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SFC 14: Moving Up PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akinori Tadano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tadano has chosen Elevator by Eminem as his entrance music. Akinori Tadano is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Kazama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akinori Tadano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tadano has managed to clinch.
Kazama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kazama tries to circle away but Tadano has him pinned against the cage.
Tadano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kazama has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tadano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tadano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kazama.
Tadano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kazama avoids it.
Kazama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kazama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kazama swats away the attempt to clinch by Tadano.
Tadano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kazama doesn't seem bothered though.
Kazama throws a right and a left that Tadano avoids nicely.
Kazama tries to clinch up
and Tadano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kazama is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama closes the distance but Tadano moves to the side
and Tadano counters with a big head kick but Kazama shrugs it off.
Tadano wants to clinch but Kazama slips to the side
and Kazama counters with a three punch combo that has Tadano backing up. Tadano nods at Kazama to acknowledge the strikes.
Kazama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazama throws a sloppy head kick and Tadano moves out of range easily.
Kazama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tadano counters with a head kick. That will keep Kazama thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tadano wants to clinch but Kazama slips to the side
and Kazama counters with a three punch combo that has Tadano backing up. Tadano nods at Kazama to acknowledge the strikes.
Kazama circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kazama counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tadano is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadano wants to clinch but Kazama slips to the side
and Kazama counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tadano is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tadano darts in trying to clinch
and Kazama counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazama throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tadano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kazama is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tadano avoids the head kick by Kazama.
A nice combination there by Kazama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kazama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kazama throws a sloppy body shot
and Tadano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tadano throws a sloppy head kick
and Kazama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kazama working hard to break the clinch.
Tadano landing knees to the body.
Tadano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kazama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tadano keeps control of Kazama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kazama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tadano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kazama counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tadano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kazama circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kazama counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tadano wants to clinch
and Kazama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tadano darts in trying to clinch
and Kazama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akinori Tadano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tadano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kazama counters by moving into the clinch.
Tadano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tadano is trying to stall.
Tadano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tadano looking to throw knees to the head but Kazama is blocking nicely.
Tadano scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jin Kazama has been cut.
Tadano lands a good knee to the midsection. Kazama won't want to take too many of those.
Tadano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kazama.
Tadano will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kazama up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kazama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tadano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tadano tries a knee to the head but Kazama blocks it.
Tadano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tadano is breathing heavily.
Kazama manages to break the clinch.
Kazama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kazama tries a head kick but it misses.
Tadano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kazama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tadano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kazama's efforts to push away.
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.
Kazama avoiding damage as Tadano throws knees to the body.
Tadano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kazama has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tadano keeps control of Kazama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tadano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tadano with a knee to the head.
Kazama takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kazama letting Tadano take a breather here.
Kazama is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tadano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kazama blocks it with crossed arms.
Kazama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tadano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kazama avoids it.
Tadano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kazama stalling the fight.
Tadano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tadano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kazama.
Tadano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kazama avoids it.
Tadano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tadano trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kazama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tadano tries a knee to the head but Kazama blocks it.
Good body shot from Kazama.
Tadano tries to land a knee to the head but Kazama blocks with his arms.
Kazama wants to break free but Tadano has control.
Kazama wants to get back to striking at distance but Tadano won't allow it.
Kazama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tadano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kazama.
Kazama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kazama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kazama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tadano counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tadano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akinori Tadano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jin Kazama's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tadano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kazama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tadano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kazama.
Kazama moves into range and clinches up with Tadano.
Tadano throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazama has Tadano pressed against the cage.
Kazama tries to break the clinch but Tadano is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Kazama's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadano tries a knee to the head but Kazama blocks it.
Tadano is stalling here.
Tadano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tadano misses with a knee strike.
Tadano just leaning against Kazama, taking a breather.
Tadano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tadano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kazama is struggling to control the position.
Tadano tries to land knees in the clinch but Kazama avoids the damage to the body.
Kazama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tadano tries to land knees in the clinch but Kazama avoids the damage to the body.
Tadano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kazama has had enough of the clinch but Tadano keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tadano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kazama.
Tadano stalling.
Tadano missing with knees to the body.
Tadano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kazama tries to break the clinch but Tadano is controlling the position.
Tadano trying to land knees to the body.
Kazama wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kazama's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kazama has had enough of the clinch but Tadano keeps him there for the moment.
Tadano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kazama avoiding damage as Tadano throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kazama is trying to force a seperation but Tadano has the dominant position.
Kazama tries to circle away but Tadano has him pinned against the cage.
