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SFC 22: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sinister Miro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Mitsumito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miro comes to the cage accompanied by "Beyond the Veil" by TRISTANIA. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sinister Miro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan Mitsumito!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitsumito misses with a low kick.
Mitsumito throws the kick towards the body but Miro avoids it.
Miro cracks the inside of Mitsumito's front leg.
Mitsumito misses with a body kick.
Mitsumito swats away the attempt to clinch by Miro.
Miro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitsumito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitsumito misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsumito tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Miro moves into the clinch.
Miro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miro manages to break the clinch.
Mitsumito keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitsumito throws a leg kick
letting Miro counter with a right hand.
Logan Mitsumito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitsumito throws a head kick that misses
and Miro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miro darts in trying to clinch
and Mitsumito counters with a body kick.
Mitsumito throws a lazy body kick
and Miro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitsumito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mitsumito looks gassed!
Mitsumito keeps the fight on the outside.
Mitsumito misses with the body kick
and Miro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Miro wants to clinch up but Mitsumito keeps it at a distance.
Miro has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsumito pulls Miro into guard.
Mitsumito is trying to hold Miro in close to prevent damage but Miro has managed to pass into half guard.
Mitsumito trying to control from the bottom.
Mitsumito misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitsumito is looking to control Miro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mitsumito avoid being mounted?
Mitsumito is trying to stand up here but Miro is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinister Miro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Miro darts in and clinches Mitsumito up against the cage.
Miro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miro tries to land a knee to the head but Mitsumito blocks with his arms.
Miro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mitsumito is keeping busy.
Miro with a knee to the head.
Mitsumito working hard to break the clinch.
Mitsumito is breathing heavily.
Mitsumito tries for a takedown. No joy.
Miro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitsumito's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitsumito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miro tries to land a knee to the head but Mitsumito blocks with his arms.
Miro misses with a knee to the head.
Miro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mitsumito misses with a jab to the body
and Miro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miro darts in trying to clinch
and Mitsumito counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miro.
Mitsumito darts in trying to clinch
and Miro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Miro throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitsumito tries to land a body kick
and Miro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mitsumito wants to get back to striking at distance but Miro won't allow it.
Miro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miro connects with a knee to the head.
Miro breaks the clinch.
Mitsumito connects with a high kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miro.
Miro jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mitsumito counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mitsumito throws a body kick the misses
and Miro counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinister Miro dominated that second round.
That's time! Miro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mitsumito throws a lazy head kick
and Miro counters with a head kick.
Mitsumito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mitsumito misses with a kick to the body
and Miro counters with an inside leg kick.
Miro connects with a body shot.
Miro takes a swing at Mitsumito's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Mitsumito misses
and Miro counters by clinching up.
Mitsumito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miro looking to stall.
Miro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitsumito's face.
Miro landing knees to the head.
Mitsumito is trying to break the clinch but Miro is controlling him.
Miro looking to throw knees to the head but Mitsumito is blocking nicely.
Miro misses with a knee to the head.
Miro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miro looking to throw knees to the head but Mitsumito is blocking nicely.
Mitsumito is trying to break free.
Mitsumito has had enough of the clinch but Miro keeps him there for the moment.
Miro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mitsumito wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miro has Mitsumito pressed against the cage, preventing Mitsumito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mitsumito is working for takedown but Miro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Miro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mitsumito blocks it with crossed arms.
Miro misses with a knee to the head.
Miro misses with a knee to the head.
Mitsumito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitsumito throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Miro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Miro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Miro tries to land a knee to the head but Mitsumito blocks with his arms.
Miro looking to throw knees to the head but Mitsumito is blocking nicely.
Mitsumito drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mitsumito has Miro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sinister Miro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Mitsumito.
Mitsumito breaks from the clinch.
Mitsumito throws a head kick that misses
and Miro counters by clinching up.
Mitsumito is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Miro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Miro connects with a knee to the head.
Miro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miro keeps control of Mitsumito as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miro looking to throw knees to the head but Mitsumito is blocking nicely.
