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ZAN 6:Crush PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shafiq Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shafiq Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hussain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Hussain persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva tries to clinch there but Hussain circles away.
Hussain misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shafiq Hussain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Hussain shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hussain is sitting in close to Silva's body. Silva has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Hussain is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Hussain is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jorge Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Grenadines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giorgio Grenadines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Grenadines, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grenadines swinging wildly here.
Gomi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grenadines to the mat! Grenadines manages to get full guard.
Grenadines trying to control the position here.
Grenadines wants to get back to his feet but Gomi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Grenadines seems keen to control Gomi's posture.
Grenadines is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grenadines seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gomi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gomi stopping the sweep attempt from Grenadines.
Grenadines is looking to stand up but Gomi isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi tries to free his leg and advance position but Grenadines is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gomi throws a one two combo.
Gomi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grenadines paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grenadines digs a good hook to Gomi's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grenadines throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gomi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Grenadines won't be happy with that.
Grenadines wants to get back to his feet but Gomi drags him back down.
Gomi tries to move to mount but Grenadines blocks the move with his legs.
Grenadines on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grenadines tries to get out of the position.
Grenadines is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Grenadines managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gomi.
Gomi tries to move to mount but Grenadines blocks the move with his legs.
Grenadines is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Grenadines wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gomi tries to clinch but Grenadines moves out of range.
Grenadines misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomi drops his hands momentarily and Grenadines takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Grenadines.
Gomi feints and as Grenadines raises his hands in defense, Gomi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grenadines is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gomi is controlling him.
Grenadines is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gomi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gomi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gomi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grenadines wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grenadines working a defensive guard here.
Grenadines wants to stand up but Gomi is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grenadines jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grenadines bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gomi lands a jab-cross combination.
Gomi tries to clinch there but Grenadines circles away.
Gomi avoids the body shot from Grenadines.
Grenadines throws the left hand but Gomi avoids the punch easily.
Gomi checks a leg kick.
Gomi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grenadines tries to avoid it but Gomi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grenadines to the ground. Grenadines escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gomi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gomi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomi throws a right hand that Grenadines ducks under and follows up with a left that Grenadines also avoids with ease.
Grenadines waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomi.
Gomi takes one on the button.
Grenadines will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grenadines swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gomi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grenadines's guard now.
Grenadines wants to get back to his feet but Gomi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gomi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomi stops Grenadines from standing up.
Gomi wants to pass the guard but Grenadines is keeping the position.
Grenadines wants to stand but Gomi is controlling the position.
Gomi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grenadines fails with the takedown.
Grenadines misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Grenadines does no damage.
Grenadines swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomi.
Grenadines stuffs the takedown.
Gomi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gomi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Giorgio Grenadines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.
A hook to the body from Grenadines.
Grenadines stops a takedown attempt from Gomi.
Gomi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grenadines gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Grenadines.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi letting Grenadines take a breather here.
Grenadines seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Grenadines is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gomi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Grenadines to the mat. Grenadines regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanori Gomi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grenadines moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grenadines is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gomi.
Gomi is looking to clinch but Grenadines is avoiding it.
Grenadines misses with a double jab.
Grenadines gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gomi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Grenadines has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gomi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nice shot lands for Grenadines.
Grenadines keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gomi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grenadines circles away.
Grenadines dives in and grabs Gomi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomi pushes down on Grenadines's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grenadines. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gomi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomi tries to clinch up.
Grenadines tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grenadines throws a combination that misses
and Gomi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Grenadines won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grenadines tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gomi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Grenadines is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grenadines tries to bench press Gomi off him but Gomi keeps the position.
Grenadines is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gomi working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Grenadines's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gomi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gomi landing strikes.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grenadines lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grenadines swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grenadines digs a good hook to Gomi's body.
Gomi takes one on the button.
A jab from Grenadines does it's job there.
Grenadines throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gomi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grenadines controlling the position.
Grenadines manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gomi is desperately trying to improve his position but Grenadines has a good base and remains in mount.
Grenadines in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grenadines lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Takanori Gomi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grenadines lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Grenadines landing shots from mount.
Gomi taking shots to the head.
