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ONI 23 - Okita vs Veneracion PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jetsky Luckson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cote's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Not Afraid. Luckson has chosen Stronger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jetsky Luckson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote wants to clinch.
Luckson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cote finds it's way round the side to connect with Luckson's head.
Luckson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cote looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cote taking a bit of punishment here - Luckson scoring with strikes.
Luckson taking a break here but Cote is having none of it and regains half guard.
Luckson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Luckson throwing shots but Cote is blocking nicely.
Cote tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cote trying to hold on to Luckson's head to control him but Luckson postures up.
Luckson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Luckson lands strikes from half guard.
Luckson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cote trying to control but Luckson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cote throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luckson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cote did well to prevent Luckson getting side control.
Cote is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cote avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Luckson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Luckson lands a nice short elbow.
Cote keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Luckson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cote controls his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luckson is working for a kimura but Cote is defending it quite comfortably.
Cote makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Luckson looks gassed!
Cote gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Luckson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Luckson.
Cote wants to stand up but Luckson is controlling him.
Cote working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Luckson.
Luckson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cote looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cote looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cote!
You can see the frustration on Luckson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote moves into full mount!
Cote controlling the pace for now.
Luckson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cote lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cote controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luckson is squirming around, avoiding Cote's attempts to control the action.
Cote goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Luckson is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luckson wants to control from the top but Cote keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jetsky Luckson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Luckson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Luckson lands in his opponent's guard.
Luckson scoring with some ground and pound.
Luckson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cote swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cote preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luckson stands up from Cote's guard - Luckson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Luckson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Luckson lands in his opponent's guard.
Cote looking for a sweep. Not yet Cote, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luckson postures up.
Cote is working an open guard so Luckson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Luckson is breathing heavily.
Cote falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luckson counters by moving into the clinch.
Cote has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luckson wants a takedown.
Cote drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cote is pressed up against the cage. Luckson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cote down to the mat. Cote avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cote misses with a straight left.
Luckson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cote sprawls well. Cote wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Luckson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sean Cote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jetsky Luckson.
Luckson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cote's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Cote.
Luckson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Luckson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Luckson stops Cote from getting back to his feet.
Luckson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Cote could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Luckson has cracked it and Cote is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Luckson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jetsky Luckson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elliot Ness is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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283 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elliot Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ness pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ness with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Ness's takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ness throws an elbow but misses.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ness tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Ness has the dominant position.
Ness lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jimmy Jones has been cut.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones looks gassed!
Ness using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ness keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ness keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Ness.
Ness misses with a knee strike.
Ness connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones avoiding damage as Ness throws knees to the body.
Ness with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ness has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ness keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ness fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jimmy Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Ness lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Ness throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ness counters with a one-two to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ness.
Ness lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ness.
Ness shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ness not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ness.
Ness throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Ness thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jones to regain full guard.
Ness trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ness in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ness dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Ness's head and hops out.
Jones misses with a combination
and Ness counters by clinching up.
Ness lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ness obliges.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elliot Ness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ness tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ness.
Ness tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Ness landing knees to the head.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Ness gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ness utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ness with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Ness counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big right from Jones misses.
Ness scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Ness manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ness drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Ness is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ness throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ness throwing strikes but missing.
Ness trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ness missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ness throws and elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ness's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Ness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ness counters with a nice body kick.
Ness fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Ness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ness creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
Ness jumps guard but Jones stands there with Ness around his waist. Ness gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ness displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Ness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ness.
Ness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ness counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Ness counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ness counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Ness throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Ness lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ness goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ness throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Ness lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ness throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ness fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ness stalling the fight.
Ness lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Ness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones misses with a combination
and Ness holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ness lands a nice elbow.
Ness landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ness here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ness scores with a knee to the head.
Ness lands a nice elbow.
Ness lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ness looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Ness won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Ness.
Ness using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ness has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elliot Ness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ness throws an elbow but misses.
Ness throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ness tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Ness throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ness pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones tries to circle away but Ness has him pinned against the cage.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Ness.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to circle away but Ness has him pinned against the cage.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Ness looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones is trying to break free.
