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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hero Kawasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuo Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa has chosen The Black Dahlia Murder - Necropolis as his entrance music. Hero Kawasaki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hero Kawasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Kawasaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Ishikawa which made him look bad.
Kawasaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ishikawa as he jumps to the side.
Kawasaki shoots in for a double leg but Ishikawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hero Kawasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishikawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kawasaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kawasaki shoots in for a takedown but Ishikawa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kawasaki shoots for a takedown but Ishikawa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kawasaki is defended easily by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ishikawa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa tries to bum rush Kawasaki with a series of wild strikes but Kawasaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ishikawa throws a right and a left that Kawasaki avoids nicely.
Kazuo Ishikawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ishikawa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ishikawa lands a left and a right that send Kawasaki crashing to the mat, dazed. Ishikawa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kawasaki is rocked!
It looks like Hero Kawasaki has been cut.
Kawasaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oh Kawasaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawasaki is breathing heavily.
Ishikawa lands with a big right hook that stumbles Kawasaki - he's out on his feet here! Ishikawa follows up with another monster hook that separates Kawasaki from consciousness! Kawasaki falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Ishikawa stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kazuo Ishikawa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wyatt Zwerschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamato Yoshimitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshimitsu has chosen My Generation - Limp Bizkit as his entrance music. The key to victory for Wyatt Zwerschke has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Wyatt Zwerschke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamato Yoshimitsu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshimitsu tries to clinch up but Zwerschke circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshimitsu looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
An inside leg kick lands from Zwerschke.
Zwerschke closes the distance and clinches.
Zwerschke breaks the clinch.
Zwerschke closes the distance and pushes Yoshimitsu back into the cage.
Zwerschke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zwerschke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! Zwerschke slams his shin into Yoshimitsu's torso.
Zwerschke has managed to clinch.
Zwerschke scores with a knee to the head.
Yoshimitsu takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters up against the cage, Yoshimitsu throws an elbow but misses.
Zwerschke scores with a knee to the head.
Yoshimitsu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zwerschke dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zwerschke seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Yoshimitsu is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Yoshimitsu pushes off an throws an elbow but Zwerschke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zwerschke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yoshimitsu's face.
Zwerschke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zwerschke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zwerschke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yoshimitsu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zwerschke.
Zwerschke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zwerschke tries to clinch but Yoshimitsu moves out of range.
Zwerschke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Zwerschke.
Zwerschke scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters circling a little - Zwerschke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zwerschke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yoshimitsu's calf.
Zwerschke misses with a body shot.
Yoshimitsu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zwerschke.
Yoshimitsu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zwerschke throws a leg kick but Yoshimitsu checks it.
Zwerschke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshimitsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoshimitsu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zwerschke lands with a slapping head kick.
Yoshimitsu doesn't manage to clinch there - Zwerschke circles away.
Zwerschke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yoshimitsu if he has to take too many more of those.
Yoshimitsu wants to clinch up but Zwerschke keeps it at a distance.
Zwerschke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yoshimitsu, pushing him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yoshimitsu as Zwerschke tries to tie him up.
Zwerschke lands a good knee to the midsection. Yoshimitsu won't want to take too many of those.
Zwerschke dodges an elbow strike from Yoshimitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwerschke scores with a knee to the head.
Zwerschke blocks an elbow strike from Yoshimitsu.
Zwerschke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yoshimitsu throws an elbow but misses.
Zwerschke connects with a knee to the head.
Yoshimitsu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zwerschke scores a nice knee to the body.
Yoshimitsu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zwerschke scores with a knee to the head.
Zwerschke breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshimitsu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zwerschke misses with a double jab.
Yoshimitsu wants to clinch
and Zwerschke counters with a head kick. That will keep Yoshimitsu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yamato Yoshimitsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zwerschke clinches with his opponent.
Zwerschke avoids the elbow strike from Yoshimitsu, against the cage.
