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Pacio Fight Night 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shin Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gastro Pastro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pastro has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Murakami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gastro Pastro!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami darts in and clinches Pastro up against the cage.
Murakami manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Murakami 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.
Murakami throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Murakami might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pastro is fighting to break Murakami's control of his arms but Murakami is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Murakami looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Murakami has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murakami is on top in guard.
Pastro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pastro is keeping the position for now.
Murakami knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pastro on the ground.
Murakami wants to control from the top but Pastro keeps moving.
Murakami throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murakami trying to control but Pastro is working from the bottom.
Pastro controls Murakami momentarily but Murakami frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pastro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murakami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murakami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Murakami looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pastro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Murakami is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami working some strikes from top position.
Murakami is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Murakami showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Murakami missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pastro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murakami defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murakami passes into half guard.
Murakami slips a nice elbow through Pastro's hands, connecting with Pastro's forehead.
Murakami decides to stand up.
Murakami closes the distance and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pastro jumps guard but Murakami stands there with Pastro around his waist. Pastro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pastro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pastro drags the fight down to the ground.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Shin Murakami 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.
Murakami darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pastro has hold of Murakami's hands but Murakami slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murakami thows a huge punch but Pastro dodges it nicely.
Murakami not doing much here.
Shin Murakami overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murakami'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murakami escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pastro tries to keep at a distance but Murakami has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pastro drags the fight down to the ground.
Pastro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murakami engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Murakami is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pastro can do to turn this around?
Murakami postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murakami has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murakami stands up and waves to Pastro to follow him.
Shin Murakami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Murakami.
Murakami just misses with a punch to the body.
Murakami clinches up against the cage.
Murakami stalling against the cage.
Murakami has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pastro is trying to keep an underhook but Murakami manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Murakami is pressing down on Pastro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pastro is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murakami decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pastro or perhaps it was just good defense by Murakami, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami misses with a body kick.
Pastro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pastro fails with the takedown.
Pastro is breathing heavily.
Murakami throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pastro was covering up waiting for the punch and Murakami finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pastro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murakami.
Pastro keeping moving, preventing Murakami from controlling successfully.
Murakami is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pastro wants to stand but Murakami is controlling the position.
Murakami trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murakami controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pastro looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murakami scores with a takedown into Pastro's guard.
Pastro manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Shin Murakami dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pastro avoids the head kick by Murakami.
Murakami gets a takedown into half guard.
Murakami not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pastro trying to hold on to Murakami's head to control him but Murakami postures up.
Murakami is trying to control the action in half guard but Pastro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murakami looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Murakami is keen to just control but Pastro is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Murakami frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Murakami tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murakami wants to control the pace but Pastro is squirming around nicely.
Murakami thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Murakami trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pastro because Murakami loaded up on that one.
Murakami takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Murakami thowing shots but they're missing.
Murakami trying to control but Pastro is having none of it.
Murakami controlling from the full mount.
Gastro Pastro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murakami seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pastro for as long as he can get away with.
Murakami tries to control but Pastro wriggling away.
Murakami controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murakami working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shin Murakami showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murakami 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shin Murakami!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jam Lasica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fiji Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jam Lasica has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jam Lasica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fiji Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakamura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lasica connects with a body shot that sends Nakamura's belly button to the back.
Lasica throws the kick towards the body but Nakamura avoids it.
Nakamura throws a sloppy head kick and Lasica moves out of range easily.
Lasica has Nakamura up against the cage in a clinch.
Lasica lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lasica lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nakamura has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lasica is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lasica lands with a light punch inside.
Nakamura is trying to drag Lasica to the mat but Lasica just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lasica scores with a shoulder strike.
Nakamura is trying to drag Lasica to the mat but Lasica just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jam Lasica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fiji Nakamura.
Lasica is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nakamura is working for takedown but Lasica is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lasica stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasica lands with a left to the head.
Lasica will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nakamura up against the cage.
