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Pulse 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rezafitra Irwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the ring accompanied by Serenade. Irwan has chosen Hearts On Fire as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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173 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rezafitra Irwan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Pedro Diaz has been cut.
Irwan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Diaz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Diaz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Diaz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Irwan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Diaz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Irwan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwan is looking for a sweep.
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.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Irwan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwan fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Irwan, which made it look bad.
Irwan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Irwan lands a head shot.
Irwan lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Irwan connects with a body shot.
Irwan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Irwan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz eats them both and turns towards Irwan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Irwan scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz wants to clinch up but Irwan keeps it at a distance.
Irwan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Irwan cracks Diaz's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Diaz slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Irwan can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rezafitra Irwan!
A victorious Rezafitra Irwan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Dupuit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Dupuit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frankie Dupuit!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dupuit throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Dupuit throws an off balance right hand
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Dupuit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dupuits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith thuds his right hand into Dupuit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dupuit counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupuit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith is controlling Dupuit's trapped leg to prevent Dupuit from advancing to side control.
Smith trying to hold on to Dupuit's head to control him but Dupuit postures up.
Dupuit seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dupuit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dupuit on the ground.
Dupuit is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dupuit is on him like a limpet, forcing Smith back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith stalling against the ropes.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Dupuit's takedown attempt.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Smith.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dupuit is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Billy Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Dupuit.
A short left from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Smith.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dupuit backwards.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Dupuit.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Dupuit.
Dupuit looks winded!
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dupuit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith works on Dupuit's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Smith.
Smith cracks Dupuit with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith is working Dupuit over against the ropes.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Dupuit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dupuit is rocked!
Smith lands an overhand right.
Dupuit is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Billy Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dupuit.
Dupuit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dupuit seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Smith.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Billy Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dupuit.
Smith is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Dupuit! Smith dives in looking to finish! Dupuit is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Smith!
A victorious Billy Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sifl The Sock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sifl The Sock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Nunes !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Sifl The Sock has been cut.
Nunes misses with the combination.
No joy there for Nunes , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Sock throwing a counter right hand but Nunes manages to avoid it.
Nunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Sock circles away quickly and effectively.
Nunes takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Dennis Nunes has been cut.
Nunes misses with a double jab.
The Sock gets a clinch.
The Sock prevents Nunes from breaking the clinch.
Nunes breaks the clinch.
The Sock connects with a combination that backs up Nunes into the ropes. The Sock lands a flurry of punches that gets past Nunes 's guard. Nunes is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! The Sock bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sifl The Sock!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Akhmetov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kira Izumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izumi has chosen The Final by Dir En Grey as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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187 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dmitri Akhmetov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kira Izumi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izumi tries to close the distance and clinch but Akhmetov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice combination there by Akhmetov.
It looks like Kira Izumi has been cut.
Akhmetov clinches.
Izumi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Izumi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Akhmetov sprawls well. Akhmetov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Izumi gets slowly back to his feet.
Izumi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Akhmetov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Izumi takes the fight into the clinch.
Izumi gets control of Akhmetov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Izumi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akhmetov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Izumi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Akhmetov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Izumi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Akhmetov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Akhmetov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Izumi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Akhmetov defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Akhmetov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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.
Akhmetov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Izumi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Akhmetov uses it to pass to side control.
Akhmetov stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izumi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Akhmetov.
Nice takedown defense from Akhmetov. No joy for Izumi on that attempt.
Akhmetov misses with a few strikes there.
Akhmetov doesn't manage to clinch there - Izumi circles away.
Akhmetov with a jab.
Akhmetov stuffs the takedown.
Akhmetov is looking for a counter combo.
Dmitri Akhmetov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kira Izumi.
Akhmetov rushes Izumi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Izumi breaks from the clinch.
Izumi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Izumi is rocked!
Akhmetov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Izumi is still on wobbly legs! Can Akhmetov finish him?
A momentary lapse in concentration from Izumi enables Akhmetov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Izumi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akhmetov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Akhmetov is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhmetov prevents Izumi from getting back to his feet.
Izumi looks winded!
Izumi being controlled here, momentarily.
Akhmetov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Izumi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Izumi seems to have recovered his senses.
