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ASTRAL.11 TORYUMON PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Schoonover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Jits will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julius Schoonover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Jits!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jits fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schoonover drops Jits with a beautiful combination! Jits stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Schoonover is looking for the KO!
It looks like John Jits has been cut.
Schoonover shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Jits trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jits utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schoonover tries to free his leg and advance position but Jits is retaining full guard.
Schoonover is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jits striking off his back but it's not causing Schoonover any problems.
Schoonover showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Schoonover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jits is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jits trying to control the position.
Jits keeping moving, preventing Schoonover from controlling successfully.
Jits throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Schoonover avoids the head kick by Jits.
Schoonover drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jits wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jits regains half guard.
Jits is trying to control but can't.
Schoonover is controlling the pace.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jits trying to control from the bottom.
Schoonover trying to control the action but Jits is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover passes the guard and advances to mount!
Schoonover trying to control but Jits is having none of it.
Jits is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schoonover wants to take Jits's back but he can't do it this time.
Jits taking shots to the head.
Schoonover content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jits wants to control but Schoonover is having none of it.
Jits is looking to get to half guard.
Jits has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Jits trying to control the hands but Schoonover won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jits prevents Schoonover from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Schoonover dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Jits's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jits tries to clinch there but Schoonover circles away.
Schoonover changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jits looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Schoonover wants to control but Jits is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Jits's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jits throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
You can see the frustration on Jits's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Schoonover tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jits regains half guard, as Schoonover was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jits wants to control but Schoonover is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Schoonover is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schoonover looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jits wants to get back to full guard.
Jits is not content to let Schoonover control the position.
Jits flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover wants to work for an arm triangle but Jits is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schoonover is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jits sees it coming and defends easily.
Schoonover trying to control the action but Jits is working from the bottom.
Jits is defending against the submission attempts here by Schoonover.
Jits is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schoonover prevents Jits from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schoonover avoids the head kick by Jits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jits tries to close the distance and clinch but Schoonover swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jits tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schoonover swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schoonover closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jits did well to prevent Schoonover getting side control.
Jits is trying to control but can't.
Schoonover seems to be looking for submissions.
Schoonover is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jits flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jits wants to control but Schoonover is keeping busy.
Julius Schoonover overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jits trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Schoonover manages to pass to mount!
Jits tries to hold on but Schoonover postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schoonover looking to control but Jits is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jits working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schoonover with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Schoonover dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Jits's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jits is looking to clinch but Schoonover is avoiding it.
Schoonover tries a head kick but it misses.
Jits fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Schoonover.
A head kick by Jits misses
and Schoonover counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Schoonover looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Schoonover is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jits sees it coming and defends easily.
Schoonover is looking for a kimura but Jits is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Schoonover to get the leverage.
Jits punching from the bottom.
Jits missing with punches from the bottom.
Schoonover seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jits does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jits wants to control the action here but instead Schoonover manages to pass to full mount!
Schoonover has control of Jits's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jits regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jits is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jits is looking to get to half guard.
Jits tries to lock up and control but Schoonover gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Schoonover fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jits srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jits trying to control the position but Schoonover manages to sink in the hooks.
Schoonover is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jits trying to control the hands but Schoonover won't let him.
Schoonover wants to control but Jits is keeping busy.
Jits is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Schoonover gets his way!
Jits is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Schoonover gets his way!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover looking to break Jits's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jits remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Schoonover will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Jits trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Jits trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jits prevents Schoonover from getting a body triangle.
Schoonover is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Schoonover is trying to stick to Jits's back but Jits is turning into Schoonover. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Schoonover's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jits.
Schoonover controls Jits momentarily but Jits frees himself.
Schoonover preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
John Jits has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julius Schoonover is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schoonover is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Schoonover showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schoonover has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Julius Schoonover!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Julius Schoonover!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Julius Schoonover!
Julius Schoonover wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura comes to the ring accompanied by Inner Light by Shocking Lemon. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Hoshi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kimura moves into range and clinches up with Hoshi.
Hoshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kimura lands a knee to the head.
Kimura wants to break free but Hoshi has control.
Hoshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kimura lands a nice uppercut.
Kimura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kimura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kimura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kimura wants to get back to striking at distance but Hoshi won't allow it.
Kimura managing to block the knees to the body from Hoshi.
Hoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kimura avoids it.
Kimura is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kimura avoiding damage as Hoshi throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kimura avoids it.
Hoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kimura.
Kimura is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoshi has double underhooks.
Kimura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kimura circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kimura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a few strikes there.
Hoshi wants to clinch but Kimura slips to the side
and Kimura counters by clinching up.
Hoshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kimura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoshi checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Kimura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kimura swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kimura.
Hoshi tries to clinch up
and Kimura counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kimura managing to block the knees to the body from Hoshi.
A knee to the head by Hoshi.
Kimura struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoshi controls his hands.
Kimura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Kimura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoshi has him pressed against the ropes.
Kimura tries a body shot but Hoshi blocks it.
Hoshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kimura tries to land a knee to the head but Hoshi blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kimura managing to block the knees to the body from Hoshi.
Hoshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Kimura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoshi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kimura's efforts to push away.
Hoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kimura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoshi looking to throw knees to the head but Kimura is blocking nicely.
Hoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kimura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoshi keeps control of Kimura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoshi misses with an elbow strike.
Kimura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoshi has Kimura pressed against the ropes, preventing Kimura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kimura has had enough of the clinch but Hoshi keeps him there for the moment.
Kimura tries to break free but Hoshi pushes him back against the ropes.
Hoshi tries a knee to the head but Kimura blocks it.
Kimura is trying to break the clinch but Hoshi is controlling him.
Kimura is trying to force a seperation but Hoshi has the dominant position.
Hoshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoshi keeps control of Kimura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kimura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kimura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimura gets a clinch.
Kimura has had enough of the clinch but Hoshi keeps him there for the moment.
Kimura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hoshi misses with a knee to the head.
Hoshi misses with a knee to the head.
Hoshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Kimura avoids the damage to the body.
Hoshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kimura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kimura avoids it.
Hoshi misses with a knee strike.
Kimura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoshi has him pressed against the ropes.
Kimura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kimura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kimura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kimura lands a nice looking body shot.
Kimura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is trying to force a seperation but Hoshi has the dominant position.
Kimura avoiding damage as Hoshi throws knees to the body.
Hoshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kimura is trying to break free.
Hoshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kimura wants to break free but Hoshi has control.
Kimura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoshi backwards.
Kimura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoshi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kimura throws a nice looking combination but Hoshi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kimura tries to bum rush Hoshi with a series of wild strikes but Hoshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoshi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kimura holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kimura avoiding damage as Hoshi throws knees to the body.
Kimura lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kimura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Kimura.
Hoshi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kimura's efforts to push away.
Hoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Kimura avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kimura dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kimura pushes Hoshi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hoshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kimura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kimura tries to break the clinch but Hoshi is controlling the position.
Hoshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kimura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hoshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kimura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kimura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kimura breaks the clinch.
Hoshi closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Kimura to counter with a crisp jab.
Kimura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hoshi tries to clinch
and Kimura counters with a right hand to the body.
Kimura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kimura throws a leg kick but Hoshi moved away.
Kimura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kimura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoshi manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura gets a clinch.
Kimura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kimura moves into the clinch.
Kimura avoiding damage as Hoshi throws knees to the body.
Hoshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kimura is trying to break free.
Hoshi lands a knee to the head.
Hoshi prevents Kimura from breaking the clinch.
Kimura avoiding damage as Hoshi throws knees to the body.
Hoshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kimura blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoshi lands a knee to the head.
Hoshi is breathing heavily.
Hoshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kimura lands a body punch.
Kimura trying to stall but Hoshi improves his position.
Kimura is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoshi has double underhooks.