Ness misses with a knee to the head.
Ness with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ness tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ness.
Ness is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ness keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones tries to circle away but Ness has him pinned against the cage.
Ness lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Ness has him pressed against the cage.
Ness tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Ness drops back down to his feet.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ness's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ness misses with an elbow strike.
Ness tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Ness is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Ness gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ness misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Ness keeps him there for the moment.
Ness comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ness tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Ness is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Ness keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ness tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ness tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Ness keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Ness creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Ness dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ness.
Ness loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ness counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimmy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a combination
and Ness counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Ness creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jones sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ness postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ness throwing strikes but Jones manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Ness is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ness gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Ness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ness looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jones throws a hook to the side of Ness's head but Ness sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ness throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ness, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Ness.
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.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ness closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ness lands a damaging elbow.
Ness throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ness lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Ness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Ness's shoulder, as Ness tries to avoid the shot.
Ness misses the shot to the body.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ness.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ness makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ness lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ness instigates a clinch.
Ness lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Ness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ness manages to break the clinch.
Ness keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Ness throws a nice head kick!
Ness moves into the clinch.
Ness breaks from the clinch.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ness counters with a leg kick.
Ness throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ness cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ness closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Elliot Ness has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Ness has him pressed against the cage.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ness obliges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ness throws an elbow but misses.
Ness comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Ness won't allow it.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ness manages to break the clinch.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Ness closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ness fails to pull guard.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Ness is controlling the position.
Ness tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Ness.
Ness breaks the clinch.
Ness keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Ness buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Ness slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Elliot Ness is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ness closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
Ness thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elliot Ness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ness 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elliot Ness!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenshin Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sidney Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshin Kawajiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sidney Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kawajiri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crosby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Kawajiri misses.
Kawajiri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawajiri ducks right into an uppercut from Crosby.
Kawajiri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crosby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kawajiri misses with a double jab.
Crosby cracks Kawajiri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crosby misses with an uppercut. Kawajiri saw that one coming.
Crosby throws a head kick but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Crosby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crosby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kawajiri throws a head kick that misses.
Crosby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crosby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawajiri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kawajiri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crosby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kawajiri circles away quickly and effectively.
Kawajiri moves away from the strike by Crosby.
Kawajiri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kawajiri scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Kawajiri counter with a right hand.
Kawajiri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crosby circles away quickly and effectively.
Crosby connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Kawajiri.
Decent striking displayed by Crosby there.
Crosby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kawajiri counters with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kawajiri lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crosby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crosby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crosby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kawajiri.
Crosby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crosby closes the distance and clinches.
Crosby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawajiri's elbow.
Crosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kawajiri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kawajiri breaks the clinch.
Kawajiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crosby.
Crosby misses the shot to the body.
Crosby misses with a few strikes there.
Crosby lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Kawajiri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kawajiri cracks Crosby with a good jab.
Kawajiri dodges the punch combination from Crosby.
Crosby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kawajiri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crosby.
Crosby throws out a loose jab but Kawajiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby misses with a straight left.
Kawajiri lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A right-left combo lands from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri keeps the fight on the outside.
Kawajiri throws a nice looking combination but Crosby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crosby misses with a double jab.
Kawajiri misses with a wild combination.
Crosby blocks the body kick.
Kawajiri is breathing heavily.
Crosby throws a series of punches but Kawajiri moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crosby counters with a right hand to the body.
Crosby scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crosby lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Kawajiri can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Crosby and Kawajiri drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Crosby.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sidney Crosby!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noriaki Ueyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by The last man standIng by-people in planes. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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143 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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138 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noriaki Ueyama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ueyama is looking to land body kicks.
Ueyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Ueyama throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Ueyama only half commits.
Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ueyama's half guard.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Ueyama defends the submission attempt.
Ueyama tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ueyama is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Ueyama is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Ueyama pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Ueyama throws a head kick that misses.
Ueyama clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ueyama prevents it.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ueyama is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ueyama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ueyama throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ueyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Ueyama misses the target.
Ueyama tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ueyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ueyama throws a nice head kick!
Ueyama throws a head kick that misses.
