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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pari Jakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Barnz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pari Jakh has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pari Jakh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Barnz !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnz clinches with his opponent.
Barnz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jakh backwards.
Barnz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jakhs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnz .
Jakh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barnz lands a nice uppercut.
Barnz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jakh backwards.
Barnz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jakh backwards.
Barnz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnz has a couple of punches blocked by Jakh.
Barnz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Pari Jakh has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jakh wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnz won't allow it.
Jakh goes for a takedown attempt but Barnz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barnz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jakh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnz has managed to clinch.
Barnz lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jakh jumps guard and drags Barnz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnz lands a couple of elbows.
Barnz throws an elbow that misses. Jakh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barnz 's guard. Nice move by Jakh!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnz keeping full guard, as Jakh tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Barnz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jakh stands up over Barnz , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barnz tries to strike from the bottom.
Jakh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barnz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jakh stays in close to Barnz 's body and controls the position.
Barnz striking off his back but it's not causing Jakh any problems.
Barnz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jakh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jakh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jakh slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Barnz .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnz missing with punches from the bottom.
Barnz has a hand on Jakh's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jakh takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Barnz swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Barnz looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
I really don't envy Barnz right now.
Jakh 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.
Jakh has the hooks in. Barnz is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Jakh passes his arm under Barnz 's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Barnz taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pari Jakh!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harsh Jak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Pokrajac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Pokrajac is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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204 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harsh Jak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Pokrajac!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokrajac lands a nice looking body kick.
Pokrajac lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Igor Pokrajac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jak tries to move into range but Pokrajac moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Harsh Jak has been cut.
The fighters circle, before Pokrajac throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Jak's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Pokrajac lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Igor Pokrajac!
Igor Pokrajac thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tod Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Fairchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tod Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Fairchild!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck cracks Fairchild with a good jab.
Truck scores with a jab.
Truck clinches up with Fairchild and pushes him back against the cage.
Truck tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairchild avoids the damage to the body.
Fairchild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Truck can't find room to land a body shot as Fairchild controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Truck throws an elbow but misses.
Truck stalling against the cage.
Fairchild tries to pull guard but Truck forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck trying to land knees to the body.
Fairchild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fairchild is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairchild tries to close the distance and clinch up but Truck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Truck clinches.
Truck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Truck displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fairchild up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Truck as Fairchild tries to tie him up.
Fairchild misses with a hook to the ribs.
Truck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fairchild clinches up against the cage.
Fairchild managing to block the knees to the body from Truck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild manages to break the clinch.
Truck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fairchild wants to clinch up but Truck keeps it at a distance.
Fairchild wants to clinch up but Truck keeps it at a distance.
Truck scores with a kick to the body.
Truck thows a body kick. Fairchild tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fairchild looks winded!
Truck lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fairchild backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jordan Fairchild has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Truck connects with a crisp jab.
Truck connects with a combination that backs up Fairchild into the cage. Truck lands a flurry of punches that gets past Fairchild's guard. Fairchild is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Truck bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tod Truck!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Delija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Jung Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delija comes to the cage accompanied by Bojna ÄŒavoglave. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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268 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 London, Ante Delija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Jung Park!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Delija clinches up with Park and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Delija.
Delija tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Park just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Delija has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Delija lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Park backwards.
A short right from Delija on the inside.
Delija stalling in the clinch.
Park jumps guard.
Delija could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Delija is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delija continues to stall.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Delija is looking to advance position but Park has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Delija'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.
Park working Delija over with strikes here.
Park lands a nice shot to the head.
Park is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Delija can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Park dominating with strikes here.
Delija is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The referee warns Delija that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Delija is rocked!
Park softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Delija is out cold! Park jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Jung Park!
A relieved looking Lee Jung Park thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Ante Delija was interviewed post fight and said 'Its not my day..'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ouji Ichisake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinner Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ouji Ichisake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinner Savage!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichisake shoots in looking for a takedown but Savage manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ichisake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Savage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Savage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Savage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Savage misses its intended target.
Savage connects with a jab.
Savage misses with an uppercut. Ichisake saw that one coming.
Ichisake changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ichisake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage.
Ichisake tries to counter with a takedown but Savage is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage cracks Ichisake with an open hand slap.