Kazama tries to break the clinch but Tadano is controlling the position.
Kazama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kazama misses with a wild combination.
Kazama is looking to clinch but Tadano is avoiding it.
Tadano looks to clinch
and Kazama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tadano throws a sloppy head kick and Kazama moves out of range easily.
Tadano wants to clinch but Kazama slips to the side
and Kazama moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kazama working hard to break the clinch.
Kazama misses with a body punch.
Tadano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kazama's efforts to push away.
Tadano lands a knee to the head.
Kazama avoiding damage as Tadano throws knees to the body.
Tadano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tadano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kazama is looking to break free of the clinch but Tadano has double underhooks.
Jin Kazama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tadano trying to land knees to the body.
Kazama wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akinori Tadano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tadano is looking to control Kazama's arms but Kazama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tadano has his back to the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Kazama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tadano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akinori Tadano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naoki Fujii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye of the tiger. Naoki Fujii has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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155 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Fujii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tiger stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fujii.
Tiger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fujii is able to avoid easily.
Fujii looks for a takedown but Tiger sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naoki Fujii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiger has his takedown stuffed
and Fujii counters by moving into the clinch.
Fujii tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tiger just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger lands a takedown into guard.
Tiger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fujii manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tiger manages to get himself to full guard.
Fujii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiger is keeping the position for now.
Fujii drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fujii jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujii controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fujii wants to pass the guard but Tiger is keeping the position.
Fujii prevents Tiger from getting back to his feet.
Tiger is wriggling around but Fujii manages to pass to half guard.
Tiger pushes Fujii off and gets back to his feet.
Tiger has closed the distance and engaged Fujii in a clinch.
Tiger is working for takedown but Fujii is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tiger breaks from the clinch.
Fujii shoots and misses
and Tiger counters with a nice leg kick.
Fujii shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tiger is trying to defend but Fujii finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujii lands with a punch from half guard.
Tiger trying to control here.
Tiger tries to kick Fujii off but Fujii keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fujii trying to control from half guard but Tiger is working away.
Tiger wants to improve his position but Fujii is controlling well.
Tiger missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujii is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tiger doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fujii.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fujii seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tiger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger is trying to maintain the position but Fujii is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tiger throws a low kick but Fujii avoids it.
Fujii shoots for a takedown but Tiger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fujii shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tiger's guard.
Tiger pushes Fujii off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tiger throws a leg kick which misses Fujii's front leg but catches the back leg as Fujii tries to avoid it.
Tiger tries to clinch up but Fujii circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiger tries to clinch
and Fujii counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tiger's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujii postures up.
Fujii advances position into side control!
Tiger is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tiger looks gassed!
Fujii landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fujii advances to full mount.
Fujii unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger tries to hold on but Fujii pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujii unloading with bombs!
Tiger is trying desperately to improve position.
Fujii scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoki Fujii dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fujii shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tiger is trying to keep Fujii in close.
Fujii sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tiger's guard.
Tiger wants to get back to his feet.
Fujii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiger keeps working.
Fujii is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fujii is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tiger wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujii lands strikes from half guard.
Tiger is in trouble now - Fujii has advanced to mount!
Tiger is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tiger somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Fujii shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tiger is trying to defend but Fujii finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tiger is trying to stand back up but Fujii is controlling him
Fujii frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Fujii.
Fujii landing shots from mount.
Fujii working for a submission but Tiger is keeping him at bay.
Fujii wants to control the pace but Tiger is squirming around nicely.
Tiger working to try and regain half guard.
Fujii tries to control but Tiger wriggling away.
Tiger tries to buck Fujii off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujii landing strikes from the mount.
Fujii lands a heavy elbow.
Fujii lands with some strikes.
Fujii scoring with strikes but Tiger is staying in there.
Fujii is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tiger can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fujii dominating with strikes here.
Fujii blocks Tiger's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Fujii working the ground and pound effectively.
Fujii swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tiger is now in Fujii's guard. A big mistake from Fujii there, giving up the dominant position!
Tiger is looking to stand up but Fujii won't let him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tiger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fujii 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Fujii has control of Tiger's left arm, preventing Tiger from doing any damage.
Fujii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tiger is one step ahead there.
Fujii has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tiger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tiger tries to stand but Fujii is controlling from the bottom.
Fujii wants to sweep here but Tiger controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoki Fujii dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Tiger. No joy for Fujii on that attempt.
Tiger fails to land with a series of punches.
