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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mahamud Osman Najib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suntok Kalimota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mahamud Osman Najib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Suntok Kalimota!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Najib fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kalimota to the ground. Najib is now in Kalimota's guard.
Kalimota working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Najib doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kalimota is tightening it up a little... Najib has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Najib reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Najib taps out! Nice BJJ there by Kalimota!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Suntok Kalimota!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seth Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mosito Lebopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seth Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mosito Lebopo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebopo throws a series of punches but Rollins moves out of range.
Lebopo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rollins.
Lebopo lands a really nice looking cross but Rollins seems unphased.
Rollins is rocked!
Lebopo plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Rollins to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Rollins just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mosito Lebopo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Loss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Pircheaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Loss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Pircheaw!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loss shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Loss looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Loss could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Loss landing with the ground and pound.
Loss postures up and lands a big shot to Pircheaw's brow.
Loss postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pircheaw is trying to control the position but Loss postures up.
Loss 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.
Loss won't allow Pircheaw to get back to his feet.
Pircheaw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Loss. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loss postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Loss trying to control but Pircheaw is working from the bottom.
Loss 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.
Loss content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loss postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Loss trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pircheaw trying to control the position.
Pircheaw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Loss got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pircheaw has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Loss has managed to get both his arms back between Pircheaw's legs - danger averted.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pircheaw can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Loss lands a couple of digs.
Loss working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Loss scoring with some ground and pound.
Pircheaw pulls Loss in to control the position.
Pircheaw trying to keep a closed guard but Loss is proving a slippery customer.
Loss makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Loss works over Pircheaw with some ground and pound from guard.
Loss is in close to Pircheaw's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Loss postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Loss works over Pircheaw with some ground and pound from guard.
Loss wants to control from the top but Pircheaw keeps moving.
Loss lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loss with a nice head shot there.
Pircheaw can't keep his opponent in guard - Loss advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pircheaw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Loss scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Loss there.
Pircheaw tries to get to full guard but Loss has control of the leg.
Loss working over Pircheaw with some ground and pound. Pircheaw looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Loss looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pircheaw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pircheaw is staying active underneath Loss, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Loss lands with a punch from half guard.
Loss lands with a punch from half guard.
Loss is keen to just control but Pircheaw is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loss drops an elbow to the side of Pircheaw's head.
Loss winds up and cracks Pircheaw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Loss scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Loss scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Loss looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pircheaw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pircheaw is rocked!
Ground and pound from Loss.
Pircheaw is still in real trouble! Can Loss finish him?
Loss scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pircheaw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loss looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pircheaw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pircheaw seems to have recovered his senses.
Ground and pound from Loss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Loss seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Loss controlling the action here.
Loss is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Loss dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Loss shoots in for a takedown but Pircheaw shows good takedown defense.
Randy Loss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pircheaw tries to land a leg kick but Loss saw it coming and moves away.
Loss shoots in looking for a takedown but Pircheaw manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Loss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Loss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pircheaw swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Loss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loss closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pircheaw's guard.
Loss's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Loss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pircheaw can do to turn this around?
Loss trying to control but Pircheaw is working from the bottom.
Loss landing with the ground and pound.
Loss is working Pircheaw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loss is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Loss postures up and lands a big shot to Pircheaw's brow.
Loss is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pircheaw wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loss works over Pircheaw with some ground and pound from guard.
Loss stands up over Pircheaw, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Loss makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Loss chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Loss's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Loss postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Loss is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Loss is working Pircheaw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pircheaw has momentary wrist control but Loss slips an elbow through the middle.
Pircheaw has momentary wrist control but Loss slips an elbow through the middle.
Loss content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Loss working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pircheaw's head.
Loss cracks Pircheaw with a solid left hand.
Loss works over Pircheaw with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loss cracks Pircheaw with a solid left hand.
Loss with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Loss's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pircheaw looking for a sweep. Not yet Pircheaw, not yet.