Kimura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tatsuya Kimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoshi tries to clinch up
and Kimura counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kimura moves into the clinch.
Hoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Kimura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshi keeps control of Kimura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kimura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kimura lands an elbow inside that Hoshi shrugs off.
Kimura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoshi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kimura, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hoshi missing with knees to the body.
Hoshi tries a knee to the head but Kimura blocks it.
Kimura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kimura avoids it.
Hoshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kimura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi wants to clinch
and Hoshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kimura has closed the distance and engaged Hoshi in a clinch.
Kimura avoiding damage as Hoshi throws knees to the body.
Kimura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoshi has him pressed against the ropes.
Hoshi crunches a lovely knee into Kimura's ribcage.
Kimura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kimura.
Hoshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kimura.
Kimura tries to clinch there but Hoshi circles away.
Hoshi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kimura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hoshi moves away from the strike by Kimura.
Hoshi wants to clinch
and Kimura finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kimura lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kimura can pounce on him.
Hoshi darts in trying to clinch
and Kimura counters by moving into the clinch.
Hoshi scores with a knee to the head.
Hoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kimura is defending well for now.
Hoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kimura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kimura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoshi misses with a knee to the head.
Hoshi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kimura is trying to break the clinch but Hoshi has him pressed against the ropes.
Kimura avoiding damage as Hoshi throws knees to the body.
Hoshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kimura blocks it with crossed arms.
Kimura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kimura.
Kimura connects with a right hand. Hoshi shakes it off.
Kimura looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshi is just out of range.
Hoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kimura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kimura dominated that second round.
That's time! Kimura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kimura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kimura is looking to wear down Hoshi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoshi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kimura counters with a leg kick.
Kimura has closed the distance and engaged Hoshi in a clinch.
Hoshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kimura blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoshi landing knees to the body.
Hoshi tries a knee to the head but Kimura blocks it.
Hoshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kimura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Kimura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kimura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimura is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kimura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kimura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kimura forces Hoshi back against the ropes and clinches.
Hoshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kimura wants to get back to striking at distance but Hoshi won't allow it.
Hoshi scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura wants to get back to striking at distance but Hoshi won't allow it.
Kimura wants to get back to striking at distance but Hoshi won't allow it.
Kimura looking to stall.
Kimura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hoshi misses with a knee to the head.
Hoshi tries a knee to the head but Kimura blocks it.
Kimura is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoshi has double underhooks.
Kimura is trying to force a seperation but Hoshi has the dominant position.
Hoshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kimura tries to break free but Hoshi pushes him back against the ropes.
Hoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kimura is defending well for now.
Hoshi misses with a knee to the head.
Hoshi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kimura lands a body shot.
Kimura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kimura throws a body punch but Hoshi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kimura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kimura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kimura instigates a clinch.
Kimura tries to break free but Hoshi pushes him back against the ropes.
Hoshi misses with a knee strike.
Kimura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoshi closes the distance but Kimura moves to the side
and Kimura counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kimura.
Hoshi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kimura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tatsuya Kimura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoshi checks a leg kick nicely.
Hoshi closes the distance but Kimura moves to the side
and Kimura counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hoshi's knee momentarily.
Kimura swinging wildly here.
Hoshi clinches but Kimura breaks the clinch
and Kimura counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kimura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kimura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoshi lands a knee to the head.
Kimura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kimura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoshi avoids it.
Tatsuya Kimura has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kimura is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoshi has double underhooks.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kimura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kimura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoshi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kimura counters by clinching up.
Hoshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kimura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kimura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kimura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Kimura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoshi.
Kimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kimura.
Hoshi blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch combination from Kimura misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kimura counters with a straight right hand.
Hoshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kimura looks to land a left hand but Hoshi moved out of range nicely.
Hoshi tries to clinch up
and Kimura holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kimura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hoshi tries to land a knee to the head but Kimura blocks with his arms.
Kimura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoshi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hoshi looking to throw knees to the head but Kimura is blocking nicely.
Hoshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kimura is trying to break free.
Kimura tries to break free but Hoshi pushes him back against the ropes.
Ryu Hoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kimura is trying to break the clinch but Hoshi has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoshi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsuya Kimura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kimura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Tatsuya Kimura!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Tatsuya Kimura!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Tatsuya Kimura!
Tatsuya Kimura wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Kuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padr Gary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padr Gary has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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24
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Kuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Padr Gary!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Gary there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuraba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gary's waist but Gary gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kuraba off to one side.
Kuraba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuraba closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gary to the mat! Gary manages to get full guard.
Gary looking for a guillotine here but Kuraba defends easily.
Gary is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuraba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuraba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuraba 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.
Kuraba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kuraba looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuraba wants to control from the top but Gary keeps moving.
Kuraba postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kuraba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gary is looking to clinch.
Gary is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gary fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuraba keeps the fight on the outside.
Gary tries to clinch but Kuraba is having none of it.
Kuraba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gary tries to clinch up but Kuraba circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gary!
Gary moves in looking to clinch but Kuraba pushes him off.
No luck for Kuraba with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Kuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuraba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gary pinned against the cage. Gary gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gary wants to clinch.
Gary tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuraba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gary closes the distance and pushes Kuraba back into the ropes.
Kuraba is trying to break the clinch but Gary has him pressed against the ropes.
Gary working Kuraba over with knees to the body.
Gary wants to stall.
Kuraba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gary prevents it.
Gary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gary wants to clinch up but Kuraba keeps it at a distance.
Gary fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuraba shoots in looking for a takedown. Gary tries to sprawl out of it but Kuraba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gary manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gary is looking to clinch.
Gary has managed to clinch.
Gary breaks from the clinch.
Kuraba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuraba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gary moves in looking to clinch but Kuraba pushes him off.
Kuraba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gary but Gary pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuraba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gary moves into the clinch.
Gary has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gary's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gary wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Gary. No joy for Kuraba on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Gary. No joy for Kuraba on that attempt.
Kuraba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gary but Gary pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kuraba looks for a takedown but Gary sprawls well.
Kuraba is breathing heavily.
Kuraba tries for a takedown but Gary sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gary throws a combination. Kuraba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kuraba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gary moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gary lands a nice elbow.
Gary tries to break free but Kuraba pushes him back against the ropes.
Gary keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuraba's efforts to push away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gary lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padr Gary dominated that round.
That's time! Kuraba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gary tries to clinch but Kuraba is having none of it.
Gary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuraba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kuraba throws a big right hand that misses.
Gary wants to stand but Kuraba is controlling the position.
Kuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Gary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuraba passes Gary's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kuraba has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kuraba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gary is trying desperately to improve position.
Kuraba lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kuraba lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kuraba with the ground and pound from mount.
Kuraba is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gary has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gary!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba is trying to keep Gary in close.
Kuraba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuraba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gary trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuraba is looking for a triangle but Gary pushes his legs off easily.
Kuraba lands a good elbow from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kuraba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kuraba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuraba wants to take a breather but Gary is having none of it.
Kuraba looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kuraba prevents Gary from improving his position.
Gary makes his way to full guard, as Kuraba worked for a kimura.
Kuraba content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Kuraba dominated that second round.
That's time! Kuraba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gary fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kuraba, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gary unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kuraba lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gary breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuraba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gary defends it nicely.
Kuraba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gary.
Gary darts in trying to clinch
and Kuraba counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kuraba postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gary is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kuraba, into his guard.
Gary is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuraba has wrist control.
Gary really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuraba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gary stopping the sweep attempt from Kuraba.
Kuraba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gary gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kuraba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kuraba wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kuraba is really struggling to control Gary but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kuraba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gary tries to avoid it but Kuraba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gary to the ground. Gary escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kenji Kuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuraba swats away the attempt to clinch by Gary.
Kuraba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gary defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Kuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuraba tried to score with a low kick but Gary checks it.
