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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yumi Goro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is Fight to Survive. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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275 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yumi Goro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goro has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Goro gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Goro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
Goro throws a strike but Anderson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Goro postures up.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Goro from controlling successfully.
Anderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anderson tries to get out of the position.
Goro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Goro from controlling successfully.
Goro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goro shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Goro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Goro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Goro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goro lands with a nice body kick.
Goro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Anderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Ryan Anderson has been cut.
Goro has managed to clinch.
Goro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Goro content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goro wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Goro is pushing down on Anderson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anderson is fighting to maintain full guard but Goro has managed to sneak the leg through.
Goro passes to side control.
Goro has hold of Anderson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Anderson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Goro cranks the arm and Anderson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Anderson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Yumi Goro!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuu Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuu Saga has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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159 lbs
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160 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuu Saga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willy Wonka!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonka misses with the combination.
Saga fails with a takedown attempt.
Saga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wonka.
Saga staying out of range there.
Wonka stuffs the takedown.
Wonka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saga moves away.
Saga throws a looping overhand right but Wonka ducks down to avoid it.
Wonka misses the shot to the body.
Saga fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuu Saga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wonka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wonka won't allow Saga to pass to mount.
Saga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wonka's head.
Saga wants to take a breather but Wonka is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga is really struggling to control Wonka but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Wonka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saga wants to pass to mount but Wonka is defending the position.
Saga is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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. Saga connects with a nice short shot to Wonka's temple.
Wonka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saga scores with a couple of nice shots.
Saga trying to pass the guard but Wonka defending well.
Saga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wonka defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka is looking to escape.
Saga looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wonka is trying to stand.
Saga 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.
Saga throwing shots but Wonka is blocking nicely.
Wonka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saga.
Saga is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saga passes to side control.
Saga tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wonka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saga is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wonka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Saga throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saga passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wonka!
Wonka avoids a strike by Saga and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Saga's guard! Fantastic escape!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saga is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wonka keeping moving, preventing Saga from controlling successfully.
Wonka wants to stand but Saga is controlling the position.
Saga stands and throws Wonka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Saga working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Saga tries to score with some ground and pound. Wonka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuu Saga dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Saga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wonka tries to score with a low kick but Saga moves his leg out of the way.
Saga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wonka defends it nicely.
A combination from Saga does no damage.
Saga feints and as Wonka raises his hands in defense, Saga changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Saga won't allow Wonka to get back to his feet.
Wonka can't keep his opponent in guard - Saga advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Saga is pressing down on Wonka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wonka is holding on for now.
Wonka looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saga.
Wonka is not content to let Saga control the position.
Saga is looking for a kimura here.
Saga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Wonka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saga uses his free foot to push down on Wonka's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wonka.
Saga looking to finish with strikes here!
Saga working for a submission but Wonka is keeping him at bay.
Saga goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Wonka is on top in guard.
Saga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Saga is proving hard to escape from.
Saga looking for a guillotine here but Wonka defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saga is on top in guard.
Wonka can't keep his opponent in guard - Saga advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Saga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saga trying to mount his opponent but Wonka defends it.
Saga is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wonka doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Saga.
Saga works his way into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wonka can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saga throws a strike aimed at the side of Wonka's head but Wonka avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuu Saga dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Saga slips under a jab from Wonka.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saga.
Wonka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saga counters with a takedown into side control.
Saga tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Saga has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Saga is trying to get an arm triangle but Wonka is defending well.
Saga tries for a kimura but Wonka is defending well.
Wonka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Saga is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wonka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Saga 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.
Saga has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wonka!
Saga throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Saga has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Wonka is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuu Saga!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Le Bricoleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bricoleur comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bob Le Bricoleur kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
14 - 0 - 0 |
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153 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Le Bricoleur!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice sprawl there from Le Bricoleur as Matsumoto shoots in.
Le Bricoleur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Le Bricoleur as he jumps to the side.
