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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aikido JuJoKata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Goran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aikido JuJoKata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Goran!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JuJoKata closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
JuJoKata stops Goran from getting back to his feet.
JuJoKata sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goran defending well though.
JuJoKata missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Goran controlling the position for now.
Goran is refusing to be controlled, as JuJoKata sits in half guard.
Goran is trying to stand up here but JuJoKata is controlling him well.
JuJoKata passes to full mount!
JuJoKata working the ground and pound effectively.
JuJoKata looking to finish with strikes here!
JuJoKata looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
JuJoKata putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Goran tries to hold on but JuJoKata pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JuJoKata goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Goran is on top in guard.
JuJoKata uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
JuJoKata is breathing heavily.
JuJoKata shoots in for a takedown but Goran shows good takedown defense.
Goran misses with a straight right.
Goran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
JuJoKata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goran, right into the meat.
Goran throws a nice outside leg kick.
Goran scores a takedown into full mount!
JuJoKata is trying desperately to improve position.
JuJoKata sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
JuJoKata wants to improve his position but Goran is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
JuJoKata landing strikes from the bottom.
Goran is thwarting JuJoKata's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
JuJoKata moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
JuJoKata trying to keep a closed guard but Goran is proving a slippery customer.
JuJoKata throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
JuJoKata looking to control.
Goran stands up and waves to JuJoKata to follow him.
Goran swats away the attempt to clinch by JuJoKata.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JuJoKata has his takedown stuffed
and Goran counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Goran controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
JuJoKata 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.
Goran is looking to stand up but JuJoKata won't let him.
Goran won't allow JuJoKata to sweep him here.
Goran controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
JuJoKata is looking for a triangle but Goran pushes his legs off easily.
JuJoKata had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Goran is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. JuJoKata Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Goran's back instead.
JuJoKata is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Goran defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goran showing good submission defense here.
JuJoKata punishes Goran with strikes from the back mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goran is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Goran showing good submission defense here.
Goran controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Will JuJoKata go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Goran trying to control the hands but JuJoKata won't let him.
JuJoKata is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
JuJoKata lands a shot to the body.
JuJoKata looking to break Goran's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Goran remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise JuJoKata will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
JuJoKata slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
JuJoKata lands shots from the back.
JuJoKata softening up his opponent with strikes here.
JuJoKata throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Goran!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
JuJoKata scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Goran is looking for a way out.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. JuJoKata controlling the positon.
JuJoKata is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Goran is defending well though. JuJoKata let's go of the attempt for now.
Goran rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
JuJoKata is thwarting Goran's attempts to control the position.
Goran is staying active underneath JuJoKata, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Goran moves into full guard.
Goran trying to control the position.
Goran looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Goran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goran is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Goran bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in JuJoKata's guard.
JuJoKata keeping moving, preventing Goran from controlling successfully.
Goran sitting in guard, not really doing much.
JuJoKata doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Goran working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
JuJoKata is working an open guard so Goran takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Goran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Goran.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Goran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
JuJoKata has taken the fight to the clinch.
JuJoKata using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
JuJoKata lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goran is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. JuJoKata gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
JuJoKata tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goran managing to block the knees to the body from JuJoKata.
JuJoKata trying to land knees to the body.
Goran can't break the clinch.
JuJoKata throws an elbow that misses.
JuJoKata landing knees to the head.
Goran wants to get back to striking at distance but JuJoKata won't allow it.
JuJoKata looking to throw knees to the head but Goran is blocking nicely.
JuJoKata with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Goran is trying to break the clinch but JuJoKata has him pressed against the ropes.
Goran wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
JuJoKata misses with a knee to the head.
Goran successfully pulls guard.
Goran working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. JuJoKata doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. JuJoKata manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Goran is trying to control the position but JuJoKata postures up.
Goran has his foot on JuJoKata's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. JuJoKata works his way back into a safe position though.
JuJoKata drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and JuJoKata jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
JuJoKata trying to control but Goran is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
JuJoKata sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Goran's guard.
JuJoKata wants to stand up but Goran is controlling the position.
Goran slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Goran looking for a triangle here. JuJoKata is fighting it but it looks tight! Goran pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, JuJoKata is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ryan Goran!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JT Colossus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homer Simson (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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264 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the 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, JT Colossus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Homer Simson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simson cracks Colossus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Colossus is rocked!