Zwerschke crunches a lovely knee into Yoshimitsu's ribcage.
Zwerschke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zwerschke avoids a wild elbow strike from Yoshimitsu.
Zwerschke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zwerschke connects with a knee to the head.
Zwerschke looking to slow down the pace here.
Zwerschke dodges an elbow strike from Yoshimitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwerschke connects with a knee to the head.
Zwerschke blocks an elbow strike.
Zwerschke is looking to break free of the clinch but Yoshimitsu has double underhooks.
Zwerschke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Zwerschke.
Zwerschke is trying to stall.
Zwerschke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zwerschke trying to control the position but instead, Yoshimitsu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zwerschke into the cage.
Yoshimitsu throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Zwerschke.
Zwerschke scores with a knee to the head.
Zwerschke is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yoshimitsu.
Zwerschke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yoshimitsu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zwerschke obliges.
Yoshimitsu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zwerschke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zwerschke avoids the elbow strike from Yoshimitsu, against the cage.
Zwerschke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zwerschke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yoshimitsu's face.
Zwerschke lands a good knee to the midsection. Yoshimitsu won't want to take too many of those.
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.
Zwerschke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zwerschke dodges an elbow strike from Yoshimitsu.
Zwerschke avoids a wild elbow strike from Yoshimitsu.
Yoshimitsu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zwerschke dodges an elbow strike from Yoshimitsu.
Zwerschke breaks from the clinch.
Zwerschke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zwerschke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshimitsu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zwerschke forces Yoshimitsu back against the cage and clinches.
Yoshimitsu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zwerschke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Zwerschke scores with a four punch combination!
Yoshimitsu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zwerschke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoshimitsu misses with an elbow over the top.
Zwerschke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zwerschke slowing the pace effectively.
Zwerschke connects with a knee to the head.
Yoshimitsu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zwerschke wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wyatt Zwerschke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yoshimitsu tries to clinch up
and Zwerschke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Zwerschke.
Yoshimitsu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zwerschke.
Zwerschke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zwerschke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshimitsu can do to turn this around?
Zwerschke moves into range and clinches up with Yoshimitsu.
Zwerschke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zwerschke connects with a knee to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yoshimitsu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zwerschke connects with a knee to the head.
Zwerschke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshimitsu avoids it.
Zwerschke avoids the elbow strike from Yoshimitsu, against the cage.
Yoshimitsu prevents the takedown attempt.
Zwerschke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zwerschke.
Wyatt Zwerschke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zwerschke tries to bum rush Yoshimitsu with a series of wild strikes but Yoshimitsu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoshimitsu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zwerschke counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zwerschke is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zwerschke thumps Yoshimitsu with a low kick.
Yoshimitsu wants to clinch but Zwerschke slips to the side
and Zwerschke counters with a nice leg kick.
Yoshimitsu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zwerschke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zwerschke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwerschke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yoshimitsu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zwerschke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zwerschke closes the distance and clinches.
Zwerschke with a knee to the head.
Zwerschke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshimitsu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yoshimitsu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yoshimitsu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zwerschke lands a good knee to the midsection. Yoshimitsu won't want to take too many of those.
Zwerschke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yoshimitsu's face.
Zwerschke tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshimitsu blocks with his arms.
Yoshimitsu managing to block the knees to the body from Zwerschke.
Zwerschke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zwerschke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoshimitsu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zwerschke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wyatt Zwerschke is winning the standup battle so far.
Zwerschke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshimitsu.
Zwerschke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshimitsu.
Zwerschke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yoshimitsu's head.
Zwerschke doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoshimitsu circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zwerschke - that will leave a mark!
Zwerschke swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshimitsu.
Zwerschke throws a leg kick which misses Yoshimitsu's front leg but catches the back leg as Yoshimitsu tries to avoid it.
Yoshimitsu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zwerschke. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimitsu wants to clinch up but Zwerschke keeps it at a distance.
Zwerschke gets a clinch.