Matsumoto has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryuu Matsumoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le Bricoleur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsumoto throws out the jab.
Matsumoto cracks Le Bricoleur with a good jab.
Matsumoto fails to land the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur misses with a double jab.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Le Bricoleur sprawls well. Le Bricoleur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matsumoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Le Bricoleur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matsumoto doesn't seem bothered though.
Matsumoto tries for a takedown but Le Bricoleur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Le Bricoleur thows a body shot but no joy.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Le Bricoleur as he avoids it easily.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Le Bricoleur but Le Bricoleur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bob Le Bricoleur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Matsumoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matsumoto is breathing heavily.
Le Bricoleur throws a right hand that Matsumoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Matsumoto also avoids with ease.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown but Le Bricoleur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le Bricoleur cracks Matsumoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matsumoto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Matsumoto showed some decent athleticism there.
Matsumoto trying to mount his opponent but Le Bricoleur defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur is looking for a sweep. Matsumoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Le Bricoleur won't allow Matsumoto to pass to mount.
Le Bricoleur is looking to improve his position.
Matsumoto is looking to advance position but Le Bricoleur won't allow it.
Le Bricoleur is looking for a sweep. Matsumoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matsumoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Le Bricoleur is not content to let Matsumoto control the position.
Matsumoto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Le Bricoleur!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Matsumoto looking for a guillotine from mount but Le Bricoleur is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Matsumoto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Matsumoto working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Le Bricoleur is in all sorts of trouble here.
Le Bricoleur tries to hold on but Matsumoto pushes him away.
Le Bricoleur wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Le Bricoleur is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryuu Matsumoto will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Le Bricoleur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matsumoto in his tracks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Le Bricoleur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsumoto manages to avoid it.
Matsumoto avoids the head kick by Le Bricoleur.
Matsumoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Le Bricoleur sprawls well. He's pushed Matsumoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsumoto shoots in for a double leg but Le Bricoleur sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryuu Matsumoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsumoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Le Bricoleur throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bob Le Bricoleur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Le Bricoleur sprawls well. Le Bricoleur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matsumoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Le Bricoleur fails to land with a series of punches.
Matsumoto misses with a takedown
and Le Bricoleur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur scores with a jab to the body.
Ryuu Matsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Bricoleur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsumoto throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matsumoto is defended easily by Le Bricoleur.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matsumoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le Bricoleur swings for the body but Matsumoto moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matsumoto is defended easily by Le Bricoleur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur stuffs the takedown attempt from Matsumoto. Matsumoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Le Bricoleur stuns Matsumoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matsumoto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Le Bricoleur counters with a nice body shot.
Le Bricoleur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Le Bricoleur but Le Bricoleur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Le Bricoleur scores with a one two! Matsumoto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Matsumoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Le Bricoleur sprawls well. He's pushed Matsumoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Le Bricoleur misses with a wild body shot.
Le Bricoleur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Le Bricoleur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Le Bricoleur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Le Bricoleur slaps away a takedown attempt from Matsumoto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Le Bricoleur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Matsumoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Le Bricoleur swinging wildly here.
Matsumoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Le Bricoleur. No joy for Matsumoto on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsumoto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Le Bricoleur backs up against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bricoleur. Matsumoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown by Matsumoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Le Bricoleur which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryuu Matsumoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matsumoto with a poor takedown
and Le Bricoleur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsumoto moves away.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsumoto.
Le Bricoleur looks to land a combination. Matsumoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Matsumoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Le Bricoleur sprawls well. Le Bricoleur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matsumoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Matsumoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Le Bricoleur which made him look bad.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Le Bricoleur as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur scores with the left hand. Matsumoto knows he should have avoided that one.
Matsumoto tries to clinch up.
Matsumoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Le Bricoleur sprawls well. He's pushed Matsumoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Le Bricoleur closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Le Bricoleur lands a jab to Matsumoto's midsection.
