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Shunbun no Hi 2016 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Smo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smo has chosen O Le Alofa Lava I Le Manu E as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
2 - 8 - 0 |
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180 cm
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280 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo Smo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smo walks into a stiff left hand from Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech.
Smo drops Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech looks back up at him and smiles so Smo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech has been cut.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech misses with a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Smo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smo lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Smo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jo Smo!
A very excited looking Jo Smo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mic Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Tihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson comes to the ring accompanied by glass candy. Tihiro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jyo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
3 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mic Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Tihiro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bronson throws a quick counter head kick but Tihiro was just out of range.
Tihiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tihiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Tihiro misses.
Tihiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tihiro throws a looping overhand right but Bronson ducks down to avoid it.
Bronson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tihiro misses with a head kick.
Bronson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bronson circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Tihiro drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Bronson follows Tihiro to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mic Bronson!
An out of breath Mic Bronson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Manjuelez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuya Yasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manjuelez comes to the ring accompanied by el Jarabe Tapatio. Yasumi has chosen Lunchmoney Lewis-Real Thing as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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22
200 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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188 cm
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250 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Manjuelez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuya Yasumi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Manjuelez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yasumi was well out of range. Poor timing from Manjuelez.
Manjuelez looks to clinch
and Yasumi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manjuelez shoots in for a takedown but Yasumi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manjuelez gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yasumi is looking to improve his position.
Yasumi is positioning himself well to prevent Manjuelez advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manjuelez is trying to control the action in half guard but Yasumi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yasumi pushes Manjuelez off but Manjuelez dives into side control.
Yasumi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Yasumi controlling the action here.
It looks like Yasumi might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Let's hope that Yasumi 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yasumi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Manjuelez is trying to control but Yasumi manages to pass to mount!
Manjuelez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yasumi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Yasumi avoids the attempt from Manjuelez to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi prevents Manjuelez from getting the reversal.
Yasumi trying to control but Manjuelez is having none of it.
Yasumi content just to control the position here.
Yasumi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yasumi trying to control but Manjuelez is having none of it.
Yasumi controlling from mount.
Manjuelez is looking to get to half guard.
Yasumi trying to control but Manjuelez is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi 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.
Manjuelez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Manjuelez defends it well.
Manjuelez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Katsuya Yasumi has been cut.
Manjuelez tries to clinch
and Yasumi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manjuelez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi is working for a kimura but Manjuelez is defending it quite comfortably.
Manjuelez wants to control but Yasumi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yasumi trying to control from half guard but Manjuelez is working away.
Manjuelez wants to sweep but Yasumi has passed to side control!
Manjuelez looking for a sweep but Yasumi has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yasumi controlling the pace for now.
Manjuelez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Yasumi.
Yasumi landing strikes from the mount and Manjuelez is in trouble!
Yasumi controlling from mount.
Yasumi working Manjuelez over with strikes here.
Yasumi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yasumi is landing with some decent strikes but Manjuelez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi trying to control but Manjuelez is having none of it.
Yasumi controlling the pace for now.
Katsuya Yasumi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yasumi lands a nice shot to the head.
Manjuelez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yasumi controlling from the full mount.
Manjuelez working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Manjuelez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yasumi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Manjuelez working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yasumi landing strikes from the mount.
Manjuelez is rocked!
It looks like Pablo Manjuelez has been cut.
Yasumi loads up with a big shot that hurts Manjuelez! He's pulled Yasumi in close but Yasumi has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Manjuelez survive? More strikes from Yasumi and Manjuelez is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Katsuya Yasumi!
Katsuya Yasumi very nearly forgot to thank Sun-Tzu amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Pablo Manjuelez was interviewed post fight and said 'Puto madre es muy fuerte, Estaré de vuelta más fuerte'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Quanero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Virastuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quanero's entrance music is 537 CUBA. A fine choice. Julio Quanero could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vasily Virastuk's chin.
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28
250 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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300 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Quanero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Virastuk!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virastuk cracks Quanero with an uppercut from hell and Quanero crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Virastuk's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Quanero is rocked!