Fujii looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tiger is fending him off so far but Fujii persists. Nope, Tiger circles away and we're back to standing.
Fujii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tiger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fujii counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tiger works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiger keeping moving, preventing Fujii from controlling successfully.
Tiger is looking to stand up but Fujii isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fujii works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujii is nestled in close to Tiger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fujii stops Tiger from getting back to his feet.
Fujii is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tiger pushes Fujii off looking to stand but Fujii dives back in and keeps control.
Fujii is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fujii seems to be working for a kimura but Tiger defends the submission attempt.
Fujii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger is looking to get back to is feet but Fujii passes into side control.
Fujii landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fujii grinds an elbow into Tiger's temple.
Fujii tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fujii has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fujii is looking to take a break and control but Tiger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tiger is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fujii's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Naoki Fujii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tiger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tiger.
Tiger trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujii trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fujii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tiger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fujii is controlling him.
Fujii controlling from the top position.
Naoki Fujii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tiger is looking to stand up but Fujii isn't so interested in that idea.
Fujii seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fujii pushing down on Tiger's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tiger is looking to control Fujii's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tiger avoid being mounted?
Tiger flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Fujii works his way into side control.
Fujii slows the pace down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naoki Fujii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fujii, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naoki Fujii!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between El toro Fuorte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Golkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El toro Fuorte has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, El toro Fuorte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Golkar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golkar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Golkar trying to control but Fuorte is working from the bottom.
Golkar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Golkar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fuorte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fuorte keeping moving, preventing Golkar from controlling successfully.
Golkar tries to free his leg and advance position but Fuorte is retaining full guard.
Fuorte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Golkar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golkar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Golkar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Golkar stops Fuorte from standing up.
Golkar wants to pass the guard but Fuorte is keeping the position.
Golkar throwing strikes from guard but Fuorte blocks nicely.
Golkar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Golkar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Golkar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fuorte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fuorte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golkar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fuorte misses with a two punch combination.
Fuorte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fuorte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuorte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Golkar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Golkar slips a jab and a cross from Fuorte.
Golkar throws a right and a left that Fuorte avoids nicely.
El toro Fuorte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golkar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fuorte wants to stand but Golkar is controlling the position.
Golkar trying to control but Fuorte is working from the bottom.
Golkar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fuorte keeping moving, preventing Golkar from controlling successfully.
Fuorte will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golkar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Golkar 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.
Fuorte keeping full guard, as Golkar tries to pass.
Golkar is in close to Fuorte's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fuorte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Golkar working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fuorte keeping moving, preventing Golkar from controlling successfully.
Golkar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fuorte wants to stand but Golkar is controlling the position.
Fuorte is trying to keep Golkar in close.
Fuorte is breathing heavily.
Golkar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fuorte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Golkar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Golkar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Golkar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Golkar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Golkar looks to throw the jab but Fuorte is out of range.
Fuorte throws a right and a left that Golkar avoids nicely.
Fuorte misses with a wild body shot.
Fuorte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Golkar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fuorte throws a left and a right that both miss
and Golkar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fuorte's guard now.
Golkar lands a couple of elbows.
Golkar content to stall in guard here.
Fuorte keeping full guard, as Golkar tries to pass.
Golkar throws and elbow that misses. Fuorte uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Golkar's guard. Nice move by Fuorte!
Golkar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fuorte's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuorte trying to keep a closed guard but Golkar is proving a slippery customer.
Fuorte keeping moving, preventing Golkar from controlling successfully.
Golkar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Golkar is looking to work some ground and pound but Fuorte has wrist control.
Fuorte keeping moving, preventing Golkar from controlling successfully.
That's two 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.
Golkar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Golkar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Golkar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The referee warns Fuorte that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Golkar controlling from mount.
Golkar raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golkar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Golkar cracks Fuorte with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Golkar landing punches.
Golkar lands a heavy elbow.
Golkar lands with some strikes.
Golkar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fuorte is trying to stand.
Golkar scoring with strikes but Fuorte is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golkar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Golkar cracks Fuorte with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fuorte is squirming around, avoiding Golkar's attempts to control the action.
Fuorte is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Golkar working the ground and pound effectively.
Fuorte defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Golkar.
Fuorte is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Golkar 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Fuorte.
Fuorte misses with a double jab
and Golkar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Golkar wants to pass the guard but Fuorte is keeping the position.
Fuorte wriggles free and stands up.
Fuorte wants to clinch but Golkar slips to the side
and Golkar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Golkar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuorte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Golkar.
