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RS Fight Night 18 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Issai roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Yrttiseppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yrttiseppa has chosen Finnish tango - Kohtalon tango as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abraham Issai roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaakko Yrttiseppa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
roman fails with a takedown attempt.
roman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yrttiseppa as he jumps to the side.
roman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yrttiseppa avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Issai roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yrttiseppa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. roman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yrttiseppa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. roman did well to prevent Yrttiseppa getting side control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
roman trying to control but Yrttiseppa postures up.
Yrttiseppa lands with a punch from half guard.
Yrttiseppa trying to control the pace.
Yrttiseppa works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
roman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Yrttiseppa working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yrttiseppa scoring with punches from side control.
roman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yrttiseppa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but roman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
roman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yrttiseppa on the ground.
Yrttiseppa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt roman will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on roman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yrttiseppa controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa working the body and head with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
roman is looking for a sweep.
Yrttiseppa advances nicely into full mount.
Yrttiseppa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Yrttiseppa lands with some strikes.
It looks like Abraham Issai roman has been cut.
Yrttiseppa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yrttiseppa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yrttiseppa lands a nice shot to the head.
roman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee warns roman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yrttiseppa looking to control but roman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yrttiseppa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
roman tries to hold on but Yrttiseppa pushes him away.
Yrttiseppa landing punches.
Yrttiseppa tries to control but roman wriggling away.
Yrttiseppa looks gassed!
roman wants to hold on but Yrttiseppa pushes him away.
Yrttiseppa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
roman tries to lock up and control but Yrttiseppa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yrttiseppa lands a big shot there that rocks roman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa tries to control but roman wriggling away.
roman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if roman tries to get out of the position.
roman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
roman is trying to escape the mount.
Yrttiseppa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Yrttiseppa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
roman is in a horrible position here. Yrttiseppa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yrttiseppa landing strikes from the mount and roman is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Yrttiseppa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Issai roman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yrttiseppa swings for the body but roman moves out of range.
Abraham Issai roman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
roman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yrttiseppa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in roman's guard.
Yrttiseppa content to stall in guard here.
roman looking for a sweep. Not yet roman, not yet.
Yrttiseppa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as roman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yrttiseppa stopping the sweep attempt from roman.
roman can't keep his opponent in guard - Yrttiseppa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yrttiseppa lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
roman is looking to improve his position.
roman is not content to let Yrttiseppa control the position.
Yrttiseppa works his way into side control.
Yrttiseppa grinds an elbow into roman's temple.
roman tries to strike but it doesn't land.
roman is looking for a sweep.
Yrttiseppa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yrttiseppa looks up at the clock and then as roman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yrttiseppa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
roman is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa has an Americana. roman didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Yrttiseppa is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Yrttiseppa hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jaakko Yrttiseppa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xandra Tayman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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205 lbs
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207 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xandra Tayman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tayman sprawls well. Tayman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ivanov gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tayman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tayman moves into the clinch.
Ivanov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tayman prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tayman regains guard.
Tayman working a defensive guard but Ivanov passes into half guard.
Ivanov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tayman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tayman tries to get to full guard but Ivanov has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Ivanov there.
Ivanov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tayman is trying to maintain the position but Ivanov is very close to passing his half guard.
Ivanov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tayman!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayman is in a horrible position here. Ivanov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tayman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ivanov lands a big shot there that rocks Tayman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Ivanov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Ivanov.
Ivanov looking to control but Tayman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ivanov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tayman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ivanov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tayman gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov prevents Tayman from improving his position.
Ivanov content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov thows a huge punch but Tayman dodges it nicely.
Tayman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ivanov.
Tayman wants to improve his position but Ivanov is controlling well.
Ivanov slips a nice elbow through Tayman's hands, connecting with Tayman's forehead.
Tayman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ivanov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ivanov's back!
Ivanov has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Tayman.
Ivanov just trying to survive but Tayman is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Tayman working for the choke.
Ivanov breaks Tayman's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tayman keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
Ivanov thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ivanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ivanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tayman slaps away a takedown attempt from Ivanov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ivanov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tayman is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ivanov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tayman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tayman tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ivanov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ivanov unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a big shot there that rocks Tayman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tayman tries to buck Ivanov off but he can't manage it.
