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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sinner Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinner Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson connects with the punch.
Savage throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson dives in and grabs Savage's left leg, looking for a takedown. Savage pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Savage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Savage pushes him off.
Savage misses with a straight right.
Savage throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savage.
Nice sprawl there from Savage as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Sinner Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage misses with a straight right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Sinner Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson moves out of range as Savage strikes.
Johnson wants to counter the offense by Savage and move into the clinch position.
Savage misses with a hook.
Savage lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Savage misses with a hook
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Savage.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage lands the left hand.
It looks like John Johnson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Savage scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage.
Johnson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Savage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Savage misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Savage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt
and Savage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage drops Johnson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Savage follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sinner Savage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bane Longfellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoarg Ishan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bane Longfellow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hoarg Ishan's chin.
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bane Longfellow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoarg Ishan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishan takes a swing at Longfellow's ribcage but misses.
Ishan digs a good body shot into Longfellow's ribs.
Ishan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ishan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Longfellow is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ishan lands a jab.
Ishan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishan tries to close the distance and clinch but Longfellow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoarg Ishan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longfellow closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ishan quickly recovers to half guard.
Longfellow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ishan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Longfellow scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longfellow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ishan keeps working.
Ishan wants to get back to full guard.
Longfellow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ishan wants to improve his position but Longfellow is controlling well.
Ishan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Longfellow is working away from the top position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longfellow not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longfellow wants to get back to his feet.
Ishan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Longfellow is working away from the top position though.
Longfellow prevents Ishan from improving his position.
Longfellow throwing shots but Ishan is blocking nicely.
Longfellow works his way into full mount!
Longfellow has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ishan's face.
Longfellow looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Longfellow tries to control but Ishan wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Longfellow punishing his opponent with strikes.
Longfellow 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.
Ishan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ishan preventing the sweep.
Longfellow is working hard here to advance position.
Ishan throws a big elbow that misses.
Ishan is looking to work some ground and pound but Longfellow has wrist control.
Ishan wants to control from the top but Longfellow keeps moving.
Ishan distracts Longfellow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ishan stopping the sweep attempt from Longfellow.
Longfellow working for a triangle but Ishan defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longfellow keeping full guard, as Ishan tries to pass.
Ishan trying to control the position from guard on top but Longfellow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Longfellow controls Ishan momentarily but Ishan frees himself.
Longfellow trying to strike off his back.
Longfellow keeping moving, preventing Ishan from controlling successfully.
Ishan lands a couple of digs.
Ishan throws a big elbow that misses.
Ishan throws a big right hand that misses.
Ishan wants to control from the top but Longfellow keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Longfellow is trying to keep Ishan in close.
Ishan wants to control from the top but Longfellow keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ishan catches Longfellow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Longfellow closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ishan quickly recovers to half guard.
Ishan is trying to escape back to his feet but Longfellow uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Ishan wants to control but Longfellow postures up.
Longfellow working the body and head with strikes.
Longfellow wants to stand but Ishan is controlling his arm.
Ishan can't do much from the bottom here.
Ishan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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 Bane Longfellow will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Longfellow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ishan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ishan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Longfellow manages to get himself to full guard.
Longfellow looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ishan looking to sit in guard and control but Longfellow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Longfellow passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ishan is trying to get back to half guard.
Longfellow tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longfellow is putting a hurting on Ishan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Longfellow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ishan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Longfellow is looking to take a break and control but Ishan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishan is looking for a sweep.
Ishan is trying to control Longfellow's posture but Longfellow avoids it.
Ishan is looking to reverse the position.
Longfellow grinds an elbow into Ishan's temple.
Bane Longfellow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Longfellow tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Longfellow throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ishan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ishan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ishan wants to control but Longfellow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ishan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Longfellow is staying active.
Longfellow working over Ishan with some ground and pound. Ishan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ishan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Longfellow.
Longfellow lands strikes from half guard.
Ishan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ishan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Longfellow is thwarting Ishan's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longfellow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ishan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ishan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ishan wants to control but Longfellow is keeping busy.
