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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sendou Kitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egil Wiik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitano's entrance music is Yoshida Brothers - Ibuki. A fine choice. Wiik is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rummelsnuff. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sendou Kitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Egil Wiik!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wiik shoots and misses
letting Kitano counter with a right hand.
It looks like Egil Wiik has been cut.
Kitano cracks Wiik with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kitano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wiik to stand back up!
Wiik looks winded!
Wiik fails with the takedown
and Kitano counters with a crisp right that sends Wiik to the canvas! Kitano follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sendou Kitano!
Sendou Kitano got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Von Magnaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Magnaron will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Chong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Magnaron!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Magnaron.
Magnaron darts in and clinches Chong up against the ropes.
Magnaron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chong blocking some punches.
Chong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Magnaron misses with an elbow over the top.
Chong dodges an elbow strike from Magnaron.
Chong tries to pull guard but Magnaron holds him up against the ropes and eventually Chong drops back down to his feet.
Magnaron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chong letting Magnaron take a breather here.
Magnaron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnaron has a couple of punches blocked by Chong.
Magnaron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magnaron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chong blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnaron.
Magnaron tries to work over Chong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong blocking some punches.
Chong fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Chong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Magnaron smiles and moves away.
Chong could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Magnaron moves into the clinch.
Chong fails to pull guard.
Magnaron has a couple of punches blocked by Chong.
Chong tries to pull guard but Magnaron forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Chong tries to pull guard but Magnaron forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Magnaron slows down the pace here.
We've been informed that Magnaron has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magnaron.
Magnaron has hold of one of Chong's legs. Chong is fighting the takedown attempt but Magnaron gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Chong controls Magnaron momentarily but Magnaron frees himself.
Magnaron stands and throws Chong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Magnaron is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chong tries to improve position but can't.
Magnaron working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chong is not content to let Magnaron control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong tries to buck Magnaron off but Magnaron is having none of it.
Chong is not content to let Magnaron control the position.
Chong manages to get back to half guard.
Chong is doing well to control the position and prevent Magnaron from advancing to side control.
Magnaron is pressing down on Chong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chong is holding on for now.
Magnaron seems to be looking for submissions.
Magnaron is looking for a kimura but Chong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Magnaron to get the leverage.
Magnaron is working for a kimura but Chong is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chong actively working from the bottom here.
Chong moves into full guard.
Magnaron trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chong keeping moving, preventing Magnaron from controlling successfully.
Magnaron passes Chong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magnaron is looking for a kimura here.
Chong wants to improve his position but Magnaron is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Von Magnaron dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Magnaron drives through and clinches with Chong against the ropes.
Magnaron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Magnaron is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chong is defending well for now.
Magnaron misses with some punches.
Magnaron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magnaron tries to clinch up but Chong circles away and keeps his distance.
Magnaron tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magnaron darts in and clinches Chong up against the ropes.
Magnaron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magnaron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chong blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chong is trying to pull guard but Magnaron turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Magnaron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magnaron has clasped his hands together around Chong's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Von Magnaron has got the better of the ground game so far.
Magnaron tries for a kimura but Chong is defending well.
Magnaron wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chong, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong is looking for a sweep.
Magnaron looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Magnaron tries for a kimura but Chong is defending well.
Magnaron is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chong knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chong tries to buck Magnaron off but Magnaron is having none of it.
Magnaron is trying to get an arm triangle but Chong is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong is trying to control Magnaron's posture but Magnaron avoids it.
Magnaron wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chong, who protects the arm well.
Chong can't do much from the bottom here.
Chong is looking for a sweep.
Magnaron tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Magnaron has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chong manages to work his way to half guard, despite Magnaron's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron is working for a submission of some sort.
Magnaron seems to be working for a kimura but Chong defends the submission attempt.
Chong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chong wants to improve his position but Magnaron is controlling well.
Chong is defending against the submission attempts here by Magnaron.
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.
Magnaron wants to pass the guard but Chong is defending well.
Magnaron seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Chong is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Von Magnaron!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Jet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonglong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jet comes to the ring accompanied by Future - Last Breath. Yonglong Li is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauro Jet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonglong Li!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Li lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good exchange - Li coming out on top.
Jet misses with a head kick.
Jet shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Li is trying to defend but Jet finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jet wants to pass the guard but Li is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Still in half guard, Jet seems content to control.
Jet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jet wants to control but Li is keeping him busy.
Li wants to get back to his feet.
Li trying to control but Jet postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jet is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jet content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jet seems to be working for a kimura but Li defends the submission attempt.
Li keeps control of the position for the meantime.
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.
Li won't allow Jet to pass to mount.
Jet is trying to control. Li wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Li defending well though.
Li pushes Jet off, looking to escape but Jet dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Li is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mauro Jet!
Mauro Jet took some time post fight to say the following; 'Never Give up and I alway keep my head up'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jailson Guina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Jailson Guina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo thuds a left hand into Guina's body.
Guina tries for a takedown but Aldo circles away easily
and Aldo counters with a nice right hand that sends Guina toppling to the canvas! Guina scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Aldo finish him?!
It looks like Jailson Guina has been cut.
Aldo knocks out Guina with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Aldo before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Aldo picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anderson Aldo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arthur Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Williams clinches up with Briggs and pushes him back against the ropes.
Williams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Briggs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Briggs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Briggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Briggs is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Williams is defending well.
Williams is working for takedown but Briggs is calmly controlling the position for now.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams pulls guard successfully.
Williams looking to control.
Briggs is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Williams is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Williams has escaped and now he's on top!
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Briggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is really struggling to control Briggs but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Briggs is retaining full guard.
Briggs is working an open guard so Williams takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Williams forces Briggs back against the ropes and clinches.
Briggs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Briggs looks winded!