Tayman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ivanov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tayman hang on?
Ivanov is landing with some decent strikes but Tayman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanov lands a heavy elbow.
Tayman looks gassed!
Ivanov landing strikes from the mount and Tayman is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov with good strikes from the mount here!
Tayman can't escape the position.
Ivanov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tayman?
Ivanov cracks Tayman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Ivanov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ivanov tries for a takedown but Tayman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ivanov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tayman's waist but Tayman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ivanov off to one side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tayman!
Tayman misses with a two punch combination.
Tayman fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivanov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tayman was covering up waiting for the punch and Ivanov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ivanov trying to control but Tayman is working from the bottom.
Ivanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ivanov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ivanov trying to control but Tayman is working from the bottom.
Tayman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ivanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tayman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ivanov throws a strike but Tayman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ivanov is trying to keep Tayman in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown but Tayman shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ivanov 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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ivanov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tayman tries to hold on but Ivanov pushes him away.
BOOM! Ivanov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tayman tries to hold on but Ivanov postures up.
Ivanov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tayman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yuri Ivanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov landing punches.
Tayman tries to hold on but Ivanov pushes him away.
Ivanov prevents Tayman from getting the reversal.
Tayman is breathing heavily.
Ivanov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ivanov lands a big shot there that rocks Tayman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ivanov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ivanov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tayman's face.
Tayman is rocked!
Tayman taking shots to the head.
Tayman is still in real trouble! Can Ivanov finish him?
Ivanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tayman can do to turn this around?
Ivanov postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Tayman bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ivanov and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Ivanov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fleegle bananasplits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eichi Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bananasplits comes to the cage accompanied by tra la la by the banana splits. This should be a great matchup!
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212 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good kicks
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fleegle bananasplits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eichi Onizuka!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as bananasplits checks a leg kick.
Onizuka tries to clinch but bananasplits is having none of it.
Onizuka tries to close the distance and clinch up but bananasplits swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eichi Onizuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onizuka tries to close the distance and clinch up but bananasplits swats him away and circles back towards the center.
bananasplits fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
bananasplits misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Onizuka misses with a body shot.
Onizuka throws a head kick that misses
and bananasplits counters with a takedown into side control.
Onizuka struggling a bit here.
Onizuka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but bananasplits wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
bananasplits has hold of Onizuka's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Onizuka seems comfortable defending it but bananasplits has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Onizuka is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Onizuka is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but bananasplits couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fleegle bananasplits!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kobayashi's choice of entrance music: Seven Samurai. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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138 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henrique Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo checks a low kick from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi wants to slow Aldo down by chopping away at his legs.
Kobayashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kobayashi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aldo to score with a decent uppercut.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kobayashi avoids a kick to the body.
Kobayashi misses with a low kick.
Kobayashi throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
Aldo lands a head kick. Kobayashi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kobayashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Kobayashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aldo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Come on Aldo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aldo wants a takedown but no success here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aldo as Kobayashi tries to tie him up.
Aldo lands a nice uppercut.
Kobayashi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aldo'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.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldo avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo slows down the pace here.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo avoiding damage as Kobayashi throws knees to the body.
Aldo is working for takedown but Kobayashi is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrique Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kobayashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aldo.
Aldo lands a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Aldo.
Kobayashi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo avoiding damage as Kobayashi throws knees to the body.
Kobayashi gets underhooks to prevent Aldo's takedown attempt.
Kobayashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aldo lands a good knee to the midsection. Kobayashi won't want to take too many of those.
Kobayashi wants to stall.
Aldo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aldo pulls Kobayashi into guard.
Aldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kobayashi.
Aldo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kobayashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Kobayashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aldo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aldo wants to sweep but no luck.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Aldo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kobayashi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kobayashi pushes down on Aldo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kobayashi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aldo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kobayashi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aldo defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kobayashi slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aldo is defending against the submission attempts here by Kobayashi.
Aldo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kobayashi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kobayashi's back!
Aldo biding his time, looking for the opening.
Aldo wants to control but Kobayashi is keeping busy.