Ishan is trying to control but Longfellow manages to pass to mount!
Ishan is breathing heavily.
Longfellow landing strikes from the mount.
Ishan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Longfellow looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Longfellow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishan is desperately trying to improve his position but Longfellow has a good base and remains in mount.
Longfellow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishan can do to turn this around?
Longfellow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Longfellow lands a heavy elbow.
Longfellow avoids the attempt from Ishan to control.
Ishan is trying desperately to improve position.
Longfellow lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ishan is looking to get to half guard.
Ishan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Longfellow looking to finish Ishan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ishan!
Longfellow blocks Ishan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bane Longfellow dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Ishan tries to clinch but Longfellow moves out of range.
Ishan throws a looping overhand right but Longfellow ducks down to avoid it.
Ishan thuds his right hand into Longfellow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ishan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Longfellow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Longfellow is trying to trip Ishan. He has hold of a leg but Ishan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Longfellow persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ishan looking for a guillotine here but Longfellow defends easily.
Ishan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longfellow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ishan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Longfellow is one step ahead there.
Ishan controls Longfellow momentarily but Longfellow frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longfellow lands a couple of elbows.
Ishan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Longfellow sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Longfellow distracts Ishan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Longfellow stopping the sweep attempt from Ishan.
Longfellow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ishan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Longfellow trying to control but Ishan is working from the bottom.
Hoarg Ishan 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.
Ishan is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Longfellow wants to get up but he can't break Ishan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Longfellow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Longfellow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ishan throws a leg kick
and Longfellow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ishan lands a slapping body shot.
Longfellow looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ishan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ishan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Longfellow is one step ahead there.
Longfellow throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longfellow being controlled here momentarily.
Longfellow postures up in Ishan's guard and throws a big left but Ishan blocks it.
Ishan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ishan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Longfellow lands a couple of elbows.
Longfellow postures up and lands a big shot to Ishan's brow.
Longfellow stays in close to Ishan's body and controls the position.
Longfellow trying to control but Ishan is working from the bottom.
Ishan 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ishan scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Longfellow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ishan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ishan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ishan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ishan lands a couple of digs.
Longfellow wants to sweep but no luck.
Ishan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Longfellow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Longfellow tries to get out of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ishan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Longfellow's head.
Ishan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bane Longfellow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ishan wants to pass the guard but Longfellow is keeping the position.
Ishan with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bane Longfellow.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Longfellow, 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 for Bane Longfellow!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Bane Longfellow!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Bane Longfellow!
Bane Longfellow wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bane Longfellow waved his t-shirt featuring SHINTO's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Stantham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Fairchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Fairchild is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Stantham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Fairchild!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stantham pushes Fairchild up against the cage in a clinch.
Stantham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stantham is working for takedown but Fairchild is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stantham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fairchild blocks it with crossed arms.
Stantham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairchild takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Fairchild.
Stantham breaks from the clinch.
Stantham closes the distance and clinches.
Stantham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairchild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stantham has managed to clinch.
Fairchild misses with a punch on the inside.
Stantham throws an elbow but it misses.
Fairchild takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Jordan Fairchild has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stantham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fairchild gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stantham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stantham throws a leg kick which misses Fairchild's front leg but catches the back leg as Fairchild tries to avoid it.
Stantham darts in and clinches Fairchild up against the cage.
Stantham is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Stantham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fairchild gets control of Stantham's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fairchild will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stantham drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fairchild dives on top into guard.
Fairchild is stalling in the full guard.
Fairchild wants to stand and escape but instead Stantham has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stantham with a nice head shot there.
Fairchild is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fairchild scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stantham clinches.
Stantham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fairchild tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stantham avoids it.
Stantham breaks from the clinch.
Stantham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fairchild pinned against the cage. Fairchild gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fairchild doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stantham.
Despite the aggression on Fairchild's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Stantham pushes Fairchild up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fairchild - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fairchild is trying to pull guard but Stantham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stantham.
Fairchild blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Fairchild to work.