Akhmetov gets to his feet. Izumi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Izumi darts in looking for a takedown but Akhmetov gets double underhooks and turns Izumi into the ropes.
Izumi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Akhmetov is able to avoid easily.
Akhmetov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Izumi feints the counter takedown.
Izumi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Akhmetov as he jumps to the side.
Akhmetov lands with a straight right. Izumi didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitri Akhmetov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kira Izumi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Izumi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Akhmetov eats them both and turns towards Izumi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Akhmetov tries to clinch up but Izumi circles away and keeps his distance.
Akhmetov lands a slapping body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Izumi stalling in the clinch but Akhmetov improves position.
Akhmetov keeps control of Izumi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Akhmetov breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akhmetov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dmitri Akhmetov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Akhmetov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Izumi can do to turn this around?
Akhmetov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhmetov wants to pass to mount but Izumi is defending the position.
Akhmetov trying to control the pace.
Akhmetov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Akhmetov passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Akhmetov controlling from mount.
Izumi wants to hold on but Akhmetov pushes him away.
Akhmetov controlling from the full mount.
Izumi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Akhmetov controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhmetov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Izumi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Akhmetov controlling the position easily from mount.
Akhmetov won't let Izumi get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Izumi tries to hold on but Akhmetov pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Izumi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Akhmetov controlling his opponent.
Izumi tries to hold on but Akhmetov postures up.
Akhmetov controlling the pace for now.
Izumi wants to control but Akhmetov is having none of it.
Izumi is desperately trying to improve his position but Akhmetov has a good base and remains in mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Akhmetov controlling the position easily from mount.
Izumi squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitri Akhmetov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kira Izumi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Akhmetov. No joy for Izumi on that attempt.
Akhmetov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Izumi.
Akhmetov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Izumi under the eye.
Akhmetov motions for Izumi to come forward. Akhmetov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Izumi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Izumi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akhmetov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Izumi tries to get set, Akhmetov tries to push him back and clinch up but Izumi manages to avoid the attempt.
Izumi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dmitri Akhmetov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akhmetov has Izumi up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izumi is trying to force a seperation but Akhmetov has the dominant position.
Izumi trying to control the position but instead, Akhmetov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Izumi into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhmetov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Izumi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akhmetov finds it's way round the side to connect with Izumi's head.
Akhmetov misses with a series of wild punches.
Akhmetov throws a series of punches but Izumi moves out of range.
Akhmetov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Izumi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Akhmetov defends well and Izumi ends up having to push Akhmetov into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dmitri Akhmetov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kira Izumi.
Akhmetov shoots in but no luck this time.
Izumi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Izumi tries to clinch but Akhmetov moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izumi staying out of range there.
Akhmetov is looking to clinch.
Izumi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Izumi darts in looking for a takedown but Akhmetov gets double underhooks and turns Izumi into the ropes.
Akhmetov misses with a series of wild punches.
Akhmetov swinging wildly here.
Akhmetov throws a series of punches but Izumi moves out of range.
Izumi throws a hook but Akhmetov blocks it.
Izumi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Akhmetov circles away.
Izumi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Izumi shoots in looking for a takedown but Akhmetov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Izumi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Izumi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dmitri Akhmetov is winning the standup battle so far.
Izumi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izumi throws a sloppy head kick and Akhmetov moves out of range easily.
Akhmetov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Izumi circles away quickly and effectively.
Akhmetov throws a right hand that Izumi ducks under and follows up with a left that Izumi also avoids with ease.
Akhmetov looks to land a combination but Izumi avoids it well.
As Akhmetov backs off Izumi throws a huge counter combo but Akhmetov manages to avoid it all.
Akhmetov clinches with his opponent.
Izumi breaks the clinch.
Izumi is looking to clinch.
Akhmetov misses with a takedown attempt - Izumi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Izumi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akhmetov.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Izumi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhmetov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Izumi.
Izumi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Izumi tries to clinch but Akhmetov moves out of range.
Izumi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akhmetov throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Izumi clinches.
Izumi wants a takedown.
Izumi jumps guard but Akhmetov turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Kira Izumi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akhmetov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dmitri Akhmetov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight stays on the outside here - Izumi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akhmetov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitri Akhmetov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akhmetov 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitri Akhmetov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CJ Risky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CP Munk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CP Munk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, CJ Risky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, CP Munk!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Risky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Munk looks for the body kick but Risky saw that one coming.
