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JLF: Sunday Night Fights 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nougeria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Blubber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Nougeria is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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230 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Nougeria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boy Blubber!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nougeria shoots for a double leg takedown but Blubber sprawls well. He's pushed Nougeria's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nougeria tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blubber swivels and escapes.
Blubber looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nougeria is fending him off so far but Blubber persists. Nope, Nougeria circles away and we're back to standing.
Nougeria throws a sloppy head kick and Blubber moves out of range easily.
Blubber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nougeria defends it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Nougeria.
Nougeria lands a big head kick that sends Blubber tumbling to the mat! Nougeria takes a step backwards and waves Blubber back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Blubber fails with the takedown.
Diego Nougeria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boy Blubber.
Blubber shoots in but no luck this time.
Blubber shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown by Nougeria or perhaps it was just good defense by Blubber which made him look bad.
Nougeria stuffs the takedown.
Blubber looks gassed!
Nougeria looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nougeria 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.
Blubber is looking to improve his position.
Nougeria will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nougeria seems to be looking for submissions.
Nougeria is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Blubber is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Diego Nougeria!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Trosin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the ring accompanied by Thunderstruck. Bogdan Trosin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bogdan Trosin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Harris looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Harris landing strikes from the mount and Trosin is in trouble!
Harris 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.
Harris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Trosin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Trosin wants to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Harris jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Trosin manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Trosin is pushing Harris's head away, looking to escape. Harris manages to hold on to the position though.
Harris in side control lands a decent elbow.
Harris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Trosin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris controlling the position.
Harris trying to control the action but Trosin is working from the bottom.
Trosin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Harris are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Trosin is being controlled here.
Harris in the domination position with Trosin hanging on.
Harris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trosin keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trosin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harris working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Trosin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harris wants to control but Trosin is keeping him busy.
Trosin tries to escape but Harris is in control.
Harris trying to control the action but Trosin is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris feints and as Trosin raises his hands in defense, Harris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris passes into half guard.
Harris perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Trosin looking for submissions off his back.
Trosin looks gassed!
Harris trying to control the action but Trosin is working from the bottom.
Harris perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Harris trying to control from half guard but Trosin is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Harris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harris scores with a jab to the head.
Trosin dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Trosin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harris controls Trosin momentarily but Trosin frees himself.
Trosin is pushing down on Harris's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harris is fighting to maintain full guard but Trosin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Trosin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Trosin prevents Harris from improving his position.
Harris is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trosin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Trosin unloads with some shots from mount but Harris bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trosin lands with some strikes.
Trosin prevents Harris from getting the reversal.
Mo Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Trosin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Harris working to try and regain half guard.
Trosin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Harris?
Trosin can't control as he wanted to and Harris manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Trosin wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Harris tries to get to full guard but Trosin has control of the leg.
Trosin trying to pass the guard but Harris defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trosin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harris is holding on to half guard well.
Trosin thows a huge punch but Harris dodges it nicely.
Trosin stalling away here and it's allowed Harris to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Trosin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harris looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harris looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harris!
Harris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has control of an arm but Trosin manages to advance to Harris's back!
Trosin not allowing Harris to control his hands.
Trosin doesn't have the hooks in and Harris manages to turn into his guard.
Harris trying to control but Trosin is working from the bottom.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trosin is keeping the position for now.
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.
Harris trying to control but Trosin is working from the bottom.
Trosin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harris defends well.
Harris prevents Trosin from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bogdan Trosin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Harris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris forces Trosin back against the ropes and clinches.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trosin avoids a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Harris or perhaps it was just good defense by Trosin which made him look bad.
Trosin fails with a takedown attempt.
Trosin shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed Trosin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trosin slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Trosin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harris defends it nicely.
Mo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bogdan Trosin.
Trosin has his takedown stuffed
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trosin's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harris trying to control but Trosin is working from the bottom.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
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.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Trosin pushes Harris off and scrambles back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.
Trosin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harris sprawls well initially but Trosin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harris makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris tries to clinch but Trosin is having none of it.