Le Bricoleur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Bricoleur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matsumoto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Le Bricoleur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur looks to land a combination. Matsumoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Matsumoto shoots in but Le Bricoleur avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matsumoto shoots in looking for a takedown. Le Bricoleur tries to sprawl out of it but Matsumoto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Le Bricoleur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body punch from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur lands a two punch combo.
Le Bricoleur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Le Bricoleur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsumoto manages to avoid it.
Bob Le Bricoleur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Matsumoto counter with a right hand.
Le Bricoleur throws a right and a left that Matsumoto avoids nicely.
Le Bricoleur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matsumoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matsumoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Le Bricoleur pinned against the cage. Le Bricoleur gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matsumoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Le Bricoleur circles away.
Le Bricoleur cracks Matsumoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Le Bricoleur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matsumoto shoots and misses
and Le Bricoleur counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Le Bricoleur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Le Bricoleur has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Le Bricoleur!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between poopy butt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Sendou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi Sendou will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, poopy butt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Sendou!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
butt throws a front kick aimed at Sendou's knee but Sendou avoids it well.
Sendou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sendou looks to land a combination but butt avoids it well.
Sendou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
butt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sendou is fending him off so far but butt persists. Nope, Sendou circles away and we're back to standing.
butt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sendou fails to land with a series of punches.
Sendou fails to land with a series of punches.
butt shoots in looking for a takedown. Sendou tries to sprawl out of it but butt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sendou manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for poopy butt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sendou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Sendou does no damage.
Sendou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Sendou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
butt defending well as Sendou loads up on a big left hand.
butt moves out of range of the strikes.
Sendou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Sendou misses.
Sendou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
butt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
butt perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
butt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
butt works his way into side control.
Sendou is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, butt asserts his dominance and retains side control.
butt slows the pace down.
Sendou tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Sendou has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
butt slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sendou is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
butt slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
butt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sendou for as long as he can get away with.
Sendou is trying to stand back up.
butt keeps control of the position easily here as Sendou tries to buck him off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. poopy butt just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sendou slaps away a takedown attempt from butt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sendou misses with a jab, cross combination.
butt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sendou pinned against the cage. Sendou gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sendou throws a looping overhand right but butt ducks down to avoid it.
Sendou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck butt on the side of the head.
Sendou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
butt scores a takedown into full mount!
Sendou wants to try and get back to his feet.
butt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendou is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
butt controlling from mount.
Sendou is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
poopy butt 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from butt is defended easily by Sendou.
Sendou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sendou fails to land with a series of punches.
Sendou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sendou takes a swing at butt's ribcage but misses.
butt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sendou is looking to get back to is feet but butt passes into side control.
Sendou is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
butt staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendou is looking to get back to his feet here but butt is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sendou's back.
butt slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
butt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sendou is trying to get back to his feet but butt has full control of the position and if anything, Sendou has just worked his way into a worse spot.
butt keeps control of the position easily here as Sendou tries to buck him off.
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.
Sendou trying to get back to his feet but butt is in full control for now.
butt has good solid back control here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. poopy butt just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice defenses there by butt.
Sendou throws a body punch but butt moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sendou misses the target.
Sendou throws a series of punches but butt moves out of range.
Sendou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sendou throws a series of punches but butt moves out of range.
butt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sendou pinned against the cage. Sendou gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Takeshi Sendou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
butt moves out of range of the strikes.
Takeshi Sendou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendou thows a body shot but no joy.
butt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sendou's guard.
butt is standing up over Sendou. Sendou looks to escape but butt dives into side control.
Sendou is breathing heavily.
butt has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A big left from Sendou misses.
Sendou misses with a wild combination.
butt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sendou sprawls well. Sendou wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. butt gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for poopy butt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
butt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sendou.
butt fails with the takedown.
butt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendou scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sendou with a jab.
A combination from Sendou does no damage.
Sendou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
butt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sendou misses with a straight left.
Sendou looks to land a combination but butt avoids it well.