It looks like Julio Quanero has been cut.
Quanero trying to keep a closed guard but Virastuk is proving a slippery customer.
Oh Quanero is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quanero is working an open guard so Virastuk takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Quanero throws a lazy head kick
and Virastuk counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Quanero off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Virastuk follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Quanero was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vasily Virastuk!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itula Maafala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa comes to the ring accompanied by mindshift genki sudo. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
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280 lbs
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Ishikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Itula Maafala!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishikawa drives through and clinches with Maafala against the ropes.
Ishikawa taking a breather.
Maafala tries a body shot but Ishikawa blocks it.
Maafala prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maafala trying to land knees to the body.
Ishikawa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maafala avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ishikawa is trying to maintain a safe position but Maafala gets an underhook and turns Ishikawa into the ropes.
Maafala prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Ishikawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maafala tries to land a knee to the head but Ishikawa blocks with his arms.
Ishikawa goes for a takedown attempt but Maafala pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Akira Ishikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishikawa shoots in for a takedown but Maafala shows good takedown defense.
Maafala gets tackled into the ropes by Ishikawa. Ishikawa maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishikawa missing with knees to the body.
Maafala stalling in the clinch but Ishikawa improves position.
Ishikawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ishikawa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ishikawa turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Maafala is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maafala looking for a sweep but Ishikawa has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Maafala really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ishikawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ishikawa throws a wild left hand from mount and Maafala manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Ishikawa is working for a submission of some sort.
Ishikawa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Maafala trying to get back to full guard but Ishikawa takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa is stalling here but it's allowed Maafala to get half guard.
Ishikawa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ishikawa trying to control from Maafala's half guard. Maafala has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Maafala keeping moving, preventing Ishikawa from controlling successfully.
Ishikawa looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maafala's guard.
Ishikawa prevents Maafala from improving his position.
Ishikawa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Maafala tries to kick Ishikawa off in order to stand up. Ishikawa Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Ishikawa taking a breather here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ishikawa throws a strike aimed at the side of Maafala's head but Maafala avoids it well.
Ishikawa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maafala, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maafala is trying to get back to half guard.
Ishikawa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maafala knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ishikawa stands up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ishikawa closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Ishikawa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maafala throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ishikawa's waist but Ishikawa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maafala off to one side.
Maafala drives through and clinches with Ishikawa against the ropes.
Maafala looking to throw knees to the head but Ishikawa is blocking nicely.
Ishikawa tries to land a knee to the head but Maafala blocks with his arms.
Ishikawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Maafala to work.
Ishikawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ishikawa is working for takedown but Maafala is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maafala tries to stall but Ishikawa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ishikawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maafala can do to turn this around?
Ishikawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maafala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maafala trying to stall but Ishikawa improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishikawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ishikawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maafala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maafala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ishikawa's face.
It looks like Akira Ishikawa has been cut.
Maafala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishikawa avoids it.
Maafala trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maafala with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maafala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ishikawa backwards.
Ishikawa blocking some punches.
Maafala scores a nice knee to the body.
Ishikawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maafala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maafala tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maafala is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maafala is pressed up against the ropes. Ishikawa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maafala down to the mat. Maafala avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Ishikawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishikawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maafala gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maafala has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ishikawa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maafala misses with a knee strike.
Maafala stops a takedown attempt from Ishikawa.
Maafala tries a knee to the head but Ishikawa blocks it.
Ishikawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ishikawa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Maafala is pressed up against the ropes. Ishikawa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maafala down to the mat. Maafala avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maafala.
Maafala tries to clinch but Ishikawa is having none of it.
Ishikawa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maafala drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ishikawa defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishikawa instigates a clinch.
Ishikawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maafala tries to stall but Ishikawa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maafala misses with a knee to the head.
Maafala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa is trying to drag Maafala to the mat but Maafala just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Maafala drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa avoiding damage.
