 |
Rising Sun : Rising Stars 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Mucao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshi Mucao struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
 |
|
 |
| 167 cm
23
154 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
170 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Mucao!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul swings for the body but Mucao moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Paul lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mucao doesn't seem phased though.
Paul takes a swing at Mucao's ribcage but misses.
Paul sends Mucao crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Paul is motioning to the referee to let Mucao up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mucao is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Mucao.
Mucao is still on wobbly legs! Can Paul finish him?
Paul lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Mucao - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Paul!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Paul!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shigenori Iwasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iwasaki has chosen Roll & Tumble as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
24
169 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
|
182 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Experienced |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky McBride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigenori Iwasaki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBride tries to clinch there but Iwasaki circles away.
McBride checks a low kick from Iwasaki.
McBride tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McBride takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McBride drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Ricky McBride has been cut.
Iwasaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
McBride tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Iwasaki misses with a head kick.
McBride misses with a wild combination.
Iwasaki throws a body punch but McBride moves out of range.
Iwasaki throws a sloppy head kick
and McBride counters with a leg kick.
Iwasaki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McBride's hands.
A shot to de liver by Iwasaki. Beautiful body shot.
Iwasaki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBride working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Iwasaki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Iwasaki trying to control but McBride is working from the bottom.
Iwasaki looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBride utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Iwasaki wants to control from the top but McBride keeps moving.
Iwasaki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McBride is proving hard to escape from.
Iwasaki advances position into side control!
Iwasaki trying to control the position but McBride is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McBride slips under a jab.
McBride staying out of range there.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick that misses.
Iwasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McBride was well out of range. Poor timing from Iwasaki.
McBride throws a head kick that Iwasaki semi-blocks.
Iwasaki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Iwasaki decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBride misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McBride pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Iwasaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Iwasaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Iwasaki. That snapped McBride's head back.
Iwasaki shoots in looking for a takedown. McBride tries to sprawl out of it but Iwasaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McBride manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Iwasaki misses with a low kick.
McBride takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McBride tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Iwasaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses McBride's sensitive parts.
McBride is breathing heavily.
Iwasaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Iwasaki cracks McBride with an open hand slap.
A bone on bone clash there as Iwasaki blocks the leg kick.
Iwasaki cracks McBride with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Iwasaki blocks a head kick by McBride.
Iwasaki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBride throws a sloppy head kick
and Iwasaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Iwasaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McBride walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McBride moves forwards but Iwasaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Iwasaki checks the leg kick.
Good shot there by Iwasaki.
Jab by Iwasaki.
Iwasaki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Iwasaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Iwasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but McBride is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iwasaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Iwasaki looking to pass the guard.
Iwasaki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iwasaki wants to pass the guard but McBride is keeping the position.
Iwasaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Iwasaki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McBride manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Iwasaki has McBride in his guard.
Iwasaki keeping moving, preventing McBride from controlling successfully.
McBride is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Iwasaki is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Iwasaki has escaped and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBride working for submissions but it's allowed Iwasaki to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shigenori Iwasaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky McBride's cut.
That's time! McBride's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Iwasaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McBride's calf.
Iwasaki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Iwasaki lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Iwasaki passes into half guard.
McBride blocking the ground and pound attempt from Iwasaki.
McBride is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Iwasaki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Iwasaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but McBride keeps working.
Iwasaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McBride defending well though.
Iwasaki performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Iwasaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McBride's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBride is trying to get back to full guard.
McBride avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Iwasaki wants to free his trapped foot but McBride is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McBride looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Iwasaki is trying to control. McBride wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McBride is looking for a sweep. Iwasaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice cross by Iwasaki.
McBride avoids the body shot from Iwasaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Iwasaki lands a jab to the nose.
Iwasaki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McBride throws a head kick that misses.
McBride on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McBride clinches but Iwasaki breaks the clinch
and Iwasaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Iwasaki does it's job there.
McBride will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McBride throws a lazy head kick
and Iwasaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McBride looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Iwasaki throws a one two combo.
Iwasaki lands a nice hook to McBride's body. McBride takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Iwasaki is looking to slow McBride down with leg kicks.
