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TRFC26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristian Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes into the arena with Ain't That A Kick In The Head blaring out of the sound system. Okami has chosen Fall Of The Republic as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tristian Okami has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Isaac Martin's chin.
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155 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaac Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tristian Okami!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okami misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Okami drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Okami slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Martin.
Martin is not content to let Okami control the position.
Okami seems to be looking for submissions.
Martin is not content to let Okami control the position.
Okami is trying to work for a kimura but Martin is defending well.
Martin trying to control here.
Okami is stalling here. Martin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Okami seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Martin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Martin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Okami on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami is looking for a sweep.
Martin tries to stand but Okami is controlling his head.
Okami tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Martin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Martin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Okami knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Okami tries to bench press Martin off him but Martin keeps the position.
Martin wants to stand but Okami is controlling his arm.
Okami tries to improve position but can't.
Martin trying to control the action but Okami is working from the bottom.
Okami tries to bench press Martin off him but Martin keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Martin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Martin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Okami is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Okami is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martin pulls his head out easily.
Martin is trying to control. Okami wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Okami's head.
Martin wants to control but Okami is keeping him busy.
Okami wants to improve his position but Martin is controlling well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okami is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martin pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Okami is trying to get back to full guard.
Martin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Martin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Okami manages to get to full guard.
Martin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Okami is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Okami has a closed guard, preventing Martin from standing up.
Okami is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami is looking for a triangle but Martin pushes his legs off easily.
Okami looking to control.
Okami is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martin is aware though and is defending well.
Okami looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin wants to control from the top but Okami keeps moving.
Okami is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Okami is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristian Okami dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Okami scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Okami moves out of range of the body kick from Martin.
Isaac Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okami looks for a takedown but Martin sprawls well.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Okami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Okami fails with the takedown.
Martin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Okami.
Isaac Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristian Okami.
Martin forces Okami back against the cage and clinches.
Martin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Martin wants to stand and escape but Okami is having none of it.
Okami pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martin is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin wants to stand up but Okami is controlling him.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Okami from controlling successfully.
Martin pulls Okami in close to prevent any damage.
Okami tries to free his leg and advance position but Martin is retaining full guard.
Martin wants to stand and escape but Okami is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Okami tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martin swivels and escapes.
Okami looks for a takedown but Martin sprawls well.
Okami is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Martin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Okami taking a bit of punishment here - Martin scoring with strikes.
Martin lands a nice forearm strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin advances to full mount.
Okami is working to get back to half guard.
Martin unloading with bombs!
Martin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martin scoring with strikes but Okami is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking to control but Okami is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Martin.
Okami bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Okami forces his way into half guard.
Martin is looking for a sweep. Okami is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Okami is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Martin missing with punches from the bottom.
Okami seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Martin defends it well.
Martin landing rabbit punches to the side of Okami's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Martin is trying to stand up here but Okami is controlling him well.
Okami is looking for a kimura but Martin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Okami to get the leverage.
Okami thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martin's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin has his hands clasped together around Okami's back. He's all about the action.
Okami is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Martin has managed to free his arm - good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin wants to control but Okami is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Martin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Okami fails with a takedown attempt.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Isaac Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Okami or perhaps it was just good defense by Martin which made him look bad.
Martin moves into range and clinches up with Okami.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Okami misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Isaac Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristian Okami.
Okami takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Okami tries to keep at a distance but Martin has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martin walks away with a smile on his face. Okami gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martin shoots in and bounces Okami off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Martin stays in close to Okami's body and controls the position.
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martin landing with the ground and pound.
Martin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Martin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin chips away with some ground and pound.
Okami is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martin is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Martin trying to control but Okami is working from the bottom.
Martin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Isaac Martin.
Okami tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Okami somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a body punch
and Okami counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Okami thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Okami trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Martin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Martin wants to stand up but Okami is controlling him.
Martin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Okami advances position into side control!
Martin tries to escape but Okami is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin prevents Okami from moving into mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okami thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Martin wants to control but Okami postures up.
Okami is trying to get an arm triangle but Martin is defending well.
Martin wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okami wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Martin is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Isaac Martin.
I think Martin 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 for Isaac Martin!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Tristian Okami!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franco Collumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Roberts is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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150 lbs
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28
134 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franco Collumbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collumbo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roberts moves into the clinch.
Roberts jumps into guard, dragging Collumbo to the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Collumbo stops Roberts from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Collumbo manages to get himself to full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Collumbo wants to stand up but Roberts is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts wants to pass the guard but Collumbo is keeping the position.
Collumbo wants to get back to his feet but Roberts is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Roberts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Collumbo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roberts stops Collumbo from standing up.