Colossus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh Colossus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Colossus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simson fails with the takedown.
Simson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Colossus seems to have got his legs back now.
Colossus throws the left hand but Simson avoids the punch easily.
Simson shoots for a double leg takedown but Colossus sprawls well. He's pushed Simson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Colossus throws a shot from downtown. Simson moves away and avoids it.
Simson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Colossus swivels and escapes.
JT Colossus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Homer Simson.
Colossus stuffs the takedown attempt from Simson. Simson gets slowly back to his feet.
Simson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Colossus as he avoids it easily.
Colossus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simson.
Colossus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Colossus misses with a double jab.
Simson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Colossus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Simson looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colossus slips a jab and a cross from Simson.
Simson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Colossus. No joy for Simson on that attempt.
Colossus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Simson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Colossus misses with an uppercut. Simson saw that one coming.
Simson misses with a series of wild punches.
Simson connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Colossus tumbling to the canvas! Simson pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Colossus was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Homer Simson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chips Salsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lalli Koylio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koylio has chosen children of bodom - everytime i die as his entrance music. Lalli Koylio will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chips Salsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lalli Koylio!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salsa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Salsa trying to control but Koylio is working from the bottom.
Koylio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salsa controls the pace.
Koylio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salsa is stalling in the full guard.
Salsa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salsa thows a big elbow that misses.
Koylio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Salsa wants to stand and escape but instead Koylio has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Koylio decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salsa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koylio misses with a series of wild punches.
Salsa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Koylio is looking to improve his position.
Koylio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salsa controlling the action here.
Salsa tries to pass to full mount but Koylio defends it.
Salsa is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koylio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salsa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Salsa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Salsa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Koylio, up you get!
Salsa is breathing heavily.
Salsa shoots for a takedown but Koylio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Salsa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koylio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koylio shoots in for a double leg but Salsa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Salsa. No joy for Koylio on that attempt.
Koylio blocks a head kick by Salsa.
Salsa misses with a lunging right hand
and Koylio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salsa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koylio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chips Salsa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lalli Koylio.
Koylio gets caught flat footed, as Salsa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Koylio trying to keep a closed guard but Salsa is proving a slippery customer.
Salsa stopping the sweep attempt from Koylio.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koylio controls Salsa momentarily but Salsa frees himself.
Koylio wants to sweep but no luck.
Koylio trying to keep a closed guard but Salsa is proving a slippery customer.
Koylio wants to sweep here but Salsa controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koylio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salsa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koylio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koylio will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Koylio working for a triangle but Salsa defends it easily.
Koylio striking from the bottom here.
Koylio wants to get back to his feet but Salsa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Koylio 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Salsa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Koylio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Koylio keeping moving, preventing Salsa from controlling successfully.
Koylio wants to sweep here but Salsa controlling him for the moment.
Koylio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Koylio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Salsa has hold of Koylio's hands but Koylio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Koylio is looking to take a break and control but Salsa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koylio trying to pass the guard but Salsa defending well.
Koylio blocks the strikes from Salsa.
Koylio wants to work for an arm triangle but Salsa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Koylio throws a strike but Salsa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Koylio advances to half guard.
Salsa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Koylio pulls his head out easily.
Koylio scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Salsa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Salsa holds on and takes a little breather.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Koylio preventing the sweep.
Salsa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Koylio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Salsa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koylio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Koylio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Koylio tries to improve his position but Salsa has taken his back! Salsa has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Koylio tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Salsa Pushes Koylio away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chips Salsa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tron Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Angry Tronny. Tron Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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182 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Tron Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cliff Brown!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cliff Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
Jones is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones is rocked!
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones checks the leg kick.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Jones hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cliff Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the ring accompanied by The Game. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Counter striker
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Mike Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Flores!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Flores stalling against the ropes.
Miller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Flores trying to land knees to the body.
Flores breaks from the clinch.
Flores scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flores rushes Miller and presses him up against the ropes.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Flores.
Miller has Flores pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Flores manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Flores escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller looks to clinch
and Flores counters with a thumping low kick.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt
and Flores counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Miller.
Miller scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Flores?
Flores wants to try and get back to his feet.
Flores is squirming around, avoiding Miller's attempts to control the action.
Flores taking shots to the head.
Miller could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Flores is trying to escape the mount.