Kobayashi won't enjoy being in this position. Aldo looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Kobayashi is tapping - it's over boys! Aldo picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Henrique Aldo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sancho Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Tong Panong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zola comes to the cage accompanied by Black Crow On A Tombstone by Satyricon. Tong Panong has chosen Tetris Song (remix) as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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197 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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190 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sancho Zola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marc Tong Panong!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zola looks to throw the jab but Tong Panong is out of range.
Zola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zola scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Marc Tong Panong has been cut.
Zola looks to throw the jab but Tong Panong is out of range.
A punch combination from Zola misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Zola. That snapped Tong Panong's head back.
Zola cracks Tong Panong with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tong Panong falls to his knees and Zola doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sancho Zola!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khen Aranico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Kurose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aranico comes to the cage accompanied by Psycho. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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24
143 lbs
8 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khen Aranico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Kurose!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurose 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.
Kurose drops back looking for a leg! Aranico is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aranico manages to kick Kurose off! Kurose jumps back into Aranico's guard.
Kurose postures up.
Kurose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kurose drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Aranico manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kurose has Aranico in his guard.
Kurose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kurose throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurose is trying to keep Aranico in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aranico preventing the sweep.
Aranico pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kurose is keeping the position for now.
Aranico stopping the sweep attempt from Kurose.
Aranico wants to pass the guard but Kurose is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aranico throws a nice looking combination but Kurose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aranico throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kurose was covering up waiting for the punch and Aranico finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aranico advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurose is looking to regain half guard here but Aranico keeps moving and retains side control.
Aranico postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aranico decides to stand back up.
Kurose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aranico lands an overhand right.
Kurose misses with a double jab
and Aranico counters with a nice body shot.
Kurose looks gassed!
Kurose shoots in but no luck this time.
Aranico misses with a combination
and Kurose counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Aranico!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurose in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Aranico in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Aranico that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Aranico really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kurose looking to ground and pound but Aranico is blocking nicely.
Kurose is landing with some decent strikes but Aranico is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Aranico can't escape the position.
Aranico wants to control but Kurose is having none of it.
Kurose looking to control but Aranico is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Aranico wants to control but Kurose is having none of it.
Kurose looking to finish Aranico with some ground and pound. This is bad for Aranico!
Kurose controlling the position easily from mount.
Kurose can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aranico is looking to escape.
Kurose cracks Aranico with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Kurose dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aranico slips a jab from Kurose.
Kurose shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Aranico blocking the ground and pound.
Kurose can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aranico is looking to escape.
Kurose content just to control the position here.
Aranico is squirming around, avoiding Kurose's attempts to control the action.
Aranico'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurose throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kurose misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kurose scoring with strikes but Aranico is staying in there.
Kurose pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kurose jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Aranico is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Aranico and Kurose has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kurose is breathing heavily.
An elbow from Kurose crashes against the mat.
Kurose trying to control the position but Aranico is working away.
Aranico is trying to improve his position.
Kurose is putting a hurting on Aranico here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurose in side control, throwing shots but Aranico defends.
Kurose is working to tighten is grip on Aranico's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Aranico has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Kurose is really squeezing tight and eventually Aranico passes out! Kurose breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Matthew Kurose!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurisu Ikora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurisu Ikora has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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167 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurisu Ikora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fat Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ikora avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ikora shoots for a takedown but Ronaldo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ronaldo misses with a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ronaldo.
Ikora shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ronaldo sprawls well. Ronaldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ikora gets slowly back to his feet.
Ikora blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ronaldo connects with the punch.
Ikora blocks a jab.
Ronaldo misses with a double jab.
Fat Ronaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ronaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands with an uppercut that bounces Ikora off the cage and back into rage.
Ikora will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurisu Ikora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronaldo throws a series of strikes that have Ikora backpedaling.
Ronaldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ronaldo is looking to score with low kicks.
Ikora dodges the punch combination from Ronaldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ronaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ikora.
Ronaldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ikora will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ronaldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ronaldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Ronaldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ronaldo misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from Ronaldo. No joy for Ikora on that attempt.
Ikora drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fat Ronaldo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ronaldo swinging wildly here.
Ikora misses with a takedown attempt - Ronaldo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ronaldo throws a series of punches but Ikora moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikora shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ronaldo wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ikora wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ronaldo keeps working.
Ronaldo is looking to escape.
Ikora is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ikora stops Ronaldo from getting back to his feet.
