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SPFT-Tokyo 3: Collision PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carter Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Foosternuce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Big Trouble in Little China" by Coup de Villes. 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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248 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carter Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reginald Foosternuce!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang closes the distance and pushes Foosternuce back into the ropes.
Foosternuce is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Foosternuce utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wang is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Foosternuce gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Foosternuce successfully pulls guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Foosternuce wants to sweep but no luck.
Wang wants to pass the guard but Foosternuce is keeping the position.
Foosternuce 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.
Foosternuce is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wang postures up.
Reginald Foosternuce has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wang lands with an uppercut that bounces Foosternuce off the ropes and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang connects with a solid leg kick.
Wang lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Foosternuce is defended easily by Wang.
Foosternuce looks winded!
Foosternuce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wang.
Foosternuce looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Foosternuce fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Foosternuce counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Foosternuce.
Foosternuce prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carter Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang goes for a takedown attempt but Foosternuce pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foosternuce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wang drives through and clinches with Foosternuce against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foosternuce crunches a lovely knee into Wang's ribcage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Foosternuce has Wang pressed against the ropes, preventing Wang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Foosternuce to keep the fight standing.
Foosternuce manages to break the clinch.
Wang punishes Foosternuce's body with a nice straight punch.
Foosternuce fails with a takedown attempt.
Wang slaps away a takedown attempt from Foosternuce, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang cracks Foosternuce with a good jab.
Wang throws a right and a left that Foosternuce avoids nicely.
Wang works the jab nicely.
Wang misses with a low kick.
Wang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foosternuce.
Wang lands a body shot.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Foosternuce wants to clinch up but Wang keeps it at a distance.
Wang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Foosternuce, pushing him back against the ropes.
Foosternuce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wang smiles and moves away.
Wang shoots for a double leg takedown but Foosternuce sprawls well. He's pushed Wang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foosternuce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carter Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Foosternuce drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Foosternuce keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Foosternuce pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wang is out of range and Foosternuce settles back down.
Foosternuce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wang shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wang was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Foosternuce is trying to control Wang's posture but Wang avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Wang 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.
Wang shoots in for a takedown but Foosternuce shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Foosternuce throws a right hand that Wang ducks under and follows up with a left that Wang also avoids with ease.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wang enables Foosternuce to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wang manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wang working for a triangle but Foosternuce defends it easily.
Wang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Foosternuce seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Foosternuce from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang is trying to control the position but Foosternuce postures up.
Foosternuce tries to free his leg and advance position but Wang is retaining full guard.
Wang is wriggling around but Foosternuce manages to pass to half guard.
Wang is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foosternuce takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wang is trying to stand up here but Foosternuce is controlling him well.
Wang actively working from the bottom here.
Foosternuce lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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.
Foosternuce trying to mount his opponent but Wang defends it.
Foosternuce looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wang pushes Foosternuce off looking to stand but Foosternuce dives back in and keeps control.
Wang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Foosternuce trying to control from half guard but Wang is working away.
Foosternuce lands strikes from half guard.
Foosternuce sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foosternuce blocks the strikes from Wang.
Wang wants to get back to his feet.
Foosternuce looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wang wants to get back to his feet.
Foosternuce content to control rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Reginald Foosternuce.
Foosternuce closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Foosternuce lands in his opponent's guard.
Foosternuce passes Wang's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foosternuce performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wang wants to get back to full guard.
Reginald Foosternuce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Foosternuce trying to mount his opponent but Wang defends it.
Foosternuce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang is not content to let Foosternuce control the position.
Wang is looking for a sweep. Foosternuce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Foosternuce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Foosternuce fails to land the takedown.
Foosternuce instigates a clinch.
Wang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Foosternuce uses from the top position.
Foosternuce stands up and waves to Wang to follow him.
Foosternuce doesn't manage to clinch there - Wang circles away.
Foosternuce tries to clinch up but Wang circles away and keeps his distance.
Wang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Foosternuce circles away.
Foosternuce shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wang's guard.
Wang can't keep his opponent in guard - Foosternuce advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Foosternuce is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foosternuce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wang wants to control but Foosternuce is keeping busy.
Foosternuce wants to pass the guard but Wang is defending well.
Wang tries to kick Foosternuce off but Foosternuce keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wang can't keep his opponent in guard - Foosternuce advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Foosternuce scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Foosternuce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wang is trying to stand back up but Foosternuce is controlling him
Wang taking some punishment here, with Foosternuce in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang actively working from the bottom here.
Foosternuce passes into side control, despite Wang's attempt to control the position.
Foosternuce lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wang is trying to control Foosternuce's posture but Foosternuce avoids it.
Foosternuce scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Foosternuce lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wang down.
Wang is pushing Foosternuce's head away, looking to escape. Foosternuce manages to hold on to the position though.