Miller thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Miller trying to control but Flores is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller punching from mount but Flores doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Flores is looking to get to half guard.
Flores is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Flores is squirming around, avoiding Miller's attempts to control the action.
Flores wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Miller.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller with a couple of short strikes.
Miller with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Miller connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Miller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Flores tries to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Flores is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Flores is looking to improve his position but Miller isn't that keen on the idea.
You get the feeling that Flores really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Miller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flores is looking to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Miller looking to finish with strikes here!
Miller tries to control but Flores wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Flores turns into him and now he's in Miller's guard.
Flores trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Flores manages to get himself to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Miller passes into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miller is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flores keeps working.
Miller is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Flores is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Miller!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gomi Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Chonin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Wait and Bleed. A fine choice. Ryo Chonin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gomi Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Chonin!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chonin misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Chonin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gracie taking a breather here.
Chonin tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Chonin gets back to half guard.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Chonin is having none of it.
Chonin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie trying to control but Chonin is working from the bottom.
Chonin wants to improve his position but instead Gracie has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonin trying to get back to full guard but Gracie takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gracie unloads with some shots from mount but Chonin bucks and avoids them well.
Chonin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gracie tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Chonin.
Chonin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chonin.
Gracie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chonin's guard.
Gracie trying to control but Chonin is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonin keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Chonin working a defensive guard here.
Chonin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chonin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Chonin.
Gracie wants to stand but Chonin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chonin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chonin wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Chonin is working away.
Chonin wants to get back to full guard.
Chonin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chonin wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie trying to control the action but Chonin is working from the bottom.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chonin misses with a double jab.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chonin as he avoids it easily.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Chonin moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Chonin throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chonin.
Chonin swinging wilding here.
Chonin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chonin throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Chonin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie moves forwards but Chonin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chonin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chonin checks a leg kick.
Ryo Chonin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chonin throws a one two combo.
Chonin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chonin looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chonin throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chonin scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chonin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chonin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Chonin misses.
Chonin keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Chonin.
Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chonin's guard.
Chonin 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.
Chonin keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Chonin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chonin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie wants to stand but Chonin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chonin 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.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Chonin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chonin wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chonin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chonin.
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Chonin.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chonin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gomi Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chonin prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chonin smiles and moves away.
Chonin cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chonin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chonin cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Chonin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Chonin misses with a wild combination.
Chonin stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Chonin misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chonin circles away.
Chonin throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Chonin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Ryo Chonin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Chonin.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Chonin.
Chonin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Chonin pushes him off.
Chonin throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chonin throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Chonin misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Chonin which made him look bad.
Chonin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chonin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chonin clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Chonin wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chonin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Chonin keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Chonin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chonin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chonin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chonin wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chonin looking for a sweep. Not yet Chonin, not yet.
Chonin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Chonin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chonin is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Chonin.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Chonin keeps moving.
Chonin wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Chonin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chonin wants to sweep but no luck.
Chonin looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chonin misses with a two punch combination.
Chonin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chonin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Chonin 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chonin keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chonin trying to control here.
Gomi Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chonin wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chonin tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chonin can't escape the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to isolate an arm here. Chonin doesn't see it coming and as Gracie extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gomi Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viction Mane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mane comes to the ring accompanied by It's Raining Men. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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165 lbs
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152 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viction Mane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taylor Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Viction Mane has been cut.
Jacobs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch but Mane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacobs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jacobs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacobs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mane's guard.
Mane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jacobs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jacobs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs tries to free his leg and advance position but Mane is retaining full guard.
Jacobs content to stall in guard here.
Jacobs should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mane has an active guard here but Jacobs has managed to pass into half guard.
Jacobs is keen to just control but Mane is a slippery customer.
Mane is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jacobs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mane keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mane throws a body punch but Jacobs moves out of range.
Mane shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jacobs counters with a shoot takedown. Mane fights it but they end up in guard.
Jacobs decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mane with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jacobs counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viction Mane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs drops back looking for a leg! Mane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mane manages to kick Jacobs off! Jacobs jumps back into Mane's guard.
Mane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mane had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jacobs is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mane Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jacobs's back instead.
Mane is breathing heavily.
Mane doesn't have the hooks in and Jacobs manages to turn into his guard.
