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ASTRAL KYOUJIN: VOL.1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Gerard Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Tzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Gerard Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun Tzu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dekkers walks into a jab.
It looks like Michael Gerard Dekkers has been cut.
Dekkers misses with a wild body shot.
Dekkers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tzu.
Dekkers thows a body shot but no joy.
Tzu looks to score with a jab to the body but Dekkers is just out of range.
Tzu misses with a wild combination.
Tzu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tzu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dekkers is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tzu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh Dekkers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dekkers is breathing heavily.
Dekkers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tzu scores with a hook to the body. Dekkers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dekkers seems to have got his legs back now.
Tzu cracks Dekkers with a hook to the temple - Dekkers is on wobbly legs here! Tzu swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Dekkers falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Tzu wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sun Tzu!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Shiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanniball Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith's choice of entrance music: Dub Pistols - Running from the thoughts. This should be fireworks!
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300 lbs
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222 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Shiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanniball Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiga feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shiga wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Shiga wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Shiga got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shiga has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Shiga from standing up.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Shiga pushes his legs off easily.
Shiga wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shiga stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.
Shiga misses with a few strikes there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shiga is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiga manages to break the clinch.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Shiga counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shiga tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
Smith is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Shiga rolls with it to try and escape but Smith cranks on the arm and Shiga is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hanniball Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chan Sung Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedorov has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8kANB2XBYU&feature=related as his entrance music. Aleksandr Fedorov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Sung Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksandr Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung throws a front kick aimed at Fedorov's knee but Fedorov avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Jung. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jung.
Jung throws a solid leg kick but Fedorov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jung.
Jung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fedorov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fedorov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jung is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fedorov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jung misses with a few strikes there.
Jung gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fedorov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov wants to get up but he can't break Jung's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fedorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fedorov prevents Jung from getting back to his feet.
Fedorov wants to stand but Jung has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fedorov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jung swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fedorov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fedorov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jung looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fedorov trying to control the position but Jung is working away.
Jung really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jung is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fedorov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fedorov decides to stand back up. Fedorov steps back and let's Jung get back to his feet.
Jung gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jung is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fedorov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fedorov throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fedorov trying to control but Jung is working from the bottom.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fedorov shoots for a takedown but Jung saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jung lands a glancing blow to the side of Fedorov's head.
Jung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jung scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice straight punches there by Jung. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jung.
Jung cracks Fedorov with an open hand slap.
Fedorov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jung circles away.
Jung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jung connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fedorov's hands.
Jung lands with a nice combination. Fedorov backs away looking to recover.
Jung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fedorov.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jung.
Jung listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jung is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fedorov throws a head kick that misses.
Fedorov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fedorov looks gassed!
Fedorov wants to free his trapped foot but Jung is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fedorov seems to be looking for submissions.
Jung wants to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov wants to stand but Jung has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Fedorov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jung sees it coming and defends easily.
Jung is trying to stand.
Jung won't allow Fedorov to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jung throws a series of strikes that have Fedorov backpedaling.
Jung is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov takes one to the chin there.
Fedorov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jung sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chan Sung Jung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandr Fedorov.
Fedorov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jung swivels and escapes.
Fedorov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jung.
Jung cracks Fedorov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from Jung.
Jung lands a front kick.
Fedorov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fedorov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jung, right into the meat.
Jung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chan Sung Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Jung finds it's target.
A punch combination from Jung misses.
Fedorov blocks a head kick by Jung.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jung pushes Fedorov off looking to stand but Fedorov dives back in and keeps control.
Fedorov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jung looks like he's trying to stand up.
Still in half guard, Fedorov seems content to control.
Fedorov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jung defending well though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov is looking to take a break and control but Jung is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jung plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jung scores with a one two! Fedorov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fedorov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jung wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aleksandr Fedorov.
I think Fedorov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 9:10
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Fedorov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jigaro Kano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, the zepher song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jigaro Kano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kano looks to land a combination but Kawajiri avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kano.
Kano throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawajiri.