Fuorte is trying to stand back up but Golkar is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fuorte keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Golkar lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golkar works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fuorte takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Golkar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Golkar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Golkar with shots to the head and body - Fuorte looks very uncomfortable down there.
Golkar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Golkar dominating with strikes here.
Fuorte is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuorte is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Golkar lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Golkar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Golkar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Golkar looking for a guillotine from mount but Fuorte is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuorte is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vincent Golkar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golkar controlling his opponent.
Vincent Golkar has got the better of the ground game so far.
El toro Fuorte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Golkar cracks Fuorte with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Golkar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Golkar looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Golkar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Golkar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuorte takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Golkar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Golkar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Golkar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo DeSonto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Pan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo DeSonto!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSonto shoots in and bounces Pan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pan has his feet on DeSonto's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pan stuffs the takedown.
Pan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pan scores with a nice head shot.
Pan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pan duly obliges.
Pan lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pan!
DeSonto is rocked!
Pan connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks DeSonto out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Pan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Azamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Ustorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Ustorf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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219 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joshua Azamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ustorf!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azamora misses with a two punch combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Azamora. That's going to slow Ustorf down.
Azamora throws a big shot that misses.
Ustorf misses with a body shot.
Azamora misses with a jab to the body
and Ustorf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ustorf moves away from the strike by Azamora.
Azamora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ustorf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Azamora scores with a nice right hand.
Ustorf is looking to clinch but Azamora is avoiding it.
Azamora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ustorf fails to land the takedown.
Azamora keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azamora moves into range and clinches up with Ustorf.
Azamora manages to break the clinch.
Azamora misses with a wild body shot.
Azamora scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ustorf doesn't seem bothered though.
Azamora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ustorf counters with a takedown into side control.
Azamora manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Azamora looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ustorf looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ustorf looks gassed!
Azamora with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azamora throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Azamora slows the pace down in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azamora passes to full mount!
Azamora controlling the position easily from mount.
Azamora misses with a head shot.
Ustorf tries to hold on but Azamora postures up.
Azamora tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Azamora trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ustorf really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Azamora. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Joshua Azamora just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Azamora ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Azamora connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ustorf's hands.
It looks like Sean Ustorf has been cut.
Azamora lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Ustorf falls backwards - clearly groggy! Azamora dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Azamora!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Steal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Stratovarius - Maniac Dance as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabian Steal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith prevents Steal from breaking the clinch.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steal backwards.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steal wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Steal tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Steal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Smith presses Steal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steal is breathing heavily.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steal is defending well for now.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Steal up against the cage.
Steal missing with knees to the body.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steal is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith avoiding damage.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Fabian Steal has been cut.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Smith.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Steal backwards.
Smith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Steal is rocked!
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Steal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Steal is trying to break free.
Smith lands a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kevin Smith.
Smith throws an overhand right that has Steal reeling! Smith follows up with more punches and Steal is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kevin Smith!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Sendou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Makunouchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Sendou!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sendou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makunouchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Makunouchi missing with a left hand there. Sendou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makunouchi misses the shot to the body.
Sendou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makunouchi looks to throw the jab but Sendou is out of range.
Sendou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi throws a series of punches but Sendou moves out of range.
Makunouchi looks to land a combination but Sendou avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makunouchi avoids the head kick by Sendou.
Makunouchi throws a hook to the side of Sendou's head but Sendou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sendou ducks under a wild hook from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi tries to bum rush Sendou with a series of wild strikes but Sendou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makunouchi looks to land a combination but Sendou avoids it well.
Makunouchi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makunouchi lands with a cross.
Makunouchi digs a good hook to Sendou's body.
Makunouchi throws a series of punches but Sendou avoids them all with ease.
Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Sendou.
Makunouchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makunouchi lands with a good body shot.
Makunouchi looks to land a combination but Sendou avoids it well.
Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Sendou.
Makunouchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sendou throws a head kick that misses.
Makunouchi avoids the head kick by Sendou.
Makunouchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sendou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sendou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makunouchi.
Ippo Makunouchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendou throws a head kick but Makunouchi moves out of range.
Makunouchi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Makunouchi scores with a three punch combo!
No joy there for Makunouchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sendou takes one to the side of the head.
Makunouchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Sendou slips a jab and a cross from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi throws an overhand right that lands on Sendou's shoulder, as Sendou tries to avoid the shot.
Makunouchi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Sendou.
Makunouchi looks to land a combination but Sendou avoids it well.
Sendou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makunouchi avoids the head kick by Sendou.
A big left from Makunouchi misses.