Roberts looking to pass the guard.
Roberts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Collumbo's guard.
Roberts trying to mount his opponent but Collumbo defends it.
Roberts works his foot free and advances to mount.
Roberts throws some wild stikes that Collumbo manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collumbo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Roberts throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Collumbo because Roberts loaded up on that one.
Roberts looking to secure an arm triangle but Collumbo defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Roberts but it's paid off an Collumbo is forced to tap! Nice work by Roberts.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrew Roberts!
Andrew Roberts took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grace might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Swagga Like Us - TI. This should be fireworks!
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30
163 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Stryker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stryker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice cross by Stryker.
Grace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stryker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stryker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stryker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grace doesn't seem bothered though.
Grace blocks a head kick by Stryker.
Stryker tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnny Stryker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grace moves away from the strike by Stryker.
Grace misses with a head kick.
Grace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stryker.
Grace ducks right into an uppercut from Stryker.
Stryker throws a head kick that misses.
Stryker connects with an inside leg kick.
Grace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stryker throws a right hand that Grace ducks under and follows up with a left that Grace also avoids with ease.
Stryker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grace moves out of range of the leg kick from Stryker.
Stryker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stryker misses with a wild combination.
Stryker 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 one minute gone in the round.
Stryker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stryker throws a leg kick but Grace moved away.
Stryker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Stryker.
Stryker throws a poor cross that misses
and Grace counters with a two punch combo.
A clash of legs there as Grace blocks the low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stryker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stryker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stryker tries a head kick but it misses.
Grace has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stryker fails to land.
Stryker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grace gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Grace wants to stall.
Stryker misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grace's elbow.
Grace scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stryker scores with a hook to the body.
Stryker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stryker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grace is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stryker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Grace using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stryker tries to work over Grace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grace prevents a body shot from Stryker.
Stalling in the clinch from Stryker.
Stryker lands a body shot in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Grace.
Stryker lands with a left to the head.
Grace prevents a body shot from Stryker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace tries to land a knee to the head but Stryker blocks with his arms.
Stryker is trying to break the clinch but Grace has him pressed against the cage.
Stryker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grace looking to stall.
Stryker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stryker tries to break the clinch but Grace is controlling the position.
Stryker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grace throws an elbow but misses.
Grace is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stryker is defending well for now.
Stryker has Grace pressed against the cage.
Stryker scores with a shot to the side of Grace's head.
Stryker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stryker can't get the takedown.
Stryker misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker tries to break the clinch but Grace is controlling the position.
Stryker wants a takedown.
Chuck Grace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Stryker.
Stryker scores with a hook to the body.
Stryker looking for a takedown.
Grace tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stryker avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stryker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stryker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stryker tries to clinch up.
Stryker throws a shot from downtown. Grace moves away and avoids it.
Grace has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grace there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grace is looking to clinch.
Stryker tries to land a leg kick but Grace saw it coming and moves away.
Grace needs to keep his hands up - Stryker had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Stryker there.
Stryker misses with a hook.
Grace has Stryker up against the cage in a clinch.
Stryker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Stryker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stryker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grace tries to clinch but Stryker is having none of it.
Chuck Grace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grace takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grace tries to close the distance and clinch but Stryker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stryker clinches up against the cage.
Grace pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stryker tries to stall but Grace uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stryker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stryker misses with a punch on the inside.
Grace holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grace blocking some punches.
Stryker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grace tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stryker misses with the head strike.
Grace throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stryker blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Stryker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stryker lands a left hand.
Stryker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stryker tries to stall but Grace uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stryker slows down the pace here.
Stryker trying to stall but Grace improves his position.
Johnny Stryker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stryker misses with the head strike.
Stryker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grace pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stryker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stryker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stryker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick misses from Grace.
Grace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grace wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stryker.
Johnny Stryker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stryker scores with a jab to the head.
Stryker looks to land a combination but Grace avoids it well.
Stryker tries a head kick but it misses.
Stryker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stryker moves into the clinch.
Stryker wants the takedown. Grace is fighting it off but Stryker persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Grace's guard against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Grace has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Stryker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Stryker connects with a right hand. Grace shakes it off.
A head kick misses from Stryker.
Grace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stryker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stryker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Grace blocks the leg kick.
Grace tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grace avoids the head kick by Stryker.
Stryker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stryker tries a head kick but it misses.
Grace wants to clinch.
No joy there for Stryker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stryker tries a head kick but it misses.
Grace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stryker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grace moves in looking to clinch but Stryker pushes him off.
Stryker tries a head kick but it misses.
Stryker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stryker duly obliges.
Grace looks to land a body kick but Stryker moved away.