Gomi is in a horrible position here. Grenadines smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Grenadines connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gomi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gomi wants to get back to his feet.
Gomi is bucking up trying to escape but Grenadines cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gomi is squirming around, avoiding Grenadines's attempts to control the action.
Grenadines lands with some strikes.
Grenadines in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Grenadines working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grenadines scoring with strikes but Gomi is staying in there.
Gomi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Grenadines scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gomi?
Grenadines won't let Gomi get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Grenadines landing shots from mount.
Grenadines scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gomi?
Grenadines is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gomi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Grenadines working Gomi over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi is desperately trying to improve his position but Grenadines has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grenadines cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Grenadines raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Grenadines dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grenadines looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomi tries to move into range but Grenadines moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gomi is rocked!
Grenadines swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gomi.
Gomi is still on wobbly legs! Can Grenadines finish him?
Grenadines tries to clinch up.
Gomi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gomi seems to have recovered his senses.
Grenadines ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Grenadines scores with a hook to the body. Gomi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gomi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grenadines misses with a two punch combination.
Grenadines throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grenadines lands a left and a right that send Gomi crashing to the mat, dazed. Grenadines thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Giorgio Grenadines is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grenadines drops Gomi with a straight right hand, right on the button! Grenadines 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 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgio Grenadines!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Through The Fire and Flames - Dragonforce as his entrance music. Duke Johnson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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167 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Moss pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson shoots in but Moss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moss tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Moss misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Moss moves out of range easily.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moss sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Billy Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Johnson.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Moss counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Moss scoring with punches from side control.
Moss tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moss wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moss throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Moss working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - Moss scoring with strikes.
Johnson prevents Moss from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson regains half guard.
Johnson is staying active underneath Moss, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Moss trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moss loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johnson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Johnson pulls Moss in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moss has gone for a leg lock! Johnson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Moss's guard.
Moss is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moss on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moss tries to get out of the position.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Moss wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson manages to pull guard.
Johnson is pulling down on Moss's head to control his posture.
Moss has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Moss is having none of it.
Moss stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Moss is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Moss is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Moss counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Moss trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moss wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Moss throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Moss dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moss tries to clinch
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Moss has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Moss is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Moss's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moss up against the cage.
Johnson pulls guard successfully.
Johnson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Moss trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson looking to control but Moss passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moss thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves into full guard.
Johnson is pulling down on Moss's head. It's preventing any offense from Moss, at least for the moment.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moss manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Moss really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moss wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Moss avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Moss wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Billy Moss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Duke Johnson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moss but Moss pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moss slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moss tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moss to the ground. Moss escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Billy Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Johnson.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Moss postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Moss tries to stand but Johnson is controlling his head.
Moss wants to stand but Johnson has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
Moss postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moss won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Moss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Moss tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moss somewhat.
Danga de danga de dang - Moss scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moss wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Moss tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Johnson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss is trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson breaks from Moss's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson unloads with some shots from mount but Moss bucks and avoids them well.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Johnson misses with a head shot.
Johnson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Moss is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Moss to control.
Johnson punching from mount but Moss doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson controlling from mount.
Moss wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Johnson punching from mount but Moss doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Moss is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Moss tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four 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.
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Johnson controlling from mount.
Moss is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Despite being in the dominant position, Duke Johnson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leg Sweeperton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhonny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leg Sweeperton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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168 lbs
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Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leg Sweeperton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jhonny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sweeperton.
Cage throws the left hand but Sweeperton avoids the punch easily.
Jhonny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweeperton is looking to clinch.
Cage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sweeperton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sweeperton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cage.
Cage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage tries to clinch
and Sweeperton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sweeperton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cage walks away with a smile on his face. Sweeperton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sweeperton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sweeperton.
Sweeperton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sweeperton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sweeperton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sweeperton looking for a sweep. Not yet Sweeperton, not yet.
Sweeperton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sweeperton has a closed guard, preventing Cage from standing up.
Sweeperton wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cage is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage wants to stand but Sweeperton has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sweeperton is looking to control Cage's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sweeperton avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Sweeperton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sweeperton wants to sweep here but Cage controlling him for the moment.