Kuraba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kuraba wants to control the pace but Gary is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gary wants to hold on but Kuraba pushes him away.
Gary blocking the ground and pound.
Kuraba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kuraba throws a strike there. Gary manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Kuraba stops Gary from getting back to his feet.
Gary is not content to let Kuraba control the position.
Kuraba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gary's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Kuraba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kuraba 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Kenji Kuraba!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Kenji Kuraba!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Kenji Kuraba!
Kenji Kuraba wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Toyoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bugoy Torero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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19
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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21
166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Enjoys gardening |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Toyoku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bugoy Torero!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torero fails to land the takedown.
Torero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Torero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Toyoku displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Torero.
Hideo Toyoku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bugoy Torero.
Toyoku scores with a decent looking hook.
Toyoku listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Toyoku lands a glancing blow to the side of Torero's head.
Torero is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Torero.
Torero is still on wobbly legs! Can Toyoku finish him?
Toyoku fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Torero out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Hideo Toyoku!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kida Masaomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masaomi comes to the ring accompanied by Complication - ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D. Swift has chosen This Fire Burns by Killswitch Engage as his entrance music. Nathan Swift is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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22
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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175 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kida Masaomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Swift!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masaomi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Masaomi wants to control but Swift is keeping him busy.
Masaomi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Swift, who protects the arm well.
Masaomi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Swift is trying to buck Masaomi off.
Masaomi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Masaomi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Masaomi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Swift manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Masaomi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Masaomi wants to sweep but no luck.
Swift got a little sloppy there for a moment and Masaomi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Swift has managed to get both his arms back between Masaomi's legs - danger averted.
Swift is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Masaomi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swift is one step ahead there.
Swift drops back looking for a leg! Masaomi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Masaomi manages to kick Swift off! Swift jumps back into Masaomi's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Masaomi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Swift passes Masaomi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Swift trying to control the action but Masaomi is working from the bottom.
Masaomi is pressing down on Swift's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Masaomi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Masaomi working for a triangle but Swift defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift postures up.
Masaomi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Swift seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Masaomi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swift is one step ahead there.
Masaomi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Masaomi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Masaomi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Swift defends it well.
Masaomi prevents Swift from improving his position.
Swift actively working from the bottom here.
Swift gets full guard.
Swift keeping moving, preventing Masaomi from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masaomi looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Swift throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kida Masaomi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Swift throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masaomi.
Swift looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Masaomi!
Masaomi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Masaomi gets back to full guard.
Masaomi working for a triangle but Swift defends it easily.
Swift wants to stand but Masaomi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Masaomi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Swift is pushing down on Masaomi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Masaomi is fighting to maintain full guard but Swift has managed to sneak the leg through.
Swift prevents Masaomi from improving his position.
Swift is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Masaomi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Swift wants to control from the top but Masaomi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Masaomi looking for a guillotine here but Swift defends easily.
Swift wants to get up but he can't break Masaomi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Masaomi is on top in guard.
Swift keeping full guard, as Masaomi tries to pass.
Swift trying to control the position.
Swift is looking for a triangle but Masaomi pushes his legs off easily.
Swift looking to hit a scissor sweep but Masaomi is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masaomi trying to control but Swift is working from the bottom.
Masaomi forces his way into half guard.
Masaomi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are battling for position here. Swift manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Swift keeping full guard, as Masaomi tries to pass.
Swift working a defensive guard here.
Masaomi has gone for a leg lock! Swift slips out almost immediately though and dives into Masaomi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masaomi wants to sweep here but Swift controlling him for the moment.
Masaomi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Masaomi looking for a sweep. Not yet Masaomi, not yet.
Swift trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Swift not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Masaomi wants to sweep here but Swift controlling him for the moment.
Swift is looking to advance position but Masaomi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nathan Swift will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Swift closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Swift lands in his opponent's guard.
Swift trying to control the position from guard on top but Masaomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masaomi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swift manages to get himself to full guard.
Swift keeping moving, preventing Masaomi from controlling successfully.