Makunouchi tries to bum rush Sendou with a series of wild strikes but Sendou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sendou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sendou dodges the punch combination from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi scores with a jab to the body.
Makunouchi misses with a two punch combination.
Makunouchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Sendou.
Makunouchi throws a nice looking combination but Sendou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makunouchi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Makunouchi duly obliges.
Sendou throws a head kick but Makunouchi moves out of range.
Makunouchi throws out a loose jab but Sendou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sendou throws a head kick but Makunouchi moves out of range.
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.
Sendou moves out of range as Makunouchi strikes.
Sendou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sendou takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Makunouchi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sendou.
Sendou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makunouchi.
Sendou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makunouchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makunouchi throws out a loose jab but Sendou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makunouchi cracks a nice hook into Sendou's ribs.
Makunouchi throws the left hand but Sendou avoids the punch easily.
Sendou blocks a jab.
Makunouchi throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Makunouchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makunouchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ippo Makunouchi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Makunouchi avoids the head kick by Sendou.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sendou.
Sendou slips under a jab from Makunouchi.
Sendou tries a head kick but it misses.
Makunouchi looks to land a left hand but Sendou moved out of range nicely.
Makunouchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makunouchi throws a series of punches but Sendou moves out of range.
Makunouchi throws a hook to the side of Sendou's head but Sendou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makunouchi missing with a left hand there. Sendou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makunouchi misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Makunouchi.
Sendou slips a jab from Makunouchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makunouchi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Makunouchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sendou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sendou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makunouchi scores with a sloppy right hand. Sendou should have avoided that one.
Sendou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sendou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makunouchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Makunouchi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sendou.
Makunouchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makunouchi thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendou moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Makunouchi misses.
Sendou throws a sloppy head kick and Makunouchi moves out of range easily.
Sendou misses with a head kick.
Makunouchi misses the jab.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that Sendou avoids nicely.
Makunouchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sendou slips a jab and a cross from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sendou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makunouchi looks to throw the jab but Sendou is out of range.
Sendou misses with a head kick.
Makunouchi throws a right hand that Sendou ducks under and follows up with a left that Sendou also avoids with ease.
Sendou tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Makunouchi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sendou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi works over Sendou's head and body with a nice combination.
Makunouchi misses with the combination.
Makunouchi throws the left hand but Sendou avoids the punch easily.
Sendou misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Makunouchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sendou blocks a jab.
Makunouchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sendou is just out of range.
Makunouchi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Makunouchi misses with a series of wild punches.
Makunouchi throws a nice looking combination but Sendou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ippo Makunouchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendou throws a head kick but Makunouchi moves out of range.
Makunouchi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Makunouchi throws a nice looking combination but Sendou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makunouchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makunouchi throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Makunouchi misses.
Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Sendou.
Makunouchi throws the left hand but Sendou avoids the punch easily.
Sendou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sendou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sendou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Some wild striking there from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ippo Makunouchi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sendou misses with a head kick.
Sendou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
Sendou ducks under a wild hook from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sendou.
Makunouchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sendou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makunouchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sendou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sendou throws a head kick that misses.
Makunouchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makunouchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makunouchi misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sendou dodges the punch combination from Makunouchi.
A telegraphed right hand from Makunouchi misses the target.
Makunouchi misses with a series of wild punches.
Sendou slips a jab and a cross from Makunouchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Sendou.
Sendou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makunouchi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sendou's head.
Makunouchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Makunouchi avoids the head kick by Sendou.
Sendou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makunouchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sendou.
Makunouchi lands with an overhand left.
Sendou throws a sloppy head kick and Makunouchi moves out of range easily.
Makunouchi throws a hook but Sendou avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Makunouchi!
Makunouchi digs a good hook to Sendou's body.
Makunouchi throws a series of punches but Sendou moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi throws a body punch but Sendou moves out of range.
Makunouchi misses with the combination.
Makunouchi misses with a two punch combination.
Makunouchi swinging wildly here.
Sendou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ippo Makunouchi is winning the standup battle so far.
Makunouchi looks to land a combination but Sendou avoids it well.
Makunouchi throws the left hand but Sendou avoids the punch easily.
Sendou tries a head kick but it misses.
Sendou misses with a head kick.
Sendou tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Makunouchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makunouchi misses with a two punch combination.
Makunouchi fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi throws a series of punches but Sendou moves out of range.
Sendou ducks under a wild hook from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sendou throws a head kick that misses.
Makunouchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sendou tries a head kick but it misses.