Ikora is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ronaldo sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ikora is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ikora is looking to pass Ronaldo's guard but actually Ronaldo recovers to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ronaldo looks to land a right hand but Ikora moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a right and a left that Ikora avoids nicely.
Ronaldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ikora moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ikora avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ronaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ikora shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ronaldo sprawls well. Ronaldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ikora gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ronaldo throws a right and a left that Ikora avoids nicely.
Ronaldo lands a jab to Ikora's midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ikora walks into a straight right hand from Ronaldo.
Ikora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ronaldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fat Ronaldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ronaldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ikora moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ronaldo looks to land a combination but Ikora avoids it well.
Ronaldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Ikora is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a right and a left that Ikora avoids nicely.
Ronaldo tries to bum rush Ikora with a series of wild strikes but Ikora uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikora fails with the takedown.
Ronaldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ronaldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kurisu Ikora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Ronaldo misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ronaldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ronaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ikora moves out of range of the strikes.
Ronaldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ikora.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Ronaldo misses.
A left lands for Ronaldo.
Fat Ronaldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Ronaldo misses.
Ronaldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ikora moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ronaldo misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ronaldo throws a series of punches but Ikora moves out of range.
Ikora showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a nice looking combination but Ikora bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kurisu Ikora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ikora shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ronaldo's guard.
Fat Ronaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ikora missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fat Ronaldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ronaldo 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fat Ronaldo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greer Morimune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Hawkes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Greer Morimune's chin.
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23
181 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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25
180 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Greer Morimune!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkes is looking to clinch.
Morimune shoots in for a takedown but Hawkes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawkes lands a big head kick that sends Morimune tumbling to the mat! Hawkes takes a step backwards and waves Morimune back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Morimune is rocked!
It looks like Greer Morimune has been cut.
Morimune takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morimune is still on wobbly legs! Can Hawkes finish him?
Hawkes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morimune paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawkes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morimune moves out of range of the body kick from Hawkes.
Morimune seems to have recovered his senses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morimune.
Morimune tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morimune is staying tight to Hawkes's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Morimune trying to control the action but Hawkes is working from the bottom.
Hawkes prevents Morimune from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimune is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hawkes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Morimune is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hawkes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hawkes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morimune looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hawkes trying to control but Morimune postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hawkes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Morimune is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hawkes tries to get to full guard but Morimune has control of the leg.
Hawkes is doing well to control the position and prevent Morimune from advancing to side control.
Hawkes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morimune's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hawkes looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes looking to control but Morimune passes into half guard.
Morimune performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hawkes preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Morimune trying to control from half guard but Hawkes is working away.
Morimune prevents Hawkes from standing back up.
Hawkes is refusing to be controlled, as Morimune sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morimune is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hawkes is not content to let Morimune control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morimune looks for a takedown but Hawkes sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morimune is defended easily by Hawkes.
Jonathan Hawkes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greer Morimune.
Nice cross by Hawkes.
Jonathan Hawkes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkes gets caught flat footed, as Morimune shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hawkes trying to keep a closed guard but Morimune is proving a slippery customer.
Hawkes is pulling down on Morimune's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hawkes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greer Morimune's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hawkes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Morimune fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hawkes avoids it really well and circles away.
Morimune looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morimune is trying to control. Hawkes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morimune in particular looking to stall.
Morimune wants to control but Hawkes is keeping him busy.
Hawkes wants to control but Morimune is keeping busy.
Morimune trying to control the action but Hawkes is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimune is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hawkes defends it well.
Morimune is breathing heavily.
Morimune trying to control the action but Hawkes is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morimune shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawkes as he jumps to the side.
Hawkes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jonathan Hawkes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawkes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawkes leaves Morimune with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jonathan Hawkes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greer Morimune.
Hawkes fails to land with a series of punches.
Morimune shoots for a takedown but Hawkes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morimune uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawkes.
Hawkes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hawkes throws an overhand right that lands on Morimune's shoulder, as Morimune tries to avoid the shot.
Hawkes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morimune.
Hawkes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hawkes clinches up with Morimune and pushes him back against the cage.
Hawkes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hawkes manages to break the clinch.
Jonathan Hawkes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawkes throws a low kick but Morimune avoids it.
Hawkes misses with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morimune.