Lasica lands a right hand.
Lasica makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lasica turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Nakamura bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura moves to clinch but Lasica breaks away
and Lasica counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nakamura thinking.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lasica closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nakamura to the mat! Nakamura manages to get full guard.
Nakamura has a closed guard, preventing Lasica from standing up.
Lasica will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lasica trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lasica really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lasica has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Nakamura is working for takedown but Lasica is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nakamura is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nakamura tries to score a body lock takedown but Lasica shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nakamura looks winded!
Nakamura looking for a takedown.
Lasica lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Nakamura wants a takedown.
Nakamura wants to take the fight to the mat but Lasica manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lasica creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lasica lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Lasica escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakamura tries to clinch but Lasica moves out of range.
Lasica throws a leg kick but Nakamura sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Nakamura as Lasica shoots in.
Lasica lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nakamura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lasica paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lasica half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasica lands with a good body shot.
Lasica misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakamura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lasica defends it well.
Lasica gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nakamura is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lasica gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nakamura is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lasica pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nakamura is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lasica scores with a shoulder strike.
Lasica content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lasica looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lasica working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lasica makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lasica.
Lasica manages to break the clinch.
Lasica blocks a head kick by Nakamura.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lasica or perhaps it was just good defense by Nakamura, which made it look bad.
Lasica moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lasica lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lasica pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakamura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lasica throwing a counter right hand but Nakamura manages to avoid it.
Lasica gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lasica lands with a right to the head.
Nakamura has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lasica after a bit of a struggle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lasica creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nakamura is looking for a takedown.
Lasica prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lasica creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Lasica.
Lasica pushes Nakamura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lasica gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nakamura.
Lasica makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lasica lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jam Lasica dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lasica shoots for a double leg takedown but Nakamura sprawls well. He's pushed Lasica's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lasica lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lasica circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lasica avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lasica gets a clinch.
Nakamura is trying to drag Lasica to the mat but Lasica just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jam Lasica has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nakamura is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Lasica.
Nakamura is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lasica is defending well.
Jam Lasica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fiji Nakamura.
Nakamura takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lasica.
Lasica scores with a shot to the side of Nakamura's head.
Nakamura is rocked!
Lasica lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Nakamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Lasica finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lasica creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lasica is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nakamura can do to turn this around?
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lasica creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Lasica pushes Nakamura against the cage. Lasica is working some dirty boxing. Lasica pushes off with a quick right hook! Nakamura goes down! Nakamura tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lasica moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jam Lasica!
Jam Lasica was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Kowalczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yumi NoMono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcin Kowalczyk 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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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcin Kowalczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yumi NoMono!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NoMono connects with a crisp jab.
NoMono bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kowalczyk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kowalczyk there as he acknowledges the shot.
NoMono looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
NoMono throws a hook but Kowalczyk avoids it easily.
Kowalczyk throws a series of punches but NoMono avoids them all with ease.
NoMono cracks Kowalczyk with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. NoMono has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kowalczyk to stand back up!
Kowalczyk is rocked!
It looks like Marcin Kowalczyk has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalczyk throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Yumi NoMono has been cut.
NoMono throws out a loose jab but Kowalczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
NoMono cracks Kowalczyk with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. NoMono has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kowalczyk to stand back up!
Oh Kowalczyk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kowalczyk slips under a jab.
Kowalczyk slips a jab from NoMono.
Kowalczyk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kowalczyk seems to have got his legs back now.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick that misses.
NoMono throws a poor cross that misses
and Kowalczyk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
NoMono misses with a few strikes there.
Good exchange - NoMono coming out on top.
Kowalczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but NoMono paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kowalczyk walks into a stiff left hand from NoMono.
Kowalczyk feints a jab promting NoMono to slip. Kowalczyk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. NoMono slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
NoMono tests Kowalczyk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NoMono lands with a right hand.