McBride looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Iwasaki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shigenori Iwasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Iwasaki.
Iwasaki connects with a good right hand that stumbles McBride. McBride circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McBride takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McBride tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McBride tries to move into range but Iwasaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McBride is rocked!
Iwasaki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McBride has time to react.
Oh McBride is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Iwasaki cracks McBride with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Iwasaki.
Ricky McBride's cut is getting worse.
A decent looking cross lands there for Iwasaki.
Iwasaki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, jab by Iwasaki - just one landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Iwasaki.
McBride seems to have got his legs back now.
Iwasaki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McBride's hands.
McBride throws a head kick that misses.
Iwasaki lands with a straight right. McBride didn't see that one coming.
Iwasaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McBride throws a sloppy head kick and Iwasaki moves out of range easily.
Iwasaki lands a really nice looking cross but McBride seems unphased.
McBride takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Iwasaki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McBride's half guard.
Iwasaki is nestled in close to McBride, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Iwasaki stands up and beckons McBride to join him on the feet.
Iwasaki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Iwasaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McBride doesn't seem bothered though.
McBride takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBride takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Iwasaki cracks McBride with a good jab.
A good leg kick by Iwasaki.
A jab from Iwasaki does it's job there.
Iwasaki punishes McBride's body with a nice straight punch.
Iwasaki scores with a sloppy right hand. McBride should have avoided that one.
Iwasaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McBride on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Iwasaki. Iwasaki obviously looking to wear him down.
Iwasaki throws a shot to the body.
Iwasaki lands with a nice body punch.
Iwasaki cracks McBride with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Iwasaki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McBride drops his hands momentarily and Iwasaki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Iwasaki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McBride on the side of the head.
Iwasaki scores with a hook to the body. McBride takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBride takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Iwasaki.
Iwasaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Iwasaki lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Iwasaki lands an impressive looking overhand right. McBride doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shigenori Iwasaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricky McBride's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Iwasaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Iwasaki digs a good hook to McBride's body.
Iwasaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Iwasaki thows a body kick. McBride tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Iwasaki scores with a jab to the head.
Iwasaki feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends McBride sprawling to the canvas! McBride rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Iwasaki finish him?!
Iwasaki drops McBride with a straight left! Oh this is bad for McBride! Iwasaki dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Shigenori Iwasaki!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg LaFleche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Greg LaFleche has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Greg LaFleche seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
26
165 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
|
184 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg LaFleche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Dawkins.
It looks like Greg LaFleche has been cut.
Dawkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
LaFleche tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dawkins swivels and escapes.
Dawkins lands a left and a right that send LaFleche crashing to the mat, dazed. Dawkins thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
LaFleche is rocked!
LaFleche shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oh LaFleche is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dawkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
LaFleche trying to control from half guard but Dawkins is working away.
LaFleche not landing any meaningful shots this time.
LaFleche seems to have got his legs back now.
LaFleche seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dawkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
LaFleche thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
LaFleche controlling the action here.
LaFleche is keen to just control but Dawkins is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaFleche is working for a submission of some sort.
LaFleche seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dawkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
LaFleche blocks a jab.
A jab from Dawkins misses.
Brian Dawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LaFleche fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dawkins looks to land a right hand but LaFleche moved out of range.
That's two 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.
LaFleche fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg LaFleche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LaFleche shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dawkins is trying to defend but LaFleche finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dawkins gets back to full guard.
LaFleche throws and elbow that misses. Dawkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in LaFleche's guard. Nice move by Dawkins!
LaFleche working a defensive guard but Dawkins passes into half guard.
Dawkins blocks the strikes from LaFleche.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LaFleche tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
LaFleche is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dawkins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dawkins's back!
Dawkins trying to control the hands but LaFleche breaks the grip.
LaFleche connects with a big shot to the side of Dawkins's head.
LaFleche throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Dawkins looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
LaFleche has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Dawkins prevents LaFleche from getting a body triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dawkins is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
LaFleche throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Dawkins is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from LaFleche 's hooks.
Dawkins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dawkins is looking to get to half guard.
LaFleche looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Dawkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg LaFleche's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LaFleche.
