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PFC 1: The Beginning PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rune Ankjrll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Giuliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankjrll kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Laibach. This should be fireworks!
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Counter fighter
Good 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rune Ankjrll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Giuliano!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giuliano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Giuliano tries for a takedown but Ankjrll sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ankjrll went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Giuliano shoots in for a takedown but Ankjrll shows good takedown defense.
As Giuliano looks to move away, Ankjrll throws a big counter combo bu Giuliano just gets out of the way.
Rune Ankjrll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salvatore Giuliano.
Giuliano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ankjrll counters with a three punch combo that has Giuliano backing up. Giuliano nods at Ankjrll to acknowledge the strikes.
Giuliano shoots in and gets a takedown into Ankjrll's guard.
Giuliano's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giuliano trying to control the position from guard on top but Ankjrll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ankjrll wants to stand and escape but Giuliano is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giuliano is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Giuliano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ankjrll wants to stand and escape but Giuliano is having none of it.
Giuliano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Giuliano fails with the takedown.
Giuliano shoots in for a takedown but Ankjrll shows good takedown defense.
Ankjrll keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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.
Giuliano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ankjrll counters with a straight right hand.
Giuliano tries for a takedown but Ankjrll circles away easily
and Ankjrll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvatore Giuliano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ankjrll slaps away a takedown attempt from Giuliano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Giuliano with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giuliano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ankjrll defends well and Giuliano ends up having to push Ankjrll into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Ankjrll. No joy for Giuliano on that attempt.
Giuliano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Giuliano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ankjrll fakes the leg kick and cracks Giuliano in the body.
Ankjrll seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ankjrll lands with a nice body kick.
Giuliano should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Giuliano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankjrll lands with a right hand.
Giuliano fails with the takedown
letting Ankjrll counter with a right hand.
Ankjrll stuns Giuliano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Giuliano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ankjrll counters with a nice uppercut.
Giuliano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giuliano misses with a takedown
and Ankjrll counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rune Ankjrll dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Giuliano has his takedown stuffed
and Ankjrll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ankjrll - that will leave a mark!
Giuliano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Ankjrll counter with a right hand.
Giuliano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ankjrll counters with a stiff right hand.
Rune Ankjrll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salvatore Giuliano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Ankjrll coming out on top.
Giuliano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ankjrll counters with a series of strikes. Giuliano will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Giuliano.
Ankjrll is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giuliano can do to turn this around?
Giuliano controlling the position.
Giuliano is putting a hurting on Ankjrll here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giuliano taking a breather here.
Ankjrll is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ankjrll takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Giuliano takes a little break here. Ankjrll wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Giuliano wants to control but Ankjrll is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giuliano is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ankjrll is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rune Ankjrll is winning the standup battle so far.
Giuliano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ankjrll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ankjrll is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ankjrll turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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.
Giuliano misses with a takedown attempt
and Ankjrll counters with a nice uppercut.
Ankjrll's jab looks to have found its range, popping Giuliano under the eye.
Giuliano drives through with a takedown into Ankjrll's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ankjrll wants to get back to his feet but Giuliano passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giuliano looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ankjrll with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Giuliano slips a nice elbow through Ankjrll's hands, connecting with Ankjrll's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giuliano controlling the pace.
Giuliano tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ankjrll knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rune Ankjrll dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Giuliano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ankjrll defends well and Giuliano ends up having to push Ankjrll into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Giuliano tries for a takedown but Ankjrll circles away easily
and Ankjrll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Giuliano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ankjrll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rune Ankjrll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salvatore Giuliano.
Ankjrll darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Giuliano misses with a takedown
and Ankjrll makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giuliano with a poor takedown
and Ankjrll counters with a three punch combo that has Giuliano backing up. Giuliano nods at Ankjrll to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Ankjrll catches Giuliano right on the button with a cross.
Giuliano shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ankjrll wants to get back to his feet but Giuliano is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Giuliano lands a couple of elbows.
Giuliano trying to control the position from guard on top but Ankjrll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salvatore Giuliano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Giuliano works over Ankjrll with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giuliano trying to control but Ankjrll is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giuliano engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Giuliano postures up and lands a big shot to Ankjrll's brow.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Giuliano cracks Ankjrll with a solid left hand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ankjrll with a nice cross.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ankjrll.
Ankjrll displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Giuliano.
Ankjrll appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giuliano drives through with a takedown into guard.
Giuliano makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Giuliano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Giuliano 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.
Giuliano chips away with some ground and pound.
Giuliano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Giuliano makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giuliano is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Giuliano closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ankjrll did well to prevent Giuliano getting side control.
Ankjrll wants to stand back up but Giuliano manages to pass into side control.
Giuliano is chipping away with strikes.