A jab from Hawkes misses.
Hawkes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morimune shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Morimune is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hawkes has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hawkes!
Hawkes wants to control from the top but Morimune keeps moving.
Morimune wants to hit a switch here but Hawkes passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morimune there!
Morimune is trying to escape the mount.
Hawkes is working for a guillotine from mount but Morimune frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimune is desperately trying to improve his position but Hawkes has a good base and remains in mount.
Hawkes avoids the attempt from Morimune to control.
Hawkes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Morimune is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morimune is working to get back to half guard.
Hawkes working Morimune over with strikes here.
Hawkes unloading with bombs!
Morimune is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hawkes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Greer Morimune's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Morimune fails to land the takedown.
Hawkes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morimune looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morimune shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hawkes pinned against the cage. Hawkes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jonathan Hawkes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greer Morimune.
Hawkes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morimune avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morimune closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawkes circles away.
Morimune takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimune shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawkes sprawls well. He's pushed Morimune's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morimune circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morimune shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hawkes tries to get to full guard but Morimune has control of the leg.
Morimune in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hawkes tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Morimune!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Greer Morimune!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Rakusaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Six Feet Under - Lycanthropy. Rakusaba has chosen David Bowie - Suffragette City as his entrance music. Kazushi Rakusaba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Rakusaba!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rakusaba closes the distance and clinches up with Norris, looking for a takedown. Rakusaba pushes Norris against the cage but Norris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Norris connects with a body shot.
Norris throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Norris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rakusaba if he has to take too many more of those.
Norris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid body kick from Norris.
Rakusaba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rakusaba has a takedown stuffed.
Norris scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakusaba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rakusaba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Norris defends it nicely.
Buck Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Rakusaba.
Rakusaba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norris as he avoids it easily.
Rakusaba looks gassed!
Norris connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris lands a head kick!
It looks like Kazushi Rakusaba has been cut.
Rakusaba walks into a left hand.
Rakusaba shoots in and drives through. Norris sprawls well.
Rakusaba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Norris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rakusaba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norris.
Norris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rakusaba. That did some damage!
Norris connects with a single shot there.
Rakusaba has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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 chopping leg kick lands by Norris.
Rakusaba just misses with a punch to the body.
Rakusaba throws a jab when Norris was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Norris. That's going to slow Rakusaba down.
Norris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rakusaba. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris.
Rakusaba walks into a jab.
Rakusaba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Norris, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norris.
Norris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Buck Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rakusaba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rakusaba takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rakusaba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rakusaba tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Norris misses with a few strikes there.
Rakusaba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Norris scoring well with a low kick there.
Norris scores with a head kick.
Norris thuds a left hand into Rakusaba's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Norris.
Norris scores with a hook.
Rakusaba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rakusaba has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Norris.
Norris works Rakusaba's body with a nice hook.
Norris instigates a clinch.
Norris scores a nice knee to the body.
Norris taking a breather.
Norris digs a right hand underneath Rakusaba's ribcage. Rakusaba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Norris digs a right hand underneath Rakusaba's ribcage. Rakusaba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
Norris digs a right hand underneath Rakusaba's ribcage. Rakusaba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Norris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Norris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rakusaba stalling in the clinch but Norris improves position.
Norris lands a shot to the body.
Norris lands a hook that snaps the head of Rakusaba backwards.
Norris scores with a hook to the body.
Rakusaba looking for a takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Norris.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norris.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
Stalling in the clinch from Norris.
Rakusaba wants a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Norris works on Rakusaba's body with a couple of short punches.
Norris working Rakusaba over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Norris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazushi Rakusaba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Norris stuns Rakusaba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Norris.
Rakusaba is trying desperately to land a takedown but Norris is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rakusaba.
Norris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris scores with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Norris. No joy for Rakusaba on that attempt.
Rakusaba shoots for a takedown but Norris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Norris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rakusaba shoots in for a takedown but Norris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Buck Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Rakusaba.
Norris sizes up Rakusaba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rakusaba changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Norris looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Norris wants to control but Rakusaba postures up.
Rakusaba is trying to move to mount but Norris reverses beautifully and ends up in Rakusaba's guard.
Rakusaba is breathing heavily.
Norris content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris stands up and waves to Rakusaba to follow him.