NoMono loads up on a big right hand but Kowalczyk slips the punch.
NoMono bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
NoMono lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
NoMono swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
NoMono cracks Kowalczyk with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. NoMono has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kowalczyk to stand back up!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
NoMono circles away from the clinch attempt.
NoMono is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kowalczyk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
NoMono steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kowalczyk. That one must have hurt.
NoMono throws a shot from downtown. Kowalczyk moves away and avoids it.
Kowalczyk attempts a counter takedown but NoMono avoids it well and moves away.
Kowalczyk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
NoMono misses with a straight left.
Kowalczyk has managed to clinch.
NoMono misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from NoMono.
Kowalczyk thumps NoMono with a low kick.
Kowalczyk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
NoMono throws the left hand but Kowalczyk avoids the punch easily.
NoMono loads up on a big right hand but Kowalczyk slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts NoMono, as that shot connected.
Kowalczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up but NoMono swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decent striking displayed by NoMono there.
Kowalczyk doesn't manage to clinch there - NoMono circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kowalczyk.
Jab from NoMono.
Kowalczyk doesn't manage to clinch there - NoMono circles away.
NoMono lands a lovely overhand right.
Kowalczyk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick that NoMono semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk clinches.
NoMono working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kowalczyk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
NoMono lands with a short shot to the head.
Kowalczyk lands a knee to the body.
Kowalczyk trying to stall but NoMono improves his position.
A shot in the inside from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for NoMono.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but NoMono is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from NoMono! But no joy.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up but NoMono circles away and keeps his distance.
NoMono throws a good cross that connects.
NoMono looks to land a combination but Kowalczyk avoids it well.
NoMono throws an off balance right hand
and Kowalczyk counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalczyk landing knees to the head.
A body shot lands from NoMono.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk lands a good knee to the midsection. NoMono won't want to take too many of those.
NoMono struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalczyk controls his hands.
Kowalczyk prevents a body shot from NoMono.
NoMono misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from NoMono fails to land.
Still in the clinch, NoMono scores with a nice short uppercut.
NoMono doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
NoMono lands a body punch in the clinch.
NoMono misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from NoMono fails to land.
Kowalczyk tries to stall but NoMono uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
NoMono's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
NoMono working aggressively here.
NoMono tries a body shot but Kowalczyk blocks it.
NoMono scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yumi NoMono dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kowalczyk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kowalczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but NoMono swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kowalczyk moves in looking to clinch but NoMono pushes him off.
Kowalczyk is looking to clinch.
NoMono throws out a counter right but Kowalczyk avoids it with no problem.
Kowalczyk clinches with his opponent.
NoMono working some nice short punches in the clinch.
NoMono lands an uppercut.
Kowalczyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
NoMono moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marcin Kowalczyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
NoMono takes a swing at Kowalczyk's ribcage but misses.
NoMono throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kowalczyk defending well as NoMono loads up on a big left hand.
Kowalczyk is looking to clinch but NoMono is avoiding it.
Kowalczyk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kowalczyk breaks the clinch.
Kowalczyk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from NoMono.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
NoMono keeps the fight on the outside.
NoMono blocks a head kick by Kowalczyk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NoMono getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kowalczyk connects with a solid leg kick.
NoMono feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kowalczyks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kowalczyk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kowalczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but NoMono swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
NoMono tries to bum rush Kowalczyk with a series of wild strikes but Kowalczyk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kowalczyk scoring well with a low kick there.
Kowalczyk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kowalczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.
NoMono swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kowalczyk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
NoMono has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Kowalczyk.
NoMono working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
NoMono misses with the head strike.
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
NoMono misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalczyk breaks from the clinch.
Yumi NoMono seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kowalczyk lands a head kick. NoMono smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but NoMono is having none of it.
It seemed like NoMono was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kowalczyk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from NoMono.
NoMono drops Kowalczyk with a beautiful combination! Kowalczyk stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - NoMono is looking for the KO!