Salvatore Giuliano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rune Ankjrll is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giuliano scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ankjrll to see if he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rune Ankjrll showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ankjrll, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rune Ankjrll!
Rune Ankjrll tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlin Paschal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Yakubitskaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marlin Paschal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marlin Paschal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Yakubitskaya!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paschal fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Paschal backs off Yakubitskaya throws a huge counter combo but Paschal manages to avoid it all.
Paschal has a takedown stuffed.
Yakubitskaya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Paschal closes the distance but Yakubitskaya moves to the side
and Yakubitskaya counters with a right hand to the body.
Paschal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yakubitskaya counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Paschal tries for a takedown but Yakubitskaya sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yakubitskaya is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marlin Paschal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paschal fails with the takedown.
Yakubitskaya is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Paschal has his takedown stuffed
and Yakubitskaya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paschal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Paschal stalling.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yakubitskaya looks like he's trying to stand up.
Paschal is trying for a kimura here. Yakubitskaya looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Paschal wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marlin Paschal!
Marlin Paschal thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rifler Gustaffson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kinjo Yoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rifler Gustaffson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kinjo Yoshi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshi gets tackled into the ropes by Gustaffson. Gustaffson maintains the clinch.
Gustaffson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustaffson scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Kinjo Yoshi has been cut.
Gustaffson catches Yoshi with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Yoshi forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rifler Gustaffson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kean Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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, Kean Devlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Laranja!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devlin throws a right hand that Laranja ducks under and follows up with a left that Laranja also avoids with ease.
Devlin swats away the attempt to clinch by Laranja.
Some wild striking there from Devlin.
Laranja tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Laranja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Devlin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Devlin wants it to stay on the feet.
Devlin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Laranja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Devlin is looking for a counter combo.
Laranja tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Devlin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laranja with a poor takedown
and Devlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Devlin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laranja tries to counter with a clinch but Devlin shakes him off and moves away.
Laranja fails with a takedown attempt.
Devlin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kean Devlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Laranja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laranja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laranja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Devlin counters with a three punch combo that has Laranja backing up. Laranja nods at Devlin to acknowledge the strikes.
Devlin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Devlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Devlin stuns Laranja with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A left and a right from Devlin both land. Nice combination.
Laranja is rocked!
A nice combination there by Devlin.
Laranja is still on wobbly legs! Can Devlin finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Devlin throws a shot to the body.
Laranja doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laranja seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Devlin counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Laranja! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kean Devlin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masaya Ishida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Average Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Average Joe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaya Ishida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Average Joe!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishida gets a takedown into half guard.
Ishida moves nicely into side control.
Joe gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Joe tries to hold on but Ishida pushes him away.
The referee warns Joe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ishida landing shots from mount.
Ishida loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Joe scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Ishida land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Ishida stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masaya Ishida!
Masaya Ishida decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Akhmetov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piranha Chonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dmitri Akhmetov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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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, Dmitri Akhmetov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piranha Chonan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akhmetov swinging wildly here.
Akhmetov tries to work over Chonan's front leg with a kick but Chonan checks it.
Chonan moves into the clinch successfully.
Chonan stalls.
Chonan slowing the pace effectively.
Chonan continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Akhmetov avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the ropes.
Akhmetov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chonan digs a right hand into Akhmetov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akhmetov's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan leaning against his opponent.
Akhmetov tries to throw a body punch but Chonan avoids it by throwing Akhmetov back against the ropes.
Akhmetov blocking some punches.
Chonan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhmetov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Akhmetov backwards.
Akhmetov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chonan slows down the pace here.
Akhmetov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Akhmetov's head.
Akhmetov can't break the clinch.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akhmetov's elbow.
A body shot lands from Chonan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhmetov is trying to break the clinch but Chonan is controlling him.
Chonan presses Akhmetov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan cracks Akhmetov with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Akhmetov is breathing heavily.
Chonan scores with a hook to the body.
Chonan scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Chonan prevents Akhmetov from breaking the clinch.
Akhmetov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chonan has him pressed against the ropes.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akhmetov backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Chonan stalls.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chonan.
Chonan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akhmetov backwards.
Akhmetov takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhmetov has had enough of the clinch but Chonan keeps him there for the moment.
Akhmetov blocks a body shot from Chonan.
Chonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akhmetovs head.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Chonan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chonan lands a right hand.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akhmetov is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piranha Chonan 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.
Chonan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Chonan digs a right hand underneath Akhmetov's ribcage. Akhmetov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee calls for Chonan to work.
Chonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Akhmetov.
Akhmetov letting Chonan take a breather here.
A short right from Chonan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akhmetov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Akhmetov takes a shot to the head.
Chonan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akhmetov backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chonan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
Akhmetov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Chonan.