Foosternuce is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foosternuce trying to control the position but Wang is working away.
Foosternuce lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foosternuce trying to control the action but Wang is working from the bottom.
Foosternuce in side control, throwing shots but Wang defends.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foosternuce slows the pace down.
Wang is not content to let Foosternuce control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reginald Foosternuce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Foosternuce 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Reginald Foosternuce!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Reginald Foosternuce!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Reginald Foosternuce!
Reginald Foosternuce wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Freedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Jamie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Freedman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Freedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Jamie!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jamie back to the ropes. Freedman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jamie slips a jab and a cross from Freedman.
Danga de danga de dang - Freedman scores with a four punch combination!
Freedman fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jamie to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jamie looks to clinch but Freedman throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jamie taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marcus Freedman!
A very excited looking Marcus Freedman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cosmo Alexandre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinya Alkofer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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156 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cosmo Alexandre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Alkofer!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkofer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alkofer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Let's hope that Alkofer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Alkofer is pushing down on Alexandre's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alexandre is fighting to maintain full guard but Alkofer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alkofer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alkofer passes the guard and advances to mount!
Alexandre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alexandre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alkofer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alexandre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alkofer on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alkofer quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Alkofer but it's paid off an Alexandre is forced to tap! Nice work by Alkofer.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinya Alkofer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshin Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson 's entrance music is Kids - Sleigh Kids . A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kenshin Yamamoto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Davidson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshin Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davidson lands a head shot.
Yamamoto scores with a takedown into Davidson 's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Davidson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Yamamoto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yamamoto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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.
Davidson is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kenshin Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a jab when Davidson was well out of range.
Davidson misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamamoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davidson .
Yamamoto throws a hook to the side of Davidson 's head but Davidson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davidson cracks Yamamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Davidson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yamamoto leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Davidson is trying to drag Yamamoto to the mat but Yamamoto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Yamamoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Davidson is trying to drag Yamamoto to the mat but Yamamoto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Davidson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidson goes for a takedown attempt but Yamamoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto rushes Davidson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Davidson has Yamamoto pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Yamamoto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yamamoto lands with a right to the head.
Davidson wants to take the fight to the mat but Yamamoto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Davidson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yamamoto after a bit of a struggle.
Davidson is working for takedown but Yamamoto is calmly controlling the position for now.
A bit of stalling here from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is pressed up against the ropes. Davidson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yamamoto down to the mat. Yamamoto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davidson was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto has Davidson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Davidson tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshin Yamamoto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Davidson lands a two punch combo.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick
and Davidson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davidson cracks Yamamoto with a good jab.
Davidson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Davidson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yamamoto back to the ropes. Davidson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yamamoto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Davidson to the mat! Davidson manages to get full guard.
Yamamoto stays in close to Davidson 's body and controls the position.
Yamamoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davidson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yamamoto controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kenshin Yamamoto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Yamamoto closes the distance and pushes Davidson back into the ropes.
Yamamoto is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Davidson can't fight it off and eventually Yamamoto manages to take the fight to the floor. Davidson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yamamoto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kenshin Yamamoto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Yamamoto misses with a straight right.
Yamamoto dodges the punch combination from Davidson .
Some wild striking there from Davidson .
Tim Davidson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamamoto throws a right and a left that Davidson avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Davidson .
Davidson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yamamoto forces his way into half guard.
Yamamoto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshin Yamamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Davidson 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Davidson duly obliges.
Davidson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davidson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davidson throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Yamamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamamoto drops his hands momentarily and Davidson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yamamoto misses with a straight right.
Yamamoto dodges the punch combination from Davidson .
Yamamoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davidson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamamoto slips a jab and a cross from Davidson .
Yamamoto misses with a hook. Davidson ducked under it nicely.
Yamamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamamoto's head.
A punch combination from Davidson misses.
Tim Davidson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davidson throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidson looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Davidson throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Yamamoto throws a lazy right hand but Davidson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut. Davidson saw that one coming.
Davidson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davidson was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamoto.
Davidson throws a right hand that Yamamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamamoto also avoids with ease.
Davidson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yamamoto controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kenshin Yamamoto.
Davidson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Davidson throws a nice looking combination but Yamamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Davidson . Those never looked like landing.
Yamamoto clinches with his opponent.
Davidson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yamamoto prevents it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Yamamoto's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Davidson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yamamoto after a bit of a struggle.
Yamamoto is working Davidson over against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yamamoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tim Davidson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kenshin Yamamoto.
Davidson throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Davidson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davidson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Davidson throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davidson throws a nice looking combination but Yamamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davidson fails to land with a series of punches.
Davidson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davidson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamoto instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Davidson is trying to drag Yamamoto to the mat but Yamamoto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenshin Yamamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamamoto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Kenshin Yamamoto!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Kenshin Yamamoto!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Kenshin Yamamoto!