Sendou gets caught flat footed, as butt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
butt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sendou is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst butt is controlling him.
butt stands and throws Sendou's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sendou is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but butt has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
poopy butt dominated that second round.
That's time! butt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sendou fails to land with a series of punches.
Sendou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
butt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sendou manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sendou is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst butt is controlling him.
butt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
butt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sendou is wriggling around but butt manages to pass to half guard.
Sendou is trying to stand up here but butt is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
butt not doing much here.
Sendou pushes butt off looking to stand but butt dives back in and keeps control.
Sendou is trying to escape back to his feet but butt uses the scramble to pass into side control.
butt takes a little break here. Sendou wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
butt advances to full mount.
butt looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendou is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
butt controlling the pace for now.
The referee stands the fighters back up. poopy butt just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sendou throws a hook but butt blocks it.
butt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than butt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sendou is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
butt controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendou is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
butt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sendou is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
butt looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sendou squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
butt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by butt.
You get the feeling that Sendou really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Takeshi Sendou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
poopy butt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
poopy butt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for butt, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... poopy butt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naoki Fujii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortega has chosen Not Afraid - Eminem as his entrance music. Naoki Fujii has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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27
170 lbs
13 - 3 - 2 |
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19
164 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Fujii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaime Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortega looks to land a combination but Fujii avoids it well.
Fujii clinches up against the cage.
Ortega tries to pull guard but Fujii holds him up against the cage and eventually Ortega drops back down to his feet.
Ortega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fujii has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ortega.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch but Fujii keeps him there for the moment.
Fujii tries to pull guard but Ortega won't allow it.
Fujii prevents Ortega from breaking the clinch.
Ortega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fujii prevents Ortega from breaking the clinch.
Fujii tries for a takedown but Ortega manages to get underhooks.
Fujii tightens his grip and picks Ortega up, before dumping him to the ground. Ortega manages to land in guard.
Fujii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ortega keeping full guard, as Fujii tries to pass.
Ortega is looking to stand up but Fujii isn't so interested in that idea.
Ortega keeping moving, preventing Fujii from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujii tries to free his leg and advance position but Ortega is retaining full guard.
Fujii 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.
Ortega really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fujii. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ortega looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fujii shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ortega manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fujii throws a big right hand that misses.
Fujii working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ortega's head.
Ortega keeping moving, preventing Fujii from controlling successfully.
Ortega is trying to keep Fujii in close.
Fujii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortega is keeping the position for now.
Fujii thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fujii is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is looking to stand up but Fujii isn't so interested in that idea.
Ortega wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fujii blocks a head kick by Ortega.
Ortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujii.
Jaime Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Ortega, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fujii looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ortega trying to control the position.
Fujii postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ortega is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fujii, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortega throwing strikes from guard but Fujii blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujii working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ortega doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ortega manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fujii 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.
Fujii working for a triangle but Ortega defends it easily.
Ortega throwing strikes but missing.
Ortega trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fujii's guard.
Fujii working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ortega doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ortega manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujii looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ortega is defending well. Fujii quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ortega has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Fujii celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Naoki Fujii!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and santana machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructible. machida has chosen Sexy Chick as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, santana machida!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain throws a hook but machida avoids it easily.
machida tries to clinch but Pain is having none of it.
machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pain.
machida clinches with his opponent.
machida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by machida.
Pain takes a knee right on the jaw!
machida scores with a knee to the head.
machida with a knee to the head.
machida unloads a knee to the mid-section.
machida lands a knee to the head.
Pain is breathing heavily.
machida with a knee to the head.
machida with a knee to the head.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but Pain blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by machida.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain is trying to break free.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
machida scores with a head kick.
Pain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. machida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
machida lands a head kick!
machida has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pain fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
machida misses with a knee strike.
machida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
machida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but machida won't allow it.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but machida has him pressed against the cage.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but Pain blocks with his arms.
machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pain tries to throw a body punch but machida avoids it by throwing Pain back against the cage.