Sendou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makunouchi misses with a two punch combination.
Sendou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sendou slips a jab and a cross from Makunouchi.
A punch combination from Makunouchi misses.
Makunouchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makunouchi misses with a wild combination.
Makunouchi misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sendou avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Sendou.
Makunouchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sendou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makunouchi throws a nice looking combination but Sendou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that Sendou avoids nicely.
Sendou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makunouchi lands with a cross.
Makunouchi swinging wildly here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sendou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takeshi Sendou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makunouchi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sendou dodges the punch combination from Makunouchi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ippo Makunouchi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Makunouchi 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ippo Makunouchi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Bobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuu Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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159 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Bobby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto feints and as Bobby raises his hands in defense, Matsumoto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Matsumoto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bobby's guard.
Matsumoto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bobby is refusing to be controlled, as Matsumoto sits in half guard.
Matsumoto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bobby defending well though.
Bobby is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Matsumoto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Matsumoto's back!
Matsumoto rolls, trying to escape but Bobby keeps control of the position.
Bobby working for the choke.
Matsumoto rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Matsumoto trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matsumoto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Matsumoto.
Matsumoto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bobby tries to free his leg and advance position but Matsumoto is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bobby 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.
Matsumoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bobby gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bobby stopping the sweep attempt from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Matsumoto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bobby defends it easily.
Bobby drops back looking for a leg! Matsumoto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Matsumoto manages to kick Bobby off! Bobby jumps back into Matsumoto's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matsumoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bobby trying to control but Matsumoto is working from the bottom.
Matsumoto wants to sweep but no luck.
Bobby looking to pass the guard.
Matsumoto trying to control the position.
Matsumoto wants to sweep here but Bobby controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Matsumoto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bobby!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby is in a horrible position here. Matsumoto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Matsumoto swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bobby is now in Matsumoto's guard. A big mistake from Matsumoto there, giving up the dominant position!
Bobby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matsumoto is keeping the position for now.
Bobby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bobby is working hard here to advance position.
Matsumoto wants to sweep but no luck.
Matsumoto working for a triangle but Bobby defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsumoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matsumoto is looking for a triangle but Bobby pushes his legs off easily.
Matsumoto keeping moving, preventing Bobby from controlling successfully.
Bobby wants to pass the guard but Matsumoto is keeping the position.
Matsumoto throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Matsumoto throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bobby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matsumoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bobby is looking to control Matsumoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bobby avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Matsumoto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bobby doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Matsumoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matsumoto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Matsumoto showed some decent athleticism there.
Bobby is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Matsumoto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Matsumoto's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bobby's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Matsumoto manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bobby's guard. Nice work there by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bobby is keeping the position for now.
Matsumoto passes into half guard.
Bobby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matsumoto is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby is looking for a sweep. Matsumoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bobby works his way to full guard. Good work.
Matsumoto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bobby working for a triangle but Matsumoto defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matsumoto working some strikes from top position.
Matsumoto pushes down on Bobby's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Matsumoto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bobby looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bobby is refusing to be controlled, as Matsumoto sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby is defending against the submission attempts here by Matsumoto.
Bobby is looking for a sweep. Matsumoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matsumoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bobby's head.
Matsumoto prevents Bobby from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matsumoto thuds his right hand into Bobby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matsumoto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bobby!
Matsumoto with shots to the head and body - Bobby looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bobby is surviving well by controlling Matsumoto's body position as best he can.
Matsumoto seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Bobby is holding on tight.
Matsumoto landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Matsumoto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Matsumoto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bobby is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Matsumoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bobby looks a forlorn figure.
Bobby is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bobby is looking to get to half guard.
Matsumoto landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto landing shots from mount.
Matsumoto lands a big shot there that rocks Bobby but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobby is looking to get to half guard.
Matsumoto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bobby tries to reverse the position but Matsumoto maintains control.
Matsumoto with shots to the head and body - Bobby looks very uncomfortable down there.
Matsumoto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bobby's face.
Matsumoto looking to finish Bobby with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bobby!
Matsumoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bobby is looking to escape.
Bobby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsumoto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bobby is looking to improve his position but Matsumoto isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Matsumoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Bobby fails with the takedown
so Matsumoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Matsumoto preventing the sweep.
Matsumoto 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.
Matsumoto slips nicely into half guard.
Matsumoto trying to control from half guard but Bobby is working away.
Matsumoto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Matsumoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matsumoto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bobby does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bobby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matsumoto is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto seems to be working for a kimura but Bobby defends the submission attempt.
Matsumoto lands with a punch from half guard.