Harris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trosin.
Trosin shoots in but Harris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Trosin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Trosin from controlling successfully.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trosin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now.
Harris wants to stand but Trosin is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trosin postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
Trosin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trosin trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Trosin!
Harris looking to secure an arm triangle but Trosin defends it well.
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.
Harris wants to finish this one by submission but Trosin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harris.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mo Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mo Harris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffy Domer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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204 lbs
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216 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffy Domer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romulo Barral!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barral avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barral swats away the attempt to clinch by Domer.
Barral misses the shot to the body.
Barral shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Domer is trying to defend but Barral finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Barral not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Domer is trying to stand.
Domer trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Barral seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barral passes to full mount!
Domer is trying to escape the mount.
Barral landing strikes from the mount and Domer is in trouble!
Barral is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Barral unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domer is squirming around, avoiding Barral's attempts to control the action.
Barral controlling from mount.
Barral throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Barral unloads with some shots from mount but Domer bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Domer blocking the ground and pound.
Domer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barral on the ground.
Domer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Barral controlling from mount.
Domer is trying to escape the mount.
Domer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barral dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domer is trying to stand up.
Barral sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Domer trying desperately to get to his feet.
Domer tries to hold on but Barral postures up.
Barral breaks from Domer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barral looking to control but Domer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Domer wants to control but Barral is having none of it.
Barral trying to control but Domer is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domer tries to buck Barral off but he can't manage it.
Barral lands a big elbow.
Barral has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Domer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barral is landing with some decent strikes but Domer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barral controlling from the full mount.
Domer tries to hold on but Barral pushes him away.
Domer is squirming around, avoiding Barral's attempts to control the action.
Barral punishing his opponent with strikes.
Barral lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barral raining down shots from the mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barral looking to secure an arm triangle but Domer defends it well.
Barral fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barral pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barral punishing his opponent with strikes.
Barral is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Domer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barral scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barral with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Domer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Domer tries to hold on but Barral postures up.
Domer is breathing heavily.
Domer taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Barral dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barral feints and as Domer raises his hands in defense, Barral changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Domer is trying to control the position but Barral postures up.
Barral pushing down on Domer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barral scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barral is trying to control the action in half guard but Domer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barral in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Domer tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Barral!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Romulo Barral!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franek Kimono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lind kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ice Cube & Dr Dre - Natural Born Killaz. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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216 lbs
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207 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Lind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franek Kimono!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lind fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kimono lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kimono misses with a few strikes there.
Kimono thows a body kick. Lind tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lind drops Kimono with a beautiful combination! Kimono stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lind is looking for the KO!
It looks like Franek Kimono has been cut.
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!
Lind cracks Kimono with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kimono looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lind finish him?
Kimono is rocked!
Kimono looks for the body kick but Lind saw that one coming.
Lind looks to land a right hand but Kimono moved out of range.
Kimono misses with a head kick.
Lind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kimono needs to keep his hands up - Lind had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimono tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lind throws an overhand right that lands on Kimono's shoulder, as Kimono tries to avoid the shot.
Kimono throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kimono.
Kimono tries a head kick but it misses.
Lind throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kimono uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lind.
Kimono misses with a head kick.
Kimono throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kimono avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lind scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimono takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kimono looks gassed!
Lind fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kimono on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimono tries to clinch but Lind is having none of it.
Lind misses with a looping left.
Lind throws a looping overhand right but Kimono ducks down to avoid it.
Kimono misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lind.
The crowd cheers as Lind lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kimono doesn't seem phased though.
That has opened up Franek Kimono's cut even more.
Kimono ducks under a wild hook from Lind.
Lind on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kimono. Kimono obviously looking to wear him down.
Kimono ducks right into an uppercut from Lind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kimono misses.
Kimono fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lind lands a big uppercut and Kimono crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kimono looks OK. Lind waves Kimono back to his feet!
Kimono is still on wobbly legs! Can Lind finish him?