NoMono finds Kowalczyk's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Kowalczyk flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. NoMono lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Kowalczyk will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yumi NoMono!
After winning the bout, Yumi NoMono thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tadashi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asko Ilmarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asko Ilmarinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadashi Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Asko Ilmarinen!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe misses with a wild body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Watanabe.
Ilmarinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Watanabe tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watanabe.
Watanabe tries to throw a body punch but Ilmarinen avoids it by throwing Watanabe back against the cage.
Ilmarinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ilmarinen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ilmarinen cracks Watanabe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Watanabe wants to control but Ilmarinen postures up.
Watanabe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ilmarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watanabe keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Watanabe is looking to reverse the position.
Watanabe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Watanabe is trying to maintain the position but Ilmarinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Ilmarinen is looking for a kimura here.
Watanabe trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen wants to take a breather but Watanabe is having none of it.
Ilmarinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Watanabe's head.
Ilmarinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Watanabe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Watanabe tries to get to full guard but Ilmarinen has control of the leg.
Watanabe gets back to full guard.
Ilmarinen cracks Watanabe with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
Watanabe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watanabe tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ilmarinen preventing the sweep.
Ilmarinen being controlled here momentarily.
Watanabe 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.
Ilmarinen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Watanabe tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ilmarinen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Watanabe is looking to improve his position but Ilmarinen isn't that keen on the idea.
Ilmarinen lands with some strikes.
Watanabe avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen looking to finish with strikes here!
Watanabe can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes here but Watanabe is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ilmarinen gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Asko Ilmarinen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Watanabe misses with a body shot.
Watanabe stuffs the takedown attempt from Ilmarinen. Ilmarinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Watanabe lands a nice shot to the body.
Watanabe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ilmarinen momentarily.
Ilmarinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Watanabe lands a lovely overhand right.
Ilmarinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watanabe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ilmarinen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ilmarinen shoots in and drives through. Watanabe sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe works the jab nicely.
Watanabe misses the shot to the body.
Watanabe looks to score with a jab to the body but Ilmarinen is just out of range.
Watanabe looks to score with a jab to the body but Ilmarinen is just out of range.
Ilmarinen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ilmarinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Watanabe misses with a double jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Watanabe scores with a four punch combination!
Watanabe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Watanabe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ilmarinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ilmarinen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Watanabe defends it well.
Watanabe misses the jab.
Watanabe is looking to wear down Ilmarinen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watanabe looks to score with a jab to the body but Ilmarinen is just out of range.
Ilmarinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watanabe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ilmarinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Watanabe.
Ilmarinen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ilmarinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watanabe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watanabe 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.
Ilmarinen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Watanabe is working an open guard so Ilmarinen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watanabe as he jumps to the side.
Tadashi Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asko Ilmarinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Watanabe sprawls well. Watanabe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ilmarinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Watanabe cracks Ilmarinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ilmarinen shoots in but Watanabe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Watanabe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Watanabe misses with a jab to the body
and Ilmarinen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Watanabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ilmarinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watanabe postures up and lands a big shot to Ilmarinen's brow.
Watanabe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ilmarinen pulls Watanabe in close to prevent any damage.
Watanabe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadashi Watanabe dominated that second round.
That's time! Watanabe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Watanabe lands a jab to Ilmarinen's midsection.
Watanabe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ilmarinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Watanabe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Asko Ilmarinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ilmarinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It looked like Watanabe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Watanabe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Watanabe checks a leg kick.
Watanabe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ilmarinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Watanabe.
Watanabe misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Watanabe tries to sprawl out of it but Ilmarinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watanabe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watanabe throwing a counter right hand but Ilmarinen manages to avoid it.
Tadashi Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asko Ilmarinen.
Watanabe looks to score with a jab to the body but Ilmarinen is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watanabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watanabe throws a body punch but Ilmarinen moves out of range.
Watanabe misses with a series of wild punches.
Watanabe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watanabe misses with a wild combination.