Bobby wants to get back to full guard.
Bobby preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Matsumoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bobby makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bobby.
Matsumoto postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Matsumoto advances to half guard.
Bobby tries to roll over but Matsumoto keeps him under control.
Bobby is refusing to be controlled, as Matsumoto sits in half guard.
Matsumoto is trying to work for a kimura but Bobby is defending well.
Matsumoto lands strikes from half guard.
Matsumoto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bobby has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Matsumoto lands a nice short elbow.
Bobby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matsumoto is working away from the top position though.
Matsumoto tries to pass to full mount but Bobby defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bobby is pressing down on Matsumoto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bobby is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ryuu Matsumoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matsumoto stays in close to Bobby's body and controls the position.
Matsumoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bobby is keeping the position for now.
Matsumoto stands and throws Bobby's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bobby is trying to escape the position but Matsumoto is controlling the position.
Bobby gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bobby regains full guard. Nicely done.
Matsumoto trying to control but Bobby is working from the bottom.
Matsumoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bobby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bobby controls Matsumoto momentarily but Matsumoto frees himself.
Matsumoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bobby working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matsumoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Matsumoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Matsumoto wants to control from the top but Bobby keeps moving.
Ricky Bobby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby trying to strike off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryuu Matsumoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matsumoto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryuu Matsumoto!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jun Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willy Wonka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Kimura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willy Wonka!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wonka looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Wonka slaps away a takedown attempt from Kimura, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kimura throws a jab but it's blocked by Wonka.
Kimura throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wonka was covering up waiting for the punch and Kimura finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kimura passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wonka managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kimura.
Kimura working the ground and pound from side control.
Kimura misses with the ground and pound.
Wonka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kimura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wonka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka defending against the ground and pound.
Kimura lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wonka prevents Kimura from moving into mount.
Wonka defending against the ground and pound.
Kimura wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wonka, who protects the arm well.
Kimura has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Wonka is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kimura yanks on the arm and Wonka is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kimura.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jun Kimura!
Jun Kimura is the new lightweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tomas fonacier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). fonacier is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rush. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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186 cm
25
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Miyagi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, tomas fonacier!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fonacier looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Miyagi is fending him off so far but fonacier persists. Nope, Miyagi circles away and we're back to standing.
fonacier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miyagi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for fonacier!
fonacier is looking to improve his position but Miyagi isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Miyagi.
fonacier keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miyagi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can fonacier hang on?
Miyagi 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyagi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. fonacier can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Miyagi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Miyagi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as fonacier is looking to escape.
Miyagi lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, fonacier has worked his arm free - good work by fonacier!
Miyagi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Miyagi moves into full mount!
Miyagi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
fonacier is trying desperately to improve position.
Miyagi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. fonacier can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
fonacier slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
fonacier wants to improve his position but Miyagi is controlling well.
Miyagi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and fonacier defends it well.
Miyagi trying to mount his opponent but fonacier defends it.
Miyagi wants to work for an arm triangle but fonacier is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Miyagi is breathing heavily.
fonacier manages to get to full guard.
fonacier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fonacier looking for a guillotine here but Miyagi defends easily.
Miyagi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miyagi postures up and lands a big shot to fonacier's brow.
Miyagi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as fonacier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
fonacier escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miyagi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miyagi throws a strike but fonacier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
fonacier cracks Miyagi with a solid left hand.
Miyagi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and fonacier defends well.
Miyagi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for fonacier!
Miyagi has control of fonacier's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and fonacier regains control of the situation pretty easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyagi won't let fonacier get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Miyagi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - fonacier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
fonacier with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miyagi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in fonacier's guard.
fonacier looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miyagi is pushing down on fonacier's leg trying to pass to half guard. fonacier is fighting to maintain full guard but Miyagi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Miyagi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miyagi 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.
fonacier is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miyagi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi tries to pass to full mount but fonacier defends it.
fonacier is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miyagi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Miyagi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. fonacier doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Miyagi.
fonacier won't allow Miyagi to pass to mount.
fonacier wants to get back to his feet.
fonacier looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miyagi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
fonacier slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Miyagi throws a big right hand that misses.
Miyagi trying to control the position from guard on top but fonacier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
fonacier is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miyagi defends well.
Miyagi trying to control but fonacier is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi wants to pass the guard but fonacier is keeping the position.