Quinton Lind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lind closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Kimono out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quinton Lind!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiruki Nakeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Coming. Hiruki Nakeda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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132 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiruki Nakeda!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonio tries to clinch there but Nakeda circles away.
Nakeda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antonio is looking to clinch but Nakeda is avoiding it.
Antonio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakeda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakeda moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Antonio shoots for a takedown but Nakeda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Antonio thuds his shin into the meat of Nakeda's side.
Nakeda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antonio swinging wildly here.
Nakeda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakeda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antonio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nakeda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antonio throws a solid leg kick but Nakeda takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Antonio.
Nakeda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Antonio avoids the head kick by Nakeda.
Antonio lands the left hand.
Antonio throws a right hand that Nakeda ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakeda also avoids with ease.
Antonio is breathing heavily.
Nakeda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antonio.
Antonio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Antonio looks to land a combination but Nakeda avoids it well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Antonio. Nakeda shrugs it off though.
Nakeda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nakeda throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hiruki Nakeda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakeda throws a body punch but Antonio moves out of range.
Nakeda darts in and clinches Antonio up against the ropes.
Nakeda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Antonio just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Nakeda breaks the clinch.
Nakeda has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antonio has Nakeda pressed against the ropes, preventing Nakeda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakeda prevents a body shot from Antonio.
Nakeda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Antonio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nakeda breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Antonio misses.
Nakeda throws a head kick that misses.
Antonio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Antonio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nakeda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakeda explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nakeda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Antonio is rocked!
Antonio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Nakeda.
Nakeda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakeda takes the fight into the clinch.
Nakeda jumps into guard, dragging Antonio to the mat.
Nakeda pulls Antonio in close to prevent any damage.
Antonio throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakeda trying to control the position.
Nakeda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Antonio is aware though and is defending well.
Nakeda 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.
Nakeda has a closed guard, preventing Antonio from standing up.
Antonio works over Nakeda with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nakeda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Antonio wants to get up but he can't break Nakeda's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nakeda is trying to control the position but Antonio postures up.
Antonio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nakeda's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nakeda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antonio scoring well with a low kick there.
Antonio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nakeda counters with a head kick. That will keep Antonio thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Antonio misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiruki Nakeda dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A low kick from Antonio is predictable there
and Nakeda counters with an inside leg kick.
Antonio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oh Antonio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakeda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antonio.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nakeda checks a leg kick.
Antonio seems to have got his legs back now.
Antonio blocks a head kick by Nakeda.
Nakeda wants to slow Antonio down by chopping away at his legs.
Antonio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nakeda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nakeda throws a push kick but Antonio slaps the foot to one side.
Jorge Antonio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Antonio or perhaps it was just good defense by Nakeda which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antonio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nakeda lands a big head kick that sends Antonio to the canvas! Nakeda follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiruki Nakeda!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between KoKo Beware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Scylla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KoKo Beware!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Scylla!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Scylla does no damage.
Scylla avoids the body shot from Beware.
Scylla misses with a wild combination.
Beware throws a hook but Scylla avoids it easily.
Beware connects with a nice looking jab.
Scylla scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beware in his tracks.
Scylla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beware.
Beware jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Scylla 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Scylla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beware.
Beware stalks Scylla and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Scylla's face. Scylla staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scylla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beware counters with a nice uppercut.
Scylla tries to bum rush Beware with a series of wild strikes but Beware uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scylla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beware misses with the combination.
Scylla lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Scylla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Beware.
A right-left combo lands from Beware.
Scylla walks into a stiff left hand from Beware.
Scylla is rocked!
A right-left combo lands from Scylla.
Scylla fails with a takedown attempt.
Scylla tries to bum rush Beware with a series of wild strikes but Beware uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scylla tries to bum rush Beware with a series of wild strikes but Beware uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beware throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beware takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Scylla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beware circles away quickly and effectively.
Beware takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Scylla fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beware avoids it really well and circles away.
Scylla scores a takedown into full mount!
Scylla looks gassed!
Beware is looking to improve his position but Scylla isn't that keen on the idea.
Scylla is working for a guillotine from mount but Beware frees his head quite easily.