Zwerschke manages to break the clinch.
Yoshimitsu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zwerschke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zwerschke clinches up with Yoshimitsu and pushes him back against the cage.
Zwerschke lands a knee to the head.
Yoshimitsu throws an elbow but it misses.
Yoshimitsu pushes off an throws an elbow but Zwerschke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zwerschke looking to throw knees to the head but Yoshimitsu is blocking nicely.
Zwerschke misses with a knee strike.
Yoshimitsu misses with an elbow strike.
Zwerschke misses with a knee to the head.
Yoshimitsu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zwerschke with a knee to the head.
Yoshimitsu misses with an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zwerschke obliges.
Yoshimitsu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zwerschke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zwerschke tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshimitsu blocks with his arms.
Zwerschke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yoshimitsu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zwerschke avoids the elbow strike from Yoshimitsu, against the cage.
Zwerschke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zwerschke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimitsu pushes off an throws an elbow but Zwerschke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zwerschke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zwerschke avoids the elbow strike from Yoshimitsu, against the cage.
Yoshimitsu keeps control of Zwerschke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yoshimitsu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zwerschke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A shot in the inside from Zwerschke.
Knees to the body from Zwerschke.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yoshimitsu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zwerschke's brow.
A knee to the head by Zwerschke.
Zwerschke avoids the elbow strike from Yoshimitsu, against the cage.
Yoshimitsu throws an elbow but it misses.
Zwerschke lands a nice knee to the body.
Zwerschke landing knees to the head.
Yoshimitsu misses with an elbow strike.
Zwerschke avoids a wild elbow strike from Yoshimitsu.
Yoshimitsu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zwerschke manages to break the clinch.
Yoshimitsu tries to clinch
and Zwerschke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoshimitsu closes the distance but Zwerschke moves to the side
and Zwerschke counters with a thumping low kick.
Zwerschke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshimitsu tries to clinch up.
Yoshimitsu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zwerschke closes the distance and pushes Yoshimitsu back into the cage.
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.
Zwerschke with a knee to the head.
Yoshimitsu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zwerschke.
Yoshimitsu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zwerschke's defenses.
Yoshimitsu misses with an elbow strike.
Yoshimitsu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zwerschke avoids the elbow strike from Yoshimitsu, against the cage.
Yoshimitsu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yoshimitsu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zwerschke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoshimitsu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zwerschke. Yoshimitsu shrugs it off though.
Yoshimitsu tries to clinch but Zwerschke is having none of it.
Zwerschke scores with a head kick.
Zwerschke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoshimitsu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshimitsu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zwerschke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoshimitsu tries to keep at a distance but Zwerschke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zwerschke avoids a wild elbow strike from Yoshimitsu.
Zwerschke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zwerschke tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshimitsu blocks with his arms.
Zwerschke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoshimitsu darts in trying to clinch
and Zwerschke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yoshimitsu's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wyatt Zwerschke dominated that second round.
That's time! Zwerschke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zwerschke connects with a solid leg kick.
Zwerschke throws a nice head kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zwerschke.
Zwerschke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donk. Zwerschke catches Yoshimitsu right on the button with a cross.
Zwerschke has Yoshimitsu up against the cage in a clinch.
Zwerschke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yoshimitsu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zwerschke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zwerschke blocks the elbow strike.
Zwerschke misses with an elbow over the top.
Zwerschke scores with a knee to the head.
Zwerschke misses with a knee to the head.
Zwerschke landing knees to the body.
Yoshimitsu throws an elbow but it misses.
Yoshimitsu misses with an elbow over the top.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zwerschke obliges.
Yoshimitsu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoshimitsu misses with an elbow over the top.
Yoshimitsu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yoshimitsu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zwerschke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zwerschke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshimitsu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zwerschke crunches a lovely knee into Yoshimitsu's ribcage.
A short left from Zwerschke.
Yoshimitsu lands an elbow that stopped Zwerschke in his tracks for a moment.