Risky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munk slips a jab from Risky.
Munk defending well as Risky loads up on a big left hand.
Munk thumps Risky with a low kick.
Munk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Munk tries to close the distance and clinch but Risky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Risky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Risky throws out a loose jab but Munk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munk tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Risky looks to land a right hand but Munk moved out of range.
Munk's coach down at Cozad MMA Tokyo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Munk's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Munk fails to land the takedown.
Risky lands with a hook. Munk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Risky. Those never looked like landing.
Munk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Risky misses with a straight right.
Munk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Munk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munk tries to close the distance and clinch but Risky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
CJ Risky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Risky lands with an uppercut that bounces Munk off the ropes and back into range.
Risky looks to land a right hand but Munk moved out of range.
Risky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Munk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Risky throws out a loose jab but Munk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munk wants to counter with a clinch but Risky pushes him away.
Risky misses with a looping left.
Risky looks to land a combination. Munk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Risky counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Risky as he connects with a hook.
Munk throws a head kick that Risky semi-blocks.
Munk is looking to land body kicks.
Risky circles away from the clinch attempt
and Risky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Risky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Risky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Munk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Risky throws out the jab.
Munk throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Munk misses
letting Risky counter with a right hand.
Munk is rocked!
Risky lands a nice hook to Munk's body. Munk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Munk is still on wobbly legs! Can Risky finish him?
Munk looks winded!
Risky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Munk seems to have recovered his senses.
CJ Risky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munk looks up at the clock. Bad move! Risky lands a right hand from hell, dropping Munk. Risky pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CJ Risky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conner Valkyrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Reddish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conner Valkyrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garrett Reddish!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valkyrie misses with a looping right.
Valkyrie backing away here, and Reddish unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Valkyrie misses.
Valkyrie looks to land a left hand but Reddish moved out of range nicely.
Valkyrie lands a body shot.
A shot to the body from Reddish misses
and Valkyrie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valkyrie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valkyrie throws a right hand that misses
and Reddish counters with a big head kick but Valkyrie shrugs it off.
Reddish walks into a left hand.
Reddish with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valkyrie to score with a decent uppercut.
Reddish throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reddish connects with a high kick.
Valkyrie misses with a body shot.
Valkyrie moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromReddish.
A left lands for Valkyrie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddish slips a straight right by Valkyrie.
Reddish lands a head kick. Valkyrie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Conner Valkyrie has been cut.
Valkyrie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reddish on the side of the head.
Valkyrie throws a lazy right hand but Reddish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valkyrie keeps the fight on the outside.
Valkyrie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Reddish digs a good hook to Valkyrie's body.
Reddish defending well as Valkyrie loads up on a big left hand.
Valkyrie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reddish takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Conner Valkyrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reddish lands a head kick!
Reddish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valkyrie.
Valkyrie drops Reddish with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Reddish looks back up at him and smiles so Valkyrie waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Reddish is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reddish looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reddish is still on wobbly legs! Can Valkyrie finish him?
Valkyrie drops Reddish with a straight right hand, right on the button! Valkyrie follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conner Valkyrie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masaya Ishida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Tiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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240 lbs
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248 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaya Ishida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Tiura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiura thuds a left hand into Ishida's body.
Tiura throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiura.
A little feinted left hand from Ishida on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Ishida tenderised Tiura's leg. Tiura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice sprawl there from Tiura as Ishida shoots in.
Tiura is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ishida with a body shot.
Tiura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiura decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tiura working over Ishida with some ground and pound. Ishida looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tiura wants to free his trapped foot but Ishida is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tiura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiura wants to pass to mount but Ishida is defending the position.
Tiura prevents Ishida from improving his position.
Tiura trying to pass the guard but Ishida defending well.
Tiura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ishida keeps working.
Tiura scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ishida tries to roll over but Tiura keeps him under control.
Tiura drops an elbow to the side of Ishida's head.
Ishida on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ishida trying to control here.
Tiura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tiura is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiura wants to work for an arm triangle but Ishida is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ishida slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tiura has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Ishida to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Tiura is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Ishida pulls down on the head and he's put Tiura to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Masaya Ishida!