Ueyama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva blocks a head kick by Ueyama.
Ueyama fails to land with a series of punches.
Ueyama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueyama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ueyama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Ueyama.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristiano Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ueyama misses with a body kick.
Ueyama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva looks for a takedown but Ueyama sprawls well.
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.
Ueyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ueyama tries to clinch up.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ueyama tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ueyama to the ground. Ueyama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ueyama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ueyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noriaki Ueyama dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ueyama but Ueyama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Ueyama throws a big shot that misses.
Silva shoots in and bounces Ueyama off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva won't allow Ueyama to sweep him here.
Ueyama keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Ueyama looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva won't allow Ueyama to get back to his feet.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Ueyama is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ueyama manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Ueyama's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ueyama wants to clinch.
Cristiano Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ueyama misses with a wild body shot.
Ueyama jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ueyama misses with a two punch combination.
Ueyama is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueyama looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva tries for a takedown but Ueyama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristiano Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ueyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Ueyama swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Ueyama misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueyama slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Ueyama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ueyama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noriaki Ueyama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ueyama misses with a head kick.
Ueyama is looking to clinch.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ueyama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Ueyama tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ueyama kicks off Silva and gets to his feet.
Ueyama cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
A combination from Ueyama does no damage.
Ueyama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Ueyama.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ueyama throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva 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.
Silva is pushing down on Ueyama's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ueyama is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ueyama pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Ueyama kicks Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ueyama.
Ueyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ueyama but Ueyama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ueyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ueyama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Noriaki Ueyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Ueyama.
Ueyama throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ueyama can pounce on him.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ueyama throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ueyama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cristiano Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ueyama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noriaki Ueyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ueyama winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noriaki Ueyama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Kanye West - Stronger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
149 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary White!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White thows a body kick. Aoki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Aoki on that attempt.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
White misses with a body kick.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White delivers a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by White.
Aoki blocks the body kick.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aoki wants to clinch.
Aoki avoids a kick to the body.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Aoki shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aoki is breathing heavily.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aoki.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
White trying to land knees to the body.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aoki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aoki avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
White lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Steve Aoki has been cut.
Aoki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aoki takes a knee to the side of the body.
White lands a knee to the body.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
White lands a knee to the body.
White crunches a lovely knee into Aoki's ribcage.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aoki takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aoki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
White connects with a knee to the head.
White with a knee to the head.
Aoki is rocked!
Aoki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oh Aoki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White landing knees to the body.
Aoki seems to have got his legs back now.
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aoki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.
White scores with a knee to the head.
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aoki blocks the elbow strike.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from White.
White gets underhooks to prevent Aoki's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from White.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aoki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
White is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White keeps control of Aoki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aoki fails to pull guard.
White landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
White utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White misses with a knee strike.
Aoki is stalling here.
Aoki is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
White scores a nice knee to the body.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.
That's four 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.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White lands a knee to the head.
Aoki looking to stall.
White landing knees to the body.
White landing knees to the body.
Aoki drops down looking for an ankle pick but White pulls his leg out and moves away.
White moves into range and clinches up with Aoki.
White is struggling to control the position.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aoki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but White pulls him back up using the underhooks.
White landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Aoki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aoki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White drives through and clinches with Aoki against the cage.
White gets underhooks to prevent Aoki's takedown attempt.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aoki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aoki looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White landing knees to the body.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White scores a nice knee to the body.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
White lands a good knee to the midsection. Aoki won't want to take too many of those.
Aoki avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White throws a wild body kick that Aoki sees coming a mile off.
Aoki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aoki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in White's half guard.
White wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Aoki sits in half guard.
Aoki is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aoki scores with a couple of nice shots.
White has one foot on Aoki's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
White rushes Aoki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aoki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.
White cracks Aoki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White forces Aoki back against the cage and clinches.
White trying to land knees to the body.
Gary White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aoki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
White tries a knee to the head but Aoki blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to land knees to the body.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from White.
Aoki is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aoki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
White misses with a knee to the head.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aoki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aoki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aoki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Aoki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from White.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aoki tries to circle away but White has him pinned against the cage.
White misses with a knee to the head.
Aoki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
White missing with knees to the body.