Mitsumito jumps guard but Miro stands there with Mitsumito around his waist. Mitsumito gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Miro tries a knee to the head but Mitsumito blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitsumito is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miro has Mitsumito pushed against the cage.
Mitsumito manages to break the clinch.
Mitsumito misses with a kick to the body
and Miro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mitsumito looks to throw a body kick
and Miro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miro tries to clinch but Mitsumito is having none of it.
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.
Miro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Miro tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitsumito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitsumito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miro connects with a body shot.
Sinister Miro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miro throws a right and a left that Mitsumito avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sinister Miro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinister Miro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Salas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojan Krijic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bojan Krijic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Salas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bojan Krijic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krijic dives in and grabs Salas 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salas pushes down on Krijic's head and hops out.
Salas throws a sloppy head kick and Krijic moves out of range easily.
Salas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Salas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Krijic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salas but Salas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Salas .
Salas pushes Krijic up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krijic as Salas tries to tie him up.
Krijic being controlled against the cage.
Krijic blocking some punches.
Krijic blocks an elbow strike.
Krijic avoiding damage as Salas throws knees to the body.
Salas has Krijic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krijic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Salas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krijic avoids it.
Krijic blocks an elbow strike from Salas .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salas throws a head kick that misses.
Salas tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Krijic does no damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krijic checks a leg kick.
Krijic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krijic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krijic throws a sloppy head kick and Salas moves out of range easily.
No luck for Krijic with that takedown attempt.
Marcelo Salas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bojan Krijic.
Krijic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Salas sprawls well. Salas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krijic gets slowly back to his feet.
Krijic digs a good body shot into Salas 's ribs.
Krijic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Salas is breathing heavily.
Krijic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Salas 's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Krijic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Krijic has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krijic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Krijic avoids the head kick by Salas .
Krijic works Salas 's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krijic lands a jab to the head.
Krijic lands with a good body shot.
Krijic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Krijic.
Krijic decides to stand back up.
A jab lands there for Krijic.
Salas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Krijic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salas is rocked!
Krijic throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Salas stumbling backwards into the cage! Salas bounces back off the cage towards Krijic, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Krijic lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Krijic celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bojan Krijic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Tottori (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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141 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenta Tottori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tottori shoots in looking for a takedown. Ishikawa tries to sprawl out of it but Tottori keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ishikawa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tottori throws out a loose jab but Ishikawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tottori fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ishikawa sprawls well initially but Tottori persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ishikawa is not content to let Tottori control the position.
Tottori moves into full mount! Ishikawa won't be happy about that!
Ishikawa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ishikawa taking shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Ishikawa really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tottori trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ishikawa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tottori working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ishikawa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tottori. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tottori is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ishikawa is surviving well by controlling Tottori's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa is trying to stand up.
Tottori cracks Ishikawa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ishikawa wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tottori jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ishikawa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tottori is breathing heavily.
Tottori tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tottori has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishikawa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ishikawa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tottori connects with a decent elbow.
Tottori is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ishikawa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ishikawa wants to get back to his feet but Tottori drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tottori takes a little break here. Ishikawa wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ishikawa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tottori has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tottori 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.
Tottori working the ground and pound.
Tottori is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ishikawa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ishikawa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tottori is controlling him well.
Tottori wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ishikawa keeps working.
Tottori tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ishikawa's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tottori in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ishikawa stops Tottori from passing to mount.
Tottori works to advance to full mount. Ishikawa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ishikawa is trying to stand up.
Ishikawa taking shots to the head.
Ishikawa wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tottori wants to take Ishikawa's back here but Ishikawa is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Tottori trying to control but Ishikawa is having none of it.
Tottori won't let Ishikawa get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tottori lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tottori lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tottori working for a guillotine from mount but Ishikawa is in no mood to give up.
Ishikawa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Tottori looking to secure an arm triangle but Ishikawa defends it well.
Tottori is working for a guillotine from mount but Ishikawa frees his head quite easily.