Kano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kawajiri feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kano has a closed guard, preventing Kawajiri from standing up.
Kawajiri drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kano manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kawajiri has Kano in his guard.
Kano chips away with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kawajiri can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kano is looking to work some ground and pound but Kawajiri has wrist control.
Kano trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawajiri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kawajiri has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kano has managed to get both his arms back between Kawajiri's legs - danger averted.
Kawajiri is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kawajiri escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kawajiri had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kano defends it easily.
Kawajiri looks gassed!
Kawajiri looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kano has picked Kawajiri up and slammed him! Kawajiri can't keep hold of the triangle and Kano manages to pass to side control!
Kano advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kano landing punches.
Kano looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kawajiri taking shots to the head.
Kano 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.
Kano looking to control but Kawajiri is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kano tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kano is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kano trying to control but Kawajiri is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jigaro Kano just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kawajiri circles away quickly and effectively.
Kano misses with a low kick as Kawajiri jumps back.
Kano swinging wildly here.
Kano closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ground and pound from Kano.
Kano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kawajiri does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kano is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kawajiri is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kano breaks from Kawajiri's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kano lands a heavy elbow.
Kano looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kano quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Kano but it's paid off an Kawajiri is forced to tap! Nice work by Kano.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jigaro Kano!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Antorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antorio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Stand Alone. Ryu Hoshi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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203 lbs
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199 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Antorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Hoshi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antorio keeps the fight on the outside.
Antorio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoshi gets caught flat footed, as Antorio shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Antorio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Antorio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoshi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hoshi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Antorio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Antorio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hoshi's head.
Antorio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Antorio stops Hoshi from standing up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Antorio throwing strikes from guard but Hoshi blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hoshi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Antorio is in close to Hoshi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hoshi wants to get back to his feet but Antorio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antorio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antorio landing some decent shots from guard.
Hoshi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Antorio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Antorio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Antorio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Antorio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hoshi's head.
Hoshi has momentary wrist control but Antorio slips an elbow through the middle.
Antorio prevents Hoshi from getting back to his feet.
Antorio postures up in Hoshi's guard and throws a big left but Hoshi blocks it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Antorio keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoshi tries to clinch but Antorio is having none of it.
Hoshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Antorio circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi is looking to clinch.
Antorio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hoshi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoshi tries to clinch up but Antorio circles away and keeps his distance.
Antorio swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoshi.
Hoshi tries to clinch there but Antorio circles away.
Hoshi leaves Antorio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hoshi moves in looking to clinch but Antorio pushes him off.
Hoshi wants to clinch up but Antorio keeps it at a distance.
Hoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antorio swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoshi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Antorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoshi wants to clinch.
Hoshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Antorio circles away.
Antorio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoshi moves in looking to clinch but Antorio pushes him off.
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.
Antorio circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Antorio is defended easily by Hoshi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Antorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Antorio circles away.
Hoshi wants to clinch.
Hoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoshi tries to clinch up.
Antorio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryu Hoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi wants to clinch up but Antorio keeps it at a distance.
Hoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Antorio is defended easily by Hoshi.
Ryu Hoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoshi tries to clinch up but Antorio circles away and keeps his distance.
Antorio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoshi is looking to clinch but Antorio is avoiding it.
That's six 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.
Antorio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoshi sprawls well. Hoshi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Antorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Antorio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antorio swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoshi.
Hoshi takes the fight into the clinch.
Antorio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hoshi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hoshi wants to clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Antorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Antorio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hoshi as he jumps to the side.
Hoshi is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoshi tries to clinch there but Antorio circles away.
Hoshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoshi is looking to clinch but Antorio is avoiding it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoshi stuffs the takedown attempt from Antorio. Antorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Antorio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoshi sprawls well. Hoshi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Antorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antorio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoshi tries to clinch there but Antorio circles away.
Hoshi slaps away a takedown attempt from Antorio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Antorio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Antorio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoshi tries to clinch up but Antorio circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoshi stuffs the takedown attempt from Antorio. Antorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Antorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoshi is looking to clinch but Antorio is avoiding it.