Maafala is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ishikawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maafala is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maafala is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Maafala is trying to trip Ishikawa. He has hold of a leg but Ishikawa is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Maafala persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Maafala controls from within his opponent's guard.
Maafala wants to control from the top but Ishikawa keeps moving.
Akira Ishikawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ishikawa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ishikawa has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Maafala is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
Maafala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ishikawa.
Maafala can't find room to land a body shot as Ishikawa controls the action.
Ishikawa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maafala just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Maafala tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishikawa avoids the damage to the body.
Maafala prevents the takedown attempt.
Maafala drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Maafala.
Maafala with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishikawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maafala throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itula Maafala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akira Ishikawa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Maafala tries to clinch but Ishikawa moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Ishikawa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maafala dives in for a single leg takedown but Ishikawa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Nice sprawl there from Ishikawa as Maafala shoots in.
Ishikawa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maafala has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Maafala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maafala wants it to stay on the feet.
Maafala steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ishikawa.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ishikawa.
Maafala is looking for a sweep.
Ishikawa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ishikawa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishikawa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ishikawa wants to control for a moment but Maafala uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Maafala moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ishikawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ishikawa looking to pass the guard.
Ishikawa passes Maafala's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maafala tries to get to full guard but Ishikawa has control of the leg.
Ishikawa trying to control the action but Maafala is working from the bottom.
Maafala trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa lands a big elbow.
Ishikawa throwing strikes here but Maafala is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ishikawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maafala is looking to escape.
Ishikawa takes Maafala's back.
Maafala looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Ishikawa keeps control of the position as Maafala tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa working for a choke but Maafala is defending well.
Maafala avoids the strikes from Ishikawa.
Maafala is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Ishikawa off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Ishikawa trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ishikawa misses with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Ishikawa clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Akira Ishikawa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ishikawa moves into the clinch successfully.
Ishikawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ishikawa fails to land the takedown.
Ishikawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ishikawa moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishikawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maafala's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ishikawa.
Maafala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maafala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ishikawa wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishikawa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maafala fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Ishikawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maafala darts in and clinches Ishikawa up against the ropes.
Ishikawa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maafala pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maafala pushes Ishikawa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ishikawa blocks a body shot from Maafala.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ishikawa avoiding damage as Maafala throws knees to the body.
Ishikawa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Maafala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maafala wants a takedown but no success here.
Maafala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maafala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maafala misses with a knee to the head.
Maafala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maafala tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ishikawa lands an elbow inside that Maafala shrugs off.
Maafala is trying to maintain a safe position but Ishikawa gets an underhook and turns Maafala into the ropes.
Maafala pushes Ishikawa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Maafala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ishikawa backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Maafala.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maafala takes an elbow to the temple.
Maafala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maafala changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ishikawa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maafala has managed to clinch.
Maafala slowing the pace effectively.
Ishikawa trying to control the position but instead, Maafala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ishikawa into the ropes.
Ishikawa gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ishikawa is just content to waste time from the top position. Maafala takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Maafala holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Maafala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ishikawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ishikawa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maafala is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maafala has escaped and now he's on top!
Ishikawa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maafala is looking to work some ground and pound but Ishikawa has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ishikawa is looking to stand up but Maafala isn't so interested in that idea.
Maafala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ishikawa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maafala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ishikawa has momentary wrist control but Maafala slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are working up against the ropes. Ishikawa manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.
Ishikawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maafala taking a breather.
Maafala misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maafala takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ishikawa has picked Maafala up - he's going for a ride! Ishikawa dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
It looks like Ishikawa is going to stand back up.
Maafala wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itula Maafala dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Akira Ishikawa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Maafala has managed to clinch.
Ishikawa is trying to maintain a safe position but Maafala gets an underhook and turns Ishikawa into the ropes.
Ishikawa misses with an elbow strike.
Ishikawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maafala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ishikawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maafala misses with a knee to the head.