Watanabe lands an overhand right.
Ilmarinen tries to clinch there but Watanabe circles away.
Watanabe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ilmarinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watanabe.
Watanabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ilmarinen manages to avoid it.
Ilmarinen throws a counter combo.
The fighters circling - Watanabe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a series of wild punches.
Ilmarinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watanabe.
Some wild striking there from Watanabe.
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watanabe as he jumps to the side.
Ilmarinen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Watanabe counters with a nice uppercut.
Ilmarinen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watanabe is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is looking for a sweep. Ilmarinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ilmarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watanabe keeps working.
Ilmarinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ilmarinen trying to control the action but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ilmarinen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ilmarinen wants to take a breather but Watanabe is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ilmarinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Watanabe is looking to control Ilmarinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Watanabe avoid being mounted?
Ilmarinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Watanabe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Watanabe has a hand on Ilmarinen's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ilmarinen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watanabe tries to reverse the position but Ilmarinen maintains control.
Watanabe is just holding on here. Ilmarinen manages to take his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tadashi Watanabe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watanabe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadashi Watanabe!
After the fight, Tadashi Watanabe was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Meguru Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takumi Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi has chosen Japanese Player as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meguru Takayanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takumi Takeshi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takayanagi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takeshi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Takayanagi has managed to clinch.
Takayanagi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Takayanagi scores with a knee to the head.
Takayanagi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takeshi.
Takayanagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Takeshi.
Takeshi scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to Takayanagi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Takeshi avoiding damage as Takayanagi throws knees to the body.
Takeshi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takayanagi is trying to pull guard but Takeshi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Takayanagi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takeshi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Takayanagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takayanagi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meguru Takayanagi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takayanagi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takeshi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takeshi breaks the clinch.
Takayanagi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Despite the aggression on Takeshi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayanagi misses with a jab to the body
and Takeshi counters by moving into the clinch.
Takayanagi missing with knees to the body.
Takayanagi takes a shot to the head.
Takayanagi tries to land a knee to the head but Takeshi blocks with his arms.
Takeshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takeshi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Takayanagi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Takeshi can turn it around.
Takayanagi tries to pull guard but Takeshi won't allow it.
Takayanagi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Takeshi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takeshi managing to block the knees to the body from Takayanagi.
Takeshi managing to block the knees to the body from Takayanagi.
Takayanagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Takeshi tries a body shot but Takayanagi blocks it.
Takayanagi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takeshi is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Takayanagi.
Takeshi lands with a light punch inside.
Takayanagi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takeshi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takeshi.
Takayanagi tries to pull guard but Takeshi holds him up against the cage and eventually Takayanagi drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takeshi avoiding damage as Takayanagi throws knees to the body.
Takayanagi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takeshi is defending well for now.
Takayanagi is trying to pull guard but Takeshi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Takeshi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takeshi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takeshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takayanagi tries to land knees in the clinch but Takeshi avoids the damage to the body.
Takayanagi misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takayanagi.
Takayanagi looking to throw knees to the head but Takeshi is blocking nicely.
Takeshi lands a hook that snaps the head of Takayanagi backwards.
Takeshi lands with a short shot to the head.
Takayanagi is rocked!
Takeshi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takayanagi or not.
Oh Takayanagi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takayanagi is breathing heavily.
Takeshi manages to break the clinch.
Takeshi cracks Takayanagi with a good jab.
Takayanagi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Takeshi misses.
Takayanagi throws a wild hook but Takeshi just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Takayanagi gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Takeshi raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takumi Takeshi!
After the big win, Takumi Takeshi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Arcticus University: London and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rekis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismail Saidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rekis's entrance music is AC/DC - Thunderstruck. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
27 - 21 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rekis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ismail Saidov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Saidov does no damage.
Rekis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saidov's waist but Saidov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rekis off to one side.
Saidov checks a low kick from Rekis.
Saidov misses with a double jab
and Rekis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rekis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rekis wants to control but Saidov is keeping him busy.