Swift looking to control.
Masaomi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Masaomi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Swift trying to keep a closed guard but Masaomi is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaomi preventing the sweep.
Masaomi looking to pass the guard.
Swift is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Swift throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masaomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swift gets caught flat footed, as Masaomi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Masaomi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Masaomi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Swift is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Swift has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masaomi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swift doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swift manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift wants to control from the top but Masaomi keeps moving.
Swift seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Masaomi keeping moving, preventing Swift from controlling successfully.
Masaomi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift is looking to control Masaomi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Swift avoid being mounted?
Swift tries to get to full guard but Masaomi has control of the leg.
Masaomi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Masaomi not doing much here.
Swift trying to control here.
Masaomi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Swift has managed to free his arm - good work.
Swift moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Swift trying to keep a closed guard but Masaomi is proving a slippery customer.
Masaomi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swift is keeping the position for now.
Swift looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Swift is trying to keep Masaomi in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nathan Swift just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swift shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Swift comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Swift 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kida Masaomi!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Kida Masaomi!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Nathan Swift!
Kida Masaomi wins by split decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joey The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jongwoo Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey The Lion has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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22
152 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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147 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey The Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jongwoo Park!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Park.
Park swinging wildly here.
Park is looking to clinch.
Park moves into range and clinches up with The Lion.
The Lion changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Park fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Park scores with a takedown into The Lion's guard.
The Lion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Park controls the pace.
The Lion looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Park has picked The Lion up and slammed him! The Lion can't keep hold of the triangle and Park manages to pass to side control!
Park decides to stand up, so the ref orders The Lion to his feet.
Park shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Park perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Park with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Park working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Park controlling the pace.
Park seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Well, if Park is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Park wants to pass to mount but The Lion is defending the position.
Park performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Park tries to stand but can't do so whilst The Lion controls his leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Park tries to stand but his hand is stuck under The Lion.
Park trying to control the pace.
Park looks gassed!
Despite being in the dominant position, Jongwoo Park just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Park throws a series of punches but The Lion avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Park.
Park misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Lion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Park has closed the distance and engaged The Lion in a clinch.
Park jumps guard but The Lion stands there with Park around his waist. Park gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Lion wants a takedown but no success here.
Park gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Lion.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey The Lion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Lion can't get the takedown.
Park gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Lion.
Park lands a body punch in the clinch.
Park lands an elbow that stopped The Lion in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Joey The Lion has been cut.
The Lion drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Park gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Park lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Park has clasped his hands together around The Lion's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The Lion is letting Park control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Park stands up.
Park shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Park stays in close to The Lion's body and controls the position.
Park is pushing down on The Lion's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Lion is fighting to maintain full guard but Park has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Park controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Lion is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Park pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jongwoo Park dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey The Lion'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.
Park lands with a kick to the ribs.
Park scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Lion in his tracks.
Park looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for The Lion!
Park has isolated one of The Lion's arms. The Lion looking to fight him off but Park twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jongwoo Park!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Vucinic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hristo Stoichkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Vucinic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hristo Stoichkov's chin.
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184 lbs
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183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Vucinic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hristo Stoichkov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vucinic slips a straight right by Stoichkov.
The crowd cheers as Stoichkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vucinic doesn't seem phased though.
Stoichkov works the jab nicely.
Stoichkov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vucinic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vucinic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vucinic moves away from the strike by Stoichkov.
Stoichkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vucinic.
Stoichkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vucinic.
A swing and a miss from Vucinic.
Stoichkov misses with a looping right.
Vucinic moves away from the strike by Stoichkov.
Vucinic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stoichkov manages to avoid it.
Stoichkov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vucinic's head backwards.
Stoichkov connects with a nice looking jab.
Stoichkov misses with an uppercut.
Stoichkov loads up on a big right hand but Vucinic slips the punch.
Vucinic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vucinic blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoichkov. Vucinic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vucinic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vucinic misses with a hook. Stoichkov ducked under it nicely.