Sloppy strikes from Grace. Those never looked like landing.
Grace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stryker misses with a body shot.
Stryker takes a swing at Grace's ribcage but misses.
Stryker tries a head kick but it misses.
Grace rushes Stryker and presses him up against the cage.
Stryker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grace gets underhooks to prevent Stryker's takedown attempt.
Grace is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stryker is defending well for now.
Stryker is looking to control Grace's arms but Grace gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stryker has his back to the cage.
Stryker lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stryker lands an uppercut.
Grace connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stryker's face.
Stryker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stryker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Graces head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Stryker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stryker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stryker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stryker closes the distance and clinches.
Grace leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stryker scores with a hook to the body.
Grace takes a shot to the head.
Stryker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grace gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stryker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stryker tries to score a body lock takedown but Grace shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stryker.
Grace looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Stryker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker gets through Grace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stryker lands a nice shot to the body.
Stryker lands a right hand.
Stryker tries to throw a body punch but Grace avoids it by throwing Stryker back against the cage.
Grace misses with a knee strike.
Stryker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grace is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chuck Grace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Stryker.
Stryker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stryker is stalling here.
Stryker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grace tries to land a knee to the head but Stryker blocks with his arms.
Grace blocks an uppercut.
Grace with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Stryker.
Stryker can't get the takedown.
Stryker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chuck Grace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stryker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stryker taking a breather.
Grace has Stryker pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grace.
Stryker scores with a shot to the side of Grace's head.
Stryker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grace.
Stryker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stryker working aggressively here.
Grace comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stryker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stryker has Grace pushed against the cage.
Well,Grace is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Grace tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stryker avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stryker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grace takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stryker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grace is rocked!
Stryker unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Grace! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Stryker is unloading with more strikes now! Grace drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Stryker!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Johnny Stryker waved his t-shirt featuring Xtreme Merchandise's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mana Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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20
248 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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285 lbs
15 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mana Sato!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko throws a right and a left that Sato avoids nicely.
Klitschko cracks Sato with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sato is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Klitschko.
Sato walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sato shoots in and gets a takedown into Klitschko's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sato throwing strikes from guard but Klitschko blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Klitschko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sato stopping the sweep attempt from Klitschko.
Sato throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sato drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Klitschko manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sato has Klitschko in his guard.
Klitschko tries to stand but Sato is controlling from the bottom.
Sato is looking for a triangle but Klitschko pushes his legs off easily.
Klitschko postures up.
Sato is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Klitschko wanted to stand there but Sato had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klitschko postures up in Sato's guard and throws a big left but Sato blocks it.
Klitschko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sato has momentary wrist control but Klitschko slips an elbow through the middle.
Sato throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sato tries to strike from the bottom.
Klitschko tries to free his leg and advance position but Sato is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato wants to sweep here but Klitschko controlling him for the moment.
Klitschko stands up from Sato's guard - Klitschko perhaps looking for a knockout.
Klitschko lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sato circles away quickly and effectively.
Sato looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sato working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sato throws a strike but Klitschko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sato wants to sweep but no luck.
Sato keeping moving, preventing Klitschko from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato is trying to control the position but Klitschko postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sato looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sato looking for a guillotine here but Klitschko defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sato throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Klitschko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klitschko throwing strikes from guard but Sato blocks nicely.
Klitschko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mana Sato will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Klitschko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sato has time to react.
Sato shoots in but Klitschko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Klitschko cracks Sato with a good jab.
Klitschko lands a jab-cross combination.
Klitschko gets caught flat footed, as Sato shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sato works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sato throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Klitschko is trying to stand up here but Sato is controlling him well.
Sato winds up and cracks Klitschko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Klitschko wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Klitschko, as that shot connected.
Sloppy strikes from Klitschko. Those never looked like landing.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Klitschko here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sato slips a jab and a cross from Klitschko.
Klitschko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato tries for a takedown but Klitschko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Klitschko lands a jab-cross combination.
Klitschko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klitschko lands with a good body shot.
Klitschko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Klitschko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klitschko closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato goes for a takedown attempt but Klitschko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yegor Klitschko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mana Sato.
Klitschko misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Klitschko. Those never looked like landing.
Klitschko jabs Sato right on the nose. Sato blinks but takes it well.
Klitschko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Klitschko wants it to stay on the feet.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sato shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Klitschko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sato is controlling him.
Sato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sato won't allow Klitschko to sweep him here.
Sato sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sato is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Klitschko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klitschko has momentary wrist control but Sato slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato is pushing down on Klitschko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Klitschko is fighting to maintain full guard but Sato has managed to sneak the leg through.