LaFleche shoots in but Dawkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
LaFleche closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
LaFleche trying to control the position but Dawkins is working away.
LaFleche tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
LaFleche working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dawkins is trying to get back to half guard.
LaFleche wants to control but Dawkins is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaFleche has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dawkins misses with a few strikes there.
LaFleche looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
LaFleche thows a huge punch but Dawkins dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LaFleche throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
LaFleche is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dawkins has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dawkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dawkins controls LaFleche momentarily but LaFleche frees himself.
LaFleche trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
LaFleche postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A left and a right from Dawkins both land. Nice combination.
Dawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LaFleche.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Dawkins.
LaFleche is rocked!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Dawkins! LaFleche is backing up but he can't get away as Dawkins lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops LaFleche and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brian Dawkins!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
49% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Krom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Pieru (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.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
20
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
|
180 cm
26
182 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Krom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjo Pieru!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pieru slips a straight right by Krom.
Krom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pieru is trying hard to land a takedown here. Krom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Krom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pieru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krom.
Pieru fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Krom sprawls well initially but Pieru persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pieru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krom is trying to stand up here but Pieru is controlling him well.
Pieru looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Krom is looking to escape.
Pieru thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krom's head.
Krom tries to kick Pieru off but Pieru keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pieru shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krom but Krom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krom throws a jab when Pieru was well out of range.
Pieru looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Krom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pieru is controlling him.
Pieru throwing strikes but missing.
Krom wants to stand and escape but Pieru is having none of it.
Pieru cracks Krom with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krom has his feet on Pieru's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Good exchange - Pieru coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pieru.
Terry Krom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yrjo Pieru.
Pieru dives in and grabs Krom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Krom pushes down on Pieru's head and hops out.
Pieru closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Krom did well to prevent Pieru getting side control.
Pieru lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pieru missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Krom kicks off Pieru and gets to his feet.
Pieru walks into a stiff left hand from Krom.
Krom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krom throws out a loose jab but Pieru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krom lands a nice shot to the body.
Krom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pieru.
Pieru ducks under a wild hook from Krom.
Pieru closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krom circles away.
Pieru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krom.
Krom misses the jab.
Krom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krom misses with the combination.
Pieru takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Krom misses with a hook.
Krom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pieru.
That's four 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.
Krom looks to land a left hand but Pieru moved out of range nicely.
Terry Krom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krom misses with a double jab.
Pieru moves out of range of the strikes.
Pieru moves forwards but Krom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krom looks to score with a jab to the body but Pieru is just out of range.
Pieru closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Krom did well to prevent Pieru getting side control.
Pieru not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Krom is looking to escape.
Pieru throwing shots but Krom is blocking nicely.
Pieru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Krom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pieru.
Krom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Krom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Terry Krom will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Krom misses.
Krom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pieru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krom jabs Pieru right on the nose. Pieru blinks but takes it well.
Pieru looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krom is fending him off so far but Pieru persists. Nope, Krom circles away and we're back to standing.
Pieru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krom.
Krom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krom scores with a punch to the head.
Pieru slips a straight right by Krom.
Pieru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pieru takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krom throws a jab but it's blocked by Pieru.
Krom throws the left hand but Pieru avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pieru.
A jab from Krom finds it's way through Pieru's defenses.
Pieru slips a straight right by Krom.
Pieru shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krom as he jumps to the side.
Pieru is trying hard to land a takedown here. Krom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Terry Krom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yrjo Pieru.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pieru.
Pieru gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pieru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pieru slips under a jab from Krom.
A big left from Krom misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pieru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pieru manages to avoid it.
Krom throws a hook but Pieru blocks it.
Pieru slips under a jab.
Pieru moves away from the strike by Krom.
Pieru fails to land with a series of punches.
Pieru tries for a takedown but Krom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Krom loads up on a big right hand but Pieru slips the punch.
No luck for Pieru with that takedown attempt.
Pieru has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Yrjo Pieru has been cut.
Pieru tries to move into range but Krom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Krom misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krom fails to land with a series of punches.
Krom's corner calls for a 1-2. Krom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pieru fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Krom sprawls well initially but Pieru persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Krom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pieru.