Mane wants to sweep here but Jacobs controlling him for the moment.
Jacobs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mane keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Mane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jacobs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs advances position into side control!
Jacobs controls the position from side control.
Jacobs trying to control the position but Mane is working away.
Mane is looking to regain half guard here but Jacobs keeps moving and retains side control.
Jacobs wants to control but Mane is keeping him busy.
Mane manages to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jacobs works his way into side control.
Mane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jacobs lands some shots froms side control.
Mane tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jacobs presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jacobs looking to control but Mane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mane is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Jacobs.
Jacobs goes for an armbar but Mane turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mane.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mane sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jacobs's guard.
Mane prevents Jacobs from improving his position.
Mane has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jacobs regains half guard.
Jacobs wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jacobs manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jacobs controlling Mane's posture.
Mane preventing the sweep.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs has his foot on Mane's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mane works his way back into a safe position though.
Jacobs trying to keep a closed guard but Mane is proving a slippery customer.
Jacobs is looking to stand up but Mane isn't so interested in that idea.
Jacobs keeping full guard, as Mane tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jacobs counters with a takedown into side control.
Jacobs advances nicely into full mount.
Jacobs controlling from the full mount.
Jacobs scoring with strikes but Mane is staying in there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs dominating with strikes here.
Mane is trying desperately to improve position.
Jacobs looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jacobs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mane is looking to escape.
Mane is desperately trying to improve his position but Jacobs has a good base and remains in mount.
Jacobs trying to control but Mane is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mane is controlling an arm, preventing Jacobs from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Jacobs wants to control the pace but Mane is squirming around nicely.
Jacobs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jacobs looking to control but Mane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mane is looking to get to half guard.
Jacobs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mane stops Jacobs from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Mane working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Jacobs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viction Mane's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jacobs scores with a kick to the body.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch but Mane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mane misses with a left hand
and Jacobs counters with a flying knee that drops Mane!
Mane is rocked!
Jacobs passes Mane's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Oh Mane is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mane seems to have got his legs back now.
Jacobs is working for a kimura but Mane is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jacobs is looking to advance position but Mane won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mane is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jacobs pulls his head out easily.
Jacobs slows the pace down in half guard.
Jacobs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mane keeps working.
Mane is trying to get back to full guard.
Mane is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jacobs pulls his head out easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A left and a right from Jacobs both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jacobs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mane throws a right hand that misses
and Jacobs decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mane's guard.
Jacobs trying to control but Mane is working from the bottom.
Mane working for a triangle but Jacobs defends it easily.
Jacobs passes into half guard.
Mane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mane has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Jacobs. Oh but Mane has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Jacobs goes limp - he's gone! Mane jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Viction Mane!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matsuyushi Nakimurika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minoshi Kawajari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakimurika comes to the ring accompanied by Angry Again. Minoshi Kawajari told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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136 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matsuyushi Nakimurika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minoshi Kawajari!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajari shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nakimurika as he avoids it easily.
Kawajari shoots in for a double leg but Nakimurika sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nakimurika lands an overhand right.
Kawajari defending well as Nakimurika loads up on a big left hand.
Nakimurika tries to clinch but Kawajari moves out of range.
Kawajari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakimurika.
Kawajari shoots in and bounces Nakimurika off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Nakimurika is trying to control the position but Kawajari postures up.
Nakimurika manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kawajari manages to get himself to full guard.
Kawajari working for a triangle but Nakimurika defends it easily.
Nakimurika tries to free his leg and advance position but Kawajari is retaining full guard.
Nakimurika tries to stand but Kawajari is controlling from the bottom.
Nakimurika gets to his feet - Kawajari follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajari looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matsuyushi Nakimurika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minoshi Kawajari.
Nakimurika keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kawajari gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kawajari is rocked!
Kawajari escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nakimurika gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kawajari is still in real trouble! Can Nakimurika finish him?
Kawajari looks gassed!
Nakimurika controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kawajari seems to have recovered his senses.
Nakimurika trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawajari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawajari is looking for a triangle but Nakimurika pushes his legs off easily.
Nakimurika wants to control from the top but Kawajari keeps moving.
Nakimurika decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kawajari, up you get!
Kawajari misses with a takedown attempt
and Kawajari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nakimurika throws a jab when Kawajari was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajari with a poor takedown
and Nakimurika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakimurika misses with a looping right.