Klitschko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sato throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sato with the ground and pound but Klitschko uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sato landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato lands a couple of elbows.
Sato stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klitschko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mana Sato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Klitschko scores with a four punch combination!
Klitschko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sato fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klitschko avoids it really well and circles away.
Sato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Klitschko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mana Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Klitschko circles away.
Sato takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Klitschko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
Nice uppercut lands for Klitschko. That snapped Sato's head back.
Klitschko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Klitschko lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Klitschko. No joy for Sato on that attempt.
Yegor Klitschko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mana Sato.
Sato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sato moves forwards but Klitschko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Klitschko throws a right and a left that Sato avoids nicely.
Sato moves in looking to clinch but Klitschko pushes him off.
Sato dodges the punch combination from Klitschko.
Sato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Klitschko. Klitschko obviously looking to wear him down.
Decent striking displayed by Klitschko there.
Klitschko connects with a nice looking jab.
Klitschko tries to bum rush Sato with a series of wild strikes but Sato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klitschko misses with a two punch combination.
Sato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sato has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sato there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Klitschko.
Sato falls off balance throwing a combination
and Klitschko counters with a two punch combo.
Klitschko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sato misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Klitschko stuffs the takedown attempt from Sato. Sato gets slowly back to his feet.
Klitschko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sato circles away quickly and effectively.
Klitschko tries to bum rush Sato with a series of wild strikes but Sato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sato shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sato looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato with a lazy takedown attempt
and Klitschko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yegor Klitschko is winning the standup battle so far.
Klitschko stalks Sato and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sato's face. Sato staggers backwards, shaken.
Klitschko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Klitschko lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klitschko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown by Sato or perhaps it was just good defense by Klitschko which made him look bad.
A right-left combo lands from Klitschko.
Klitschko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Klitschko throws a shot to the body.
Klitschko is working the combinations to good effect here.
A jab lands there for Klitschko.
Sato shoots and misses
and Klitschko counters with a three punch combo that has Sato backing up. Sato nods at Klitschko to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Klitschko sprawls well. Klitschko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sato gets slowly back to his feet.
A left and a right from Klitschko both land. Nice combination.
Sato is rocked!
Klitschko gets a clinch.
Sato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Klitschko breaks from the clinch.
Klitschko throws a combination. Sato tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Klitschko scores with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Klitschko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klitschko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sato back to the cage. Klitschko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sato.
Mana Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sato shoots in for a takedown but Klitschko shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yegor Klitschko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sato 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Yegor Klitschko!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Yegor Klitschko!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Yegor Klitschko!
Yegor Klitschko wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Yegor Klitschko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Kajiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Awa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
184 lbs
13 - 17 - 0 |
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24
168 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoshi Kajiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Awa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awa misses with a double jab.
Kajiwara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Awa moves into the clinch successfully.
Kajiwara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kajiwara breaks from the clinch.
Kajiwara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kajiwara clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kajiwara.
Awa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Satoshi Kajiwara has been cut.
Nice elbow from Awa.
Kajiwara looking for a takedown.
Awa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Awa clinches up against the cage.
Kajiwara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Awa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Awa throws a series of strikes that have Kajiwara backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kajiwara moves in looking to clinch but Awa pushes him off.
Kajiwara throws a hook to the side of Awa's head but Awa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Awa pushes Kajiwara up against the cage in a clinch.
Awa lands an elbow that stopped Kajiwara in his tracks for a moment.
Kajiwara has had enough of the clinch but Awa keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awa manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Awa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Awa throws a head kick that misses.
Kajiwara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kajiwara drives through and clinches with Awa against the cage.
Awa manages to break the clinch.
Kajiwara avoids the head kick by Awa.
Awa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kajiwara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Awa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kajiwara shoots in looking for a takedown. Awa tries to sprawl out of it but Kajiwara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Awa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Satoshi Kajiwara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Awa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kajiwara throws a lazy head kick
and Awa counters with a thumping low kick.
Kajiwara throws a head kick that misses
and Awa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ricardo Awa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Awa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kajiwara shoots for a takedown but Awa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa thumps Kajiwara with a low kick.
Satoshi Kajiwara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
A low kick from Kajiwara misses
and Awa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Awa moves out of range of the body kick from Kajiwara.
Kajiwara moves in looking to clinch but Awa pushes him off.
Awa swinging wildly here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kajiwara.
Kajiwara is breathing heavily.
Awa blocks a head kick by Kajiwara.
Awa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Awa scores with a one two! Kajiwara had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Awa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Awa lands a nice looking body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kajiwara. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kajiwara tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Awa scores with a shot to the side of Kajiwara's head.
Kajiwara working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Awa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kajiwara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kajiwara throws a head kick that misses.