Aoki working hard to break the clinch.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aoki's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from White.
Aoki goes for a takedown in the clinch but White prevents it.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aoki blocks it with crossed arms.
Aoki tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
White lands a knee to the body.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aoki tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aoki's efforts to push away.
Aoki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aoki tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aoki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by White.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Aoki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
White closes the distance and pushes Aoki back into the cage.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aoki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. White gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Aoki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aoki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aoki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
White is pressed up against the cage. Aoki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. White avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters circling a little - White finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Aoki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White has managed to clinch.
Aoki tries for a takedown but White manages to get underhooks.
White lands a knee to the head.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki working hard to break the clinch.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
White landing knees to the body.
White lands a good knee to the midsection. Aoki won't want to take too many of those.
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
White scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
Aoki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
Aoki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White misses with a knee to the head.
White gets underhooks to prevent Aoki's takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
White throws an elbow that misses.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aoki's efforts to push away.
White lands a knee to the head.
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.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from White.
Aoki successfully pulls guard.
White won't allow Aoki to sweep him here.
White is looking to stand up but Aoki won't let him.
Aoki thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Aoki wants to sweep but no luck.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki has a closed guard, preventing White from standing up.
Aoki is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
White stands up and waves to Aoki to follow him.
White is looking to clinch.
That's four 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.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aoki swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Gary White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
White connects with a high kick.
Aoki feints and as White raises his hands in defense, Aoki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White wants to stand up but Aoki is controlling him.
Steve Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary White!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between CANALHA JUNIOR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kana Takinoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CANALHA JUNIOR could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kana Takinoshi's chin.
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, CANALHA JUNIOR!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kana Takinoshi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JUNIOR shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Takinoshi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in JUNIOR's guard.
Takinoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but JUNIOR is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
JUNIOR is controlling Takinoshi's posture.
Takinoshi tries to free his leg and advance position but JUNIOR is retaining full guard.
JUNIOR is trying to control the position but Takinoshi postures up.
Takinoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but JUNIOR is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takinoshi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
JUNIOR showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takinoshi.
Takinoshi misses with a straight right.
JUNIOR takes one to the side of the head.
Takinoshi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
JUNIOR is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Takinoshi's half guard.
Takinoshi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Takinoshi striking from the bottom.
Takinoshi works his way to full guard. Good work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Takinoshi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Takinoshi looking for a sweep. Not yet Takinoshi, not yet.
JUNIOR looking to pass the guard.
JUNIOR trying to control but Takinoshi is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
JUNIOR wants to pass the guard but Takinoshi is keeping the position.
Takinoshi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst JUNIOR is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Takinoshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but JUNIOR circles away quickly and effectively.
Takinoshi misses with the combination.
Takinoshi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Takinoshi looks gassed!
Takinoshi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
JUNIOR drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
JUNIOR trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JUNIOR pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takinoshi is keeping the position for now.
JUNIOR controls from within his opponent's guard.
Takinoshi wants to stand up but JUNIOR is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
JUNIOR looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
JUNIOR pushes down on Takinoshi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Takinoshi is looking to control JUNIOR's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takinoshi avoid being mounted?
JUNIOR trying to control the action but Takinoshi is working from the bottom.
JUNIOR frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four 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.
Takinoshi tries to hold on but JUNIOR pushes him away.
JUNIOR with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Takinoshi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
JUNIOR lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Takinoshi is working to get back to half guard.
Takinoshi stops JUNIOR from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Takinoshi is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kana Takinoshi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Takinoshi shoots and misses
and JUNIOR decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Takinoshi's guard.
Takinoshi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
JUNIOR sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Takinoshi's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
JUNIOR wants to take a breather but Takinoshi is having none of it.
JUNIOR is really struggling to control Takinoshi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Takinoshi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
JUNIOR 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.
Takinoshi is not content to let JUNIOR control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JUNIOR is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Takinoshi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time JUNIOR.
Takinoshi regains full guard. Nicely done.
JUNIOR pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takinoshi is keeping the position for now.
JUNIOR wants to control from the top but Takinoshi keeps moving.
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.