Rakusaba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Norris is fending him off so far but Rakusaba persists. Nope, Norris circles away and we're back to standing.
Buck Norris is winning the standup battle so far.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Rakusaba.
Norris gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rakusaba to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rakusaba stopping the sweep attempt from Norris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Norris wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rakusaba drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Norris manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rakusaba has Norris in his guard.
Norris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Norris stands up from Rakusaba's guard - Norris perhaps looking for a knockout.
No luck for Rakusaba with that takedown attempt.
Rakusaba throws a hook but Norris blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Norris tries to avoid it but Rakusaba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Norris to the ground. Norris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Norris stuffs the takedown attempt from Rakusaba. Rakusaba gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Norris.
A slapping leg kick lands for Norris.
Rakusaba has a takedown stuffed.
Kazushi Rakusaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rakusaba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Norris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norris lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Norris throws a right and a left that Rakusaba avoids nicely.
Norris lands a body shot.
Norris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Norris slips a jab from Rakusaba.
Rakusaba throws a hook but Norris avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Norris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kazushi Rakusaba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rakusaba takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Norris connects with a looping right hand.
Rakusaba tries for a takedown but Norris circles away easily
and Norris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rakusaba thows a body shot but no joy.
Rakusaba with a poor takedown
and Norris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norris connects with a solid leg kick.
Norris scores with the left hand. Rakusaba knows he should have avoided that one.
Norris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norris lands with a cross.
Norris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the body from Rakusaba misses
and Norris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norris throws a head kick but Rakusaba moves out of range.
Rakusaba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakusaba throws a lazy right hand but Norris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rakusaba can do to turn this around?
Rakusaba fails with the takedown
and Norris counters with a solid body kick.
Buck Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Rakusaba.
Rakusaba misses with a takedown attempt
and Norris counters with a leg kick.
Rakusaba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Norris connects with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Norris.
Norris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Norris lands a jab-cross combination.
Norris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rakusaba ducks right into an uppercut from Norris.
Norris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Norris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rakusaba's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris scores with a sloppy right hand. Rakusaba should have avoided that one.
Norris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris looks to land a combination. Rakusaba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rakusaba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rakusaba misses with a straight left.
Norris digs a good body shot into Rakusaba's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Norris.
Norris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Norris. That snapped Rakusaba's head back.
Rakusaba throws a predictable looking body shot
and Norris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rakusaba shoots and misses
and Norris counters with an outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norris.
Rakusaba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rakusaba tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Norris throws a head kick that Rakusaba semi-blocks.
Norris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rakusaba's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Norris.
Norris connects with a jab.
Norris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Norris lands with a nice body kick.
Norris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rakusaba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rakusaba tries for a takedown but Norris circles away easily
and Norris counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris pushes Rakusaba away with a front kick.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rakusaba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris scores with a shot to the body.
Norris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Norris throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kazushi Rakusaba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rakusaba slips a jab and a cross from Norris.
Rakusaba takes a jab right on the kisser.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk. Norris catches Rakusaba right on the button with a cross.
Rakusaba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norris. Norris obviously looking to wear him down.
Rakusaba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Norris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Norris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Norris 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Norris!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivica Andric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Hideaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andric kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is La Voix. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivica Andric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Hideaki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hideaki misses with a straight right.
Hideaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hideaki sizes up Andric with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hideaki.
Andric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hideaki.
Hideaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hideaki misses with a jab to the body
enabling Andric to counter with a crisp jab.
Andric fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hideaki shoots in and bounces Andric off the cage to secure the takedown into 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.
Hideaki is pushing down on Andric's leg trying to pass to half guard. Andric is fighting to maintain full guard but Hideaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Andric wants to get back to his feet.
Hideaki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Andric sees it coming and defends easily.
Hideaki wants to free his trapped foot but Andric is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideaki trying to control from Andric's half guard. Andric has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hideaki looking to pass the guard.
Andric will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Andric is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hideaki is controlling him.
Hideaki looking to sit in guard and control but Andric gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hideaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Andric manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hideaki has gone for a leg lock! Andric slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hideaki's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hideaki is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Andric frees his head nicely. Oh but Hideaki has switched to an armbar! Andric is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Akio Hideaki!
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