Pain can't break the clinch.
machida looking to throw knees to the head but Pain is blocking nicely.
Pain can't break the clinch.
machida prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pain swings wildly with an uppercut but machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pain misses with a punch on the inside.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but machida has him pressed against the cage.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
machida keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but machida won't allow it.
machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pain tries to break the clinch but machida is controlling the position.
Pain misses with a short punch on the inside.
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.
machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but machida has him pressed against the cage.
machida avoids a wild elbow strike from Pain.
machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pain tries to break the clinch but machida is controlling the position.
machida misses with a knee strike.
Pain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pain throws a knee to the head but misses.
machida with a knee to the head.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but machida keeps him there for the moment.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but Pain blocks with his arms.
machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pain misses with a body punch.
machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
machida lands a knee to the body.
Pain misses with a knee to the head.
machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pain takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by machida.
Pain tries to circle away but machida has him pinned against the cage.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pain.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but machida keeps him there for the moment.
machida has Pain pressed against the cage, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but machida has him pressed against the cage.
Pain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. machida obliges.
machida unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but machida keeps him there for the moment.
machida tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
machida misses with a knee strike.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
machida scores a nice knee to the body.
machida has Pain pressed against the cage, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pain has a couple of punches blocked by machida.
machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but Pain blocks with his arms.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but machida has the dominant position.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
machida misses with a knee to the head.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
machida looking to throw knees to the head but Pain is blocking nicely.
machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but machida has the dominant position.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but machida won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pain tries to break free but machida pushes him back against the cage.
machida lands a nice knee to the body.
machida with a knee to the head.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Pain takes a knee right on the jaw!
machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
machida with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by machida.
machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pain throws a punch but it's blocked by machida.
machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pain can't break the clinch.
machida scores with a knee to the head.
machida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pain's face.
Pain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but machida is keeping busy.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but machida has him pressed against the cage.
machida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pain takes a knee right on the jaw!
machida landing knees to the body.
Pain throws a punch but it's blocked by machida.
machida scores with a knee to the head.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but Pain blocks with his arms.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
machida landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
santana machida dominated that round.
That's time! Pain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
machida plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
machida closes the distance and clinches.
machida scores with a knee to the head.
machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by machida as Pain tries to tie him up.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but machida is controlling him.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but machida won't allow it.
machida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
machida misses with a knee to the head.
machida misses with a knee strike.
machida prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
machida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Pain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but machida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but Pain blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but machida is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
machida misses with a knee to the head.
machida tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
Pain tries to circle away but machida has him pinned against the cage.
machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
machida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pain misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain keeps the fight on the outside.
Pain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
machida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
machida tries to clinch up but Pain circles away and keeps his distance.
Pain misses with a straight right.
machida rushes Pain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
machida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but machida has him pressed against the cage.
machida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pain's face.
machida tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
machida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pain's face.
Pain throws a head punch that misses.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but machida keeps him there for the moment.
machida with a knee to the head.
machida unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but machida has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
machida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
machida scores with a knee to the head.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but machida won't allow it.
machida landing knees to the head.
machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pain fails to land.
machida has Pain pressed against the cage, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
machida lands a knee to the head.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
machida managing to block the knees to the body from Pain.
machida lands a good knee to the midsection. Pain won't want to take too many of those.
machida scores with a knee to the head.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but machida has him pressed against the cage.
machida is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
machida connects with a knee to the head.
machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
machida tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but machida has double underhooks.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
machida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pain's face.
machida lands a knee to the head.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
machida misses with a knee strike.
machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
machida misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain misses with a hook from the clinch.
machida breaks the clinch.
Pain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A big right from Pain misses.
Max Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pain swinging wildly here.
machida goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
machida is looking to clinch but Pain is avoiding it.
Pain thuds his right hand into machida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Pain misses.
machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Pain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
machida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
machida moves into range and clinches up with Pain.
machida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pain working aggressively here.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but machida keeps him there for the moment.
machida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pain avoids it.