Zwerschke connects with a knee to the head.
Zwerschke working Yoshimitsu over with knees to the body.
Yoshimitsu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zwerschke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zwerschke blocks the elbow strike.
Yoshimitsu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zwerschke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yoshimitsu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yoshimitsu.
Zwerschke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zwerschke lands a knee to the head.
Zwerschke works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Yoshimitsu has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Zwerschke off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Zwerschke throws a nice head kick!
Yoshimitsu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zwerschke. That's going to slow Yoshimitsu down.
Zwerschke moves into the clinch.
Zwerschke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshimitsu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zwerschke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwerschke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshimitsu pushes off an throws an elbow but Zwerschke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zwerschke lands a hook that snaps the head of Yoshimitsu backwards.
Zwerschke avoids the elbow strike from Yoshimitsu, against the cage.
Yoshimitsu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zwerschke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zwerschke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zwerschke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zwerschke tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshimitsu blocks with his arms.
Zwerschke tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshimitsu blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zwerschke.
Zwerschke tries to stall but Yoshimitsu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yoshimitsu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yoshimitsu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zwerschke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yoshimitsu throws an elbow but it misses.
Yoshimitsu pushes off an throws an elbow but Zwerschke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zwerschke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yoshimitsu's face.
Zwerschke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zwerschke blocks the elbow strike.
Zwerschke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zwerschke blocks the elbow strike.
Zwerschke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yoshimitsu is keeping busy.
Zwerschke crunches a lovely knee into Yoshimitsu's ribcage.
Zwerschke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yoshimitsu blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwerschke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zwerschke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshimitsu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zwerschke working Yoshimitsu over with knees to the body.
Zwerschke blocks an elbow strike.
Zwerschke tries a knee to the head but Yoshimitsu blocks it.
Zwerschke is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yoshimitsu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yoshimitsu pushes off an throws an elbow but Zwerschke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zwerschke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zwerschke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshimitsu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zwerschke misses with an elbow strike.
Yoshimitsu misses with an elbow strike.
Zwerschke dodges an elbow strike from Yoshimitsu.
Zwerschke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zwerschke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshimitsu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zwerschke avoids the elbow strike from Yoshimitsu, against the cage.
Zwerschke breaks the clinch.
Zwerschke throws a head kick that misses.
Yoshimitsu darts in and clinches Zwerschke up against the cage.
Zwerschke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zwerschke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshimitsu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zwerschke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zwerschke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zwerschke throws a head kick that Yoshimitsu semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwerschke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zwerschke scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yoshimitsu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zwerschke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zwerschke breaks from the clinch.
Zwerschke doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoshimitsu circles away.
Zwerschke moves into range and clinches up with Yoshimitsu.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yoshimitsu.
Zwerschke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yoshimitsu.
Zwerschke breaks from the clinch.
Good leg kick by Zwerschke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zwerschke thows a body shot but no joy.
Wyatt Zwerschke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yoshimitsu avoids the head kick by Zwerschke.
Yoshimitsu fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Zwerschke.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zwerschke.
Yoshimitsu tries to clinch up
and Zwerschke moves into the clinch.
Yamato Yoshimitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zwerschke looking to throw knees to the head but Yoshimitsu is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wyatt Zwerschke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zwerschke 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wyatt Zwerschke!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Steal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabian Steal had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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, Fabian Steal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Pan!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steal tries to clinch there but Pan circles away.
Steal tries to clinch but Pan is having none of it.
Steal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pan defends it nicely.
Steal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steal dives in and grabs Pan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pan pushes down on Steal's head and hops out.
Steal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steal has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabian Steal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steal closes the distance and clinches up with Pan, looking for a takedown. Steal pushes Pan against the cage but Pan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steal tries to clinch but Pan moves out of range.
Pan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Steal is looking to clinch but Pan is avoiding it.
Fabian Steal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Steal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steal is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pan!
Jab from Pan.
Pan lands with a nice combination. Steal backs away looking to recover.