Ishikawa lands an elbow just above Maafala 's eye.
It looks like Itula Maafala has been cut.
Maafala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ishikawa lands a takedown into guard.
Ishikawa wants to control from the top but Maafala keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maafala looking to control.
Ishikawa stopping the sweep attempt from Maafala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ishikawa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ishikawa content to stall in guard here.
Ishikawa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ishikawa rushes Maafala and presses him up against the ropes.
Maafala is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maafala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ishikawa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maafala after a bit of a struggle.
Maafala prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maafala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maafala misses with a punch on the inside.
Maafala throws a punch but it's blocked by Ishikawa.
Maafala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishikawa.
Maafala avoids the elbow strike from Ishikawa, against the ropes.
Maafala is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ishikawa trying to control the position but instead, Maafala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ishikawa into the ropes.
Maafala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ishikawa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Ishikawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maafala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ishikawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maafala missing with knees to the body.
Ishikawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maafala has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maafala is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Maafala wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maafala looking to throw knees to the head but Ishikawa is blocking nicely.
Itula Maafala seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maafala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ishikawa.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maafala.
Maafala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maafala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Maafala is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ishikawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maafala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ishikawa with a poor takedown
letting Maafala counter with a right hand.
Ishikawa clinches up against the ropes.
Maafala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ishikawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Maafala avoids the damage to the body.
Ishikawa turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ishikawa manages to end up in side control.
Maafala keeps Ishikawa under control for a moment.
Ishikawa wants to control but Maafala is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ishikawa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ishikawa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Itula Maafala.
I think Maafala has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Akira Ishikawa!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Itula Maafala!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mophaf Bungradidoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evandro Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evandro Brandao will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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28
250 lbs
14 - 15 - 0 |
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31
265 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mophaf Bungradidoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evandro Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao looks to land a combination. Bungradidoa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brandao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brandao jabs Bungradidoa right on the nose. Bungradidoa blinks but takes it well.
Brandao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Evandro Brandao has been cut.
Bungradidoa misses with a hook to the body
and Brandao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bungradidoa shoots in for a takedown but Brandao shows good takedown defense.
Bungradidoa digs a good hook to Brandao's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bungradidoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bungradidoa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bungradidoa fails with the takedown.
Bungradidoa tries for a takedown but Brandao circles away easily
enabling Brandao to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mophaf Bungradidoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bungradidoa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandao avoids the body shot from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brandao counters with a good low kick that Bungradidoa was not able to check.
Bungradidoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandao is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bungradidoa.
Brandao tries a quick counter leg kick but Bungradidoa is wise to it.
Bungradidoa shoots in looking for a takedown but Brandao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bungradidoa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little jabbing left from Brandao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bungradidoa is breathing heavily.
Bungradidoa takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Brandao throws a counter combo.
Bungradidoa has his takedown stuffed
and Brandao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandao tests Bungradidoa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brandao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bungradidoa misses with a takedown attempt - Brandao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bungradidoa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evandro Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bungradidoa throws a sloppy head kick
and Brandao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bungradidoa connects with a body shot that sends Brandao's belly button to the back.
Brandao stuns Bungradidoa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bungradidoa misses with a shot to the body
and Brandao counters with a left hand that sends Bungradidoa to the canvas!
Bungradidoa is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bungradidoa's guard.
Oh Bungradidoa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bungradidoa seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa wants to stand and escape but Brandao is having none of it.
Brandao wanted to stand there but Bungradidoa had control of the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bungradidoa. Brandao does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Brandao misses.
Mophaf Bungradidoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bungradidoa tries to clinch up.
Bungradidoa shoots and misses
enabling Brandao to counter with a crisp jab.
Brandao scores with a kick to the body.
Brandao has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Bungradidoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice cross by Brandao.
That kick from Brandao tenderised Bungradidoa's leg. Bungradidoa is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands a head kick that stumbles Bungradidoa and the fighters go to the mat.
Brandao stops Bungradidoa from standing up.
Brandao has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bungradidoa is proving hard to escape from.