JUNIOR drops back looking for a leg! Takinoshi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Takinoshi manages to kick JUNIOR off! JUNIOR jumps back into Takinoshi's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Takinoshi scores with a crisp jab that stopped JUNIOR in his tracks.
Takinoshi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. JUNIOR looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Takinoshi is trying to get an arm triangle but JUNIOR is defending well.
Takinoshi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with JUNIOR. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Takinoshi working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JUNIOR gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Takinoshi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. JUNIOR can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Takinoshi landing shots from mount.
JUNIOR slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
JUNIOR is refusing to be controlled, as Takinoshi sits in half guard.
Takinoshi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. JUNIOR defending well though.
JUNIOR is looking to control Takinoshi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can JUNIOR avoid being mounted?
Takinoshi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takinoshi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
CANALHA JUNIOR overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takinoshi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Takinoshi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
JUNIOR is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Takinoshi tries for a takedown but JUNIOR sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
JUNIOR misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Takinoshi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kana Takinoshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Takinoshi throws a series of punches but JUNIOR avoids them all with ease.
JUNIOR slips a straight right by Takinoshi.
Takinoshi stuffs the takedown.
Takinoshi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
JUNIOR parries the strikes from Takinoshi easily there. Takinoshi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable JUNIOR to escape.
Takinoshi trying to control the position but JUNIOR is working away.
JUNIOR is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Takinoshi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Takinoshi trying to control from half guard but JUNIOR is working away.
JUNIOR is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takinoshi is trying to control the action in half guard but JUNIOR is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
JUNIOR gets back to full guard.
JUNIOR working a defensive guard here.
Takinoshi pushes down on JUNIOR's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Takinoshi working JUNIOR over with strikes.
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.
Takinoshi passes to full mount!
JUNIOR in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Takinoshi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Takinoshi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… JUNIOR is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by JUNIOR and Takinoshi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
JUNIOR is trying to control Takinoshi's posture but Takinoshi avoids it.
Takinoshi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JUNIOR tries to improve position but can't.
Takinoshi controlling the position.
Takinoshi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused JUNIOR some visible discomfort.
JUNIOR is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Takinoshi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Takinoshi wants to lay and pray for a moment but JUNIOR keeps working.
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.
JUNIOR moves into full guard.
JUNIOR is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
JUNIOR has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
CANALHA JUNIOR has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kana Takinoshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takinoshi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kana Takinoshi.
I've got Takinoshi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kana Takinoshi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximilian Percello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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22
201 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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23
204 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chung Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximilian Percello!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Percello's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Percello duly obliges.
Percello swinging wildly here.
Kim has a takedown stuffed.
Percello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Percello sprawls well initially but Kim persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Percello wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
Kim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Percello defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Percello is trying to stand.
Kim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Percello defending well though.
Kim is keen to just control but Percello is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Percello pushes Kim off but Kim dives into side control.
Percello is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kim is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kim will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Percello instigates a clinch.
Kim pulls Percello into guard.
Percello wanted to stand there but Kim had control of the position.
Percello is fighting to break Kim's control of his arms but Kim is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kim 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Kim working for a triangle but Percello defends it easily.
Percello slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Percello is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kim is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kim has escaped and now he's on top!
Kim looking to sit in guard and control but Percello gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Percello got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kim has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Percello has managed to get both his arms back between Kim's legs - danger averted.
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.
Percello stands up from Kim's guard - Percello perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice sprawl there from Percello as Kim shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chung Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Percello gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kim to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Percello is looking to stand up but Kim isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chung Kim dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Percello shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Percello won't allow Kim to sweep him here.
Kim doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kim is looking for a triangle but Percello pushes his legs off easily.
Kim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Percello wanted to stand there but Kim had control of the position.
Kim is trying to control the position but Percello postures up.
Percello wants to stand but Kim is controlling his posture from full guard.
Percello decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
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.
Kim wants to clinch.
Kim closes the distance and pushes Percello back into the cage.
Percello working aggressively here.
Percello's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim with a poor takedown
and Percello counters by moving into the clinch.
Percello wants to get back to striking at distance but Kim won't allow it.
Percello looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Percello misses with some punches.
Kim has Percello pushed against the cage.