Kenshin Yamamoto wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sameer Hamadoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the ring accompanied by Headstrong-Trapt. Hamadoui has chosen Lights Out as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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32
152 lbs
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31
155 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sameer Hamadoui!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Hamadoui both land. Nice combination.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hamadoui enables Cruz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hamadoui manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hamadoui is looking to stand up but Cruz isn't so interested in that idea.
Cruz trying to control but Hamadoui is working from the bottom.
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.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Hamadoui keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Hamadoui is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz trying to control but Hamadoui is working from the bottom.
Cruz throws an elbow that misses. Hamadoui uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cruz's guard. Nice move by Hamadoui!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz pulls Hamadoui in close to prevent any damage.
Hamadoui avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cruz is pulling down on Hamadoui's head to control his posture.
Hamadoui tries to stand but Cruz is controlling from the bottom.
Cruz is pulling down on Hamadoui's head to control his posture.
Cruz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hamadoui manages to get himself to full guard.
Hamadoui avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hamadoui keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Hamadoui wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
Hamadoui keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Cruz 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.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hamadoui keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hamadoui blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruz.
Cruz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hamadoui looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hamadoui keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cruz wants to free his trapped foot but Hamadoui is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to take a breather but Hamadoui is having none of it.
Cruz 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.
Hamadoui is trying to stand.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hamadoui's head.
Cruz working over Hamadoui with some ground and pound. Hamadoui looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hamadoui pushes Cruz off looking to stand but Cruz dives back in and keeps control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hamadoui defending well though.
Hamadoui tries to kick Cruz off but Cruz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hamadoui leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hamadoui slips a jab from Cruz.
Hamadoui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamadoui circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sameer Hamadoui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamadoui blocks a jab.
Hamadoui tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Hamadoui tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cruz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cruz.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Hamadoui keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hamadoui works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hamadoui keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Nate Cruz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cruz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hamadoui's guard.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Hamadoui has wrist control.
Cruz stays in close to Hamadoui's body and controls the position.
Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hamadoui wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cruz trying to control but Hamadoui is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hamadoui is keeping the position for now.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Hamadoui blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Hamadoui keeps moving.
Cruz is pushing down on Hamadoui's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hamadoui is fighting to maintain full guard but Cruz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cruz trying to advance position but Hamadoui counters by regaining guard.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hamadoui works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hamadoui keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Hamadoui is retaining full guard.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamadoui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamadoui wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz postures up in Hamadoui's guard and throws a big left but Hamadoui blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Cruz postures up in Hamadoui's guard and throws a big left but Hamadoui blocks it.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Hamadoui wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Cruz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz drives through with a takedown into Hamadoui's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hamadoui wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
Cruz trying to control but Hamadoui is working from the bottom.
Hamadoui scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A lazy left from Cruz finds it's target.
Hamadoui cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hamadoui lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hamadoui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hamadoui napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamadoui wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz controlling the position.
Hamadoui tries to escape but Cruz is in control.
Cruz scores with punches from side control.
Cruz throws an elbow but Hamadoui slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cruz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cruz lands a nice forearm strike.
Cruz lands a nice forearm strike.
Cruz trying to control the action but Hamadoui is working from the bottom.
Cruz has hold of Hamadoui's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hamadoui tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Cruz cranks the arm and Hamadoui screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hamadoui, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nate Cruz!
After the big win, Nate Cruz made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brute and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Willis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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22
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keiji Mutou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Willis!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutou manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Willis on his heels. He'll look to pass Willis's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mutou works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mutou takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mutou 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.
Willis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mutou.
Mutou is nestled in close to Willis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Willis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mutou scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mutou content to control rather than advance.
Willis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mutou moves nicely into side control.
Mutou lands an elbow.
Mutou creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis taking a bit of punishment here - Mutou scoring with strikes.
Mutou advances to mount.
Mutou lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Willis is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mutou postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Willis in real trouble here! The ref calls for Willis to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keiji Mutou!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthor Basilicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Benedict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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33
165 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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26
155 lbs
3 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthor Basilicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakota Benedict!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedict tries to clinch up.
Benedict tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Basilicus counters with an inside leg kick.
Basilicus pushes Benedict up against the ropes in a clinch.
Basilicus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Benedict in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Basilicus lands a knee to the body.
Basilicus lands an uppercut.
Basilicus avoids a wild elbow strike from Benedict.
Basilicus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Benedict looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basilicus pulls guard effortlessly.
Basilicus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Basilicus working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Benedict looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Basilicus! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Anthor Basilicus!
Anthor Basilicus spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shuten Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rip James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen The Ultimatum as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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26
300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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37
266 lbs
45 - 32 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight 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, Shuten Demon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rip James!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demon has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
James pulls guard effortlessly.
James looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Demon is defending well. James quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Demon has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! James celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rip James!
Rip James is the new super heavyweight champion!
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