Bungradidoa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brandao would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bungradidoa is looking to stand up but Brandao isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brandao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bungradidoa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bungradidoa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bungradidoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandao moves away.
Brandao with a jab.
Bungradidoa throws a sloppy head kick and Brandao moves out of range easily.
Brandao blocks a head kick by Bungradidoa.
It seemed like Brandao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bungradidoa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandao. Brandao obviously looking to wear him down.
Brandao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bungradidoa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bungradidoa glances at the clock... BAM! Brandao nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Bungradidoa crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Bungradidoa is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Evandro Brandao!
A less than humble Evandro Brandao misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katuro Tisoaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stanfield might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Up Down. Tisoaka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Festivo. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katuro Tisoaka!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tisoaka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stanfield avoids it really well and circles away.
Tisoaka looks to clinch
and Stanfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stanfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tisoaka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stanfield lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stanfield drops Tisoaka with a beautiful combination! Tisoaka stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stanfield is looking for the KO!
Tisoaka is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tisoaka misses with a hook
and Stanfield counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marlo Stanfield!
A very excited looking Marlo Stanfield rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Katuro Tisoaka had this to say: 'I fall but RIZE again!!!!!!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delvin Shore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
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277 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Ripgut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Delvin Shore!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripgut blocks a jab.
Shane Ripgut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shore tries for a takedown but Ripgut sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ripgut lands with a good body shot.
Ripgut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shore dives in and grabs Ripgut's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ripgut pushes down on Shore's head and hops out.
Ripgut circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Shore drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ripgut follows Shore to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Ripgut!
Shane Ripgut decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ichi Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chibi Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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138 lbs
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148 lbs
29 - 21 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichi Takeshi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Chibi Tsushima!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsushima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takeshi shoots in for a takedown but Tsushima shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tsushima steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tsushima has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tsushima misses with a wild body shot.
Takeshi tries to counter with a takedown but Tsushima is quick to defend against it.
Takeshi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Takeshi shoots in for a takedown but Tsushima shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichi Takeshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsushima defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Takeshi.
Tsushima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takeshi has time to react.
Takeshi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tsushima is on top in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tsushima passes Takeshi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Takeshi wants to get back to full guard.
Tsushima passes to side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsushima advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima throws some wild stikes that Takeshi manages to avoid easily.
Takeshi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tsushima lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Takeshi is squirming around, avoiding Tsushima's attempts to control the action.
Tsushima with a couple of short strikes.
Tsushima trying to control but Takeshi is having none of it.
Tsushima avoids the attempt from Takeshi to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Takeshi has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Takeshi!
Tsushima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tsushima looking for a sweep. Not yet Tsushima, not yet.
Takeshi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tsushima 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.
Takeshi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tsushima's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Takeshi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Takeshi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Takeshi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Takeshi preventing the sweep.
Tsushima keeping moving, preventing Takeshi from controlling successfully.
Tsushima trying to control the position here.
Takeshi 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.
Tsushima wants to sweep but no luck.
Tsushima has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Takeshi has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima is looking to regain half guard here but Takeshi keeps moving and retains side control.
Takeshi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Takeshi working the ground and pound.
Takeshi tries to advance to mount but Tsushima denies him.
Tsushima looking for a sweep but Takeshi has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Takeshi working Tsushima over with strikes here.
Tsushima is trying to escape the mount.
Tsushima sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tsushima is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Takeshi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Takeshi's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takeshi grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima misses with an elbow to the head.
Tsushima has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Tsushima patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Takeshi trying to control the position but Tsushima manages to sink in the hooks.
Tsushima working for the choke.
Tsushima working for a choke but Takeshi is defending well.
Tsushima has the hooks in. Takeshi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Takeshi is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chibi Tsushima!
Chibi Tsushima is the new bantamweight champion!
Chibi Tsushima gave a mention to Sun-Tzu in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Ichi Takeshi had this to say: 'Son of a!!!! great shame I great shame Sorry I need more strong in spirit. '.
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