Percello working hard to break the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Percello has eaten all the pies!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim prevents Percello from breaking the clinch.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Percello's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Percello's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Percello tries to circle away but Kim has him pinned against the cage.
Percello is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Percello wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Percellos head.
Kim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Percello fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kim fails with the takedown
and Percello counters with a shoot takedown. Kim fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chung Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Percello is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to control the position but Percello postures up.
Kim throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kim is looking for a triangle but Percello pushes his legs off easily.
Kim lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Percello!
Percello is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximilian Percello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Percello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Percello looks to land a combination but Kim avoids it well.
Percello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Percello tries to clinch
and Kim counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kim passes Percello's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Percello wants to get back to his feet.
Percello is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kim trying to control from half guard but Percello is working away.
Percello regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kim.
Percello takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kim is trying for a kimura here. Percello looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kim wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chung Kim!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kinjo Sasake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benito Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquez has chosen Megadriver-Guile! as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Benito Vasquez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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23
139 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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21
144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kinjo Sasake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benito Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasake tries for a takedown but Vasquez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vasquez throws a nice looking combination but Sasake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vasquez scores with a jab. Sasake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vasquez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sasake is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vasquez's half guard.
Sasake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vasquez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Vasquez throws a sloppy head kick and Sasake moves out of range easily.
Sasake looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sasake is working for a kimura but Vasquez is defending it quite comfortably.
Sasake seems to be working for a kimura but Vasquez defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasake controlling the action here.
Sasake seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vasquez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sasake has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Vasquez defend it? Sasake steps over the head and cranks it - Vasquez is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sasake!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kinjo Sasake!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Joe struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.3lbs 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. Jimmy Joe acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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141 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Joe!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe shoots in for a takedown but Queen shows good takedown defense.
Queen with a nice cross.
Joe tries to clinch up but Queen circles away and keeps his distance.
Queen catches Joe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Queen lands a two punch combo.
Queen lands a jab-cross combination.
Queen stalks Joe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Joe's face. Joe staggers backwards, shaken.
Queen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Queen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Queen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joe backs up against the cage.
Queen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joe backs up against the cage.
Joe tries to clinch up.
Queen lands a jab-cross combination.
Queen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Queen as he jumps to the side.
Queen scores with a decent looking hook.
John Queen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Queen avoids it really well and circles away.
John Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Joe.
Joe fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Joe moves in looking to clinch but Queen pushes him off.
Joe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Queen punishes Joe's body with a nice straight punch.
Queen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Queen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Queen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joe at a distance.
Queen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joe fails to land the takedown.
Queen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Queen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Queen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Queen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe tries to clinch there but Queen circles away.
Queen thuds a left hand into Joe's body.
Queen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Queen scores with a one two! Joe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Queen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jimmy Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Joe.
Joe is breathing heavily.
Joe closes the distance but Queen moves to the side
and Queen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Joe misses with a takedown
and Queen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Queen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Joe's head backwards.
Queen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Queen.
Queen lands a body shot.
Joe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Queen to score with a decent uppercut.
Joe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Queen lands with an uppercut that bounces Joe off the cage and back into rage.
Queen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen thuds a left hand into Joe's body.
Queen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Joe tries to move into range but Queen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Queen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Queen lands a two punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Queen scores with a four punch combination!
Queen with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Joe is trying desperately to land a takedown but Queen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Joe.
Queen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A left and a right from Queen both land. Nice combination.
Nice jab there from Queen.
The crowd cheers as Queen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Joe doesn't seem phased though.
John Queen is winning the standup battle so far.
Queen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Queen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Good exchange - Queen coming out on top.
Joe tries for a takedown but Queen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Queen scores with a body shot.
Queen scores with a jab.
John Queen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Queen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joe doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Queen does it's job there.
Joe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe takes one to the chin there.
Joe fails with the takedown
enabling Queen to counter with a crisp jab.
Queen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Queen lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen connects with a crisp jab.
Joe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Joe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Queen has got the better of the exchanges.
Joe has a takedown stuffed.
John Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Joe.
Queen scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen scores with a three punch combo!
Joe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Queen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Queen.
Queen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Queen scores with a shot to the body.