Beware is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beware can't escape the position.
Beware tries to hold on but Scylla postures up.
Scylla goes for an armbar but Beware turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Beware.
Scylla is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Beware is aware though and is defending well.
Beware lands a couple of digs.
Beware is in close to Scylla's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beware wants to pass the guard but Scylla is keeping the position.
Beware trying to control but Scylla is working from the bottom.
Scylla looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Beware passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Beware there.
Beware wants to stand up but Scylla has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Beware lands a nice short elbow.
Scylla works his way to full guard. Good work.
Beware is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Scylla has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Beware is looking to defend but Scylla has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Beware! Scylla pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Beware taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kenny Scylla!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vince Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swick is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Cruise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Swick!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Swick.
Cruise shoots for a takedown but Swick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cruise tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruise tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruise lands a glancing blow to the side of Swick's head.
Swick lands a left and a right that send Cruise crashing to the mat, dazed. Swick thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruise tries to clinch up.
Cruise throws the left hand but Swick avoids the punch easily.
No luck for Cruise with that takedown attempt.
Cruise will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruise scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise cracks Swick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Swick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruise clinches up against the ropes.
Swick manages to pull guard.
Cruise trying to control but Swick is working from the bottom.
Swick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cruise is aware though and is defending well.
Cruise wants to control from the top but Swick keeps moving.
Swick wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruise trying to control but Swick is working from the bottom.
Cruise is looking to work some ground and pound but Swick has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swick is trying to keep Cruise in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cruise closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Swick manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Swick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cruise can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cruise 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.
Cruise controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cruise trying to control but Swick is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise stands and throws Swick's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Swick is trying to improve his position.
Cruise working away.
Swick taking a bit of punishment here - Cruise scoring with strikes.
Cruise is looking to take a break and control but Swick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Swick is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cruise is controlling him well.
Cruise trying to control the action but Swick is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Swick is looking to reverse the position.
Cruise working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Swick is not content to let Cruise control the position.
Swick tries to improve position but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cruise changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Swick tries to avoid it but Cruise manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Swick to the ground. Swick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Cruise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swick throws a head kick but Cruise moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Swick dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cruise dodges the punch combination from Swick.
Cruise is looking to clinch but Swick is avoiding it.
Swick throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Swick thows a body shot but no joy.
Swick loads up on a big right hand but Cruise slips the punch.
Cruise lands a nice shot that snaps Swick's head back.
Cruise dodges the punch combination from Swick.
Swick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cruise is out of range.
Cruise lands with a straight right. Swick didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swick. Cruise does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruise checks a leg kick.
Cruise swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Swick counters with a nice body shot.
Swick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cruise tries to clinch up.
Cruise tries to close the distance and clinch but Swick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swick misses with the combination.
Cruise throws a front kick aimed at Swick's knee but Swick avoids it well.
Swick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cruise shoots in looking for a takedown. Swick tries to sprawl out of it but Cruise keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Swick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Swick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jake Swick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swick staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Swick misses its intended target.
Swick moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Swick.
Swick avoids the head kick by Cruise.
A head kick misses from Swick.
Cruise avoids the body shot from Swick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swick throws a leg kick but Cruise moved away.
Cruise ducks under a wild hook from Swick.
Swick swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruise decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Swick's guard.
Cruise forces his way into half guard.
Cruise seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Swick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruise is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Swick is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Swick is trying to maintain the position but Cruise is very close to passing his half guard.
Cruise throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruise is looking for a kimura but Swick is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cruise to get the leverage.
Swick is refusing to be controlled, as Cruise sits in half guard.
Swick pushes Cruise off looking to stand but Cruise dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruise shoots in but no luck this time.
Cruise clinches but Swick breaks the clinch
and Swick counters with a nice body kick.
Vince Cruise is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swick throws a leg kick but Cruise sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Swick throws a combination that misses
and Cruise counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cruise throws a right hand that Swick ducks under and follows up with a left that Swick also avoids with ease.