Rekis 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.
Saidov keeping hold of Rekis's head, controlling as best he can.
Rekis working Saidov over with strikes.
Rekis is trying to control. Saidov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Saidov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rekis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rekis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rekis controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saidov wants to sweep here but Rekis controlling him for the moment.
Saidov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rekis defends it easily.
Saidov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rekis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Saidov is tightening it up a little... Rekis has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Rekis reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Rekis taps out! Nice BJJ there by Saidov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ismail Saidov!
After the fight, Ismail Saidov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
John Rekis was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ikuhisa Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puka Kupa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Puka Kupa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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175 lbs
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26
165 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Puka Kupa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto clinches up with Kupa and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Matsumoto - that landed with a thud.
Kupa fails to pull guard.
Matsumoto lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto is struggling to control the position.
Matsumoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kupa's defenses.
Kupa is rocked!
It looks like Puka Kupa has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsumoto.
Kupa is still on wobbly legs! Can Matsumoto finish him?
Matsumoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matsumoto lands a big right hand that drops Kupa! The killer instinct kicks in and Matsumoto finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Matsumoto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikuhisa Matsumoto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Pochwala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Molotov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrei Molotov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomasz Pochwala!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pochwala shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pochwala showed some decent athleticism there.
Molotov is looking for a sweep. Pochwala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pochwala seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pochwala looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Molotov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pochwala pulls his head out easily.
Molotov trying to get back to full guard but Pochwala takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Molotov is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molotov regains half guard.
Pochwala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Molotov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov is pressing down on Pochwala's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Molotov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pochwala manages to get himself to full guard.
Molotov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Molotov postures up and lands a big shot to Pochwala's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Molotov landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Molotov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Molotov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Molotov scoring with some ground and pound.
Pochwala is rocked!
Pochwala is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Molotov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pochwala is still in real trouble! Can Molotov finish him?
Molotov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Pochwala covers up, he's hurt! Molotov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Molotov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Molotov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Molotov!
Andrei Molotov retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oldaghar Khara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice's entrance music is 21. A fine choice. Khara comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Khusugtun Batzorig Chinggis khaan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Oldaghar Khara has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kimbo Slice's chin.
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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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oldaghar Khara!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khara misses with an uppercut.
Slice is looking to counter punch.
Khara tests Slice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Slice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slice scores with a punch to the head.
Khara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Slice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khara.
Slice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khara rushes Slice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khara has Slice pushed against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Slice has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khara.
Slice drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khara misses with a body punch.
Khara scores with a shot to the side of Slice's head.
Slice tries to throw a body punch but Khara avoids it by throwing Slice back against the cage.
Slice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khara misses with a punch to the body.
Slice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slice cracks Khara with a nice body shot.
Khara's coach down at Pewter Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Khara's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Khara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Khara.
Khara throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khara.
Khara scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Slice drops down looking for an ankle pick but Khara pulls his leg out and moves away.
Khara throws a body punch but Slice moves out of range.
Slice appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khara. Slice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slice keeps the fight on the outside.
Slice misses with a right hand
and Khara counters with a right hand to the body.
Khara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khara connects with a body shot that sends Slice's belly button to the back.
Khara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slice circles away quickly and effectively.
Khara lands a big uppercut and Slice crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Slice looks OK. Khara waves Slice back to his feet!
Slice is rocked!
Oldaghar Khara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khara works Slice's body with a nice hook.
Oh Slice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slice is breathing heavily.
Khara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khara lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Slice up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Khara from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Slice's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oldaghar Khara!
Oldaghar Khara tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Kimbo Slice stepped up to the mic, saying 'You beat one of Mamado's fighters ....prepare to feel the pain..ahahaahahaahhahahahahahahaa...my boss will send the hit man, you supoused to loose this fight...WE PAID YOU...#THEUNIT'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yauch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fight For Your Right To Party. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
179 lbs
30 - 16 - 0 |
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28
180 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Yauch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shintaro Nomo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yauch is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nomo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yauch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yauch moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch moves out of range.