Ishikawa wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tottori swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenta Tottori!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scorpion Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silky Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silky Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Scorpion Red's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scorpion Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Silky Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Red gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Red looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Red tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Red thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet.
Red working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Red prevents Johnson from escaping the position.
Red has hold of Johnson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Johnson seems comfortable defending it but Red has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Johnson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Johnson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Red couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Scorpion Red!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Riku Ogawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anus Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anus Saukko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anus Saukko!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukko misses with a series of wild punches.
Saukko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ogawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ogawa wants to finish this one by submission but Saukko is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ogawa.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ogawa scoring with strikes but Saukko is staying in there.
Saukko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saukko is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ogawa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ogawa mounts Saukko! Really nice guard pass there!
Saukko blocking the ground and pound.
Saukko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ogawa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ogawa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ogawa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Saukko can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The referee warns Saukko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ogawa unloading with bombs!
Ogawa tries to control but Saukko wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ogawa has hold of Saukko's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Saukko manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ogawa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Saukko has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ogawa is breathing heavily.
Ogawa has control of Saukko's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Saukko regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa looking to control but Saukko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ogawa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Saukko manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ogawa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ogawa tries for a kimura but Saukko is defending well.
That's four 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.
Saukko wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ogawa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ogawa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riku Ogawa dominated that round.
That's time! Ogawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ogawa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ogawa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ogawa wants to control the pace but Saukko is squirming around nicely.
Saukko is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ogawa thowing shots but they're missing.
Ogawa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ogawa tries to control but Saukko wriggling away.
Ogawa won't let Saukko get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko is in a horrible position here. Ogawa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Saukko is breathing heavily.
Ogawa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Saukko's face.
Ogawa is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Saukko is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Riku Ogawa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliseo Seterra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seterra has chosen Before I forget as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Matsumoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eliseo Seterra!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Matsumoto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Matsumoto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seterra can't escape the position.
Matsumoto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Matsumoto with the ground and pound from mount.
Seterra manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Seterra wants to get back to full guard.
Matsumoto 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.
Matsumoto tries to pass to full mount but Seterra defends it.
Matsumoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seterra keeps working.
Matsumoto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Seterra!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto wants to finish this one by submission but Seterra is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Matsumoto.
Seterra is desperately trying to improve his position but Matsumoto has a good base and remains in mount.
Matsumoto is landing with some decent strikes but Seterra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Matsumoto wants to control the pace but Seterra is squirming around nicely.
Matsumoto blocks Seterra's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Matsumoto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Matsumoto trying to control but Seterra is having none of it.
Matsumoto working Seterra over with strikes here.
Matsumoto working for a submission but Seterra is keeping him at bay.
Seterra slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Matsumoto seems to be working for a kimura but Seterra defends the submission attempt.
Matsumoto is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seterra is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Matsumoto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Seterra gets back to full guard.
Matsumoto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Matsumoto looking to pass the guard.
Seterra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Seterra is looking for a triangle but Matsumoto pushes his legs off easily.
Matsumoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Matsumoto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Seterra dives on top into guard.
Seterra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matsumoto is looking for a triangle here but Seterra uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Seterra stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nice takedown defense from Seterra. No joy for Matsumoto on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matsumoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seterra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seterra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Matsumoto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matsumoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seterra.
Seterra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Seterra.
Seterra fails to land with a series of punches.
Matsumoto closes the distance and clinches up with Seterra, looking for a takedown. Matsumoto pushes Seterra against the cage but Seterra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Seterra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matsumoto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Seterra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Matsumoto fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryuu Matsumoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsumoto fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsumoto has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seterra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Seterra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matsumoto blocks a head kick by Seterra.
Seterra tries a head kick but it misses.
Seterra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matsumoto tries to clinch up.
Seterra stuffs the takedown attempt from Matsumoto. Matsumoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Seterra stuffs the takedown attempt from Matsumoto. Matsumoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Seterra as Matsumoto shoots in.
Seterra misses with a few strikes there.
Seterra lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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.
Seterra misses with a double jab.
Seterra misses with a straight right.