Swick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruise blocks a head kick by Swick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vince Cruise will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Swick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swick punishes Cruise's body with a nice straight punch.
Swick staying out of range there.
Cruise has a takedown stuffed.
Cruise blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruise darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Swick has hold of Cruise's hands but Cruise slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Swick tries to get to full guard but Cruise has control of the leg.
Cruise wants to take a breather but Swick is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swick is trying to maintain the position but Cruise is very close to passing his half guard.
Swick wants to get back to full guard.
Swick slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Swick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cruise working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cruise throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruise fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swick takes a swing at Cruise's ribcage but misses.
Swick misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Swick lands with a slapping head kick.
Cruise throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Swick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Swick misses with a body punch
and Cruise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruise scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cruise tries to clinch but Swick is having none of it.
Swick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cruise moves into the clinch.
Swick tries to pull guard but Cruise holds him up against the ropes and eventually Swick drops back down to his feet.
Swick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jake Swick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruise manages to avoid it.
Cruise with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Swick circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swick needs to keep his hands up - Cruise had a free shot at his head there.
A low kick from Cruise is predictable there
and Swick counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cruise is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cruise shoots in looking for a takedown. Swick tries to sprawl out of it but Cruise keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Swick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Cruise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruise throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Swick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruise thuds a left hand into Swick's body.
Swick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruise.
Cruise bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Swick's head.
Cruise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruise shoots in but Swick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Swick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruise throws a sloppy head kick and Swick moves out of range easily.
Cruise lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Swick misses.
Swick throws a hook but Cruise avoids it easily.
Cruise lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Swick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cruise rather than just go for the knockout.
Cruise drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Swick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cruise is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Cruise showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruise 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Illianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Gabriel Marcurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Illianenko comes to the ring accompanied by Only God Can Judge Me. Marcurius has chosen Burn in Hell by Twisted Sister as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Illianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Gabriel Marcurius!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Illianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marcurius dodges the punch combination from Illianenko.
Illianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Illianenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Illianenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Marcurius dodges the punch combination from Illianenko.
Illianenko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Illianenko tries to bum rush Marcurius with a series of wild strikes but Marcurius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Illianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Illianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Illianenko looks to land a combination but Marcurius avoids it well.
Illianenko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Illianenko is looking to land body kicks.
Illianenko swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Illianenko as Marcurius shoots in.
Illianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Illianenko swinging wildly here.
Illianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marcurius shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Illianenko pinned against the cage. Illianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ivan Illianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Gabriel Marcurius.
Illianenko tries to bum rush Marcurius with a series of wild strikes but Marcurius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivan Illianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Illianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marcurius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Illianenko swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Illianenko throws a big shot that misses.
Illianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Marcurius fails with a takedown attempt.
Illianenko throws a nice looking combination but Marcurius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Illianenko lunges at Marcurius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marcurius's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marcurius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Illianenko clinches up with Marcurius and pushes him back against the ropes.
Marcurius is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Illianenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marcurius goes for a takedown attempt but Illianenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Illianenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marcurius backs up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Illianenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Illianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Illianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Illianenko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marcurius was covering up waiting for the punch and Illianenko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Marcurius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Illianenko defends it easily.
Marcurius looks gassed!
Illianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcurius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Illianenko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marcurius's guard.
Marcurius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Illianenko.
Illianenko 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.
Illianenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marcurius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Marcurius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Illianenko content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Illianenko winds up and cracks Marcurius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marcurius won't allow Illianenko to pass to mount.
Illianenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Illianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marcurius keeps working.
Marcurius wants to improve his position but Illianenko is controlling well.
Illianenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Illianenko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marcurius defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Illianenko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Illianenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marcurius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Illianenko counters with a three punch combo that has Marcurius backing up. Marcurius nods at Illianenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Marcurius moves in looking to clinch but Illianenko pushes him off.
Illianenko misses with the combination.
Illianenko fails to land the takedown.
Illianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcurius.
Illianenko misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marcurius shoots in and drives through. Illianenko sprawls well.