Vucinic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vucinic throws a series of punches but Stoichkov avoids them all with ease.
Vucinic throws a right hand that Stoichkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Stoichkov also avoids with ease.
Vucinic throws a right hand that Stoichkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Stoichkov also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoichkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stoichkov scores with a hook to the body. Vucinic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vucinic misses with the combination.
Stoichkov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stoichkov throws a big shot that misses.
Stoichkov with a nice cross.
Stoichkov lands with a hook. Vucinic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vucinic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stoichkov finds it's way round the side to connect with Vucinic's head.
Stoichkov sizes up Vucinic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stoichkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoichkov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stoichkov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vucinic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stoichkov lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch combination from Vucinic misses.
Stoichkov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vucinic is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vucinic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vucinic is breathing heavily.
Stoichkov jabs at Vucinic's body.
Stoichkov throws a looping overhand right but Vucinic ducks down to avoid it.
Vucinic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vucinic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Vucinic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stoichkov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stoichkov cracks Vucinic with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Vucinic tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Stoichkov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Vucinic is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hristo Stoichkov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krunoslav Slabinac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slabinac has chosen OŠINI PO PRAŠINI as his entrance music. Krunoslav Slabinac told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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207 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krunoslav Slabinac!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cannon shoots in but no luck this time.
Cannon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slabinac is fending him off so far but Cannon persists. Nope, Slabinac circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Cannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slabinac connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cannon's hands.
Cannon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slabinac moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cannon misses with a few strikes there.
Slabinac misses with a wild body shot.
Cannon scores with a takedown into Slabinac's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slabinac is on top in guard.
Slabinac drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Slabinac as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Cannon screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Slabinac! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Krunoslav Slabinac!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naoto Sugawara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett has chosen Alaj volim kad je pomalena as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mirko Barnett is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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21
300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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240 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoto Sugawara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Barnett.
Sugawara is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnett feints and then cracks Sugawara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sugawara down.
Barnett moves into range and clinches up with Sugawara.
Barnett gets through Sugawara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Naoto Sugawara has been cut.
Barnett breaks from the clinch.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
Sugawara tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sugawara slips under a jab from Barnett.
Barnett works the jab nicely.
Barnett tries to clinch up.
Barnett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnett!
Naoto Sugawara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnett. Sugawara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnett throws a leg kick which misses Sugawara's front leg but catches the back leg as Sugawara tries to avoid it.
Sugawara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sugawara ducks under a wild hook from Barnett.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch but Sugawara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sugawara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnett moves into the clinch successfully.
Barnett presses Sugawara against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Barnett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sugawara is defending well for now.
Barnett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sugawara backwards.
Barnett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barnett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Naoto Sugawara's cut is getting worse.
Barnett lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnett looking to stall.
Barnett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barnett is stalling here.
Still in the clinch, Barnett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sugawara tries to pull guard but Barnett holds him up against the ropes and eventually Sugawara drops back down to his feet.
Barnett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barnett lands with a left to the head.
Naoto Sugawara's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barnett lands a shot to the body.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sugawara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnett lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barnett.
Barnett missing with knees to the body.
Barnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sugawara's face.
Barnett lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Barnett as the two fighters clinch.
Barnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Barnett coming out on top.
Sugawara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sugawara walks into a left hand.
Barnett is looking to slow Sugawara down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett scores with a one two! Sugawara had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jeez, Naoto Sugawara's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Naoto Sugawara's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mirko Barnett!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Makuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
159 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Matsumoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Makuto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Makuto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Makuto tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Matsumoto working away.
Matsumoto tries for a kimura but Makuto is defending well.
Makuto is trying to improve his position.
Matsumoto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Matsumoto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Makuto has escaped the position, nice work there.
Makuto is looking for a sweep.
Matsumoto cracks Makuto with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Matsumoto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Makuto, who protects the arm well.
Matsumoto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Matsumoto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto moves into full mount!
Makuto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Matsumoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Makuto is looking to escape.