Cage postures up.
Cage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sweeperton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cage gets to his feet - Sweeperton follows without any prompting.
Cage swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Cage misses its intended target.
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.
Sweeperton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cage swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leg Sweeperton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage throws a nice looking combination but Sweeperton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cage throws a right hand that Sweeperton ducks under and follows up with a left that Sweeperton also avoids with ease.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Cage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cage clinches up against the cage.
Sweeperton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cage pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cage misses with a few strikes there.
Cage throws a right and a left that Sweeperton avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Cage as Sweeperton shoots in.
Sweeperton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Cage.
Jhonny Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sweeperton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sweeperton trying to control the action but Cage is working from the bottom.
Cage looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sweeperton is working for a kimura but Cage is defending it quite comfortably.
Sweeperton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cage knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cage pushes Sweeperton off looking to stand but Sweeperton dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cage misses with the combination.
Cage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sweeperton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sweeperton moves away from the strike by Cage.
Cage misses with a combination
and Sweeperton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sweeperton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cage has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cage is trying to stand back up but Sweeperton is controlling him
Cage kicks Sweeperton off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage misses with a wild combination.
Sweeperton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cage pinned against the cage. Cage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sweeperton pushes Cage up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leg Sweeperton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cage drives through and clinches with Sweeperton against the cage.
Cage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Sweeperton is controlling the position.
Sweeperton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sweeperton slips under a jab from Cage.
Sweeperton moves away from the strike by Cage.
Cage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Cage misses its intended target.
Sweeperton avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sweeperton.
Sweeperton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Cage misses.
A combination from Cage does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Cage.
Cage throws a leg kick but Sweeperton checks it.
No joy there for Cage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cage throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sweeperton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sweeperton.
Sweeperton wants to control from the top but Cage keeps moving.
Cage wants to stand and escape but Sweeperton is having none of it.
Sweeperton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sweeperton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sweeperton wants to control from the top but Cage keeps moving.
Sweeperton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton prevents Cage from getting back to his feet.
Sweeperton trying to control the position from guard on top but Cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sweeperton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cage looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sweeperton is looking for a kimura here.
Cage is trying to stand up here but Sweeperton is controlling him well.
Sweeperton is working for a kimura but Cage is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage wants to get back to his feet.
Cage makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cage throws out a loose jab but Sweeperton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage looks to throw the jab but Sweeperton is out of range.
Cage swats away the attempt to clinch by Sweeperton.
Sweeperton shoots in and bounces Cage off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sweeperton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sweeperton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cage wants to stand and escape but Sweeperton is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cage wants to stand up but Sweeperton is controlling him.
Sweeperton wants to control from the top but Cage keeps moving.
Sweeperton prevents Cage from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leg Sweeperton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sweeperton moves into the clinch.
Sweeperton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sweeperton jumps into guard, dragging Cage to the mat.
Cage got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sweeperton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cage has managed to get both his arms back between Sweeperton's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweeperton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leg Sweeperton dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cage throws a nice looking combination but Sweeperton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sweeperton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cage lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cage throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Cage.
Cage has Sweeperton up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeperton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cage walks away with a smile on his face. Sweeperton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cage throws a body kick that misses.
Sweeperton takes the fight into the clinch.
Cage misses with some punches.
Sweeperton gets control of Cage's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sweeperton will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage preventing the sweep.
Cage has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sweeperton is proving hard to escape from.
Sweeperton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sweeperton trying to keep a closed guard but Cage is proving a slippery customer.
Sweeperton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sweeperton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cage has passed into side control.
Sweeperton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leg Sweeperton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sweeperton struggling a bit here.
Cage tries to stand but Sweeperton is controlling his head.
Cage is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sweeperton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sweeperton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sweeperton is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Sweeperton seems to have locked his on tight now - Cage screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Sweeperton, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Leg Sweeperton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanibal Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osuka Kasumia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osuka Kasumia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanibal Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Osuka Kasumia!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasumia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kane's head.
Kane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kasumia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body punch from Kasumia.
Kasumia lands an overhand right.
Kasumia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kane counters with a three punch combo that has Kasumia backing up. Kasumia nods at Kane to acknowledge the strikes.