Sinner Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Savage misses.
Savage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ichisake closes the distance and clinches up with Savage, looking for a takedown. Ichisake pushes Savage against the cage but Savage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichisake moves out of range of the strikes.
Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Savage misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Savage as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Ouji Ichisake has been cut.
Ichisake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Savage loads up on a big right hand but Ichisake slips the punch.
A jab from Savage misses.
Savage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ichisake counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Savage!
Ichisake happy to just control the position for now.
Ichisake seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Savage for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichisake trying to control the action but Savage is working from the bottom.
Ichisake content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Savage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ichisake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ichisake is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Savage knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ichisake wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Savage, who protects the arm well.
Savage wants to get back to his feet but Ichisake drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichisake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Savage keeps working.
Ichisake controlling the position from side mount.
Savage is not content to let Ichisake control the position.
Savage is trying to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Savage can do anything to dispel that myth.
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.
Ichisake tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ichisake is looking to take a break and control but Savage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ichisake taking a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savage is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ichisake has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinner Savage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ouji Ichisake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ichisake shoots in and drives through. Savage sprawls well.
Savage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Savage misses with a hook
so Ichisake counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ichisake controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ichisake trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ichisake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Savage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichisake won't allow Savage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichisake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Savage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Savage misses with an uppercut
and Ichisake counters with a nice double leg into side control. Savage won't be happy with that.
Ichisake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Savage has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here as Ichisake stalls from top position.
Ichisake trying to control the action but Savage is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ichisake asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ichisake controls the position.
Ichisake prevents Savage from escaping the position.
The referee asks Ichisake politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ichisake prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ichisake has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Savage is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ichisake asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ouji Ichisake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Savage misses the jab.
Ichisake changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Savage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ichisake blocks a jab.
Savage misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Savage.
Savage throws a jab but it's blocked by Ichisake.
Ichisake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Savage but Savage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a hook to the side of Ichisake's head but Ichisake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savage lands a jab to Ichisake's midsection.
Ichisake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Savage swings for the body but Ichisake moves out of range.
Ichisake moves away from the strike by Savage.
Ichisake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab.
Ichisake ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Ichisake appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Savage throws a hook to the side of Ichisake's head but Ichisake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ichisake attempts a counter takedown but Savage avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savage connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ichisake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinner Savage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ouji Ichisake's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Savage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Ichisake moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Ichisake.
Ichisake avoids the body shot from Savage.
Ichisake attempts a counter takedown but Savage avoids it well and moves away.
Savage throws a jab but it's blocked by Ichisake.
Ichisake looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ichisake looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Savage looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichisake looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage is trying to stand up here but Ichisake is controlling him well.
Ichisake trying to control the action but Savage is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ichisake stops Savage from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sinner Savage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savage leaves Ichisake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Savage keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Savage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ichisake ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Ichisake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Savage sprawls and moves away.
Savage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ichisake's head backwards.
Ichisake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ouji Ichisake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savage misses with a right hand
and Ichisake counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Savage wants to stand up but Ichisake is controlling him.
Ichisake slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ichisake sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Savage's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichisake prevents Savage from standing back up.
Ichisake performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Savage looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sinner Savage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ichisake trying to control the pace.
Savage pushes Ichisake off looking to stand but Ichisake dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sinner Savage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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.
Ichisake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ichisake tries to counter with a takedown but Savage is quick to defend against it.
Nice uppercut lands for Savage. That snapped Ichisake's head back.
Savage might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Savage takes a swing at Ichisake's ribcage but misses.
Ichisake half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ichisake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Savage pinned against the cage. Savage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Savage lands with a hook. Ichisake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ouji Ichisake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ichisake's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sinner Savage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Savage winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sinner Savage!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Sinner Savage!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Sinner Savage!
Sinner Savage wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kumo LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryota Murata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaRusso comes into the arena with The crystal method-coming back blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kumo LaRusso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryota Murata!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murata uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from LaRusso.
Murata let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
LaRusso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murata's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murata duly obliges.
LaRusso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Murata misses.
LaRusso was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
LaRusso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murata.