Kajiwara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Awa moves in looking to clinch but Kajiwara pushes him off.
Kajiwara is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Awa.
Kajiwara closes the distance and clinches.
Awa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Awa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kajiwara throws a sloppy head kick
and Awa counters with a three punch combo that has Kajiwara backing up. Kajiwara nods at Awa to acknowledge the strikes.
Kajiwara tries to clinch but Awa is having none of it.
Kajiwara instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Awa manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kajiwara.
Kajiwara throws a sloppy head kick and Awa moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Awa throws a series of strikes that have Kajiwara backpedaling.
Awa moves into the clinch.
Kajiwara wants to break free but Awa has control.
Kajiwara has had enough of the clinch but Awa keeps him there for the moment.
Awa gets through Kajiwara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Awa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Satoshi Kajiwara's cut is getting worse.
Awa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Awa misses with a few strikes there.
Awa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kajiwara misses the shot to the body.
Awa blocks a head kick by Kajiwara.
Awa rushes Kajiwara and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kajiwara tries to pull guard but Awa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kajiwara takes an elbow to the temple.
Kajiwara can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Awa.
Kajiwara is trying to push Awa away but Awa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Awa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Satoshi Kajiwara's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kajiwara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kajiwara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Awa is fending him off so far but Kajiwara persists. Nope, Awa circles away and we're back to standing.
Good exchange - Awa coming out on top.
Ricardo Awa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kajiwara blocks a head kick by Awa.
Awa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Awa keeps the fight on the outside.
Kajiwara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Awa lands a body shot.
Awa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Awa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Awa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Awa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Awa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kajiwara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Kajiwara misses
and Awa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kajiwara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Awa moves into the clinch successfully.
Kajiwara working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kajiwara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Awa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kajiwara tries a knee to the head but Awa blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Awa.
Satoshi Kajiwara's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kajiwara takes an elbow to the forehead.
Awa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kajiwara tries to clinch but Awa moves away
and Awa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kajiwara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Awa.
Awa doesn't manage to clinch there - Kajiwara circles away.
Kajiwara doesn't manage to clinch there - Awa circles away.
Kajiwara tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Awa counters with an outside leg kick.
Awa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Awa.
Awa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Awa takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
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!
Awa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kajiwara shoots in but no luck this time.
Kajiwara moves into range and clinches up with Awa.
Awa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Awa lands a head kick!
Kajiwara is rocked!
Whack! Awa lands a heavy head kick that drops Kajiwara. The ref tackles Awa to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Kajiwara was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ricardo Awa!
Ricardo Awa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Happy Pills 159Q, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Furijima Donatello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bernstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donatello comes to the cage accompanied by Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
267 lbs
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250 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Furijima Donatello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eli Bernstein!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernstein is looking to clinch.
Bernstein throws a series of punches but Donatello avoids them all with ease.
Bernstein's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bernstein duly obliges.
It looks like Furijima Donatello has been cut.
Donatello shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bernstein napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bernstein is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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!
Bernstein taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Bernstein's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernstein is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Donatello is controlling him well.
Donatello trying to control the position but Bernstein is working away.
Bernstein really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donatello. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bernstein tries to escape but Donatello is in control.
Donatello tries for a kimura but Bernstein is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatello landing a few strikes.
Donatello is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bernstein's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bernstein is looking to reverse the position.
Donatello thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bernstein is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Donatello lands a decent elbow from side control.
Donatello in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bernstein managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Donatello.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatello connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bernstein some visible discomfort.
Donatello tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Donatello 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.
Donatello goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bernstein has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Donatello but great work by Bernstein.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bernstein wants to stand but Donatello is controlling his arm.
Donatello manages to get back to half guard.
Donatello has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Bernstein. Oh but Donatello has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Bernstein goes limp - he's gone! Donatello jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Furijima Donatello!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Furijima Donatello waved his t-shirt featuring OVERDOSE Factory: Q159.2 Energy and more!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Numazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okamoto has chosen Feel the Drive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Numazawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numazawa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Okamoto as he jumps to the side.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okamoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Numazawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Numazawa closes the distance and clinches up with Okamoto, looking for a takedown. Numazawa pushes Okamoto against the cage but Okamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Numazawa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Numazawa tries to clinch but Okamoto is having none of it.
Okamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Numazawa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Okamoto scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okamoto cracks a nice hook into Numazawa's ribs.
Okamoto lands a head kick!
Numazawa moves forwards but Okamoto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Numazawa blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
Numazawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Okamoto.
Nice body punch from Okamoto.
Numazawa blocks a leg kick.