Pain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pain misses with a knee strike.
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.
Knees to the body from machida.
machida landing knees to the head.
Pain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
machida blocking some punches.
machida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pain throws a shot from downtown. machida moves away and avoids it.
machida tries to clinch but Pain moves out of range.
Pain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by machida.
machida gets a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pain is trying to break free.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but Pain blocks with his arms.
machida keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
santana machida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
machida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pain's head.
machida tries to clinch up.
Pain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but machida moves away.
Pain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Pain circles away.
machida moves into range and clinches up with Pain.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but Pain blocks with his arms.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but machida is controlling him.
machida keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
machida connects with a knee to the head.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
machida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but machida blocks it with crossed arms.
machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
machida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with machida's elbow.
Pain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pain takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for machida.
machida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
machida scores with a knee to the head.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but machida has the dominant position.
machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but Pain blocks with his arms.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but Pain blocks with his arms.
Pain is trying to break free.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but machida has double underhooks.
machida is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
machida tries to land a knee to the head but Pain blocks with his arms.
machida landing knees to the head.
Pain tries to break the clinch but machida is controlling the position.
machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but machida has him pressed against the cage.
machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pain tries to break the clinch but machida is controlling the position.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
machida with a knee to the head.
machida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pain's face.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
machida scores with a knee to the head.
machida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
machida keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for machida.
machida connects with a knee to the head.
Max Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
machida connects with a knee to the head.
machida prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
Pain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pain tries to break the clinch but machida is controlling the position.
machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
machida landing knees to the head.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by machida.
machida misses with a knee to the head.
machida misses with a knee to the head.
machida missing with knees to the body.
machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
machida dodges an elbow strike from Pain.
santana machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
machida tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
machida misses with a knee to the head.
Pain swings wildly with an uppercut but machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
machida keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
machida misses with a knee strike.
machida keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
machida prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pain is trying to stall.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
machida landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
machida landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by machida.
Pain is trying to break free.
Pain can't break the clinch.
machida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pain's face.
machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
machida lands a knee to the head.
machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
machida connects with a knee to the head.
Pain misses with some punches.
machida misses with a knee strike.
Pain misses with a knee strike.
machida looking to throw knees to the head but Pain is blocking nicely.
machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by machida.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but machida has double underhooks.
machida lands a knee to the head.
machida landing knees to the body.
machida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
machida keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
machida misses with a knee strike.
Pain wants to break free but machida has control.
Pain is trying to break free.
machida lands a nice knee to the body.
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.
Pain tries to circle away but machida has him pinned against the cage.
machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by machida.
machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pain tries to break free but machida pushes him back against the cage.
machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
machida misses with a knee strike.
machida misses with a knee to the head.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pain throws a head punch that misses.
Pain takes a knee right on the jaw!
machida unloads a knee to the mid-section.
machida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
machida misses with a knee to the head.
Pain tries to circle away but machida has him pinned against the cage.
machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pain misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by machida.
machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain misses with a hook.
santana machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for machida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but machida circles away quickly and effectively.
machida connects with a high kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
santana machida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well machida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... santana machida!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Tottori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerry Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenta Tottori could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kerry Woods's chin.
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148 lbs
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134 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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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
9 - 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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kerry Woods!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tottori looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tottori looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Woods is fending him off so far but Tottori persists. Nope, Woods circles away and we're back to standing.
Tottori shoots in for a takedown but Woods shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenta Tottori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tottori shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tottori showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tottori working over Woods with some ground and pound. Woods looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tottori wants to pass to mount but Woods is defending the position.
Tottori is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tottori is working for a kimura but Woods is defending it quite comfortably.
Woods is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tottori is thwarting Woods's attempts to control the position.
Tottori seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tottori is looking to advance position but Woods won't allow it.
Woods is not content to let Tottori control the position.
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.