Akhmetov goes for a takedown attempt but Chonan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Akhmetov looks to land a combination. Chonan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Akhmetov darts in and clinches Chonan up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chonan just leaning against Akhmetov, taking a breather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan scores with a hook to the body.
Chonan is working Akhmetov over against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chonan.
Nice body punch from Chonan - that landed with a thud.
Chonan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Akhmetov takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Chonan.
Chonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chonan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chonan scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Chonan lands a shot to the body.
Chonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chonan lands with a short shot to the head.
Chonan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chonan has Akhmetov pressed against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Chonan.
Akhmetov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Chonan.
Chonan lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Chonan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
Chonan slowing the pace effectively.
Chonan digs a right hand into Akhmetov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akhmetov's gas tank.
Chonan lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piranha Chonan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chonan moves into the clinch successfully.
Akhmetov tries to break free but Chonan pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Akhmetov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Chonan.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonan.
Chonan controlling the action here for a moment.
Chonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akhmetovs head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Come on Chonan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Akhmetov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chonan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chonan is working Akhmetov over against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Chonan.
Chonan stalling the fight.
Chonan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chonan pushes Akhmetov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan is leaning against Akhmetov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chonan pushes Akhmetov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike.
Akhmetov is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonan stalling.
Chonan lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Akhmetov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chonan creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Akhmetov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Akhmetov drops to his knees and Chonan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piranha Chonan!
A relieved looking Piranha Chonan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koty Kahtin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Du Yuesheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koty Kahtin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Du Yuesheng!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahtin shoots in but Yuesheng avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kahtin fails with the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Yuesheng.
Du Yuesheng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuesheng cracks Kahtin with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuesheng scores with a nice strike.
Yuesheng throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahtin fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koty Kahtin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuesheng ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yuesheng ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yuesheng's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kahtin under the eye.
Kahtin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yuesheng defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Yuesheng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Du Yuesheng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuesheng throws a shot to the body.
Yuesheng drops Kahtin with a straight right hand, right on the button! Yuesheng follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Du Yuesheng!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egil Wiik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiik is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rummelsnuff. William Graham has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Egil Wiik!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wiik manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Graham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wiik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wiik being controlled here, momentarily.
Graham postures up in Wiik's guard and throws a big left but Wiik blocks it.
Wiik escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Graham gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham slips nicely into half guard.
Graham stalling.
Wiik tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Graham has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Graham controlling his opponent.
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.
Graham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Graham throws some wild stikes that Wiik manages to avoid easily.
Graham fails to advance to Wiik's back.
Graham stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham gets caught flat footed, as Wiik shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
My spies in Sports Fitness $50 inform me that Wiik has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Graham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Graham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wiik gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Graham has his hands on Wiik's head, controlling the position.
Graham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wiik is one step ahead there.
Graham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Graham is controlling Wiik's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Graham looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wiik is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Graham dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Graham 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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Graham.
William Graham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graham swings around for an armbar but Wiik sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Graham's guard.
Wiik prevents Graham from getting back to his feet.
Graham pulls Wiik in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wiik stopping the sweep attempt from Graham.
Graham looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wiik passes into half guard.
Graham wants to control but Wiik is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Graham is trying to get back to full guard.
Wiik thows a huge punch but Graham dodges it nicely.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wiik prevents Graham from standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Graham clinches up with Wiik and pushes him back against the ropes.
Graham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiik prevents Graham from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham lands a right hand.
Graham pulls guard effortlessly.
Graham is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Graham wants to improve his position but instead Wiik has moved into half guard.
Graham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wiik trying to advance position but Graham counters by regaining guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Graham has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wiik off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Graham changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wiik looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wiik is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiik can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Graham dominated that second 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!
Graham scores with a takedown into Wiik's guard.
Graham decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wiik, up you get!
Graham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wiik can do to turn this around?
Graham fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wiik sprawls well initially but Graham persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Graham throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Graham is trying to control. Wiik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Graham trying to control the action but Wiik is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Graham wants to pass the guard but Wiik is defending well.
Graham seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wiik is refusing to be controlled, as Graham sits in half guard.
Wiik manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham feints and as Wiik raises his hands in defense, Graham changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wiik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wiik keeping full guard, as Graham tries to pass.
Graham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Graham controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wiik looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Graham advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiik seems a little lost for a moment, as Graham dominates the positioning.
Graham fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Graham is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wiik has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here as Graham stalls from top position.
The strikes coming from Graham are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Graham is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wiik is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Graham advances to mount.
Graham content just to control the position here.
Egil Wiik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Graham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Graham manages to capitalize on a mistake by Wiik to take his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
William Graham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graham has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Graham!
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