Krom is trying to stand up here but Pieru is controlling him well.
Krom trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pieru in particular looking to stall.
Pieru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pieru prevents Krom from standing back up.
Pieru throwing shots but Krom is blocking nicely.
Pieru prevents Krom from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Krom misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru moves out of range of the strikes.
Krom works the jab nicely.
Pieru shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Krom trying desperately to get to his feet.
Krom is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pieru pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Krom squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pieru pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
You get the feeling that Krom really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pieru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pieru postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Krom looks a forlorn figure.
Pieru lands a nice shot to the head.
Pieru is landing with some decent strikes but Krom is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Terry Krom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yrjo Pieru's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Krom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pieru bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Krom wants to get back to his feet but Pieru drags him back down.
Pieru scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pieru in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pieru prevents Krom from escaping the position.
Pieru wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krom keeps working.
Pieru scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pieru scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Krom to see if he's OK.
Pieru scores with punches from side control.
Pieru lands a nice forearm strike.
Krom explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krom throws a shot from downtown. Pieru moves away and avoids it.
Pieru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krom.
Pieru shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krom pinned against the cage. Krom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pieru will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pieru slips a straight right by Krom.
Pieru scores a takedown into full mount!
Pieru thowing shots but they're missing.
Pieru throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krom wants to get back to his feet.
Pieru unloading with bombs!
Krom wants to get back to his feet.
Pieru lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pieru throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pieru landing strikes from the mount and Krom is in trouble!
Krom really wants to buck Pieru off and get back to his feet.
Krom takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pieru scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Krom?
Pieru lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru raining down shots from the mount!
Krom is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Pieru pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Krom taking shots to the head.
Krom is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Pieru controlling his opponent.
Pieru with shots to the head and body - Krom looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pieru unloading with bombs!
Pieru postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Krom looks a forlorn figure.
Krom taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Krom can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Krom is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pieru landing shots from mount.
Pieru cracks Krom with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pieru looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Krom is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pieru scoring with strikes but Krom is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pieru cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pieru with good strikes from the mount here!
Yrjo Pieru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krom really wants to buck Pieru off and get back to his feet.
Yrjo Pieru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krom is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjo Pieru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Krom!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
69% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Alcano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 168 cm
22
156 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
|
178 cm
26
153 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, JP Alcano!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase takes a swing at Alcano's ribcage but misses.
Alcano throws a sloppy head kick and Chase moves out of range easily.
Chase tries to close the distance and clinch but Alcano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Alcano as Chase shoots in.
No joy there for Alcano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chase closes the distance and clinches.
Chase blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chase is looking to control Alcano's arms but Alcano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chase has his back to the cage.
Alcano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chase obliges.
Chase tries to land knees in the clinch but Alcano avoids the damage to the body.
Alcano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Charlie Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcano tries to move into range but Chase moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alcano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alcano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chase shoots in for a takedown but Alcano shows good takedown defense.
Alcano throws a right and a left that Chase avoids nicely.
Alcano misses with a double jab.
Alcano tries a head kick but it misses.
Alcano throws a head kick that misses.
Alcano moves out of range of the body kick.
Chase fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcano manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase tries to clinch there but Alcano circles away.
Chase tries to clinch up.
Chase moves in looking to clinch but Alcano pushes him off.
Chase clinches.
Chase lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Alcano.
Chase pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alcano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alcano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chase wants to clinch.
Chase shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chase looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chase is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alcano has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chase is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcano wants to control but Chase is keeping busy.
Chase is trying to work for a kimura but Alcano is defending well.
Alcano moves into full guard.
Alcano looking for a sweep. Not yet Alcano, not yet.
Alcano has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Chase doesn't defend quickly enough and Alcano has managed to lock this one up! Can Chase escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Alcano on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). JP Alcano!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Rakusaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mustaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakusaba comes to the cage accompanied by David Bowie - Suffragette City. Mustaine has chosen This Day We Fight! by Megadeth as his entrance music. Kazushi Rakusaba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
24
181 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
182 cm
24
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Rakusaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Mustaine!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakusaba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rakusaba swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazushi Rakusaba!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
28% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shina Aoyki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canthropus has chosen Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
25
164 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
|
175 cm
27
169 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shina Aoyki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pithe Canthropus!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoyki blocks the body kick.