Stantham breaks from the clinch.
Stantham clinches with his opponent.
Stantham breaks from the clinch.
Stantham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fairchild as he avoids it easily.
Stantham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stantham breaks the clinch.
Stantham clinches up against the cage.
Stantham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fairchild's face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stantham changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fairchild fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Stantham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Fairchild's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stantham fails with the takedown
and Stantham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stantham fails with the takedown
and Fairchild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stantham throws a poor cross that misses
and Fairchild counters with a big head kick but Stantham shrugs it off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fairchild lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stantham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stantham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fairchild can do to turn this around?
Stantham forces Fairchild back against the cage and clinches.
Stantham jumps guard but Fairchild stands there with Stantham around his waist. Stantham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Stantham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stantham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fairchild.
Stantham looking to throw knees to the head but Fairchild is blocking nicely.
Stantham scores a nice knee to the body.
Stantham misses with a knee to the head.
Stantham trying to land knees to the body.
Stantham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stantham misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stantham slowing the pace effectively.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stantham.
Stantham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fairchild misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stantham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stantham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fairchild is keeping busy.
Fairchild decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stantham looking to sit in guard and control but Fairchild gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stantham keeping moving, preventing Fairchild from controlling successfully.
Stantham wants to stand up but Fairchild is controlling him.
Fairchild is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild pushing down on Stantham's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fairchild is trying to control. Stantham wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stantham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fairchild tries to pass to full mount but Stantham defends it.
Fairchild is looking to take a break and control but Stantham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fairchild seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Stantham has recovered full guard.
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.
Fairchild won't allow Stantham to get back to his feet.
Stantham controlling the position.
Stantham wants to stand but Fairchild is controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fairchild decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stantham, up you get!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stantham instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jordan Fairchild will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jordan Fairchild's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stantham cracks the inside of Fairchild's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stantham, right into the meat.
Stantham closes the distance and pushes Fairchild back into the cage.
Stantham lands a shoulder strike.
Stantham has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fairchild is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stantham missing with knees to the body.
Stantham tries to pull guard but Fairchild holds him up against the cage and eventually Stantham drops back down to his feet.
Fairchild looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairchild prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Stantham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stantham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stantham stalling the fight.
Stantham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fairchild fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stantham changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fairchild fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stantham drives through and clinches with Fairchild against the cage.
Stantham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fairchild's face.
Fairchild gets control of Stantham's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fairchild will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fairchild kicks Stantham off and gets to his feet.
Stantham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fairchild is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stantham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stantham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stantham dodges an elbow strike from Fairchild.
Stantham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fairchild smiles and moves away.
Stantham motions for Fairchild to come forward. Stantham throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fairchild on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stantham has Fairchild up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fairchild being controlled against the cage.
Fairchild fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild being controlled against the cage.
Stantham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fairchild.
Fairchild escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fairchild leaves Stantham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stantham scores with a spinning back kick!
Jason Stantham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stantham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fairchild pinned against the cage. Fairchild gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stantham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jordan Fairchild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stantham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stantham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fairchild lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fairchild lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Stantham showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stantham 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jason Stantham!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jason Stantham!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jason Stantham!
Jason Stantham wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Jason Stantham made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lord Frieza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lord Frieza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lord Frieza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Miller!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frieza fails with the takedown
and Miller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frieza fails to land the takedown.
Frieza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frieza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Frieza is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Frieza darts in looking for a takedown but Miller gets double underhooks and turns Frieza into the cage.
Miller is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lord Frieza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frieza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Frieza wants to clinch
and Miller counters with a series of strikes. Frieza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Frieza digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
Frieza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller counters by moving into the clinch.
Frieza wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller blocks a body shot from Frieza.
Frieza being controlled against the cage.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frieza's efforts to push away.
Frieza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frieza tries to clinch up.
Miller shapes to counter with a head kick.
Frieza fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Frieza misses the target.
As Frieza backs off Miller throws a huge counter combo but Frieza manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frieza throws a solid leg kick but Miller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Frieza.