Joe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Queen finds it's way round the side to connect with Joe's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Queen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Queen lands a nice looking body shot.
Joe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jimmy Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Queen cracks a nice hook into Joe's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Queen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Queen 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Queen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between hajime okita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Veneracion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veneracion has chosen faint as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, hajime okita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Veneracion!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
okita throws a sloppy head kick and Veneracion moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from okita.
okita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Veneracion avoids the head kick by okita.
Veneracion misses with a head kick.
Veneracion avoids the head kick by okita.
okita swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Veneracion shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. okita manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Veneracion looking to pass the guard.
okita avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Veneracion throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
okita looking to control.
okita avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as okita holds on and takes a little breather.
Veneracion thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veneracion works a leg free and moves into half guard.
okita is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Veneracion pulls his head out easily.
Veneracion missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Veneracion wants to lay and pray for a moment but okita keeps working.
Veneracion thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed okita's head.
Veneracion throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Veneracion landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Veneracion throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Veneracion trying to control the action but okita is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
okita gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Veneracion counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
okita is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veneracion is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Veneracion working okita over with strikes here.
okita is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Veneracion in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Veneracion can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as okita is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Veneracion thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veneracion breaks from okita's wrist control and lands an elbow.
okita wants to try and get back to his feet.
Veneracion postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. okita looks a forlorn figure.
Veneracion lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Veneracion is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Veneracion has control of okita's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and okita regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Veneracion working the ground and pound effectively.
Veneracion in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
okita takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Veneracion in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Veneracion landing shots from mount.
Veneracion landing strikes from the mount and okita is in trouble!
okita tries to hold on but Veneracion postures up.
Veneracion is working for a guillotine from mount but okita frees his head quite easily.
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!
Veneracion is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But okita has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from okita!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
okita is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Veneracion dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Veneracion.
Veneracion feints and as okita raises his hands in defense, Veneracion changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Veneracion has gone for a leg lock! okita slips out almost immediately though and dives into Veneracion's guard.
okita stopping the sweep attempt from Veneracion.
okita got a little sloppy there for a moment and Veneracion has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, okita has managed to get both his arms back between Veneracion's legs - danger averted.
okita wants to pass the guard but Veneracion is keeping the position.
Veneracion is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Veneracion is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veneracion looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! okita has picked Veneracion up and slammed him! Veneracion can't keep hold of the triangle and okita manages to pass to side control!
okita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Veneracion keeps working.
okita slows the pace down.
okita'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.
okita tries to advance to mount but can't.
okita is looking to take a break and control but Veneracion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Veneracion sneaks back into half guard.
okita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Veneracion keeps working.
Veneracion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Veneracion is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but okita pulls his head out easily.
Veneracion is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but okita pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
okita throws a sloppy head kick and Veneracion moves out of range easily.
okita throws out a loose jab but Veneracion uses good head movement to avoid it.
okita misses with a head kick.
okita throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick by okita misses
and Veneracion counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Veneracion working over okita with some ground and pound. okita looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Veneracion stands up out of the half guard.
Veneracion scores with a takedown into okita's guard.
Veneracion throwing strikes from guard but okita blocks nicely.
Veneracion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
okita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Veneracion stands up and waves to okita to follow him.
Veneracion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veneracion throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Veneracion throwing strikes here but okita is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
okita holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Veneracion tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Veneracion unloads with some shots from mount but okita bucks and avoids them well.
Veneracion scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish okita?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Veneracion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
okita scores with the left hand. Veneracion knows he should have avoided that one.
Veneracion circles away from the clinch attempt
and Veneracion counters with a slapping leg kick.
Veneracion slips a jab from okita.
Veneracion gets the takedown into side control.
Veneracion stands up and we're back to a striking position.
okita throws a sloppy head kick and Veneracion moves out of range easily.
Veneracion shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Veneracion showed some decent athleticism there.
Veneracion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Veneracion is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. okita doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Veneracion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
okita is pressing down on Veneracion's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
okita uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Veneracion throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. okita was covering up waiting for the punch and Veneracion finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Veneracion throws a sloppy strike and okita has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Veneracion is forced to tap! Great BJJ from okita!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). hajime okita!
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