Okamoto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Numazawa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daisuke Numazawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okamoto lands a right hook to the body.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okamoto scores with a spinning back kick!
Numazawa is breathing heavily.
Okamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Numazawa. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Numazawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okamoto.
Okamoto lands a head kick!
Okamoto scores with a hook to the body. Numazawa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Numazawa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Okamoto lands but Numazawa takes it in his stride.
Numazawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Okamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Okamoto closes the distance and pushes Numazawa back into the cage.
Okamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Okamoto landing knees to the body.
Numazawa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Okamoto is stalling here.
Numazawa takes a shot to the head.
Okamoto slowing the pace effectively.
Okamoto lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Okamoto is leaning against Numazawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Okamoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Okamoto gets underhooks to prevent Numazawa's takedown attempt.
Okamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Okamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Numazawa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Okamoto effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Numazawa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Okamoto jabs Numazawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Numazawa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Okamoto is trying to control Numazawa's posture but Numazawa avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Okamoto content to control rather than advance.
Okamoto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okamoto throwing shots but Numazawa is blocking nicely.
Okamoto trying to mount his opponent but Numazawa defends it.
Okamoto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Okamoto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Okamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Numazawa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Numazawa blocks a leg kick.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okamoto.
Okamoto instigates a clinch.
Okamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Okamoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Numazawa managing to block the knees to the body from Okamoto.
Numazawa blocks an elbow strike from Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okamoto tries to circle away but Numazawa has him pinned against the cage.
Numazawa managing to block the knees to the body from Okamoto.
Numazawa avoiding damage as Okamoto throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Okamoto receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Okamoto breaks from the clinch.
Okamoto lands with a nice body punch.
A punch lands to the side of Numazawa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Okamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Numazawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Okamoto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Numazawa rather than just go for the knockout.
Numazawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Okamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Okamoto connects with a leg kick. Numazawa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Okamoto pushes Numazawa away with a front kick.
Numazawa avoids the body shot from Okamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa tries to keep at a distance but Okamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Numazawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Numazawa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okamoto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Okamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Numazawa.
Okamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Okamoto.
Numazawa is working for takedown but Okamoto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Okamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Numazawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Okamoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Okamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Okamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Numazawa is just out of range.
Numazawa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Okamoto as he avoids it easily.
Okamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crunch! Okamoto slams his shin into Numazawa's torso.
Numazawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Numazawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Okamoto - that will leave a mark!
Okamoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daisuke Numazawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Numazawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okamoto fakes the leg kick and cracks Numazawa in the body.
Okamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Numazawa, pushing him back against the cage.
Okamoto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Okamoto.
Okamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Okamoto stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okamoto manages to break the clinch.
Okamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Okamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Numazawa doesn't seem bothered though.
Okamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Okamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Numazawa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Okamoto lands a right hook to the body.
Numazawa moves in looking to clinch but Okamoto pushes him off.
Okamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Okamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Okamoto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Numazawa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Okamoto swivels and escapes.
Okamoto rushes Numazawa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Okamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Numazawa's brow.
Okamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Okamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Numazawa's brow.
A right handed body shot lands from Okamoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Numazawa letting Okamoto take a breather here.
Okamoto is pressed up against the cage. Numazawa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Okamoto down to the mat. Okamoto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Okamoto cracks a nice hook into Numazawa's ribs.
Okamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Okamoto scores with a head kick. Numazawa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Danga de danga de dang - Okamoto scores with a four punch combination!
Okamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Okamoto thuds his shin into the meat of Numazawa's side.
Okamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okamoto jabs Numazawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Okamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Okamoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Numazawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Okamoto tenderised Numazawa's leg. Numazawa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Okamoto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Okamoto works Numazawa's body with a nice hook.
Okamoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okamoto cracks the inside of Numazawa's front leg.
Okamoto throws a head kick that Numazawa semi-blocks.
Numazawa is rocked!
Okamoto cracks Numazawa with a hook to the temple - Numazawa is on wobbly legs here! Okamoto swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Numazawa falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Okamoto wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Hiroyuki Okamoto took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [IMMA] DTK Designs (Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo has chosen Rough Rida as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Otis Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Gein slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
Gein fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aldo to the ground. Gein is now in Aldo's guard.
Gein prevents Aldo from getting back to his feet.
Aldo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Aldo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aldo wants to sweep here but Gein controlling him for the moment.
Aldo working a defensive guard but Gein manages to pass into side control anyway.
Aldo is trying to get back to half guard.
Gein taking a breather here.
Aldo keeping his opponent close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Aldo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aldo trying to keep a closed guard but Gein is proving a slippery customer.
Gein lands a couple of digs.