Seterra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matsumoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matsumoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Seterra is fending him off so far but Matsumoto persists. Nope, Seterra circles away and we're back to standing.
Seterra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matsumoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Seterra misses.
Seterra throws a combination. Matsumoto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Seterra misses with a series of wild punches.
Matsumoto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Seterra misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Seterra pinned against the cage. Seterra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Seterra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matsumoto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seterra defends it nicely.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Seterra sprawls well. Seterra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matsumoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Seterra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matsumoto.
Seterra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsumoto.
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.
Seterra gets a clinch.
Seterra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matsumoto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Seterra moves into the clinch.
Matsumoto prevents the takedown attempt.
Matsumoto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Seterra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Matsumoto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Seterra walks away with a smile on his face. Matsumoto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown but Seterra shows good takedown defense.
Ryuu Matsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsumoto fails with the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seterra tries to clinch up but Matsumoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Seterra takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliseo Seterra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Seterra slaps away a takedown attempt from Matsumoto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Seterra swinging wildly here.
Matsumoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Seterra misses with a series of wild punches.
Matsumoto moves in looking to clinch but Seterra pushes him off.
Matsumoto dodges the punch combination from Seterra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seterra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seterra swinging wildly here.
Seterra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seterra misses with the combination.
Matsumoto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Seterra pushes Matsumoto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Matsumoto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Matsumoto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Matsumoto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matsumoto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Seterra is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Seterra's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Seterra is trying to get back to half guard.
Seterra gets back to half guard.
Matsumoto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Seterra is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Matsumoto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Matsumoto's back!
Seterra is persistently looking for the submission but Matsumoto is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto turns into Seterra and is now in his guard.
Seterra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matsumoto slips nicely into half guard.
Matsumoto passes the guard and advances to mount!
Matsumoto moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Seterra has worked his arm free - good work by Seterra!
Seterra is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seterra stops Matsumoto from passing to mount.
Matsumoto lands a few punches from side control.
Matsumoto advances to mount.
Matsumoto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Matsumoto jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Seterra is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Seterra and Matsumoto has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Seterra wants to control but Matsumoto postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Matsumoto clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Seterra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Seterra tries to bum rush Matsumoto with a series of wild strikes but Matsumoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seterra throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matsumoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Seterra is fending him off so far but Matsumoto persists. Nope, Seterra circles away and we're back to standing.
Seterra misses with the combination.
Seterra wants to clinch but Matsumoto slips to the side
and Matsumoto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Matsumoto thows a big elbow that misses.
Seterra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matsumoto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Seterra dives on top into guard.
Matsumoto looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Seterra has picked Matsumoto up and slammed him! Matsumoto can't keep hold of the triangle and Seterra manages to pass to side control!
Seterra working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Seterra lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Seterra has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Matsumoto!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Seterra lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Matsumoto tries to reverse the position but Seterra maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Seterra.
Seterra is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Matsumoto to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Matsumoto shrugs it off.
Seterra goes for an armbar but Matsumoto turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto passes Seterra's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Seterra has hold of Matsumoto's hands but Matsumoto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Matsumoto connects with a nice short shot to Seterra's temple.
Matsumoto is looking for a kimura but Seterra is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Matsumoto to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Seterra manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Matsumoto preventing the sweep.
Matsumoto 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Seterra is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Seterra manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seterra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Seterra looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Seterra wants to sweep here but Matsumoto controlling him for the moment.
Matsumoto is pushing down on Seterra's leg trying to pass to half guard. Seterra is fighting to maintain full guard but Matsumoto has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Matsumoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Matsumoto passes to side control.
Matsumoto has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Seterra is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Matsumoto yanks on the arm and Seterra is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Matsumoto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryuu Matsumoto!
Ryuu Matsumoto retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ren Akita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerry Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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27
148 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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134 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ren Akita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kerry Woods!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akita shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Woods is wriggling around trying to escape.
Woods really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Akita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A nice elbow there by Akita.
Akita lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Akita scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Woods?
Woods is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Akita.
Woods wants to try and get back to his feet.