Loss wants to control from the top but Pircheaw keeps moving.
Loss working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Loss keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pircheaw's head.
Loss connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loss with a nice head shot there.
Randy Loss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Loss stands up over Pircheaw, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pircheaw wants to stand and escape but Loss is having none of it.
Loss trying to control but Pircheaw is working from the bottom.
Pircheaw wants to get back to his feet but Loss is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pircheaw is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loss postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Loss works over Pircheaw with some ground and pound from guard.
Loss connects with a couple of short punches.
Loss is pushing down on Pircheaw's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pircheaw is fighting to maintain full guard but Loss has managed to sneak the leg through.
Loss is nestled in close to Pircheaw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Loss is looking to take a break and control but Pircheaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Loss looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Loss working the head and body with strikes.
Pircheaw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Loss is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pircheaw tries to kick Loss off but Loss keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Loss lands a nice short elbow.
Loss wants to take a breather but Pircheaw is having none of it.
Loss is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Loss seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Loss winds up and cracks Pircheaw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Loss keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Loss working Pircheaw over with strikes.
Loss winds up and cracks Pircheaw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Loss looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pircheaw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Loss dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Loss misses with a takedown attempt - Pircheaw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Loss shoots in and drives through. Pircheaw sprawls well.
Loss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Loss wants it to stay on the feet.
Loss shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Loss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pircheaw darts in looking for a takedown but Loss gets double underhooks and turns Pircheaw into the cage.
Loss shoots in for a double leg but Pircheaw sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Loss avoids the head kick by Pircheaw.
Loss drives through with a takedown into guard.
Loss chips away with some ground and pound.
Loss postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loss postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Loss makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Loss scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Loss controlling from the top position.
Pircheaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loss postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Loss with a nice head shot there.
Loss works over Pircheaw with some ground and pound from guard.
Loss scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pircheaw 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.
Loss controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Loss postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pircheaw keeping moving, preventing Loss from controlling successfully.
Loss connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loss trying to control the position from guard on top but Pircheaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loss won't allow Pircheaw to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pircheaw loads up on a big right hand but Loss slips the punch.
Pircheaw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pircheaw forces Loss back against the cage and clinches.
Loss can't get the takedown.
Pircheaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pircheaw.
Loss scores with a takedown into Pircheaw's guard.
Loss lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loss connects with a couple of short punches.
Loss working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pircheaw looking to control.
Pircheaw has momentary wrist control but Loss slips an elbow through the middle.
Loss postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Loss with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Loss is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pircheaw keeping moving, preventing Loss from controlling successfully.
Loss landing with the ground and pound.
Loss controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loss cracks Pircheaw with a solid left hand.
Loss distracts Pircheaw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Loss trying to control but Pircheaw is working from the bottom.
Loss sitting in guard here, content to control.
Loss makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Loss showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Loss is working Pircheaw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Loss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loss, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Randy Loss!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Randy Loss!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Randy Loss!
Randy Loss wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arend De Boer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linden Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arend De Boer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Linden Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Boer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A right handed body shot lands from Kirby.
Kirby lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Arend De Boer has been cut.
De Boer looking to slow down the pace here.
Kirby lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kirby.
Still in the clinch, Kirby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kirby lands an elbow inside.
Kirby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Boer tries for a takedown but Kirby manages to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Kirby.
Kirby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirby lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Kirby.
De Boer takes an elbow to the temple.
De Boer is trying to force a seperation but Kirby has the dominant position.
Kirby lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kirby.
De Boer is breathing heavily.
De Boer is trying to drag Kirby to the mat but Kirby just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right hand to the body from Kirby.
Kirby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Boer wants to get back to striking at distance but Kirby won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kirby.
A hook to the body from Kirby.
A left hand lands to the body for Kirby.
Kirby lands with a light punch inside.
Kirby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kirby lands a shot to the body.
Kirby lands an elbow inside that De Boer shrugs off.
Kirby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Boer's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirby lands an elbow inside that De Boer shrugs off.