Kasumia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kane counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasumia is pressing down on Kane's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kasumia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kane manages to get himself to full guard.
Kasumia throwing strikes from guard but Kane blocks nicely.
Kasumia looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kasumia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kasumia on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasumia gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kane tries for a takedown but Kasumia circles away easily
and Kasumia counters with a nice body kick.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Kasumia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kane counters with a takedown into side control.
Kasumia tries to improve position but can't.
Kasumia manages to get back to half guard.
Kane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasumia trying to control but Kane postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kasumia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kane trying to control but Kasumia is working from the bottom.
Kane preventing the sweep.
Kasumia pulls Kane in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a strike but Kasumia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kasumia is one step ahead there.
Kasumia stands up over Kane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kasumia preventing the sweep.
Kasumia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasumia tries to free his leg and advance position but Kane is retaining full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kasumia 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.
Kasumia pushes down on Kane's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kasumia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kasumia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kasumia.
Kane tries to get to full guard but Kasumia has control of the leg.
Kasumia is trying to control. Kane wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four 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.
Kane taking some punishment here, with Kasumia in his half guard.
Kasumia is working for a submission of some sort.
Kane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kasumia is thwarting Kane's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osuka Kasumia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kasumia scores a takedown into full mount!
Kasumia trying to control but Kane is having none of it.
Kasumia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kasumia is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Kane is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Osuka Kasumia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corey Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Leopold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corey Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Leopold!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Alves with that takedown attempt.
Alves shoots in but no luck this time.
Leopold scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alves doesn't seem bothered though.
Alves tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leopold sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alves somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leopold moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leopold connects with a nice looking jab.
Alves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alves closes the distance and clinches up with Leopold, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes Leopold against the cage but Leopold circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alves wants to slow Leopold down by chopping away at his legs.
Alves shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Leopold is trying to defend but Alves finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Alves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leopold avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alves.
Leopold manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leopold bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopold 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.
Leopold's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bryan Leopold just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leopold connects with a single shot there.
Alves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leopold's waist but Leopold gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alves off to one side.
Leopold catches Alves with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leopold connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut lands for Leopold. That snapped Alves's head back.
Leopold jabs at Alves's body.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Leopold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leopold circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice combination there by Leopold.
Corey Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves walks into a left hand.
Alves is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leopold sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leopold scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leopold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alves.
Alves is rocked!
Leopold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopold lands a jab to Alves's midsection.
Leopold listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leopold lands with a shot to the body.
Leopold is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alves had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leopold lands a right hook to the body.
Alves seems to have got his legs back now.
Leopold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leopold lands a nice looking body shot.
Leopold throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leopold lands a body shot.
Alves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leopold scores with a jab to the body.
Leopold lands a body shot.
Alves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leopold connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leopold closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Alves! Leopold dives in looking to finish! Alves 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 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Leopold!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tahei Uchido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uchido comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Final Battle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tahei Uchido will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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163 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tahei Uchido!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Uchido avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Uchido keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez stands up out of the half guard.
Sanchez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Uchido sprawls well initially but Sanchez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanchez seems to be looking for submissions.
Sanchez throwing shots but Uchido is blocking nicely.
Sanchez is stalling here. Uchido is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sanchez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Uchido has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Uchido tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Uchido's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uchido thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
Sanchez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Uchido must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanchez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Uchido decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sanchez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Uchido dodges it nicely.
Sanchez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sanchez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Uchido!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchido tries to improve his position but instead Sanchez has taken his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Uchido is trying to shake Sanchez off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Sanchez won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Uchido tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
Uchido circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Uchido napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sanchez has an Americana. Uchido didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sanchez is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sanchez hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Karo Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dela Cruz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dela Cruz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Dela Cruz is defending well.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dela Cruz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Dela Cruz is trying to escape and Gracie transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Dela Cruz is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gracie! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Gracie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Muyeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muyeira comes to the cage accompanied by Death or Jail. Ronaldo Muyeira looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronaldo Muyeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trevor Fortune!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muyeira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Muyeira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fortune closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Muyeira out cold! Muyeira corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Trevor Fortune!
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