Miyagi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
fonacier escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miyagi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miyagi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
fonacier is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Miyagi wants to control from the top but fonacier keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miyagi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
fonacier manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Miyagi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns fonacier that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Miyagi is landing with some decent strikes but fonacier is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
fonacier is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Miyagi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Miyagi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
fonacier with a poor takedown
and Miyagi counters with a single leg into guard. fonacier didn't expect that.
Miyagi is working fonacier over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miyagi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of fonacier's head.
Miyagi trying to control but fonacier is working from the bottom.
Miyagi wants to pass the guard but fonacier is keeping the position.
Miyagi chips away with some ground and pound.
fonacier wants to stand but Miyagi is controlling the position.
fonacier looking for a guillotine here but Miyagi defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miyagi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fonacier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miyagi prevents fonacier from escaping the position.
Miyagi trying to control the position but fonacier is working away.
Miyagi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. fonacier knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Miyagi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
fonacier wants to get back to his feet but Miyagi drags him back down.
fonacier is working to avoid the ground and pound but Miyagi connects with a decent elbow.
fonacier manages to work his way to half guard, despite Miyagi's best efforts.
Miyagi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Miyagi unloading with bombs!
Miyagi landing strikes from the mount.
Miyagi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now fonacier is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells fonacier's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
fonacier drops back looking for a leg! Miyagi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miyagi manages to kick fonacier off! fonacier jumps back into Miyagi's guard.
fonacier throws a strike but Miyagi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miyagi passes into half guard.
fonacier is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miyagi pulls his head out easily.
fonacier is trying to stand up here but Miyagi is controlling him well.
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.
Miyagi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Miyagi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for fonacier!
fonacier is bucking up trying to escape but Miyagi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
fonacier takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Miyagi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… fonacier is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by fonacier and Miyagi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
fonacier is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Miyagi off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Miyagi clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miyagi dives in and grabs fonacier's left leg, looking for a takedown. fonacier pushes down on Miyagi's head and hops out.
fonacier tries for a takedown but Miyagi circles away easily
and Miyagi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Miyagi.
Miyagi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
fonacier is trying to get back to his feet.
fonacier is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Miyagi off and has taken his back!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fonacier scores with strikes from the back.
Miyagi turns into fonacier and is now in his guard.
Miyagi stopping the sweep attempt from fonacier.
Miyagi tries to free his leg and advance position but fonacier is retaining full guard.
Miyagi won't allow fonacier to get back to his feet.
fonacier throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Miyagi distracts fonacier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miyagi trying to control but fonacier is working from the bottom.
Miyagi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
fonacier keeping full guard, as Miyagi tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miyagi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Miyagi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
fonacier is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Miyagi is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fonacier taking a bit of punishment here - Miyagi scoring with strikes.
Miyagi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at fonacier to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
fonacier is pushing Miyagi's head away, looking to escape. Miyagi manages to hold on to the position though.
fonacier is trying to improve his position.
Miyagi wants to control but fonacier is keeping him busy.
Miyagi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Miyagi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, fonacier has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Miyagi but great work by fonacier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi taking a bit of punishment here - fonacier scoring with strikes.
Miyagi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Miyagi looking for a submission but fonacier manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
fonacier controls Miyagi momentarily but Miyagi frees himself.
Miyagi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. fonacier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
fonacier working for a triangle but Miyagi defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Miyagi had his way with tomas fonacier in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Miyagi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in fonacier's half guard.
Miyagi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
fonacier is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miyagi scores with a couple of nice shots.
fonacier looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
fonacier keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fonacier is looking for a sweep. Miyagi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miyagi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that fonacier can do to turn this around?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miyagi lands a nice short elbow.
Hiro Miyagi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miyagi wants to take a breather but fonacier is having none of it.
Miyagi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because fonacier is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Miyagi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. fonacier doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Miyagi.
fonacier is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miyagi pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Miyagi trying to control from half guard but fonacier is working away.
Miyagi working over fonacier with some ground and pound. fonacier looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Miyagi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
fonacier is looking to improve his position.
Miyagi moves into full mount! fonacier won't be happy about that!
Miyagi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
fonacier is working to get back to half guard.
Miyagi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Miyagi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can fonacier hang on?
Hiro Miyagi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
fonacier wants to control but Miyagi is having none of it.
fonacier taking shots to the head.
Miyagi controlling from the full mount.
Miyagi working for a submission but fonacier is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for fonacier because Miyagi loaded up on that one.
fonacier is looking to improve his position but Miyagi isn't that keen on the idea.
fonacier is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Miyagi has taken his back.
fonacier is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiro Miyagi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miyagi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Miyagi!
Hiro Miyagi is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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