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MZFT 3 - The Tourney Begins! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nobuo Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masami Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba comes to the cage accompanied by Mono - Battle for Heaven. Nobuo Sakuraba had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nobuo Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masami Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba feints and as Takahashi raises his hands in defense, Sakuraba changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sakuraba throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takahashi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Takahashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takahashi can't keep his opponent in guard - Sakuraba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takahashi keeps working.
Takahashi tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sakuraba has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Takahashi tries to hold on but Sakuraba postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi can't escape the position.
Takahashi is controlling an arm, preventing Sakuraba from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Sakuraba lands a big elbow.
Sakuraba swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Takahashi is now in Sakuraba's guard. A big mistake from Sakuraba there, giving up the dominant position!
Sakuraba can't keep his opponent in guard - Takahashi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi passes to full mount!
Sakuraba is trying to escape the mount but Takahashi keeps good control and instead manages to take Sakuraba's back.
Sakuraba trying to get back to his feet but Takahashi is in full control for now.
Takahashi looking to hold on to the position here but Sakuraba rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Sakuraba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Takahashi on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Takahashi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sakuraba is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sakuraba has escaped and now he's on top!
Takahashi looking for a guillotine here but Sakuraba defends easily.
Takahashi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sakuraba manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Takahashi controls the pace.
Takahashi pushing down on Sakuraba's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Takahashi in particular looking to stall.
Takahashi wants to work for an arm triangle but Sakuraba is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sakuraba is refusing to be controlled, as Takahashi sits in half guard.
Sakuraba tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Takahashi uses his free foot to push down on Sakuraba's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sakuraba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is working to get back to half guard.
Takahashi goes for an armbar but Sakuraba turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Takahashi to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sakuraba is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Takahashi pulls down on the head and he's put Sakuraba to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Masami Takahashi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masaru Shimabukuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pancho Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaru Shimabukuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pancho Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimabukuro scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shimabukuro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shimabukuro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shimabukuro moves away.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Shimabukuro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shimabukuro wants it to stay on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanchez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shimabukuro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shimabukuro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shimabukuro wants it to stay on the feet.
Masaru Shimabukuro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pancho Sanchez.
Shimabukuro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shimabukuro lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Sanchez goes down and covers up as Shimabukuro starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masaru Shimabukuro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Jamie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Smokers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Jamie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Smokers!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jamie's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smokers trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smokers being controlled here momentarily.
Smokers throwing strikes from guard but Jamie blocks nicely.
Smokers trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jamie managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jamie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jamie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Adam Jamie just wasn't active enough.
Jamie has his takedown stuffed
and Smokers counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Jamie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smokers's best efforts.
Smokers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokers seems to be looking for submissions.
Jamie keeping hold of Smokers's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jamie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smokers postures up in Jamie's guard and throws a big left but Jamie blocks it.
Jamie trying to control the position here.
Jamie wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokers is in close to Jamie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jamie trying to control the position here.
Smokers trying to control but Jamie is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smokers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jamie's head.
Jamie wants to stand up but Smokers is controlling him.
Jamie keeping moving, preventing Smokers from controlling successfully.
Smokers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokers is fighting to break Jamie's control of his arms but Jamie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Smokers landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smokers throwing strikes but missing.
Jamie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smokers throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smokers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smokers trying to control but Jamie is working from the bottom.
Jamie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jamie tries to get out of the position.
Smokers postures up in Jamie's guard and throws a big left but Jamie blocks it.
Jamie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Smokers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamie keeping moving, preventing Smokers from controlling successfully.
Smokers looks winded!
Jamie pulls Smokers in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jamie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jamie wants it to stay on the feet.
Jamie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jamie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smokers defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Jamie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smokers swivels and escapes.
Jamie gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Smokers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jamie working away.
Smokers tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jamie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Smokers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smokers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jamie's waist but Jamie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smokers off to one side.
Smokers shoots in looking for a takedown. Jamie tries to sprawl out of it but Smokers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jamie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jamie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Smokers did well to prevent Jamie getting side control.
Jamie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smokers's head.
Jamie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smokers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jamie with the ground and pound but Smokers uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jamie stands up over Smokers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jamie 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.
Jamie lands a couple of elbows.
Smokers is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smokers wants to hit a switch here but Jamie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Smokers there!
Jamie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jamie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jamie lands a big shot there that rocks Smokers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smokers is rocked!
Jamie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smokers looks a forlorn figure.
Smokers is still in real trouble! Can Jamie finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Smokers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smokers seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamie raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jamie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Smokers can't escape the position.
Jamie with a couple of short strikes.