Frieza with a poor takedown
and Miller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frieza thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
and Miller counters with a one-two to the body.
Oooooh!!! Frieza has knocked Miller down with a huge combo! Frieza steps away and waves a wobbly Miller back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Miller is rocked!
It looks like Jordan Miller has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frieza.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Frieza finish him?
Miller walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Miller limp body while Frieza jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lord Frieza!
An out of breath Lord Frieza thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colby Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatty McFatfat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Good's entrance music is Heavydirtysoul. A fine choice. Colby Good has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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279 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colby Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fatty McFatfat!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good looking to score a takedown here. McFatfat is defending well but Good drives through and ends up in McFatfat's guard.
McFatfat wants to stand up but Good is controlling him.
McFatfat is striking but Good is not phased and passes to half guard.
McFatfat is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Good is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McFatfat wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McFatfat trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Good manages to pass to mount!
Good controlling the position easily from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFatfat is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFatfat tries to control Good's body but Good pushes him off. McFatfat squirms to his side and now Good has his back!
McFatfat just trying to survive but Good is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
McFatfat is trying to stand back up.
Good just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
McFatfat is trying to get back to his feet but Good has full control of the position and if anything, McFatfat has just worked his way into a worse spot.
McFatfat is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy McFatfat right now.
McFatfat trying to control but not successfully.
Good has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFatfat tries to break free.
Good is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Good has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Good'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.
That's four 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.
McFatfat tries to roll but Good sticks to his back.
Good controlling the position well here. McFatfat rolled but Good kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
McFatfat wants to get back to his feet.
McFatfat looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good has good solid back control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Good 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 punch combination from McFatfat misses.
Good uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McFatfat.
McFatfat lands with a hook. Good tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Colby Good has been cut.
Good closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McFatfat quickly recovers to half guard.
Good not doing much here.
McFatfat wants to get back to full guard.
McFatfat looks like he's trying to stand up.
McFatfat wants to control but Good is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFatfat scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Good manages to mount him!
Good avoids the attempt from McFatfat to control.
McFatfat wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good controlling the pace for now.
We've been informed that McFatfat has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Colby Good overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McFatfat tries to hold on but Good pushes him away.
McFatfat's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Good controlling the pace for now.
Further stalling from Good.
Good avoids the attempt from McFatfat to control.
McFatfat is trying to stand but he's just given Good his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFatfat is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
McFatfat is breathing heavily.
McFatfat trying to control the position but Good manages to sink in the hooks.
McFatfat wants to escape the position.
Good looking to break McFatfat's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. McFatfat remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Good will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
McFatfat tries to break free.
Good just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Good has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, McFatfat has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
I would not like to be McFatfat right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFatfat trying to get back to his feet but Good is in full control for now.
Good controlling the position well here. McFatfat rolled but Good kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
McFatfat is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Good really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for McFatfat.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Good here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McFatfat is trying to stand back up.
Good keeps control of the position easily here as McFatfat tries to buck him off.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Good is stinking the place up with his stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McFatfat is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Good dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colby Good's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good walks into a left hand.
Good is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McFatfat can do to turn this around?
McFatfat drops Good with a nice combination! McFatfat dives into Good's guard, looking to finish!
Good is rocked!
McFatfat wants to control from the top but Good keeps moving.
McFatfat throws a strike but Good rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFatfat is looking to stand back up but Good counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by McFatfat.
McFatfat wants to improve his position but Good is controlling well.
McFatfat moves into full guard.
Good won't allow McFatfat to get back to his feet.
McFatfat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good stands up and waves to McFatfat to follow him.
McFatfat misses with the combination.
McFatfat gets caught flat footed, as Good shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McFatfat wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Good manages to pass to side control.
McFatfat wants to control the action here but instead Good manages to pass to full mount!
McFatfat is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
McFatfat tries to hold on but Good postures up.
Good controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good manages to capitalize on a mistake by McFatfat to take his back!
I would not like to be McFatfat right now.