Aoyki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Canthropus checks a leg kick.
Pithe Canthropus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Canthropus.
Nice sprawl there from Canthropus as Aoyki shoots in.
Aoyki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Canthropus.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Canthropus, right into the meat.
Good exchange - Canthropus coming out on top.
Aoyki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Canthropus counters with an outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Canthropus.
Canthropus avoids the head kick by Aoyki.
Canthropus throws a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Canthropus. No joy for Aoyki on that attempt.
Aoyki throws a sloppy head kick
and Canthropus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aoyki misses with a body kick.
Aoyki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canthropus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoyki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid body kick from Canthropus.
Canthropus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aoyki's calf.
Pithe Canthropus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoyki moves in looking to clinch but Canthropus pushes him off.
Canthropus stuffs the takedown attempt from Aoyki. Aoyki gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shina Aoyki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canthropus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Canthropus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Canthropus lands a glancing blow to the side of Aoyki's head.
Aoyki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Canthropus avoids it really well and circles away.
Canthropus throws a wild body kick that Aoyki sees coming a mile off.
Canthropus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aoyki in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Canthropus misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoyki avoids the body shot from Canthropus.
Canthropus moves out of range as Aoyki throws a body kick.
Aoyki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Canthropus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Canthropus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick lands from Aoyki.
Aoyki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Canthropus to counter with a crisp jab.
Canthropus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Canthropus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoyki misses with a head kick.
Aoyki tries for a takedown but Canthropus circles away easily
and Canthropus counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canthropus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Canthropus 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 Aoyki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aoyki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus scores with a body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Aoyki. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Aoyki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Canthropus lands a head shot.
Aoyki shoots in but Canthropus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Canthropus, right into the meat.
Canthropus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Canthropus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aoyki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aoyki shoots in but no luck this time.
Aoyki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Canthropus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aoyki thinking.
Canthropus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Canthropus connects with a looping right hand.
Canthropus lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoyki avoids the head kick by Canthropus.
Canthropus connects with a jab.
Canthropus throws a leg kick that misses.
Canthropus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aoyki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aoyki tries to land a front kick but Canthropus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Canthropus 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.
Canthropus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aoyki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A low kick from Aoyki is predictable there
and Canthropus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Canthropus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canthropus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Canthropus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Canthropus misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoyki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Canthropus.
Canthropus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Canthropus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aoyki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pithe Canthropus 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.
Canthropus throws a lazy head kick
and Aoyki counters with a good low kick that Canthropus was not able to check.
Aoyki has his takedown stuffed
and Aoyki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Canthropus throws a looping overhand right but Aoyki ducks down to avoid it.
Aoyki misses with a wild body shot.
Aoyki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Canthropus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Canthropus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aoyki at a distance.
Canthropus throws a head kick that Aoyki semi-blocks.
Aoyki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Canthropus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Aoyki can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus controlling from mount.
Aoyki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Canthropus looking to control but Aoyki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Canthropus controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoyki slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two 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.
Aoyki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Canthropus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Canthropus's back!
Aoyki misses with punches from the back.
Aoyki throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Aoyki keeps control of the position as Canthropus tries to break free.
Aoyki is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Canthropus defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Aoyki is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Canthropus is defending well though. Aoyki let's go of the attempt for now.
Aoyki struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Aoyki has Canthropus flattened out and is raining down punches.
Aoyki looking for the RNC.
Aoyki is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Canthropus knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Canthropus for a finish.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aoyki throwing sloppy strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Canthropus won't allow Aoyki to pass to mount.
Canthropus makes his way to full guard, as Aoyki worked for a kimura.
Aoyki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Canthropus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoyki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Canthropus's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shina Aoyki dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Canthropus lands a nice hook to Aoyki's body. Aoyki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aoyki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Canthropus swivels and escapes.
Canthropus misses with a hook. Aoyki ducked under it nicely.
Canthropus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aoyki.
Canthropus throws the kick towards the body but Aoyki avoids it.