Matsumoto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Makuto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Matsumoto mounts Makuto! Really nice guard pass there!
Matsumoto working Makuto over with strikes here.
Matsumoto lands a heavy elbow.
Matsumoto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Makuto?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Makuto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Matsumoto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Makuto is surviving well by controlling Matsumoto's body position as best he can.
Matsumoto has control of Makuto's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Makuto regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Matsumoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Matsumoto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Makuto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Matsumoto breaks from Makuto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makuto wants to hold on but Matsumoto pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makuto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Matsumoto kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Matsumoto lands a heavy elbow.
Matsumoto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Makuto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Matsumoto moves to take his opponent's back.
Matsumoto lands strikes to the head.
Matsumoto has Makuto flattened out and is raining down punches.
Matsumoto is looking to control Makuto but Makuto is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Matsumoto really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Makuto.
Matsumoto lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Makuto hold on?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto controlling well, preventing Makuto from escaping the position.
Matsumoto gets his hands free as Makuto looks to control.
Matsumoto tries to keep control of the position but Makuto is staying busy.
Matsumoto looking for the RNC.
Matsumoto working for the choke.
Matsumoto 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makuto defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Matsumoto's arms.
Makuto fending off the submission attempt from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsumoto avoiding Makuto 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Matsumoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matsumoto slips under a jab.
Makuto looks to land a combination but Matsumoto avoids it well.
Makuto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Makuto does no damage.
Makuto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsumoto moves away.
Kenji Makuto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matsumoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makuto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsumoto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Matsumoto pushes down on Makuto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ground and pound from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Makuto has given up his back. Will we see Matsumoto going for some submissions?
Matsumoto looking to break Makuto's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Makuto remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Matsumoto will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto scores with punches to the body.
Matsumoto trying to control.
Matsumoto scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Makuto is looking for a way out.
Makuto is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Matsumoto working for a choke but Makuto is defending well.
Matsumoto is persistently looking for the submission but Makuto is defending it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matsumoto looking to break Makuto's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Makuto remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Matsumoto will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Matsumoto keeps control of the position as Makuto tries to break free.
Can Makuto hold on?! Matsumoto is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makuto grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Ryuu Matsumoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matsumoto is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Makuto is defending well though. Matsumoto let's go of the attempt for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsumoto is working the ground and pound. Can Makuto escape?
Matsumoto struggling to keep hold of the position.
Matsumoto lands a shot to the body.
Matsumoto controlling well, preventing Makuto from escaping the position.
Makuto showing good submission defense here.
Matsumoto is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Matsumoto looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Makuto tries to roll but Matsumoto sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Matsumoto is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Makuto. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Makuto defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Makuto trying to control the position but Matsumoto manages to sink in the hooks.
Matsumoto lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
A lull in the action here.
Makuto is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Matsumoto looking for the RNC.
Matsumoto gets his hands free as Makuto looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makuto is really stuck here.
Matsumoto looking to break Makuto's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Makuto remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Matsumoto will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsumoto is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Makuto defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Matsumoto is hanging on to Makuto's back as he tries to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsumoto tries to get the hooks in deep but Makuto pushed the leg off.
Makuto covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Matsumoto has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Matsumoto dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Makuto throws a looping overhand right but Matsumoto ducks down to avoid it.
Matsumoto scores with a takedown into Makuto's guard.
Matsumoto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Matsumoto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Matsumoto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Makuto's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matsumoto passes into half guard.
Matsumoto wants to free his trapped foot but Makuto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Makuto is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makuto punching from the bottom.
Matsumoto prevents Makuto from improving his position.
Makuto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matsumoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matsumoto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Makuto!
Matsumoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makuto can do to turn this around?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Matsumoto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Matsumoto breaks from Makuto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Matsumoto throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Makuto has his hands clasped together but Matsumoto breaks the hold and Makuto is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Matsumoto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryuu Matsumoto!
Ryuu Matsumoto retains his lightweight title!
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