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Briggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Briggs tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Williams pulls guard.
Briggs won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
Williams has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Briggs off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Briggs has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Williams drags the fight down to the ground.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Briggs working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Williams 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.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Briggs from controlling successfully.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Briggs is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Briggs is aware though and is defending well.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom.
Williams lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Williams advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Briggs trying to remain calm as Williams controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Briggs. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Briggs pushes him off.
Briggs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Briggs misses with a takedown
and Williams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Arthur Briggs has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams scores with a takedown into Briggs's guard.
Briggs manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
Briggs is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Briggs stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams darts in and clinches Briggs up against the ropes.
Briggs tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Williams jumps guard but Briggs turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Briggs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Williams digs a good body shot into Briggs's ribs.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Briggs counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Williams is pressing down on Briggs's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Briggs off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Briggs, which made it look bad.
Briggs gets tackled into the ropes by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
Briggs gets control of Williams's arms and successfully pulls guard. Briggs will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnny Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Briggs is retaining full guard.
Williams throws a strike but Briggs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Briggs is one step ahead there.
Williams thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Briggs is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Briggs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Briggs is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Briggs's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Briggs shoots in but no luck this time.
Williams seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnny Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams gets a clinch.
Briggs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
Briggs avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams jumps guard and drags Briggs to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Briggs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Williams has his foot on Briggs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Briggs works his way back into a safe position though.
Briggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Briggs slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams tries to roll over but Briggs keeps him under control.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Williams wants to stand but Briggs is controlling the position.
Williams lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams content to stall in guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Williams wants to control from the top but Briggs keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Briggs sprawls well. Briggs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Briggs but Briggs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briggs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Arthur Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Briggs tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams is looking for a counter combo.
No joy there for Briggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams tries for a takedown but Briggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Williams!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Tiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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248 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoko Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Tiura!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiura shoots in for a takedown but Honda shows good takedown defense.
Tiura with a poor takedown
and Honda counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Honda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiura wants to stand and escape but Honda is having none of it.
Honda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Honda shoots in and bounces Tiura off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Honda wants to control from the top but Tiura keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Honda.
Tiura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Honda is one step ahead there.
Honda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Honda trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiura has his foot on Honda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Honda works his way back into a safe position though.
Honda trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiura keeping full guard, as Honda tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda postures up and lands some nice 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.
Honda trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiura being controlled here, momentarily.
Honda wants to control from the top but Tiura keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tiura darts in trying to clinch
and Honda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Honda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Honda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Honda throwing strikes from guard but Tiura blocks nicely.
Honda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tiura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Honda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tiura keeping moving, preventing Honda from controlling successfully.
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.
Yoko Honda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Honda fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tiura to the ground. Honda is now in Tiura's guard.
Honda wants to control from the top but Tiura keeps moving.
Tiura trying to keep a closed guard but Honda is proving a slippery customer.
Tiura is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tiura being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiura looking for a sweep. Not yet Tiura, not yet.
Tiura looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Honda.
Yoko Honda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Honda advances to full mount.
Tiura keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Honda controlling the pace for now.
Tiura defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Honda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiura is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Honda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiura can do to turn this around?
Honda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Honda with a couple of short strikes.
Tiura is rocked!
Tiura takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Honda's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoko Honda!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Du Yuesheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sajin Komamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Komamura has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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209 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Du Yuesheng!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sajin Komamura!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Komamura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Komamura shoots in and gets a takedown into Yuesheng's guard.
Komamura looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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.
Yuesheng wants to stand and escape but Komamura is having none of it.
Komamura looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuesheng 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.
Yuesheng wants to stand but Komamura is controlling the position.
Komamura wants to stand but Yuesheng has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Komamura content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Komamura engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Komamura lands a couple of elbows.
Yuesheng controlling the position.
Komamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yuesheng manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Komamura manages to get himself to full guard.
Komamura controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuesheng controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Komamura is looking for a triangle but Yuesheng pushes his legs off easily.
Komamura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Komamura wants to sweep but no luck.
Yuesheng looking to sit in guard and control but Komamura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yuesheng utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yuesheng on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yuesheng tries to get out of the position.
Yuesheng wants to sweep here but Komamura controlling him for the moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Yuesheng's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Komamura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yuesheng not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yuesheng is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Komamura is fighting to break Yuesheng's control of his arms but Yuesheng is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Komamura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Komamura postures up.
Yuesheng knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Komamura on the ground.
Komamura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Komamura throws a big elbow that misses.
Yuesheng keeping moving, preventing Komamura from controlling successfully.
Komamura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Komamura takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komamura fails with the takedown.
Komamura throws a body punch but Yuesheng moves out of range.
Yuesheng was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yuesheng forces Komamura back against the ropes and clinches.
Yuesheng scores with a shoulder strike.
Komamura has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yuesheng avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yuesheng effectively controlling the action here.
Komamura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuesheng checks a low kick from Komamura.
Yuesheng is looking to counter punch.
Yuesheng swings for the body but Komamura moves out of range.
Yuesheng digs a good hook to Komamura's body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yuesheng misses with a wild body shot.
Komamura takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Komamura shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yuesheng but Yuesheng pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Du Yuesheng will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yuesheng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Komamura slips a jab from Yuesheng.
Komamura shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Komamura fails to land the takedown.
Yuesheng swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Komamura shoots and misses
and Yuesheng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Du Yuesheng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sajin Komamura.
Komamura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yuesheng pinned against the ropes. Yuesheng gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Komamura shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yuesheng but Yuesheng pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Yuesheng there.
Yuesheng fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Komamura to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Komamura looks to clinch but Yuesheng throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Komamura taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Du Yuesheng!
Du Yuesheng retains his light heavyweight title!
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