An out of breath Masaya Ishida 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rio Sadewo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Blunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rio Sadewo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chester Blunt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadewo avoids the head kick by Blunt.
Sadewo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blunt, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sadewo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sadewo misses with a body punch.
Sadewo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sadewo connects with a jab.
Blunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Sadewo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blunt wants to clinch.
Sadewo fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blunt wants to clinch up but Sadewo keeps it at a distance.
Blunt wants to clinch up but Sadewo keeps it at a distance.
Sadewo lands with a cross.
Sadewo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunt is letting Sadewo control him for a moment.
Blunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sadewo prevents Blunt from escaping the position.
Sadewo decides to stand back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blunt!
Blunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sadewo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blunt tries to clinch up.
Sadewo throwing a counter right hand but Blunt manages to avoid it.
Sadewo looking to score a takedown here. Blunt is defending well but Sadewo drives through and ends up in Blunt's guard.
Sadewo slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadewo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sadewo prevents Blunt from standing back up.
Blunt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sadewo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sadewo stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Blunt to get to his feet.
Blunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sadewo feints and as Blunt raises his hands in defense, Sadewo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadewo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blunt wants to get back to his feet but Sadewo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sadewo 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.
Sadewo controlling from the top position.
Sadewo advances position into side control!
Sadewo controlling the position.
Blunt gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sadewo controlling the action here.
Blunt tries to kick Sadewo off but Sadewo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rio Sadewo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sadewo throws out a powerful jab.
Blunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sadewo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blunt rushes Sadewo and presses him up against the ropes.
Sadewo scores with a shoulder strike.
Sadewo avoids the elbow strike from Blunt, against the ropes.
Sadewo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sadewo is leaning against Blunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blunt misses with the head strike.
Sadewo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blunts head.
It looks like Chester Blunt has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadewo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blunt.
Blunt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sadewo breaks the clinch.
Sadewo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blunt can do to turn this around?
Sadewo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blunt did well to prevent Sadewo getting side control.
Blunt tries to kick Sadewo off in order to stand up. Sadewo Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Blunt is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blunt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sadewo scoring with punches and elbows.
Sadewo takes a little break here. Blunt wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sadewo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sadewo working the ground and pound.
Blunt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sadewo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Blunt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sadewo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt is pushing Sadewo's head away, looking to escape. Sadewo manages to hold on to the position though.
Blunt taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sadewo happy to just control the position for now.
Blunt wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Sadewo has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Blunt's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Blunt is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Sadewo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rio Sadewo!
A relieved looking Rio Sadewo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michinori Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoko Honda has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoko Honda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michinori Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki closes the distance and clinches.
Honda is trying to break free.
Honda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aoki prevents it.
Honda wants to get back to striking at distance but Aoki won't allow it.
Honda drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aoki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Honda has picked Aoki up - he's going for a ride! Honda dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Aoki is trying to get back to full guard.
Honda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki tries to get to full guard but Honda has control of the leg.
Honda wants to pass the guard but Aoki is defending well.
Honda is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda drops an elbow to the side of Aoki's head.
Honda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Honda is controlling the pace.
Aoki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Honda scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Honda controlling the pace.
Aoki trying to control but Honda postures up.
Honda throwing shots but Aoki is blocking nicely.
Honda 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.
Honda seems to be working for a kimura but Aoki defends the submission attempt.
Honda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aoki defending well though.
Honda trying to mount his opponent but Aoki defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Honda working over Aoki with some ground and pound. Aoki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Honda stalling.
Honda's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Honda tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aoki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nice strikes from Honda there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Honda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Honda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Honda controlling the pace.
Honda has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Honda dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Honda dives in and grabs Aoki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aoki pushes down on Honda's head and hops out.
Honda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aoki throws a lazy head kick
and Honda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Honda passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Aoki!
Honda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Aoki wants to hold on but Honda pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Honda looking to finish Aoki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Aoki!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is in a horrible position here. Honda smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Michinori Aoki has been cut.
Honda controlling the pace for now.
Aoki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Honda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aoki felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Honda scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aoki?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Honda connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Honda lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Honda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Honda lands a couple of good shots and Aoki has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Aoki defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Honda's arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honda lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Aoki won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Honda off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yoko Honda!
Yoko Honda retains his heavyweight title!
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