Marcurius shoots and misses
and Illianenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Illianenko.
Illianenko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Illianenko scoring with punches and elbows.
Marcurius is looking for a sweep.
Illianenko grinds an elbow into Marcurius's temple.
Marcurius taking a bit of punishment here - Illianenko scoring with strikes.
Marcurius is trying to control Illianenko's posture but Illianenko avoids it.
Marcurius is breathing heavily.
Marcurius seems a little lost for a moment, as Illianenko dominates the positioning.
Marcurius is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcurius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Illianenko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Illianenko happy to just control the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marcurius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Illianenko wants to control but Marcurius is keeping him busy.
Illianenko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marcurius on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Illianenko scores with a couple of short elbows.
Illianenko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marcurius knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Illianenko controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko working the head and body with strikes.
Marcurius is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Illianenko asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Marcurius prevents Illianenko from moving into mount.
Illianenko is looking to take a break and control but Marcurius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Illianenko passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Marcurius!
Illianenko looking to finish Marcurius with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marcurius!
Marcurius is desperately trying to improve his position but Illianenko has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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.
Marcurius wants to control but Illianenko is having none of it.
Illianenko raining down shots from the mount!
Illianenko throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Marcurius has his hands clasped together but Illianenko breaks the hold and Marcurius is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Illianenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Illianenko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hajime Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinobu Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinobu Hayabusa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hajime Saito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinobu Hayabusa!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saito feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Saito tries to free his leg and advance position but Hayabusa is retaining full guard.
Hayabusa controls Saito momentarily but Saito frees himself.
Saito trying to move into half guard but instead Hayabusa has managed to sweep!
Hayabusa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saito. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saito wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Saito looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hayabusa tries to stand but Saito is controlling from the bottom.
Saito looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hayabusa is looking to stand up but Saito won't let him.
Saito bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hayabusa's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito 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.
Saito drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Saito jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Saito trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hayabusa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saito is controlling him.
Saito works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Saito is trying to control the action in half guard but Hayabusa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saito works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Saito tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hayabusa wants to get back to his feet but Saito drags him back down.
Saito has hold of Hayabusa's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hayabusa seems comfortable defending it but Saito has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hayabusa is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hayabusa is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Saito couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hajime Saito!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remedios Verzosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verzosa thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almeida. Verzosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verzosa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Almeida's half guard.
Verzosa throwing shots but Almeida is blocking nicely.
Almeida tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Almeida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Almeida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Verzosa pulls his head out easily.
Verzosa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Almeida is just riding it out for now. Verzosa eventually gives up the hold.
Verzosa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Almeida actively working from the bottom here.
Almeida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Almeida was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Almeida avoids the attempt from Verzosa to control.
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.
Verzosa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Verzosa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Almeida looking for a sweep. Not yet Almeida, not yet.
Verzosa pushes down on Almeida's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Verzosa is working for a kimura but Almeida is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida moves into full guard.
Almeida wants to sweep but no luck.
Verzosa postures up.
Verzosa trying to control but Almeida is working from the bottom.
Almeida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Verzosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Almeida doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Verzosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida looking for a sweep. Not yet Almeida, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verzosa 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Almeida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Verzosa counters with a takedown into side control.
Almeida is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Almeida has hold of Verzosa's hands but Verzosa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Verzosa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Almeida is staying active underneath Verzosa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Almeida slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Almeida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Almeida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Verzosa trying to control but Almeida is working from the bottom.
Verzosa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Almeida's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida trying to keep a closed guard but Verzosa is proving a slippery customer.
Almeida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Verzosa's guard.
Almeida trying to control but Verzosa is working from the bottom.
Verzosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Almeida has gone for a leg lock! Verzosa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Almeida's guard.
Almeida wants to sweep but no luck.
Verzosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Almeida had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Verzosa defends it easily.
Verzosa postures up in Almeida's guard and throws a big left but Almeida blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Verzosa looks to throw the jab but Almeida is out of range.
Verzosa misses with a straight right.
