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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabrici Gorfal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobroma Garvonin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobroma Garvonin struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.9lbs 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. Kobroma Garvonin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabrici Gorfal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kobroma Garvonin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garvonin fails with the takedown
and Gorfal counters with a takedown into side control.
Garvonin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gorfal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garvonin defending well though.
Garvonin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garvonin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gorfal trying to control but Garvonin is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gorfal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garvonin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gorfal 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.
Garvonin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gorfal!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvonin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gorfal gets back to half guard.
Garvonin is thwarting Gorfal's attempts to control the position.
Garvonin misses with a head shot. Gorfal uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorfal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gorfal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garvonin stands and throws Gorfal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Garvonin tries to move to mount but Gorfal blocks the move with his legs.
Garvonin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorfal is looking for a sweep.
Gorfal prevents Garvonin from moving into mount.
Garvonin wants to control but Gorfal is keeping him busy.
Garvonin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Garvonin is looking to take a break and control but Gorfal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvonin swings around for an armbar but Gorfal sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Garvonin's guard.
Garvonin trying to control the position.
Gorfal postures up in Garvonin's guard and throws a big left but Garvonin blocks it.
Garvonin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gorfal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garvonin working for submissions but it's allowed Gorfal to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorfal wants to control but Garvonin is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fabrici Gorfal will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garvonin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gorfal dives in and scores a takedown into Garvonin's guard.
Gorfal wants to control from the top but Garvonin keeps moving.
Gorfal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gorfal trying to move into half guard but instead Garvonin has managed to sweep!
Garvonin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gorfal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garvonin has managed to get both his arms back between Gorfal's legs - danger averted.
Gorfal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garvonin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garvonin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gorfal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvonin trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Gorfal throws some wild stikes that Garvonin manages to avoid easily.
Gorfal throws some wild stikes that Garvonin manages to avoid easily.
Gorfal controlling the position easily from mount.
Garvonin tries to hold on but Gorfal postures up.
Garvonin is looking to improve his position but Gorfal isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvonin wants to hold on but Gorfal pushes him away.
Garvonin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gorfal tries to control but Garvonin wriggling away.
Gorfal misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Garvonin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Garvonin is looking for a sweep. Gorfal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvonin is defending against the submission attempts here by Gorfal.
Garvonin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gorfal.
Garvonin wants to control but Gorfal is keeping busy.
Garvonin is trying to get back to full guard.
Gorfal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garvonin's head.
Garvonin trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvonin is looking to improve his position.
Garvonin wants to control but Gorfal is keeping busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gorfal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garvonin is looking to escape.
Gorfal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabrici Gorfal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Garvonin has his takedown stuffed
and Gorfal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garvonin has his takedown stuffed
and Gorfal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garvonin.
Fabrici Gorfal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobroma Garvonin.
Gorfal scores with a one two! Garvonin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gorfal stuffs the takedown attempt from Garvonin. Garvonin gets slowly back to his feet.
Gorfal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gorfal tries to clinch but Garvonin moves out of range.
Gorfal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gorfal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gorfal is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Garvonin looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gorfal gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Garvonin is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gorfal lets go of the hold and Garvonin can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fabrici Gorfal!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shrab Kabovik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aizen Senshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Senshi's choice of entrance music: Scumbag. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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148 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shrab Kabovik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aizen Senshi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabovik moves into the clinch successfully.
Senshi pushes off an throws an elbow but Kabovik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kabovik has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Senshi regains guard immediately.
Kabovik looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kabovik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kabovik won't allow Senshi to get back to his feet.
Senshi keeping moving, preventing Kabovik from controlling successfully.
Kabovik scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabovik is looking to work some ground and pound but Senshi has wrist control.
Senshi is looking to stand back up but Kabovik counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Senshi.
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.
Kabovik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kabovik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Senshi keeps working.
Senshi taking some punishment here, with Kabovik in his half guard.
Kabovik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabovik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Senshi wants to get back to his feet.
Kabovik with the ground and pound but Senshi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kabovik stops Senshi from standing up.