Murata takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LaRusso moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from LaRusso. Murata does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - LaRusso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaRusso misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from LaRusso misses.
LaRusso looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
LaRusso takes a jab right on the kisser.
LaRusso sizes up Murata with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Murata. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murata.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murata moves out of range as LaRusso strikes.
Murata digs a good body shot into LaRusso's ribs.
Murata fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murata ducks under a wild hook from LaRusso.
LaRusso staying out of range there.
Murata throws a looping overhand right but LaRusso ducks down to avoid it.
LaRusso moves into the clinch.
LaRusso misses with the head strike.
Murata blocking some punches.
LaRusso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murata misses with a hook to the ribs.
LaRusso effectively controlling the action here.
LaRusso misses with the head strike.
LaRusso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murata wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, LaRusso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murata is trying to break the clinch but LaRusso has him pressed against the cage.
LaRusso gets through Murata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murata tries to work over LaRusso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
LaRusso scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from LaRusso.
LaRusso keeps control of Murata as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
LaRusso misses with a short punch on the inside.
LaRusso misses with a hook from the clinch.
LaRusso tries a body shot but Murata blocks it.
LaRusso blocks an uppercut.
Murata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murata is looking to break free of the clinch but LaRusso has double underhooks.
Murata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
LaRusso pushes Murata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
LaRusso lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murata or not.
Murata takes a shot to the head.
LaRusso throws a head punch that misses.
LaRusso is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murata.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murata misses with the head strike.
LaRusso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murata backwards.
LaRusso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
LaRusso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
LaRusso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murata avoids a wild elbow strike from LaRusso.
A short left from LaRusso.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, LaRusso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
LaRusso keeps control of Murata as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from LaRusso on the inside.
LaRusso throws a punch but it's blocked by Murata.
Murata wants to break free but LaRusso has control.
LaRusso keeps control of Murata as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
LaRusso just leaning against Murata, taking a breather.
Murata is trying to force a seperation but LaRusso has the dominant position.
Murata looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
LaRusso gets through Murata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
LaRusso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
LaRusso misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LaRusso.
LaRusso misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LaRusso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murata backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from LaRusso.
LaRusso misses with a hook from the clinch.
LaRusso misses with some punches.
Murata swings wildly with an uppercut but LaRusso uses good head movement to avoid it.
LaRusso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
LaRusso swings wildly with an uppercut but Murata uses good head movement to avoid it.
LaRusso misses with a punch on the inside.
LaRusso lands a right hand.
Murata is trying to break free.
Murata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murata.
LaRusso misses with a short punch on the inside.
LaRusso's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
LaRusso lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kumo LaRusso dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murata staying out of range there.
LaRusso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murata can do to turn this around?
LaRusso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murata misses with a straight right.
LaRusso throws a looping overhand right but Murata ducks down to avoid it.
Murata is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LaRusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Murata.
LaRusso throws a body punch but Murata moves out of range.
Murata connects with a body shot that sends LaRusso's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from LaRusso misses its intended target.
Murata throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by LaRusso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaRusso takes a swing at Murata's ribcage but misses.
LaRusso takes a swing at Murata's ribcage but misses.
LaRusso throws a jab when Murata was well out of range.
Murata throws the left hand but LaRusso avoids the punch easily.
LaRusso swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Murata to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRusso throws a lazy right hand but Murata sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murata doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LaRusso moves away.
Murata falls off balance throwing a combination
and LaRusso counters with a nice uppercut.
Murata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LaRusso throws out the jab.
Murata throws a body punch but LaRusso moves out of range.
LaRusso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murata moves away from the strike by LaRusso.
LaRusso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LaRusso takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
LaRusso scores with a jab.
Murata staying out of range there.
Murata dips to his left and cracks LaRusso with an uppercut!
Murata is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down LaRusso rather than just go for the knockout.
Murata defending well as LaRusso loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso looks to land a left hand but Murata moved out of range nicely.
Murata misses with a two punch combination.
LaRusso looks to score with a jab to the body but Murata is just out of range.
Murata connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murata throws a right hand that misses
and LaRusso counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
LaRusso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murata.
LaRusso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murata takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
LaRusso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murata scores with a jab. LaRusso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murata changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murata throws a combination that misses
letting LaRusso counter with a right hand.