Canthropus lands a nice shot that snaps Aoyki's head back.
Aoyki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pithe Canthropus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aoyki thows a body shot but no joy.
Canthropus tries to land a front kick but Aoyki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canthropus connects with a right hand. Aoyki shakes it off.
Aoyki misses with a takedown
and Aoyki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Canthropus is looking to slow Aoyki down with leg kicks.
Aoyki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Canthropus, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoyki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Canthropus smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shina Aoyki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoyki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aoyki throws a leg kick that misses.
Aoyki blocks a low kick nicely.
Aoyki tries a head kick but it misses.
Canthropus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aoyki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Canthropus pulls Aoyki in to control the position.
Aoyki wants to pass the guard but Canthropus is keeping the position.
Aoyki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoyki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Canthropus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aoyki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aoyki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Canthropus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aoyki is trying to ground and pound but Canthropus uses the momentary lack of control by Aoyki to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus is trying to control but can't.
Aoyki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Canthropus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aoyki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Canthropus is trying to stand back up but Aoyki is controlling him
Aoyki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Canthropus defends it well.
Aoyki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aoyki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Canthropus misses with a low kick.
Canthropus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aoyki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Canthropus connects with a nice looking jab.
No luck for Aoyki with that takedown attempt.
Canthropus feints and then cracks Aoyki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aoyki down.
Canthropus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aoyki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Canthropus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aoyki counters with a nice leg kick.
Canthropus misses with a hook to the body
and Aoyki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Canthropus's guard now.
Canthropus 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shina Aoyki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aoyki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
61% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keizo Sawaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawaki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 'Kodo' by The Yoshida Brothers. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
|
175 cm
23
155 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power |
|
Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keizo Sawaki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sawaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Sawaki avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Sawaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brooks motions for Sawaki to come forward. Brooks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Sawaki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sawaki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sawaki misses with a head shot.
Sawaki is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Brooks has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawaki is trying to take his opponent's back.
Brooks wants to hold on but Sawaki pushes him away.
Brooks is desperately trying to improve his position but Sawaki has a good base and remains in mount.
Brooks holds of for dear life.
Sawaki lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sawaki thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sawaki trying to control but Brooks is having none of it.
Brooks wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki has got his arm under Brooks's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Brooks has spun round into Sawaki's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Sawaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sawaki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Brooks escapes and throws Sawaki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brooks stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Brooks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sawaki is out of range.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Sawaki moves out of range easily.
Brooks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brooks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sawaki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sawaki lands in his opponent's guard.
Brooks keeping full guard, as Sawaki tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keizo Sawaki will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brooks looks to land a body kick but Sawaki moved away.
Sawaki misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming.
Kevin Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sawaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from Brooks.
Brooks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brooks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sawaki's sensitive parts.
Brooks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sawaki.
Sawaki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brooks moves into full guard.
Brooks wants to sweep here but Sawaki controlling him for the moment.
Sawaki is breathing heavily.
Brooks trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawaki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Brooks is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Brooks has escaped and now he's on top!
Sawaki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brooks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Brooks gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brooks throws a leg kick
enabling Sawaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Brooks tries to bum rush Sawaki with a series of wild strikes but Sawaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sawaki with a nice cross.
Brooks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brooks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sawaki checks a low kick from Brooks.
Brooks throws a body kick that misses.
Brooks throws the left hand but Sawaki avoids the punch easily.
Brooks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Sawaki.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Sawaki circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brooks.
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brooks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Brooks misses the target.
Sawaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sawaki shoots in and drives through. Brooks sprawls well.
Brooks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brooks throws a head kick but Sawaki moves out of range.
Sawaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brooks. Brooks obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Sawaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brooks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brooks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brooks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki misses with a wild body shot.
Sawaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
A big right from Sawaki misses.
Brooks looks to throw a body kick
letting Sawaki counter with a right hand.
Brooks lands a high kick!
Brooks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brooks's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brooks duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Brooks misses
and Sawaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Brooks is predictable there
and Sawaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sawaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kevin Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keizo Sawaki.
Brooks misses with a low kick as Sawaki jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Brooks dominated that second round.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brooks misses with a looping right.