Smokers working to try and regain half guard.
Jamie lands a nice shot to the head.
Jamie with the ground and pound from mount.
Jamie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smokers's face.
Jamie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smokers can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jamie with shots to the head and body - Smokers looks very uncomfortable down there.
Adam Jamie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jamie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamie trying to control but Smokers is having none of it.
Jamie scoring with strikes but Smokers is staying in there.
Jamie landing strikes from the mount and Smokers is in trouble!
Jamie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Smokers manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jamie lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jamie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jamie tries to score with some ground and pound. Smokers controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamie has hold of Smokers's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Smokers seems comfortable defending it but Jamie has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Smokers is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Smokers is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Jamie couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adam Jamie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kratos Gorkhain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wallace's choice of entrance music: Sandaless - Wojownik. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rafal Wallace was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kratos Gorkhain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafal Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace has his takedown stuffed
and Gorkhain counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gorkhain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorkhain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Gorkhain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wallace closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gorkhain circles away.
Gorkhain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wallace scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gorkhain is trying to control Wallace's posture but Wallace avoids it.
Wallace stands up and beckons Gorkhain to his feet.
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but Gorkhain pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorkhain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wallace.
Kratos Gorkhain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafal Wallace.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wallace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wallace shoots in but no luck this time.
Wallace looks winded!
Wallace slips a jab and a cross from Gorkhain.
Wallace with a poor takedown
and Gorkhain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gorkhain connects with a body shot that sends Wallace's belly button to the back.
Gorkhain scores with a nice head shot.
Gorkhain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wallace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorkhain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wallace circles away quickly and effectively.
Kratos Gorkhain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Gorkhain misses.
Wallace fails with the takedown.
Gorkhain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gorkhain scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gorkhain misses with a wild combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gorkhain!
Gorkhain is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Wallace like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Wallace from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kratos Gorkhain!
Rafal Wallace spoke after the fight, saying 'Never give up'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyubi Sojat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyubi Sojat struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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200 lbs
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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, Joe Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyubi Sojat!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sojat scores with a spinning back kick!
Sojat doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hogan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sojat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sojat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hogan is one step ahead there.
Hogan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hogan postures up.
Sojat keeping full guard, as Hogan tries to pass.
Hogan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hogan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hogan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sojat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan throws a strike but Sojat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hogan controls Sojat momentarily but Sojat frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojat trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Hogan wants to get back to his feet but Sojat is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sojat advances to half guard.
Sojat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hogan keeps working.
Sojat tries to pass to full mount but Hogan defends it.
Hogan is defending against the submission attempts here by Sojat.
Hogan is trying to stand back up but Sojat is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hogan.
Hogan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hogan managing to control the position.
Sojat wants to pass the guard but Hogan is keeping the position.
Hogan controls Sojat momentarily but Sojat frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Hogan.
Sojat avoids the head kick by Hogan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojat misses with a takedown attempt - Hogan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hogan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hogan blocks a jab.
Hogan avoids the body shot from Sojat.
Sojat tries for a takedown but Hogan circles away easily
and Hogan counters with a right hand to the body.
Joe Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyubi Sojat.
Sojat shoots and misses
and Hogan counters with a left to the body.
Sojat throws a head kick but Hogan moves out of range.
Sojat with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hogan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sojat's guard now.
Sojat looking for a guillotine here but Hogan defends easily.
Sojat looks winded!
Sojat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is stalling in the full guard.
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.
Sojat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hogan defends it easily.
Sojat being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hogan dominated that round.
That's time! Hogan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hogan avoids the head kick by Sojat.
Sojat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hogan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sojat is not content to let Hogan control the position.
Sojat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sojat throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Well, if Hogan 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.
Hogan prevents Sojat from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan controlling the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hogan trying to control from half guard but Sojat is working away.
We're going to have a standup here because Joe Hogan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hogan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hogan breaks from the clinch.
Sojat shoots and misses
and Hogan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sojat is looking for a triangle but Hogan pushes his legs off easily.
Sojat is trying to keep Hogan in close.
Sojat is breathing heavily.
Hogan slips nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sojat trying to control here.
Hogan controlling the action here.
Sojat wants to stand back up but Hogan manages to pass into side control.
Sojat taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hogan lands a nice forearm strike.
Hogan happy to just control the position for now.
Hogan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hogan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sojat taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojat is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan taking a breather here.
Sojat takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hogan passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sojat!
Sojat working to try and regain half guard.
Sojat is squirming around, avoiding Hogan's attempts to control the action.