Kirby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kirby is working De Boer over against the cage.
Kirby lands an elbow just above De Boer 's eye.
Kirby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kirby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Boer or not.
Kirby lands a shot to the body.
Kirby digs a right hand into De Boer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Boer's gas tank.
Kirby lands an elbow inside that De Boer shrugs off.
Kirby scores with a hook to the body.
Nice elbow from Kirby.
Kirby lands an elbow inside that De Boer shrugs off.
Kirby is working De Boer over against the cage.
Kirby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kirby lands an elbow just above De Boer 's eye.
Kirby lands an elbow just above De Boer 's eye.
De Boer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kirby lands an elbow just above De Boer 's eye.
De Boer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kirby just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arend De Boer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Boer takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Boer jumps guard but Kirby stands there with De Boer around his waist. De Boer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kirby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Boer takes an elbow to the temple.
Kirby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirby lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Boer is looking to break free of the clinch but Kirby has double underhooks.
De Boer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Kirby.
Nice elbow from Kirby.
De Boer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kirby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Boer's defenses.
Kirby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kirby is working De Boer over against the cage.
Kirby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Kirby.
Kirby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Boer's defenses.
De Boer is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirby is leaning against De Boer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh De Boer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirby lands an elbow inside.
De Boer seems to have got his legs back now.
Kirby lands a nice elbow.
Kirby lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linden Kirby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arend De Boer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kirby feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends De Boer sprawling to the canvas! De Boer rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kirby finish him?!
Kirby batters De Boer with a massive right followed by a huge left! De Boer is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Kirby lands a final crushing right hand to drop De Boer to the mat with a gruesome thud! Kirby is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Linden Kirby!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raul Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deandre Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raul Jimenez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deandre Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch misses with a few strikes there.
Lynch lands with a nice combination. Jimenez backs away looking to recover.
Jimenez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lynch.
Lynch tries to sprawl but Jimenez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jimenez wants to pass the guard but Lynch is defending well.
Jimenez controlling the action here.
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!
Lynch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jimenez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jimenez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lynch knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch tries to kick Jimenez off but Jimenez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jimenez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lynch knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lynch taking some punishment here, with Jimenez in his half guard.
Jimenez passes to side control.
Lynch being controlled for a moment.
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.
Lynch is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jimenez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lynch takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lynch dodges the ground and pound from Jimenez .
Jimenez grinds an elbow into Lynch's temple.
Jimenez has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lynch!
Jimenez landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jimenez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lynch looks winded!
Jimenez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lynch hang on?
Jimenez 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Jimenez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jimenez looking to finish Lynch with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lynch!
Jimenez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lynch is rocked!
Lynch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jimenez . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jimenez controlling the pace for now.
Lynch taking shots to the head.
Jimenez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jimenez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lynch's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jimenez dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jimenez lands a big elbow - Lynch is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Lynch is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Raul Jimenez !
The defeated Deandre Lynch had this to say: 'It's hard to stomach a lose but I'll comeback better'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Hoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iwill Killu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Hoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iwill Killu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Killu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Killu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoshi's waist but Hoshi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Killu off to one side.
Killu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoshi tries to avoid it but Killu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoshi to the ground. Hoshi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hoshi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Killu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hoshi is in Killu's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoshi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Killu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yoshi Hoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iwill Killu.
Killu moves into the clinch successfully.
Killu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoshi is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Killu drives through and clinches with Hoshi against the cage.
Hoshi is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshi has hold of one of Killu's legs. Killu is fighting the takedown attempt but Hoshi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Killu working a defensive guard here.
Hoshi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Killu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hoshi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Hoshi misses
and Killu counters by clinching up.
Hoshi prevents the takedown attempt.
Killu breaks from the clinch.
Hoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Killu with a poor takedown
and Hoshi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Killu's guard.
Killu looks winded!
Hoshi controlling from the top position.