Pan throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Steal stumbling backwards into the cage! Steal bounces back off the cage towards Pan, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Pan lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Pan celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Peter Pan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akinori Tadano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and faroo adil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tadano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Elevator by Eminem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akinori Tadano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, faroo adil!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Tadano as adil shoots in.
Tadano forces adil back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Tadano.
adil looks gassed!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tadano for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tadano lands a knee to the head.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tadano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Tadano.
Tadano landing knees to the body.
Tadano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tadano just leaning against adil, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
adil takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tadano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has adil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tadano lands a nice knee to the body.
adil takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tadano landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tadano.
Tadano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has adil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Tadano.
Knees to the body from Tadano.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Tadano.
Tadano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tadano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tadano lands a good knee to the midsection. adil won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tadano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tadano connects with a knee to the head.
Tadano landing knees to the head.
Tadano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has adil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tadano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
adil takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tadano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tadano connects with a nasty looking knee right to adil's face.
Tadano working adil over with knees to the body.
Tadano lands a nice knee to the body.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but adil blocks it with crossed arms.
Tadano connects with a knee to the head.
Tadano with a knee to the head.
Tadano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tadano landing knees to the head.
Tadano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. adil is defending well for now.
adil can't get the takedown.
Tadano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
adil has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tadano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Akinori Tadano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of faroo adil.
Tadano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tadano landing knees to the body.
adil looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tadano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
adil tries for a takedown but Tadano manages to get underhooks.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tadano.
Tadano landing knees to the head.
Tadano crunches a lovely knee into adil's ribcage.
Tadano stops a takedown attempt from adil.
adil has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tadano avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tadano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
adil has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tadano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tadano controlling the action here for a moment.
Tadano seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akinori Tadano dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tadano wants to clinch.
Tadano tries to close the distance and clinch but adil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tadano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from adil.
Tadano tries to clinch up but adil circles away and keeps his distance.
adil tries for a takedown but Tadano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tadano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tadano with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadano drives through and clinches with adil against the cage.
Tadano is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Akinori Tadano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tadano.
Tadano with a knee to the head.
Tadano misses with a knee strike.
Tadano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tadano with a knee to the head.
adil letting Tadano take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tadano working adil over with knees to the body.
Tadano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tadano lands a nice knee to the body.
Tadano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tadano scores a nice knee to the body.
Tadano is pushing adil up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tadano lands a knee to the head.
Tadano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tadano scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tadano.
adil takes a knee right on the jaw!
adil avoiding damage as Tadano throws knees to the body.
Tadano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tadano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tadano tries to stall but adil uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
adil drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tadano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Akinori Tadano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of faroo adil.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tadano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
adil is working for takedown but Tadano is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tadano crunches a lovely knee into adil's ribcage.
Tadano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tadano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tadano.
adil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
adil tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A knee to the head by Tadano.
Tadano lands a good knee to the midsection. adil won't want to take too many of those.
adil is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tadano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akinori Tadano 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!
Tadano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tadano with a knee to the head.
Tadano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tadano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but adil blocks it with crossed arms.
Tadano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but adil blocks it with crossed arms.
Tadano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and adil avoids it.
Tadano lands a knee to the body.
adil is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tadano leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
adil takes a knee right on the jaw!
adil drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tadano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tadano - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadano prevents a takedown attempt there.
Akinori Tadano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of faroo adil.
Tadano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tadano slows down the pace here.
That's two 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.
Tadano working adil over with knees to the body.
Tadano landing knees to the head.
Tadano connects with a nasty looking knee right to adil's face.
Tadano lands a knee to the body.
Tadano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and adil avoids it.
Tadano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but adil blocks it with crossed arms.
Tadano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that adil can do to turn this around?
Good anti-grappling being displayed by adil as Tadano tries to tie him up.
adil tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tadano obliges.
Tadano crunches a lovely knee into adil's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadano working adil over with knees to the body.
adil wants a takedown.
