyne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mayhem on the ground.
Mayhem swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Van Steyne is now in Mayhem's guard. A big mistake from Mayhem there, giving up the dominant position!
Mayhem is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne won't allow Mayhem to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Steyne stands up from Mayhem's guard - Van Steyne perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mayhem has his takedown stuffed
and Van Steyne counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mayhem is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that misses.
Van Steyne gets caught flat footed, as Mayhem shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mayhem trying to control but Van Steyne is working from the bottom.
Van Steyne wants to get back to his feet but Mayhem is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mayhem trying to control but Van Steyne is working from the bottom.
Mayhem looking to pass the guard.
Mayhem wants to control from the top but Van Steyne keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Van Steyne wants to stand and escape but Mayhem is having none of it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jason Mayhem hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mayhem avoids the head kick by Van Steyne.
Mayhem has his takedown stuffed
and Van Steyne counters with a big head kick but Mayhem shrugs it off.
That has opened up Jason Mayhem's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Steyne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mayhem to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mayhem has gone for a leg lock! Van Steyne slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mayhem's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayhem looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Van Steyne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Mayhem's cut.
That's time! Van Steyne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mayhem tries for a takedown but Van Steyne circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
No luck for Mayhem with that takedown attempt.
Mayhem doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Van Steyne counters with a head kick that wobbles Mayhem - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Van Steyne sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francois Van Steyne!
Francois Van Steyne retains his middleweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Konrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Smashsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Smashsky has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cole Konrad's chin.
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27
265 lbs
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282 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Konrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Smashsky!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smashsky bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Smashsky is looking to take a break and control but Konrad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smashsky working the head with strikes.
It looks like Cole Konrad has been cut.
Konrad is looking to regain half guard here but Smashsky keeps moving and retains side control.
Smashsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Konrad keeps working.
Smashsky looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Konrad is avoiding damage well.
Smashsky tries to move to mount but Konrad blocks the move with his legs.
Smashsky fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Smashsky throws a strike aimed at the side of Konrad's head but Konrad avoids it well.
Konrad prevents Smashsky from moving into mount.
Smashsky throws a strike aimed at the side of Konrad's head but Konrad avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Smashsky's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Konrad is looking to regain half guard here but Smashsky keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smashsky is trying to ground and pound but Konrad uses the momentary lack of control by Smashsky to regain half guard.
Smashsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Konrad moves into full guard.
Smashsky won't allow Konrad to sweep him here.
Smashsky passes Konrad's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smashsky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Konrad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smashsky.
Smashsky wants to free his trapped foot but Konrad is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smashsky is trying to control the action in half guard but Konrad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smashsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smashsky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smashsky trying to control from Konrad's half guard. Konrad has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smashsky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smashsky landing some decent shots from guard.
Smashsky won't allow Konrad to get back to his feet.
Konrad has momentary wrist control but Smashsky slips an elbow through the middle.
Konrad trying to control the position.
Smashsky looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konrad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smashsky lands a couple of elbows.
Smashsky wants to control from the top but Konrad keeps moving.
Konrad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Konrad on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Konrad tries to get out of the position.
Smashsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smashsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Konrad has wrist control.
Konrad has his foot on Smashsky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smashsky works his way back into a safe position though.
Smashsky advances to half guard.
Konrad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smashsky.
Smashsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smashsky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Konrad's head.
Smashsky maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Konrad could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Smashsky has cracked it and Konrad is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Smashsky!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergei Smashsky!
After the fight, Sergei Smashsky was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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