Nakimurika throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kawajari shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Nakimurika counter with a right hand.
Kawajari gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nakimurika counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kawajari tries for a takedown but Nakimurika circles away easily
and Nakimurika counters with a one-two to the body.
Nakimurika really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kawajari tries for a takedown but Nakimurika sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nakimurika gets caught flat footed, as Kawajari shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Nakimurika pulls Kawajari in close to prevent any damage.
Nakimurika pushes Kawajari off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Nakimurika. No joy for Kawajari on that attempt.
Nakimurika tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kawajari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakimurika shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kawajari as he avoids it easily.
Nakimurika has Kawajari up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kawajari keeps control of Nakimurika as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kawajari jumps into guard, dragging Nakimurika to the mat.
Kawajari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nakimurika is looking to stand up but Kawajari won't let him.
Nakimurika wants to control from the top but Kawajari keeps moving.
Nakimurika has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kawajari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kawajari 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakimurika is pushing down on Kawajari's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kawajari is fighting to maintain full guard but Nakimurika has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nakimurika seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kawajari does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nakimurika wants to free his trapped foot but Kawajari is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nakimurika is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Kawajari wants to improve his position but Nakimurika is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kawajari shoots and misses
and Nakimurika counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kawajari won't be happy with that.
Nakimurika will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kawajari is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kawajari is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nakimurika off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawajari is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Nakimurika won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Kawajari off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Minoshi Kawajari!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hayatoshi Sakutara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armor King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hellbound. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayatoshi Sakutara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Armor King!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakutara tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
King shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sakutara counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
Sakutara wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Sakutara stops King from standing up.
King looks gassed!
King looking to control.
Sakutara passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sakutara has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for King!
Sakutara working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. King turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Sakutara off and cradles King's limp body as Sakutara celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Hayatoshi Sakutara!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nintendo Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nintendo Takada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada looks for a takedown but Nakayama sprawls well.
Takada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nakayama to score with a decent uppercut.
Takada moves in looking to clinch but Nakayama pushes him off.
Nakayama throws a nice looking combination but Takada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takada is looking to clinch but Nakayama is avoiding it.
Takada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakayama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takada tries to clinch but Nakayama moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Takada or perhaps it was just good defense by Nakayama which made him look bad.
Takada tries for a takedown but Nakayama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nintendo Takada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takada doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakayama circles away.
Takada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakayama.
Takada slips a jab from Nakayama.
Takada slips a jab and a cross from Nakayama.
Nakayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakayama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nakayama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakayama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takada will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nakayama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takada tries to clinch up but Nakayama circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakayama throws a right hand that Takada ducks under and follows up with a left that Takada also avoids with ease.
Nakayama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takada shoots in and drives through. Nakayama sprawls well.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakayama connects with a body shot.
Nakayama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takada moves away.
Nakayama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakayama misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama throws a series of punches but Takada moves out of range.
Nakayama misses with a looping left.
Takada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nakayama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakayama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takada.
Nakayama is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Takada rather than just go for the knockout.
Nakayama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takada moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nakayama.
Nakayama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nakayama throws a nice looking combination but Takada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takada shoots in for a takedown but Nakayama shows good takedown defense.
Takada dodges the punch combination from Nakayama.
Nakayama misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakayama looks gassed!
Nakayama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Takada with that takedown attempt.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakayama throws a leg kick but Takada checks it.
Nakayama swings widly with a right hand
and Takada counters by clinching up.
Takada tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nakayama is looking to break free of the clinch but Takada has double underhooks.
Takada tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nakayama just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Nakayama tries to break the clinch but Takada is controlling the position.
Takada keeps control of Nakayama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takada wants a takedown but no success here.
Nakayama is trying to break the clinch but Takada has him pressed against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Takada tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nakayama breaks from the clinch.
A choreographed right hand from Nakayama misses the target.
Nakayama misses with a right hand
and Takada counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Takada.
Nakayama wants to get back to striking at distance but Takada won't allow it.
Takada successfully pulls guard.
Takada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Takada is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nakayama is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Takada keeping moving, preventing Nakayama from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Takada is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Nakayama rolls with it to try and escape but Takada cranks on the arm and Nakayama is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nintendo Takada!
Nintendo Takada retains his middleweight title!
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