A knee to the head by Tadano.
Tadano with a knee to the head.
Tadano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
faroo adil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tadano trying to land knees to the body.
adil tries to score a body lock takedown but Tadano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tadano lands a knee to the head.
Tadano stalling the fight.
Tadano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tadano stalling.
adil wants a takedown but no success here.
adil is trying to drag Tadano to the mat but Tadano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tadano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
adil drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tadano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tadano landing knees to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tadano crunches a lovely knee into adil's ribcage.
Tadano stalling against the cage.
Akinori Tadano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tadano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has adil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akinori Tadano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tadano 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akinori Tadano!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Golkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with Stratovarius - Maniac Dance blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Kevin Smith has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Golkar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Golkar circles away quickly and effectively.
Golkar fails with the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Golkar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith scores with a jab.
Golkar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Golkar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Golkar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Golkar stumbling backwards into the cage! Golkar bounces back off the cage towards Smith, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Smith lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Smith celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kevin Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between santana machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). machida kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sexy Chick . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
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194 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, santana machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Van Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
machida shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilder tries to sprawl out of it but machida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wilder.
machida looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilder is fending him off so far but machida persists. Nope, Wilder circles away and we're back to standing.
machida fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for santana machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilder throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like santana machida has been cut.
Wilder leaves machida with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
machida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilder defends it nicely.
machida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilder as he avoids it easily.
machida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilder swivels and escapes.
Wilder scoring well with a low kick there.
machida is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from Wilder as machida shoots in.
Wilder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
machida walks into a stiff left hand from Wilder.
machida is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Wilder has cracked machida with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Wilder lands another huge swinging hook and machida tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save machida, before Wilder can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Van Wilder!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Riku Ogawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerry Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
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134 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riku Ogawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kerry Woods!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ogawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Woods is trying to control the position but Ogawa postures up.
Ogawa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ogawa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Woods wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Woods takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ogawa is trying to get an arm triangle but Woods is defending well.
Woods is trying to buck Ogawa off.
Ogawa advances nicely into full mount.
Ogawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ogawa prevents Woods from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods wants to hold on but Ogawa pushes him away.
Ogawa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ogawa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Woods is surviving well by controlling Ogawa's body position as best he can.
Ogawa has hold of Woods's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Woods manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ogawa is breathing heavily.
Ogawa tries to control but Woods wriggling away.
Woods is bucking up trying to escape but Ogawa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
You get the feeling that Woods really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Woods has left one of his arms exposed and Ogawa doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Woods screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Riku Ogawa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jun Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jun Kimura has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Kimura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kimura shoots in and bounces Tiger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tiger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kimura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tiger controlling the position.
Tiger keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.
Kimura is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tiger is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tiger has escaped and now he's on top!
Tiger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kimura's guard.
Kimura controls Tiger momentarily but Tiger frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kimura looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Tiger is defending well. Kimura quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Tiger has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kimura celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jun Kimura!
Jun Kimura retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ren Akita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caro Nowsco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ren Akita!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caro Nowsco!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akita shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Akita was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nowsco wants to hold on but Akita pushes him away.
Akita jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nowsco manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nowsco is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Akita has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akita scores with a couple of short elbows.
Akita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nowsco knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Akita in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Akita scoring with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Nowsco's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Akita working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Nowsco's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Akita crashes against the mat.
Akita postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nowsco pushes Akita away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Akita gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Akita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nowsco keeps working.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Akita darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Akita tries to pass to full mount but Nowsco defends it.
Nowsco looks like he's trying to stand up.
Akita is looking for a kimura but Nowsco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Akita to get the leverage.
Nowsco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akita is trying to control the action in half guard but Nowsco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Akita maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Nowsco could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Akita has cracked it and Nowsco is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Akita!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ren Akita!
Ren Akita retains his bantamweight title!
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