Brooks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sawaki's calf.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Sawaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses
and Sawaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sawaki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sawaki.
Sawaki lunges at Brooks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brooks's hand.
Brooks throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Sawaki counter with a right hand.
Sawaki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brooks pinned against the cage. Brooks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sawaki throws out the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Sawaki misses its intended target.
Sawaki scores with a body shot.
Brooks closes the distance but Sawaki moves to the side
and Sawaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawaki cracks Brooks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kevin Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Sawaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brooks throws a head kick but Sawaki moves out of range.
Brooks stuffs the takedown.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sawaki misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming.
Sawaki throws a looping overhand right but Brooks ducks down to avoid it.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses
enabling Sawaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Brooks throws a head kick but Sawaki moves out of range.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sawaki moves away.
Sawaki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sawaki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sawaki avoids the attempt from Brooks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Brooks is now in Sawaki's guard. A big mistake from Sawaki there, giving up the dominant position!
Sawaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sawaki wants to improve his position but instead Brooks has moved into half guard.
Sawaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brooks pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sawaki tries to roll over but Brooks keeps him under control.
Brooks moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Sawaki.
Sawaki is not content to let Brooks control the position.
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.
Brooks stands up.
Sawaki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brooks. Brooks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sawaki.
Kevin Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keizo Sawaki.
A slow jab from Sawaki misses its intended target.
Brooks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brooks misses the body punch
and Sawaki counters with a single leg into guard. Brooks didn't expect that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keizo Sawaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sawaki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keizo Sawaki!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
57% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson's entrance music is Ennio Morricone - The good, the bad and the ugly. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
23
176 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
|
180 cm
21
181 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clint Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkes!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Fredriksson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hawkes needs to keep his hands up - Fredriksson had a free shot at his head there.
Hawkes tries to clinch there but Fredriksson circles away.
Fredriksson moves out of range as Hawkes throws a body kick.
Hawkes misses with a kick to the body.
Fredriksson gets a takedown into half guard.
Fredriksson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hawkes tries to get to full guard but Fredriksson has control of the leg.
Hawkes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fredriksson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fredriksson connects with a nice short shot to Hawkes's temple.
Fredriksson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawkes keeps working.
Fredriksson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawkes gets full guard.
Fredriksson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fredriksson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fredriksson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fredriksson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hawkes seems keen to control Fredriksson's posture.
Hawkes wants to sweep here but Fredriksson controlling him for the moment.
Fredriksson postures up in Hawkes's guard and throws a big left but Hawkes blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fredriksson's corner calls for a 1-2. Fredriksson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jonathan Hawkes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hawkes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fredriksson lands a body shot.
Hawkes dodges the punch combination from Fredriksson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. Hawkes does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Fredriksson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hawkes doesn't seem phased though.
Hawkes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fredriksson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawkes.
Hawkes tries to clinch up but Fredriksson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawkes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fredriksson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hawkes!
Hawkes is trying desperately to improve position.
Hawkes tries to hold on but Fredriksson pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fredriksson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fredriksson cracks Hawkes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hawkes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hawkes taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredriksson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hawkes looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson landing strikes from the mount and Hawkes is in trouble!
Hawkes can't escape the position.
Fredriksson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fredriksson is landing with some decent strikes but Hawkes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fredriksson working Hawkes over with strikes here.
Fredriksson wants to control the pace but Hawkes is squirming around nicely.
Fredriksson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hawkes hang on?
Fredriksson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fredriksson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fredriksson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hawkes gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fredriksson prevents Hawkes from improving his position.
Fredriksson slips a nice elbow through Hawkes's hands, connecting with Hawkes's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredriksson is looking to advance position but Hawkes won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hawkes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fredriksson trying to control from Hawkes's half guard. Hawkes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fredriksson wants to control from the top but Hawkes keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fredriksson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fredriksson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fredriksson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fredriksson forces his way into half guard.
Fredriksson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkes is staying active underneath Fredriksson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fredriksson working Hawkes over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Fredriksson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A shot to de liver by Fredriksson. Beautiful body shot.
Hawkes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fredriksson.
Hawkes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hawkes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hawkes misses with a looping right.
Hawkes misses with a body kick.