Antorio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoshi clinches up against the ropes.
Hoshi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Antorio can't get the takedown.
Hoshi throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Antorio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Antorio 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 10:9
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 10:9
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Antorio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl Jee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Osatoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Get The Funk Out Of My Face. Karl Jee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taka Osatoko's chin.
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164 lbs
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22
160 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Jee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Osatoko!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jee stuffs the takedown attempt from Osatoko. Osatoko gets slowly back to his feet.
Jee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Osatoko lands a two punch combo.
Jee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Osatoko throws a hook but Jee blocks it.
Osatoko misses with a few strikes there.
Jee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jee looks to land a right hand but Osatoko moved out of range.
Jee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Osatoko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Osatoko somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osatoko misses with a takedown attempt - Jee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karl Jee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taka Osatoko.
Jee lands a head kick!
Jee moves in looking to clinch but Osatoko pushes him off.
Jee lands a big head kick that sends Osatoko tumbling to the mat! Jee takes a step backwards and waves Osatoko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Osatoko is rocked!
Osatoko fails to land with a series of punches.
Jee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jee is looking to slow Osatoko down with leg kicks.
Karl Jee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jee misses with a head kick.
Osatoko has a takedown stuffed.
Jee throws a sloppy head kick and Osatoko moves out of range easily.
Osatoko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jee avoids it really well and circles away.
Jee lands a left and a right that send Osatoko crashing to the mat, dazed. Jee thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Osatoko is still on wobbly legs! Can Jee finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osatoko misses with a looping right.
Osatoko seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Osatoko is predictable there
and Jee counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Osatoko! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Karl Jee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Skjelbred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Makuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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131 lbs
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155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Skjelbred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Makuto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Makuto misses the target.
Makuto tries to bum rush Skjelbred with a series of wild strikes but Skjelbred uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makuto misses with a double jab.
Makuto misses with a hook. Skjelbred ducked under it nicely.
Makuto misses with a hook. Skjelbred ducked under it nicely.
Makuto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makuto looks to throw the jab but Skjelbred is out of range.
Skjelbred bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Skjelbred is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Makuto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Skjelbred is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Makuto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Skjelbred working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makuto tries to buck Skjelbred off but Skjelbred is having none of it.
Skjelbred wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Makuto, who protects the arm well.
Skjelbred tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Skjelbred has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Skjelbred scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Makuto to see if he's OK.
Skjelbred looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sloppy strikes there by Skjelbred.
Skjelbred working the ground and pound but Makuto is defending the strikes.
Skjelbred throwing strikes but Makuto manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Skjelbred is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Makuto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Skjelbred throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Makuto trying to control here.
Skjelbred really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Skjelbred thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Makuto's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Makuto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Skjelbred sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Makuto defending well though.
Skjelbred is working for a submission of some sort.
Skjelbred is breathing heavily.
Makuto is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred wants to free his trapped foot but Makuto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Makuto throws a nice looking combination but Skjelbred bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makuto thows a body shot but no joy.
Makuto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like John Skjelbred has been cut.
Skjelbred walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makuto. Skjelbred does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makuto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skjelbred at a distance.
Makuto looks to score with a jab to the body but Skjelbred is just out of range.
Makuto looks to land a combination but Skjelbred avoids it well.
Skjelbred slips a jab and a cross from Makuto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Skjelbred chips away with some ground and pound.
Skjelbred with a nice head shot there.
Skjelbred passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Skjelbred tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skjelbred looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Skjelbred is trying to get an arm triangle but Makuto is defending well.
Makuto is working to avoid the ground and pound but Skjelbred connects with a decent elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Makuto tries to buck Skjelbred off but Skjelbred is having none of it.
Skjelbred is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Makuto has escaped the position, nice work there.
Makuto is trying to get back to his feet.
Skjelbred tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Makuto avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Skjelbred.
Makuto can't do much from the bottom here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Skjelbred is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Makuto has escaped the position, nice work there.