Yauch lands a head kick!
Yauch keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nomo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yauch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yauch throws a low kick but Nomo avoids it.
Yauch swings for the body but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo is looking to clinch but Yauch is avoiding it.
Yauch throws a counter high kick but Nomo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nomo pushes Yauch up against the cage in a clinch.
Yauch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nomo takes the fight into the clinch.
Nomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yauch.
Yauch swings wildly with an uppercut but Nomo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yauch manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nomo has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
Yauch scores with a hook to the body.
Nomo working aggressively here.
Yauch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nomo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nomo throws a head punch that misses.
Yauch breaks from the clinch.
Nomo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yauch.
We've been informed that Nomo 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 swing and a miss from Yauch.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yauch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yauch throwing a counter right hand but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Nomo tries to clinch up but Yauch circles away and keeps his distance.
Yauch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Yauch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nomo doesn't manage to clinch there - Yauch circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nomo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomo is looking to clinch.
Yauch keeps the fight on the outside.
Nomo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nomo has Yauch up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nomo misses with the head strike.
Yauch blocks an uppercut.
Yauch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yauch takes a swing at Nomo's ribcage but misses.
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yauch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yauch lands with a kick to the temple. Nomo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That has opened up Shintaro Nomo's cut even more.
Nomo tries to clinch up.
Nomo rushes Yauch and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nomo.
A short left from Nomo.
The referee calls for Yauch to work.
Yauch is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch struggles to land a body shot inside as Nomo controls his hands.
Nomo working aggressively here.
Nomo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
Nomo misses with the head strike.
Nomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yauch.
Yauch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nomo takes the fight into the clinch.
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nomo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nomo misses with some punches.
Yauch manages to break the clinch.
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nomo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yauch swats away the attempt to clinch by Nomo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nomo looks to clinch
and Yauch counters with a nice uppercut.
The cut above Shintaro Nomo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yauch swats away the attempt to clinch by Nomo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nomo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yauch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nomo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nomo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nomo fails to land.
Yauch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nomo misses with some punches.
Yauch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Yauch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yauch delivers a nice body kick.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yauch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nomo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nomo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yauch.
Yauch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yauch throws a front kick that sends Nomo stumbling back into the cage.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yauch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Yauch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adam Yauch is winning the standup battle so far.
Nomo closes the distance and clinches.
Nomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yauch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nomo can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nomo.
Yauch struggles to land a body shot inside as Nomo controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yauch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nomo is looking to clinch but Yauch is avoiding it.
Nomo tries to clinch there but Yauch circles away.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.
Nomo has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yauch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yauch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yauch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nomo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nomo rushes Yauch and presses him up against the cage.
Nomo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yauchs head.
A left hand lands to the body for Yauch.
Nomo lands a left hand.
Yauch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yauch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yauch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yauch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yauch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yauch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nomo is looking to clinch but Yauch is avoiding it.
Yauch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nomo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yauch.
Nomo gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomo lands a left hand.
Nomo working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch trying to stall but Nomo improves his position.
Yauch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yauch connects with a nice looking jab.
Nomo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yauch finds it's way round the side to connect with Nomo's head.
Nomo tries to clinch up
and Nomo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shintaro Nomo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yauch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nomo clinches with his opponent.
Nomo throws a head punch that misses.
Yauch is working Nomo over against the cage.
Nomo throws a head punch that misses.
Yauch breaks from the clinch.
Nomo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yauch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yauch keeps the fight on the outside.
Nomo tries to clinch but Yauch is having none of it.
Nomo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yauch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yauch lands a jab to Nomo's midsection.
Nomo moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.
Yauch swats away the attempt to clinch by Nomo.
Yauch scores with a jab.
Nomo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nomo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Yauch counter with a right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shintaro Nomo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adam Yauch!
Adam Yauch retains his welterweight title!
Adam Yauch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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