Verzosa sizes up Almeida with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Almeida as Verzosa shoots in.
Verzosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Almeida fails with the takedown
letting Verzosa counter with a right hand.
Remedios Verzosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Verzosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almeida scores a takedown into full mount!
Verzosa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Verzosa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Verzosa looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa trying to control from the bottom.
Almeida is looking to take a break and control but Verzosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almeida 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.
Almeida thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Verzosa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Almeida passes Verzosa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Verzosa is staying active underneath Almeida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Verzosa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Almeida's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Almeida's back!
Almeida showing good submission defense here.
Almeida showing good submission defense here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almeida rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Verzosa moves nicely into side control.
Almeida manages to get back to half guard.
Almeida is looking to control Verzosa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Almeida avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Verzosa pulls his head out easily.
Almeida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Verzosa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Verzosa is keen to just control but Almeida is a slippery customer.
Verzosa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Almeida is defending against the submission attempts here by Verzosa.
Almeida tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Verzosa lands a right hook to the body.
Verzosa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Almeida doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Verzosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Verzosa looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Verzosa thuds his right hand into Almeida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Almeida defending well as Verzosa loads up on a big left hand.
Verzosa lands a lovely overhand right.
Verzosa connects with a crisp jab.
Verzosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Verzosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that second round.
That's time! Verzosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Verzosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Verzosa lands an overhand right.
Verzosa lands with an overhand left.
Verzosa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Almeida misses with an uppercut.
Verzosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almeida.
Almeida misses with an uppercut.
Verzosa scores with a punch to the head.
Almeida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Verzosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Verzosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almeida tries for a takedown but Verzosa circles away easily
and Verzosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Verzosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa cracks Almeida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Verzosa throws a hook but Almeida blocks it.
Verzosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Verzosa.
Almeida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Verzosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Almeida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Almeida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verzosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Almeida.
Almeida finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Verzosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verzosa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Almeida counters with a nice double leg into side control. Verzosa won't be happy with that.
Verzosa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Almeida's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Almeida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Verzosa is just riding it out for now. Almeida eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa is trying to maintain the position but Almeida is very close to passing his half guard.
Almeida is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Verzosa wants to get back to full guard.
Almeida is thwarting Verzosa's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Verzosa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ricardo Almeida has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida trying to control but Verzosa is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Almeida throws a shot from downtown. Verzosa moves away and avoids it.
Verzosa catches Almeida with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Verzosa punishes Almeida's body with a nice straight punch.
Almeida on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Verzosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Almeida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Verzosa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Verzosa misses.
Donk. Verzosa catches Almeida right on the button with a cross.
Almeida moves out of range as Verzosa strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida throws a hook to the side of Verzosa's head but Verzosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verzosa.
Verzosa misses with a body punch
enabling Almeida to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Verzosa misses.
Verzosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Almeida on the side of the head.
Almeida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Verzosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Verzosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Almeida. Almeida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verzosa lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almeida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Verzosa counters with a left to the body.
Remedios Verzosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Almeida.
Almeida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Verzosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Almeida thinking.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Verzosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Remedios Verzosa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Verzosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Almeida at a distance.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Almeida moves out of range.
Almeida tries for a takedown but Verzosa circles away easily
and Verzosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Almeida fails with the takedown
and Verzosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Verzosa with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Verzosa trying to control but Almeida is working from the bottom.
Almeida is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Verzosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Almeida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida striking off his back but it's not causing Verzosa any problems.
Almeida tries to strike from the bottom.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Verzosa from controlling successfully.
Verzosa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Verzosa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Almeida controls Verzosa momentarily but Verzosa frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Almeida tries for a takedown but Verzosa circles away easily
and Verzosa counters with a nice body shot.
Remedios Verzosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Almeida.
Verzosa scores with a jab. Almeida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Almeida gets caught flat footed, as Verzosa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Verzosa trying to move into half guard but instead Almeida has managed to sweep!
Verzosa pushes a forearm under Almeida's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Almeida is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Remedios Verzosa!
Remedios Verzosa retains his middleweight title!
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