Skjelbred working the head with strikes.
Makuto is trying to get back to his feet.
Skjelbred wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Makuto, who protects the arm well.
Makuto is looking for a sweep.
Skjelbred working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Makuto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skjelbred. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Makuto is looking to regain half guard here but Skjelbred keeps moving and retains side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred scores with punches from side control.
Makuto can't do much from the bottom here.
Skjelbred tries to score with some ground and pound. Makuto controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Skjelbred is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Makuto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Makuto is trying to buck Skjelbred off.
Skjelbred looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Makuto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's eight 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.
Skjelbred tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Makuto is looking to regain half guard here but Skjelbred keeps moving and retains side control.
Skjelbred throws a strike aimed at the side of Makuto's head but Makuto avoids it well.
Skjelbred lands a few punches from side control.
Skjelbred working the strikes but Makuto uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Skjelbred throwing shots but Makuto is blocking nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Makuto wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Makuto misses with a wild body shot.
Makuto misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Makuto misses its intended target.
Makuto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makuto fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Skjelbred showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Skjelbred 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 10:9
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 10:9
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Skjelbred!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Senshi Matsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura comes into the arena with Inner Light by Shocking Lemon blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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24
196 lbs
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22
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Senshi Matsui!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsui shoots in but no luck this time.
Matsui dives in and grabs Kimura's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kimura pushes down on Matsui's head and hops out.
Matsui tries for a takedown but Kimura sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tatsuya Kimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Senshi Matsui.
Matsui takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tatsuya Kimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsui fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kimura avoids it really well and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kimura.
Matsui fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kimura moves into range and clinches up with Matsui.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kimura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kimura lands an elbow just above Matsui 's eye.
It looks like Senshi Matsui has been cut.
Matsui jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kimura walks away with a smile on his face. Matsui gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kimura stuffs the takedown attempt from Matsui. Matsui gets slowly back to his feet.
Kimura scores with a nice body kick.
Kimura moves into range and clinches up with Matsui.
Matsui is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura lands a body shot.
Kimura is working Matsui over against the ropes.
Matsui with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matsui looks gassed!
Kimura scores with a hook to the body.
Kimura lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kimura.
Kimura works on Matsui's body with a couple of short punches.
Kimura works on Matsui's body with a couple of short punches.
Matsui takes an elbow to the temple.
Kimura lands a nice shot to the body.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kimura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matsui working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kimura.
Kimura lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Kimura.
A right handed body shot lands from Kimura.
A right hand to the body from Kimura.
Nice body punch from Kimura.
Kimura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kimura lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kimura.
A short right from Kimura.
Kimura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matsui in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kimura.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kimura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matsui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Kimura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Senshi Matsui's cut even more.
Matsui tries to circle away but Kimura has him pinned against the ropes.
Kimura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matsui.
Kimura lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kimura.
Kimura digs a right hand underneath Matsui's ribcage. Matsui let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kimura lands an uppercut.
Kimura lands a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kimura.
Matsui's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kimura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kimura scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kimura.
Kimura lands an elbow that stopped Matsui in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Senshi Matsui's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kimura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matsui backwards.
Kimura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matsui.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kimura.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kimura.
Nice body punch from Kimura.
Kimura lands a nice knee to the body.
Kimura is working Matsui over against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kimura.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kimura lands an elbow that stopped Matsui in his tracks for a moment.
Senshi Matsui's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Matsui takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kimura lands an elbow just above Matsui 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Senshi Matsui's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tatsuya Kimura!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Komada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Komada kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Little Busters. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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22
188 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Komada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reaper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reaper slips a jab and a cross from Komada.
Komada avoids the head kick by Reaper.
Komada throws a right hand that Reaper ducks under and follows up with a left that Reaper also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Reaper as Komada shoots in.
Reaper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Komada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reaper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reaper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reaper swings for the body but Komada moves out of range.
Komada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reaper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Komada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reaper misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Komada as Reaper shoots in.
Some wild striking there from Komada.
Reaper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Komada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reaper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper lands a slapping body shot.