Senshi wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kabovik manages to pass to side control.
Kabovik landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kabovik trying to control from half guard but Senshi is working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kabovik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kabovik scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kabovik winds up and cracks Senshi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kabovik prevents Senshi from standing back up.
Kabovik throwing shots but Senshi is blocking nicely.
Senshi tries to kick Kabovik off but Kabovik keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabovik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Senshi is not content to let Kabovik control the position.
Kabovik is pressing down on Senshi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Senshi is holding on for now.
Kabovik uses his free foot to push down on Senshi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Senshi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Senshi is squirming around, avoiding Kabovik's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shrab Kabovik dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Senshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Senshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kabovik.
Senshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kabovik tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Senshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kabovik rushes Senshi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Senshi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Senshi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kabovik changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Senshi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shrab Kabovik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kabovik shoots in for a double leg but Senshi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shrab Kabovik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Senshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kabovik moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Senshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kabovik blocks the elbow strike.
Senshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kabovik is defending well for now.
Senshi is looking to break free of the clinch but Kabovik has double underhooks.
Senshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Senshi leaves Kabovik with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Senshi tries to bum rush Kabovik with a series of wild strikes but Kabovik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kabovik shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Senshi as he avoids it easily.
Senshi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aizen Senshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabovik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Senshi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Senshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kabovik checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kabovik goes for a double leg but Senshi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Senshi continues to drive forward.
Senshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kabovik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Senshi slaps away a takedown attempt from Kabovik, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kabovik closes the distance and clinches up with Senshi, looking for a takedown. Kabovik pushes Senshi against the ropes but Senshi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabovik feints and as Senshi raises his hands in defense, Kabovik changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Senshi wants to stand but Kabovik is controlling the position.
Kabovik throws a big right hand that misses.
Kabovik won't allow Senshi to get back to his feet.
Kabovik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kabovik trying to control the position from guard on top but Senshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Senshi keeping full guard, as Kabovik tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabovik throwing strikes but missing.
Kabovik trying to control but Senshi is working from the bottom.
Shrab Kabovik has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kabovik fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kabovik moves into range and clinches up with Senshi.
Kabovik is looking for a takedown.
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 Shrab Kabovik will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Senshi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kabovik tries to close the distance and clinch but Senshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kabovik moves into range and clinches up with Senshi.
Kabovik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Senshi breaks from the clinch.
Senshi is looking to clinch.
Kabovik looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kabovik shoots in but Senshi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Senshi tries to clinch there but Kabovik circles away.
Senshi stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shrab Kabovik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kabovik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Senshi as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabovik tries to clinch but Senshi is having none of it.
Senshi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Senshi wants it to stay on the feet.
Kabovik throws a head kick that misses.
Senshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kabovik scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Senshi wants to get back to his feet.
Kabovik fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Senshi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senshi is not content to let Kabovik control the position.
Senshi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kabovik asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabovik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Senshi keeps working.
Senshi is pushing Kabovik's head away, looking to escape. Kabovik manages to hold on to the position though.
Kabovik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Senshi keeps working.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Senshi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Senshi defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabovik throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kabovik trying to control the position but Senshi is working away.
Senshi wants to get back to his feet but Kabovik drags him back down.
Senshi is not content to let Kabovik control the position.
Senshi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shrab Kabovik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kabovik, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Shrab Kabovik!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Shrab Kabovik!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Shrab Kabovik!
Shrab Kabovik wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Aizen Senshi had this to say: 'It's okay I'll be back fighting in no time and even harder.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naya Shinoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinoki 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, wadiako. Naya Shinoki had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.1lbs, 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. 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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169 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naya Shinoki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Ford!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford throws an off balance right hand
and Shinoki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shinoki .
Ford prevents the takedown attempt.
Shinoki jumps guard.
Shinoki keeping full guard, as Ford tries to pass.
Shinoki is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ford rolls with it to try and escape but Shinoki cranks on the arm and Ford is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Naya Shinoki !
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Naya Shinoki made sure he mentioned Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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