Hawkes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hawkes is looking to score with low kicks.
Fredriksson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here.
Hawkes sneaks back into half guard.
Fredriksson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hawkes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fredriksson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson lands with a punch from half guard.
Fredriksson passes to side control.
Fredriksson scores with punches from side control.
Hawkes tries to bench press Fredriksson off him but Fredriksson keeps the position.
Fredriksson wants to control but Hawkes is keeping him busy.
Hawkes is trying to control Fredriksson's posture but Fredriksson avoids it.
Fredriksson works to advance to full mount. Hawkes defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Fredriksson controlling from mount.
Hawkes trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hawkes is breathing heavily.
Fredriksson breaks from Hawkes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson controlling from the full mount.
Hawkes is looking to improve his position but Fredriksson isn't that keen on the idea.
Hawkes is squirming around, avoiding Fredriksson's attempts to control the action.
Fredriksson breaks from Hawkes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fredriksson wants to control the pace but Hawkes is squirming around nicely.
Hawkes gets back to half guard.
Hawkes wants to improve his position but Fredriksson is controlling well.
Fredriksson is thwarting Hawkes's attempts to control the position.
Fredriksson throwing shots but Hawkes is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson wants to pass the guard but Hawkes is defending well.
Hawkes gets back to full guard.
Fredriksson postures up in Hawkes's guard and throws a big left but Hawkes blocks it.
Hawkes keeping moving, preventing Fredriksson from controlling successfully.
Fredriksson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fredriksson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fredriksson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hawkes trying to control from the bottom.
Fredriksson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hawkes's thigh. Hawkes counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Fredriksson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawkes has wrist control.
Fredriksson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hawkes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hawkes has momentary wrist control but Fredriksson slips an elbow through the middle.
Hawkes is trying to keep Fredriksson in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fredriksson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fredriksson lands with a nice body punch.
Fredriksson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fredriksson dives in and grabs Hawkes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hawkes pushes down on Fredriksson's head and hops out.
Fredriksson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Fredriksson. That snapped Hawkes's head back.
Hawkes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fredriksson scores with a hook to the body. Hawkes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Fredriksson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fredriksson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fredriksson lands a nice looking body shot.
Fredriksson shoots for a takedown but Hawkes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some wild striking there from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fredriksson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawkes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fredriksson with a nice cross.
Fredriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawkes was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredriksson.
Hawkes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hawkes thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawkes tries to clinch there but Fredriksson circles away.
Fredriksson shoots in looking for a takedown. Hawkes tries to sprawl out of it but Fredriksson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hawkes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clint Fredriksson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawkes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fredriksson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hawkes gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson stopping the sweep attempt from Hawkes.
Fredriksson won't allow Hawkes to get back to his feet.
Fredriksson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fredriksson throwing strikes from guard but Hawkes blocks nicely.
Fredriksson wants to pass the guard but Hawkes is keeping the position.
Hawkes keeping moving, preventing Fredriksson from controlling successfully.
Fredriksson postures up in Hawkes's guard and throws a big left but Hawkes blocks it.
That's two 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fredriksson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hawkes wants to control but Fredriksson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fredriksson lands a nice short elbow.
Hawkes is trying to stand.
Fredriksson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawkes keeps working.
Fredriksson throwing shots but Hawkes is blocking nicely.
Fredriksson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fredriksson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fredriksson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fredriksson lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fredriksson.
Clint Fredriksson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fredriksson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fredriksson working the head and body with strikes.
Fredriksson thows a huge punch but Hawkes dodges it nicely.
Fredriksson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hawkes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson wants to pass to mount but Hawkes is defending the position.
Jonathan Hawkes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawkes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fredriksson is looking to advance position but Hawkes won't allow it.
Fredriksson stalling away here and it's allowed Hawkes to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four 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.
Hawkes pushes Fredriksson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hawkes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredriksson.
Hawkes looks to land a left hand but Fredriksson moved out of range nicely.
Hawkes throws a right and a left that Fredriksson avoids nicely.
Hawkes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fredriksson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fredriksson trying to control but Hawkes is working from the bottom.
Hawkes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hawkes wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Fredriksson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fredriksson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Fredriksson!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
70% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