LaRusso closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LaRusso.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LaRusso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Murata's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murata being controlled against the cage.
Murata wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but LaRusso has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by LaRusso.
LaRusso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murata wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murata.
LaRusso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murata's efforts to push away.
A short right from LaRusso on the inside.
Murata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
LaRusso is stalling here.
LaRusso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murata lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murata looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
LaRusso misses with an elbow strike.
Murata is trying to break the clinch but LaRusso is controlling him.
Murata swings wildly with an uppercut but LaRusso uses good head movement to avoid it.
LaRusso lands a shoulder strike.
LaRusso blocks a body shot from Murata.
LaRusso manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
LaRusso scores with a hook to the body.
LaRusso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murata tries to circle away but LaRusso has him pinned against the cage.
LaRusso scores with a shot to the side of Murata's head.
LaRusso lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LaRusso scores with a shot to the side of Murata's head.
LaRusso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murata's efforts to push away.
Murata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaRusso's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kumo LaRusso 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Murata's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murata duly obliges.
LaRusso scores with a decent looking hook.
Murata slips a straight right by LaRusso.
Murata appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LaRusso.
Murata lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LaRusso circles away quickly and effectively.
Murata throws a body shot but no joy.
LaRusso loads up on a big right hand but Murata slips the punch.
Murata lands a jab-cross combination.
LaRusso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murata.
Murata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. LaRusso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by LaRusso.
Murata misses with a looping right.
Murata throws a right hand that LaRusso ducks under and follows up with a left that LaRusso also avoids with ease.
LaRusso swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murata with a jab.
LaRusso lands a two punch combo.
Kumo LaRusso is winning the standup battle so far.
Murata takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murata looks to land a combination. LaRusso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
LaRusso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
LaRusso lands a body shot.
Murata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LaRusso.
LaRusso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murata.
No joy there for Murata, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
LaRusso throwing a counter right hand but Murata manages to avoid it.
LaRusso paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
LaRusso misses with a hook. Murata ducked under it nicely.
LaRusso fails to land with a series of punches.
Murata ducks right into an uppercut from LaRusso.
Murata misses the shot to the body.
Murata swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling LaRusso to counter with a crisp jab.
Murata throws a poor cross that misses
enabling LaRusso to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murata tries to keep at a distance but LaRusso has taken the fight into the clinch.
LaRusso leaning his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from LaRusso.
LaRusso presses Murata against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
LaRusso pushes off an throws an elbow but Murata leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by LaRusso.
LaRusso lands with a light punch inside.
LaRusso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
LaRusso misses with a punch on the inside.
LaRusso has a couple of punches blocked by Murata.
LaRusso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
LaRusso misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murata tries to break free but LaRusso pushes him back against the cage.
Kumo LaRusso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
LaRusso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murata backwards.
LaRusso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murata backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Murata fails to land.
Murata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murata.
LaRusso scores with a nice hook to the head.
LaRusso prevents Murata from breaking the clinch.
LaRusso pushes Murata back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murata.
Murata tries to break the clinch but LaRusso is controlling the position.
LaRusso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murata backwards.
Murata is trying to push LaRusso away but LaRusso has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murata takes a shot to the head.
Murata throws a punch but it's blocked by LaRusso.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso working aggressively here.
LaRusso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
LaRusso misses with some punches.
LaRusso misses with an elbow strike.
LaRusso misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from LaRusso.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from LaRusso.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
LaRusso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
LaRusso lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryota Murata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LaRusso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murata misses with the head strike.
LaRusso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murata wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murata lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kumo LaRusso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well LaRusso has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Kumo LaRusso!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Kumo LaRusso!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kumo LaRusso!
Kumo LaRusso wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Kumo LaRusso gave a big smile as he said 'Grownstone KO'd you and now I beat you senseless...I think it's time to hang up the gloves ya bum'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jared Mauck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Salvador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jared Mauck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvador rushes Mauck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salvador throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mauck is breathing heavily.
Salvador lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Salvador lands a body shot.
Salvador scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Salvador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salvador connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jared Mauck has been cut.
Salvador drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Mauck's head, knocking him out cold! Salvador is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Salvador!
A very excited looking George Salvador 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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