Reaper misses with a jab, cross combination.
John Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Komada staying out of range there.
Komada gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reaper to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Reaper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reaper wants to control from the top but Komada keeps moving.
Reaper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reaper works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Reaper misses with a head shot. Komada uses the momentum to regain guard.
Komada working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reaper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reaper looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Komada 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.
Reaper tries to free his leg and advance position but Komada is retaining full guard.
Komada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reaper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A left and a right from Reaper both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper misses the shot to the body.
Komada scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Reaper is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Komada off and has taken his back!
Komada trying to control the hands but Reaper breaks the grip.
Reaper throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Reaper connects with a big shot to the side of Komada's head.
Reaper is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Komada up.
Komada is breathing heavily.
Komada defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Reaper scores with punches from the back.
Reaper punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper misses with a punch to the head.
Reaper gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Reaper throwing sloppy strikes.
Reaper landing with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reaper is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Komada knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Komada for a finish.
Reaper looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Reaper connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Komada to escape the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Reaper is persistently looking for the submission but Komada is defending it well.
Reaper misses with a punch to the head.
Komada trying to control the action but Reaper just sinks the hooks in.
Reaper misses with a punch to the head.
Komada takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Komada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reaper on the ground.
Reaper looking for the choke but no joy.
Komada looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Reaper has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Komada! Can he survive? No! He's out! Reaper gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Reaper!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otaku Senzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Izakawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senzuri's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tori Amos-Code Red . Otaku Senzuri is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otaku Senzuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Izakawa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izakawa dives in and grabs Senzuri's left leg, looking for a takedown. Senzuri pushes down on Izakawa's head and hops out.
Izakawa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Senzuri cracks Izakawa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Senzuri scores with a one two! Izakawa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Senzuri scores with a jab.
Izakawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Senzuri lands with a hook. Izakawa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Izakawa wants to clinch up but Senzuri keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Senzuri as Izakawa shoots in.
Otaku Senzuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Izakawa.
Senzuri cracks Izakawa with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Izakawa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Izakawa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Senzuri to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Senzuri forces his way into half guard.
Izakawa looks gassed!
Izakawa looking for submissions off his back.
Izakawa looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senzuri not doing much here.
Senzuri'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.
Senzuri lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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.
Senzuri is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Izakawa wants to get back to full guard but Senzuri has mounted him!
Senzuri breaks from Izakawa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Senzuri looking to control and managing it successfully.
Senzuri landing strikes from the mount and Izakawa is in trouble!
Izakawa taking shots to the head.
Izakawa is rocked!
Senzuri trying to control but Izakawa is having none of it.
Senzuri looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senzuri wants to control but Izakawa has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Senzuri is keen to just control but Izakawa is a slippery customer.
Izakawa has hold of Senzuri's hands but Senzuri slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Izakawa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Senzuri is working away from the top position though.
Izakawa looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, if Senzuri is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Senzuri tries to pass the half guard into mount. Izakawa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Senzuri uses his free foot to push down on Izakawa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Izakawa.
Senzuri looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Senzuri with a couple of short strikes.
Izakawa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Izakawa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Senzuri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Izakawa is looking to escape.
Senzuri landing shots from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Senzuri wants to control the pace but Izakawa is squirming around nicely.
Senzuri lands a nice shot to the head.
Izakawa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Izakawa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Senzuri.
Izakawa is looking to get to half guard.
Senzuri scoring with strikes but Izakawa is staying in there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Izakawa sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Senzuri looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Senzuri looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Senzuri prevents Izakawa from improving his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Izakawa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Izakawa.
Senzuri postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Senzuri slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Senzuri wants to control from the top but Izakawa keeps moving.
Izakawa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Izakawa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Senzuri controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Izakawa wants to sweep here but Senzuri controlling him for the moment.
Izakawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Izakawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Senzuri passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Izakawa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otaku Senzuri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Senzuri 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 10:9
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 10:8
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 10:8
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otaku Senzuri!
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