Tottori not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tottori misses with a takedown attempt - Woods sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tottori shoots in but Woods avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tottori shoots in but no luck this time.
Woods throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tottori changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Woods tries to avoid it but Tottori manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Woods to the ground. Woods escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Woods throws out a loose jab but Tottori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tottori shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Woods as he avoids it easily.
Tottori looks for a takedown but Woods sprawls well.
Tottori is breathing heavily.
Tottori will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Tottori is just out of range.
Tottori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
Woods leaves Tottori with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Woods stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Woods wants it to stay on the feet.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tottori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Woods misses.
Kenta Tottori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tottori misses with a low kick.
Woods stuffs the takedown attempt from Tottori. Tottori gets slowly back to his feet.
Woods scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horrible takedown by Tottori or perhaps it was just good defense by Woods which made him look bad.
Tottori is trying hard to land a takedown here. Woods sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kerry Woods will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Woods leaves Tottori with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tottori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tottori fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tottori closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Woods to the mat! Woods manages to get full guard.
Tottori postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tottori trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tottori trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woods is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tottori postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tottori trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Woods 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 stands and throws Woods's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Woods dodges the ground and pound from Tottori.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tottori shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Woods is trying to defend but Tottori finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tottori wants to pass the guard but Woods is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tottori stops Woods from getting back to his feet.
Tottori is looking for a kimura here.
Tottori missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods is looking to control Tottori's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Woods avoid being mounted?
Tottori wants to free his trapped foot but Woods is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Woods throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Horrible takedown by Tottori or perhaps it was just good defense by Woods which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenta Tottori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woods tries to clinch but Tottori is having none of it.
Tottori changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Woods tries to avoid it but Tottori manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Woods to the ground. Woods escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
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.
Woods swings for the body but Tottori moves out of range.
Tottori shoots in but Woods avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tottori shoots in and drives through. Woods sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Woods.
Tottori gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Woods counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Woods swings for the body but Tottori moves out of range.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tottori moves away.
Tottori feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenta Tottori dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tottori shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Woods counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tottori shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Woods manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Woods wants to stand and escape but Tottori is having none of it.
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 is in close to Woods's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tottori trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tottori sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Woods's guard.
Tottori is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Woods!
Tottori jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Woods is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Woods and Tottori has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woods is trying to get back to his feet.
Woods is not content to let Tottori control the position.
Tottori tries for a kimura but Woods is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Woods is trying to control Tottori's posture but Tottori avoids it.
Tottori throws an elbow but Woods slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tottori tries to move to mount but Woods blocks the move with his legs.
Tottori wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Woods, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tottori.
Tottori cracks Woods with a big elbow.
Tottori lands a few punches from side control.
Tottori is looking to take a break and control but Woods is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tottori wants to control for a moment but Woods uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Woods trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Woods blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tottori.
Woods is trying to stand.
Tottori is looking to take a break and control but Woods is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tottori 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.
Tottori is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenta Tottori showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tottori has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenta Tottori!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ieyasu Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Gabe Silva enters the cage!
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205 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ieyasu Tokugawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabe Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tokugawa with a hook.
Silva avoids the head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Tokugawa.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tokugawa's guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tokugawa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tokugawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Tokugawa, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tokugawa is working hard here to advance position.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Tokugawa blocks nicely.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tokugawa pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick.
Tokugawa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tokugawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Tokugawa misses with a body kick.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick that misses.
Tokugawa misses with a head kick.
Silva avoids the body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ieyasu Tokugawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tokugawa throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Tokugawa tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Tokugawa misses with a kick to the body.
Tokugawa throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Tokugawa.
Silva checks a leg kick.
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.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tokugawa's legs.
Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tokugawa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tokugawa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Tokugawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tokugawa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tokugawa throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Tokugawa wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch.
Tokugawa wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Tokugawa throws and low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa clinches with his opponent.
Tokugawa missing with knees to the body.
Silva successfully pulls guard.
Tokugawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva controls Tokugawa momentarily but Tokugawa frees himself.
Silva seems keen to control Tokugawa's posture.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tokugawa wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Tokugawa defends easily.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tokugawa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tokugawa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tokugawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabe Silva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Gabe Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tokugawa throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tokugawa pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tokugawa 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.
Tokugawa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tokugawa wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Silva preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a body shot.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Tokugawa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tokugawa misses with a body shot.
Tokugawa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tokugawa swivels and escapes.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tokugawa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tokugawa lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tokugawa.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Tokugawa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Tokugawa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tokugawa looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Tokugawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tokugawa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Tokugawa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tokugawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Ieyasu Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Tokugawa tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Tokugawa closes the distance and clinches.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Tokugawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Tokugawa is controlling the position.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokugawa controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Tokugawa has the dominant position.
Silva is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tokugawa can't fight it off and eventually Silva manages to take the fight to the floor. Tokugawa looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ieyasu Tokugawa dominated that second round.
That's time! Tokugawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tokugawa misses with a body kick.
Tokugawa feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Tokugawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Tokugawa is defending the position.
Silva wants to take a breather but Tokugawa is having none of it.
Tokugawa wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tokugawa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tokugawa has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Tokugawa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Tokugawa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
Tokugawa is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva cracks Tokugawa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva prevents Tokugawa from getting the reversal.
Tokugawa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Silva wants to control but Tokugawa has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Tokugawa defending well.
Tokugawa wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tokugawa is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tokugawa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tokugawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tokugawa holds on and takes a little breather.
Tokugawa wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva wants to control from the top but Tokugawa keeps moving.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tokugawa wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tokugawa obliges.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Tokugawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tokugawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva tries a body shot but Tokugawa blocks it.
Tokugawa lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tokugawa misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa missing with knees to the body.
Tokugawa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Tokugawa connects with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Tokugawa missing with knees to the body.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tokugawa's elbow.
Silva is working for takedown but Tokugawa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tokugawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tokugawa looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Ieyasu Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabe Silva.
Tokugawa misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ieyasu Tokugawa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Tokugawa throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Ieyasu Tokugawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Tokugawa.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva trying to control the action but Tokugawa is working from the bottom.
Silva moves into full mount!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control the pace but Tokugawa is squirming around nicely.
Tokugawa is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva looking to finish Tokugawa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tokugawa!
Silva prevents Tokugawa from getting the reversal.
Tokugawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Tokugawa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tokugawa is on top in guard.
Tokugawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tokugawa trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a triangle here but Tokugawa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Tokugawa.
Silva defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Tokugawa crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tokugawa throws a body kick the misses
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tokugawa scores with a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tokugawa obliges.
Tokugawa working Silva over with knees to the body.
Tokugawa lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Tokugawa with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tokugawa.
Silva jumps into guard, dragging Tokugawa to the mat.
Tokugawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Tokugawa pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokugawa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tokugawa controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control Tokugawa's posture but Tokugawa avoids it.
Tokugawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is being controlled here.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tokugawa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Gabe Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tokugawa!
Tokugawa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tokugawa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Tokugawa is blocking nicely.
Tokugawa wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Tokugawa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tokugawa tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silva looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tokugawa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to control but Tokugawa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tokugawa has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tokugawa!
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tokugawa.
Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Tokugawa to get to half guard.
Tokugawa is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tokugawa is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva wants to control but Tokugawa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tokugawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva keeping control of the position.
Tokugawa trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to control but Tokugawa is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tokugawa controlling the pace.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Tokugawa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ieyasu Tokugawa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tokugawa is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tokugawa wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Tokugawa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Tokugawa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tokugawa is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tokugawa trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tokugawa in particular looking to stall.
Silva trying to control but Tokugawa postures up.
Silva is looking to escape.
Silva wants to improve his position but Tokugawa is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Ieyasu Tokugawa retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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