Killu isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hoshi stacks Killu on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hoshi!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi slows the pace down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoshi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Killu tries to buck Hoshi off but Hoshi is having none of it.
The referee asks Hoshi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hoshi prefers to stall for the moment though.
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.
Killu is looking for a sweep.
Hoshi stands up.
Hoshi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Hoshi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hoshi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoshi leaves Killu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hoshi is looking for a counter combo.
Hoshi darts in and clinches Killu up against the cage.
Killu misses with a punch on the inside.
Killu works on Hoshi's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees to the body from Killu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Killu walks away with a smile on his face. Hoshi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hoshi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Killu on his heels. He'll look to pass Killu's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hoshi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killu is trying to control the position but Hoshi postures up.
Hoshi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hoshi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hoshi shoots in and gets a takedown into Killu's guard.
Hoshi won't allow Killu to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hoshi controlling from the top position.
Killu throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hoshi uses it to pass to side control.
Killu is breathing heavily.
Killu can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee asks Hoshi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hoshi prefers to stall for the moment though.
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.
Killu is trying to buck Hoshi off.
Hoshi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Killu!
Hoshi controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Hoshi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hoshi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hoshi showed some decent athleticism there.
Hoshi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yoshi Hoshi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Killu wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshi is looking for a kimura but Killu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hoshi to get the leverage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hoshi in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killu wants to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Killu pushes Hoshi off looking to stand but Hoshi dives back in and keeps control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Killu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hoshi avoids it really well and circles away.
Killu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoshi closes the distance and pushes Killu back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoshi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Killu after a bit of a struggle.
Killu keeps control of Hoshi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Killu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Killu shoots in for a takedown but Hoshi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Killu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Killu moves into the clinch successfully.
Killu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Killu takes the fight into the clinch.
Hoshi tightens his grip and picks Killu up, before dumping him to the ground. Killu manages to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hoshi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Further stalling from Hoshi.
Killu can't keep his opponent in guard - Hoshi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoshi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Killu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hoshi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Iwill Killu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshi Hoshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Killu fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshi Hoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoshi, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Yoshi Hoshi!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Yoshi Hoshi!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Yoshi Hoshi!
Yoshi Hoshi wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Ozaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorah Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Ozaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorah Stark!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozaki moves away.
Stark shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ozaki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stark just content to control the position.
Stark stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ozaki tries to clinch but Stark moves away
and Stark counters with a shoot takedown. Ozaki fights it but they end up in guard.
Stark won't allow Ozaki to get back to his feet.
Stark is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ozaki is working an open guard so Stark takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ozaki is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
Ozaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ozaki throws a series of punches but Stark avoids them all with ease.
Stark steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ozaki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ozaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ozaki pushes Stark up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozaki lands an elbow inside.
Ozaki blocking some punches.
Ozaki manages to break the clinch.
Stark throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ozaki was covering up waiting for the punch and Stark finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stark thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stark stands up over Ozaki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stark sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stark stands and throws Ozaki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozaki being controlled for a moment.
Stark in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ozaki is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jorah Stark!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calem Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calem Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones blocks a head kick by Dickson.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dickson is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dickson has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Dickson is defending well.
Dickson actively working from the bottom here.
Dickson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dickson defending well though.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dickson has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones is working for a kimura but Dickson is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dickson looking for submissions off his back.
Dickson has a hand on Jones's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jones takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dickson hang on?
Dickson is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dickson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Dickson tries to roll but Jones sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calem Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dickson tries to clinch up.
Dickson is looking to land body kicks.
Calem Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Calem Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones with the ground and pound but Dickson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jones has passed into side control.
Dickson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dickson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Jones easily slips into full mount!
Dickson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is riding his opponent, not letting Dickson buck him off.
Jones is landing with strikes. Dickson can't take much more of this.
Jones lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Jones throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Dickson!
Dickson is really stuck here.
I would not like to be Dickson right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson tries to escape but Jones has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jones is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Dickson has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Jones has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Dickson taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Jones doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Calem Jones!
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