Good looking to break McFatfat's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. McFatfat remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Good will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good keeps control of the position as McFatfat tries to break free.
Good is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
McFatfat can't escape the position.
Good gets his hands free as McFatfat looks to control.
McFatfat is trying to defend against the choke here but Good has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Good Tightens the hold and McFatfat taps out furiously! Good displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Colby Good!
Fatty McFatfat was interviewed post fight and said 'I dont lose. I let you win'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tickle McDickerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Youmi Hintai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tickle McDickerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Youmi Hintai!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hintai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McDickerson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hintai lands the left hand.
McDickerson throws an overhand right that lands on Hintai's shoulder, as Hintai tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hintai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McDickerson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hintai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and McDickerson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Youmi Hintai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hintai misses with a combination
enabling McDickerson to counter with a crisp jab.
McDickerson scores with a nice right hand.
Hintai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hintai is rocked!
Hintai throws a combination that misses
and McDickerson counters with a big right hand! Oh Hintai is in trouble here! McDickerson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tickle McDickerson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tickle McDickerson waved his t-shirt featuring RAGS of a RONIN's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Youmi Hintai had this to say: 'I may have lost this fight, but like a phoenix, I will rise from the ashes of defeat and claim my victory.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ouji Ichisake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas Mcdonald is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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179 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ouji Ichisake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Douglas Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonald is looking to clinch but Ichisake is avoiding it.
Mcdonald throws a leg kick which misses Ichisake's front leg but catches the back leg as Ichisake tries to avoid it.
Mcdonald wants to clinch up but Ichisake keeps it at a distance.
Ichisake closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mcdonald did well to prevent Ichisake getting side control.
Ichisake content to control rather than advance.
Mcdonald is looking to control Ichisake's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mcdonald avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdonald is looking to improve his position.
Ichisake is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichisake keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mcdonald punching from the bottom.
Ichisake is looking to pass Mcdonald's guard but actually Mcdonald recovers to full guard.
Ichisake content to stall in guard here.
Mcdonald has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ichisake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ichisake not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ichisake looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ichisake looking to pass the guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mcdonald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice sprawl there from Mcdonald as Ichisake shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald moves into range and clinches up with Ichisake.
Mcdonald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ichisake prevents the takedown attempt.
Ichisake has picked Mcdonald up - he's going for a ride! Ichisake dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ichisake not doing much here.
Mcdonald wants to control but Ichisake is keeping busy.
Ichisake seems to be working for a kimura but Mcdonald defends the submission attempt.
Ichisake takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ichisake uses his free foot to push down on Mcdonald's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mcdonald.
Ichisake sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ichisake goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mcdonald turns into him and now he's in Ichisake's guard.
Ichisake is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ichisake lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ouji Ichisake dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ichisake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mcdonald but Mcdonald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mcdonald shoots in but Ichisake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ichisake closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ichisake lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichisake is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichisake advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Ichisake seems content to control.
Mcdonald trying to control but Ichisake postures up.
Ouji Ichisake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ichisake controlling the action here.
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.
Ichisake uses his free foot to push down on Mcdonald's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mcdonald.
Ichisake seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Mcdonald is holding on tight.
Ichisake content just to control the position here.
Mcdonald holds on to Ichisake as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Ichisake content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ichisake takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Ichisake is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Mcdonald with him. Mcdonald is trying to defend but Ichisake has an arm under the chin now! Mcdonald grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ouji Ichisake!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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166 lbs
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130 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sudo is defended easily by Alvarez.
Sudo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alvarez sprawls well initially but Sudo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alvarez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sudo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sudo working the head and body with strikes.
Alvarez has hold of Sudo's hands but Sudo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alvarez is trying to maintain the position but Sudo is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sudo lands a nice short elbow.
Alvarez is rocked!
Sudo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alvarez is still in real trouble! Can Sudo finish him?
Sudo lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Alvarez quite badly. Alvarez pulls Sudo in close trying to recover. Sudo postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Alvarez on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Alvarez doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Sudo!
A relieved looking Dan Sudo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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FIGHT
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