Hogan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sojat is looking to improve his position but Hogan isn't that keen on the idea.
Hogan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sojat?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sojat tries to lock up and control but Hogan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hogan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sojat can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sojat takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan lands a couple of good shots and Sojat has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hogan's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Sojat is taking damage to the body and head.
Hogan lands a shot to the head.
Sojat just trying to survive but Hogan is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hogan is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sojat defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Hogan landing with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan lands with a hammerfist to the side of Sojat's head.
Sojat is trying to defend against the choke here but Hogan has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Hogan Tightens the hold and Sojat taps out furiously! Hogan displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joe Hogan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Danger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Millar struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Danger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Millar !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millar lands a nice looking body kick.
Danger lands an overhand right.
Millar stuffs the takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Millar , right into the meat.
Danger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Millar .
The fight stays on the outside here - Millar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Millar dives in and grabs Danger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danger pushes down on Millar 's head and hops out.
Millar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Danger wants to break free but Millar has control.
Danger wants to break free but Millar has control.
Millar pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danger lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Millar 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar keeping moving, preventing Danger from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danger wants to stand and escape but instead Millar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Danger keeping full guard, as Millar tries to pass.
Danger wants to stand and escape but Millar is having none of it.
Millar is standing up over Danger. Danger looks to escape but Millar dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger pushes Millar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Millar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Millar 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 Danger's shoulder. That is not cool.
Danger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Danger tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millar prevents Danger from escaping the position.
Millar wants to control but Danger is keeping him busy.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Millar wasn't active enough on the ground.
Danger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Millar fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Danger misses.
Danger fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carlos Danger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Millar .
Millar shoots in looking for a takedown. Danger tries to sprawl out of it but Millar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Danger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Millar tries a head kick but it misses.
Danger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danger lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Millar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Danger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Millar fails with a takedown attempt.
Millar shoots for a takedown but Danger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jab by Danger.
Danger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Danger sizes up Millar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Danger sizes up Millar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Millar is rocked!
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!
Danger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Millar tries to avoid it but Danger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Millar to the ground. Millar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Millar is still on wobbly legs! Can Danger finish him?
Danger misses with a series of wild punches.
Millar seems to have recovered his senses.
Michael Millar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danger misses with a lunging right hand
and Millar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Millar .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar breaks the clinch.
Millar shoots in looking for a takedown but Danger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Millar 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carlos Danger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Millar .
No joy there for Danger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danger throws a right hand that Millar ducks under and follows up with a left that Millar also avoids with ease.
Millar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No luck for Danger with that takedown attempt.
Danger misses with the combination.
Danger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Millar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Danger is fending him off so far but Millar persists. Nope, Danger circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar walks into a left hand.
Millar drives through and clinches with Danger against the cage.
Danger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Millar jumps guard and drags Danger to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Danger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Millar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Danger has managed to get both his arms back between Millar 's legs - danger averted.
Millar is breathing heavily.
Danger trying to control but Millar is working from the bottom.
Millar has a closed guard, preventing Danger from standing up.
Danger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danger wants to get up but he can't break Millar 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Danger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Danger is looking to work some ground and pound but Millar has wrist control.
Millar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Danger landing with the ground and pound.
Millar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Danger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millar wants to sweep but no luck.
Danger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Danger tries to stand but Millar is controlling from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Danger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Millar circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Danger dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Danger!
Danger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Millar .
Millar shoots in and gets a takedown into Danger's guard.
Millar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Danger can't keep his opponent in guard - Millar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Danger is not content to let Millar control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar tries to stand but can't do so whilst Danger controls his leg.
Danger is trying to stand up here but Millar is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Millar there.
Danger is trying to stand.
Millar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Danger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael Millar has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Millar has a takedown stuffed.
Danger misses with a series of wild punches.
Millar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Danger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Danger throws a series of punches but Millar avoids them all with ease.
Millar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danger.
Millar shoots in and drives through. Danger sprawls well.
Millar shoots in looking for a takedown but Danger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Millar 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carlos Danger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Millar .
Millar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Millar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Millar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Danger tries to avoid it but Millar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Danger to the ground. Danger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Millar moves out of range as Danger strikes.
Millar scores with a takedown into Danger's guard.
Millar trying to control but Danger is working from the bottom.
Carlos Danger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Millar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Millar wasn't active enough on the ground.
Millar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carlos Danger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danger scores with a jab. Millar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Millar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danger lands with an uppercut that bounces Millar off the cage and back into range.
Michael Millar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Millar back to the cage. Danger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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 Carlos Danger.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Danger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Danger!
Carlos Danger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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