Aldo has momentary wrist control but Gein slips an elbow through the middle.
Aldo managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looking for a sweep. Not yet Aldo, not yet.
Aldo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gein defends it easily.
Gein not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gein throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aldo looking to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Aldo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gein tries to land a leg kick but Aldo saw it coming and moves away.
Aldo misses with a right hand
and Gein makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo leaves Gein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gein looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aldo is fending him off so far but Gein persists. Nope, Aldo circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Gein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gein drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aldo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gein connects with a decent elbow.
Aldo is looking to reverse the position.
Gein throws an elbow but Aldo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gein scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aldo to see if he's OK.
Aldo defending against the ground and pound.
Aldo wants to control but Gein postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gein in side control, throwing shots but Aldo defends.
Gein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aldo keeps working.
Aldo is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gein 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.
Aldo tries to escape but Gein is in control.
Gein working the ground and pound.
Gein cracks Aldo with a big right hand but Aldo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Aldo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Aldo pushes Gein away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gein gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gein lands a nice forearm strike.
Gein fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Aldo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gein is looking to take a break and control but Aldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gein landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Gein dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No joy there for Gein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Gein. Gein gets slowly back to his feet.
Gein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aldo's hands.
Aldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gein.
Otis Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gein dives in and grabs Aldo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aldo pushes down on Gein's head and hops out.
Gein throws a hook but Aldo blocks it.
Gein is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aldo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Gein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo checks a leg kick nicely.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Gein circles away.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Aldo. No joy for Gein on that attempt.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Gein slips under a jab from Aldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aldo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gein shoots for a takedown but Aldo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gein moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gein is defended easily by Aldo.
Gein closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
Gein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo takes a shot to the head.
Aldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gein.
Gein's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gein prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Gein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aldo can't find room to land a body shot as Gein controls the action.
Gein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldo avoids it.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Gein avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the cage.
Aldo blocks a body shot from Gein.
Still in the clinch, Aldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gein can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
Gein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gein dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Gein drives through with a takedown into Aldo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Aldo pulls Gein in close to his closed guard and prevents Gein from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Otis Gein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gein throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aldo is on top in guard.
Gein keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
Aldo is stalling in the full guard.
Aldo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aldo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein controlling the position.
Aldo advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Gein's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gein tries to improve position but can't.
Aldo working away.
Gein is not content to let Aldo control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gein is trying to improve his position.
Gein is not content to let Aldo control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gein.
Aldo tries to bench press Gein off him but Gein keeps the position.
Gein lands an elbow.
Aldo is trying to control Gein's posture but Gein avoids it.
Aldo tries to bench press Gein off him but Gein keeps the position.
Gein looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aldo is avoiding damage well.
Aldo tries to improve position but can't.
Aldo parries the strikes from Gein easily there. Gein is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aldo to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Gein.
Aldo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gein looks up at the clock and then as Aldo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gein smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gein working the ground and pound from side control.
Aldo wants to control but Gein postures up.
Gein misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Gein crashes against the mat.
Gein landing a few strikes.
Gein throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gein postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet but Gein drags him back down.
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!
Aldo looking for a sweep but Gein has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Aldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gein lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein with a couple of short strikes.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Aldo holds on to Gein around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gein landing punches.
Gein lands a big elbow.
Gein looking to control but Aldo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aldo is in a horrible position here. Gein smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gein lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gein fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Aldo is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein scoring with strikes but Aldo is staying in there.
Aldo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gein dominating with strikes here.
Aldo is rocked!
Aldo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aldo is still in real trouble! Can Gein finish him?
Gein postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Aldo out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Gein goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Otis Gein!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Goins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cecil Peoples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Goins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 50 Cent- God Gave me style. The crowd seem to be enjoying Peoples's choice of entrance music: Party People by Nelly Featuring Fergie. This should be fireworks!
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Goins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Cecil Peoples!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goins fails with a takedown attempt.
Peoples throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Peoples enables Goins to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Peoples manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Peoples is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Peoples preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peoples wants to stand and escape but Goins is having none of it.
Goins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peoples works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peoples preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goins is looking to work some ground and pound but Peoples has wrist control.
Goins throwing strikes but missing.
Goins throwing strikes but missing.
Peoples wants to stand but Goins is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Goins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goins 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.
Goins throws a big right hand that misses.
Peoples wants to stand up but Goins is controlling him.
Goins throwing strikes but missing.
Peoples wants to stand and escape but Goins is having none of it.
Goins drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Peoples manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Goins has Peoples in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins wants to sweep here but Peoples controlling him for the moment.
Peoples must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Peoples wants to get up but he can't break Goins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Goins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peoples is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goins is working hard here to advance position.