Akita working Woods over with strikes here.
Woods is trying to stand up.
Akita lands a heavy elbow.
Woods is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Woods is still in real trouble! Can Akita finish him?
Woods looks gassed!
Woods slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Woods seems to have recovered his senses.
Woods trying to hold on to Akita's head to control him but Akita postures up.
Akita passes to side control.
Akita works to advance to full mount. Woods defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
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.
Akita is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Woods can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Akita putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Woods takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Woods defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Akita.
Akita looking for a guillotine from mount but Woods is having none of it.
Akita working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Akita is landing with some decent strikes but Woods is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Woods in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Akita working for a submission but Woods is keeping him at bay.
Woods is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods is trying to escape the mount but Akita keeps good control and instead manages to take Woods's back.
Woods has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Akita working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Woods is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Akita has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Woods taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ren Akita!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ran Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakamoto has chosen Wu tang tiger style as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ran Sakamoto will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Yamaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ran Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaguchi shoots in but Sakamoto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yamaguchi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sakamoto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamaguchi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamaguchi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yamaguchi looking to pass the guard.
Yamaguchi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakamoto is looking for a triangle but Yamaguchi pushes his legs off easily.
Yamaguchi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sakamoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yamaguchi defends well.
Sakamoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yamaguchi defends well.
Yamaguchi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yamaguchi passes into half guard.
Yamaguchi working the head and body with strikes.
Yamaguchi 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.
Sakamoto looking for a kimura from the bottom but Yamaguchi passes into side control!
Sakamoto looks gassed!
Yamaguchi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yamaguchi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yamaguchi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sakamoto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yamaguchi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yamaguchi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sakamoto!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamaguchi unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamaguchi cracks Sakamoto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sakamoto working to try and regain half guard.
Yamaguchi with the ground and pound from mount.
Yamaguchi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yamaguchi with good strikes from the mount here!
Sakamoto is looking to get to half guard.
Yamaguchi raining down shots from the mount!
Yamaguchi wants to control the pace but Sakamoto is squirming around nicely.
Yamaguchi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Yamaguchi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sakamoto hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto tries to reverse the position but Yamaguchi maintains control.
Yamaguchi lands a heavy elbow.
Sakamoto is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Yamaguchi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sakamoto defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi looking to control but Sakamoto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sakamoto is trying to escape the mount.
Sakamoto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yamaguchi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Yamaguchi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sakamoto to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sakamoto shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sakamoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamaguchi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sakamoto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yamaguchi lands strikes from half guard.
Yamaguchi trying to pass the guard but Sakamoto defending well.
Sakamoto actively working from the bottom here.
Yamaguchi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sakamoto!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakamoto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakamoto has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Sakamoto turns into Yamaguchi and is now in his guard.
Yamaguchi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sakamoto is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Yamaguchi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yamaguchi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sakamoto is trying to defend but Yamaguchi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yamaguchi uses his free foot to push down on Sakamoto's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sakamoto.
Yamaguchi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yamaguchi breaks from Sakamoto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yamaguchi lands with some strikes.
Sakamoto is looking to improve his position but Yamaguchi isn't that keen on the idea.
Sakamoto is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Yamaguchi has taken his back.
Yamaguchi looking to break Sakamoto's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sakamoto remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Yamaguchi will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto breaks Yamaguchi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sakamoto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sakamoto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yamaguchi looking for a sweep. Not yet Yamaguchi, not yet.
Yamaguchi is looking for a triangle but Sakamoto pushes his legs off easily.
Yamaguchi looking for a sweep. Not yet Yamaguchi, not yet.
Sakamoto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sakamoto is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Yamaguchi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Yamaguchi has escaped and now he's on top!
Yamaguchi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sakamoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yamaguchi has managed to get both his arms back between Sakamoto's legs - danger averted.
Sakamoto wants to sweep but no luck.
Yamaguchi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi is working to tighten is grip on Sakamoto's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Sakamoto has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Yamaguchi is really squeezing tight and eventually Sakamoto passes out! Yamaguchi breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yoshi Yamaguchi!
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