Goins working a defensive guard but Peoples manages to pass into side control anyway.
Peoples stands up.
Peoples stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Peoples wants it to stay on the feet.
Peoples throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peoples throws a head kick but Goins moves out of range.
Peoples blocks a head kick by Goins.
Goins blocks a head kick by Peoples.
Peoples slips a jab and a cross from Goins.
Goins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goins misses with a takedown attempt - Peoples sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Goins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peoples pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Peoples.
Peoples throws a head kick but Goins moves out of range.
Goins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Goins misses the target.
Goins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peoples.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peoples throws a shot from downtown. Goins moves away and avoids it.
Goins throws a head kick but Peoples moves out of range.
Peoples feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goins's calf.
Goins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Peoples is trying to defend but Goins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peoples wants to get back to his feet.
Goins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Peoples defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Goins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peoples as he avoids it easily.
Goins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Peoples sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peoples tries to bum rush Goins with a series of wild strikes but Goins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peoples missing with a left hand there. Goins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peoples misses with a few strikes there.
Peoples misses with a few strikes there.
Peoples avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peoples throws a sloppy head kick and Goins moves out of range easily.
Peoples keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Goins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peoples wants to slow Goins down by chopping away at his legs.
Peoples with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A combination from Goins does no damage.
Goins fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peoples.
Goins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goins blocks a jab.
Goins throws a series of punches but Peoples avoids them all with ease.
Peoples throws a push kick but Goins slaps the foot to one side.
Goins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peoples scores with a decent looking hook.
Peoples misses with a wild body shot.
Goins misses with a double jab
and Peoples counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peoples throws a nice looking combination but Goins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Goins does no damage.
Peoples throws a right hand that Goins ducks under and follows up with a left that Goins also avoids with ease.
Peoples has closed the distance and engaged Goins in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peoples tries to break the clinch but Goins is controlling the position.
Goins lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goins prevents Peoples from breaking the clinch.
Peoples escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peoples misses with a low kick as Goins jumps back.
Sloppy strikes from Peoples. Those never looked like landing.
Peoples misses with a head kick.
Goins scores with a jab to the body.
Peoples is breathing heavily.
Peoples throws an overhand right that lands on Goins's shoulder, as Goins tries to avoid the shot.
Goins shoots for a double leg takedown but Peoples sprawls well. He's pushed Goins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leroy Goins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peoples tries to bum rush Goins with a series of wild strikes but Goins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peoples drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Goins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Peoples eats them both and turns towards Goins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Goins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peoples throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peoples misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Goins.
Goins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Peoples on the side of the head.
Peoples lands with a hook. Goins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peoples tries to close the distance and clinch but Goins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peoples avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peoples pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goins throws a body kick that misses.
Peoples is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Peoples does no damage.
Goins blocks a head kick by Peoples.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peoples thows a body shot but no joy.
Goins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peoples throws a sloppy head kick
and Goins counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Peoples!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Peoples, who protects the arm well.
Goins tries for a kimura but Peoples is defending well.
Goins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goins working the ground and pound but Peoples is defending the strikes.
Peoples dodges the ground and pound from Goins.
Goins creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Peoples sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cecil Peoples will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Peoples misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Peoples is fending him off so far but Goins persists. Nope, Peoples circles away and we're back to standing.
Goins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Goins stops Peoples from getting back to his feet.
Goins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Peoples sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peoples wants to get back to his feet.
Goins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Peoples's head.
Peoples is trying to stand back up but Goins is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peoples takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peoples blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goins.
Goins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Goins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Goins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peoples is looking to escape.
Goins throwing shots but Peoples is blocking nicely.
Peoples avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goins.
Goins looks to land a strike but Peoples avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Goins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins working some strikes from top position.
Peoples preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goins throwing strikes from guard but Peoples blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goins chips away with some ground and pound.
Goins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goins with a nice head shot there.
Goins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goins is looking to work some ground and pound but Peoples has wrist control.
Peoples is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Goins throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goins throwing strikes from guard but Peoples blocks nicely.
Goins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Peoples wants to get back to his feet but Goins drags him back down.
Goins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Goins is trying to get an arm triangle but Peoples is defending well.
Check out the look on Goins's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peoples tries to escape but Goins is in control.
Goins looks up at the clock and then as Peoples takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Goins smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Goins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Peoples knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cecil Peoples has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goins throws a strike aimed at the side of Peoples's head but Peoples avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goins lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goins landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Goins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goins 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 for Leroy Goins!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Leroy Goins!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Leroy Goins!
Leroy Goins wins by unanimous decision!
Leroy Goins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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