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ASTRAL.27 BLAZE PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Cesar Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Cesar Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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311 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Gary Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Cesar Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peterson tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peterson to the ground. Peterson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Gary Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Cesar Silva.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Peterson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Peterson sprawls well.
Peterson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva looks gassed!
Peterson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Peterson is looking for the KO!
Peterson rushes Silva with punches - Silva moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Silva goes down! Peterson follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Peterson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaol Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Martin's choice of entrance music: Freude schöner Götter Funken. Peter Martin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaol Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Martin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Funkyama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martin.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Funkyama lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Funkyama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Funkyama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martin's head.
Martin shoots in but Funkyama avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Funkyama.
Martin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Funkyama scores with a head kick.
Funkyama is looking to clinch.
Martin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Funkyama circles away.
Crunch! Funkyama slams his shin into Martin's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Funkyama.
Funkyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin looks gassed!
A chopping leg kick lands by Funkyama.
A good leg kick by Funkyama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama thumps Martin with a low kick.
Martin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Funkyama. That one must have hurt.
Funkyama lands with a kick to the temple. Martin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Funkyama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kaol Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Funkyama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Funkyama.
Martin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Funkyama. Funkyama obviously looking to wear him down.
Funkyama throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Peter Martin has been cut.
Funkyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Martin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Funkyama.
Funkyama connects with a solid leg kick.
Funkyama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martin if he has to take too many more of those.
Funkyama throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Funkyama.
Martin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Funkyama, right into the meat.
Funkyama throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Funkyama cracks the inside of Martin's front leg.
Funkyama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Funkyama, right into the meat.
Funkyama has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.
Funkyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Funkyama.
Good leg kick by Funkyama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Funkyama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Funkyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Funkyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama connects with a high kick.
Martin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Funkyama. That's going to slow Martin down.
Funkyama connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Funkyama. Funkyama obviously looking to wear him down.
Funkyama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Funkyama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Funkyama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funkyama keeps Martin at a distance using the push kick.
Martin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Funkyama.
Funkyama throws a nice head kick!
Funkyama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Funkyama, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Funkyama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama thumps Martin with a low kick.
Funkyama lands a head kick!
Funkyama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Funkyama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Funkyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Funkyama.
Funkyama connects with a solid leg kick.
Funkyama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
Kaol Funkyama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Funkyama lands a head kick. Martin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A solid leg kick lands there for Funkyama.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Funkyama throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
Funkyama scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaol Funkyama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Martin'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.
A good leg kick by Funkyama.
Funkyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Funkyama.
Funkyama moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Funkyama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Funkyama lands a head kick. Martin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A chopping leg kick lands by Funkyama.
Funkyama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Funkyama scores with a kick to the midsection.
Peter Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Funkyama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Funkyama moves into the clinch.
Funkyama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Funkyama lands but Martin takes it in his stride.
Funkyama is looking to slow Martin down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Funkyama.
Martin takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Funkyama.
Good leg kick by Funkyama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Funkyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Martin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Funkyama is looking to slow Martin down with leg kicks.
Funkyama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
Funkyama thumps Martin with a low kick.
Funkyama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Funkyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funkyama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Funkyama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Funkyama connects with a high kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Funkyama.
Martin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Funkyama. Funkyama obviously looking to wear him down.
Funkyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Funkyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Funkyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Funkyama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Funkyama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Funkyama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Funkyama connects with a high kick.
Martin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaol Funkyama is winning the standup battle so far.
Funkyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Funkyama. That's going to slow Martin down.
Funkyama scores with a leg kick.
Martin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Funkyama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Funkyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Funkyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Funkyama.
Funkyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Funkyama throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
Funkyama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martin's head.
Crunch! Funkyama slams his shin into Martin's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funkyama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martin.
Funkyama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Funkyama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Funkyama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
A thudding body kick lands there by Funkyama!
Martin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Funkyama.
Martin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That has opened up Peter Martin's cut even more.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Funkyama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Funkyama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Funkyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Funkyama cracks the inside of Martin's front leg.
Funkyama wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaol Funkyama dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Martin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Funkyama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martin's head.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Funkyama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Funkyama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Funkyama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Martin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Funkyama. Funkyama obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circle, before Funkyama throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Martin's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Funkyama lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Kaol Funkyama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arne Weisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Sunabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weisse comes into the arena with David Guetta - Im in Miami Beach blaring out of the sound system. Ryo Sunabe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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154 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arne Weisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Sunabe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weisse scores with a takedown into Sunabe's guard.
Weisse wants to control from the top but Sunabe keeps moving.
Weisse passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Weisse tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Weisse has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Weisse content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Weisse thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weisse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sunabe keeps working.
Weisse content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
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.
Sunabe is pushing Weisse's head away, looking to escape. Weisse manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Sunabe's face as Weisse controls the position.
Sunabe is looking to reverse the position.
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.
Weisse is looking to take a break and control but Sunabe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Weisse is really struggling to control Sunabe but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sunabe gets caught flat footed, as Weisse shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sunabe keeping moving, preventing Weisse from controlling successfully.
Weisse thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weisse looking to pass the guard.
Weisse is working hard here to advance position.
Weisse trying to control the position from guard on top but Sunabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sunabe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sunabe lands in his opponent's guard.
Sunabe wants to control from the top but Weisse keeps moving.
Weisse manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sunabe manages to get himself to full guard.
Sunabe is trying to control the position but Weisse postures up.
Weisse won't allow Sunabe to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weisse trying to control the position from guard on top but Sunabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weisse is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arne Weisse dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sunabe scores a takedown into full mount!
Weisse is in all sorts of trouble here.
Weisse holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sunabe tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Weisse is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunabe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sunabe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Weisse is looking to escape.
Weisse is working to get back to half guard.
Sunabe punching from mount but Weisse doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sunabe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Weisse is looking to escape.
Weisse can't escape the position.
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.
Weisse is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Weisse can't escape the position.
Weisse regains half guard.
Weisse is looking for a sweep. Sunabe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sunabe throwing shots but Weisse is blocking nicely.
Weisse moves into full guard.
Weisse is looking to sweep but instead, Sunabe has passed into half guard.
Weisse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Weisse manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weisse manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Weisse controlling from mount.
Weisse is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sunabe can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Weisse fails to advance to Sunabe's back.
You get the feeling that Sunabe really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Weisse tries to control but Sunabe wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weisse sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arne Weisse dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sunabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sunabe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sunabe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Weisse tries to avoid it but Sunabe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Weisse to the ground. Weisse escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sunabe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Weisse.
Sunabe fails with the takedown
and Weisse counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Weisse wants to pass the guard but Sunabe is defending well.
Arne Weisse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weisse is trying to control the action in half guard but Sunabe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Weisse looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sunabe tries to kick Weisse off but Weisse keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunabe is refusing to be controlled, as Weisse sits in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Weisse looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Weisse closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sunabe as Weisse tries to tie him up.
Sunabe stops a takedown attempt from Weisse.
Sunabe is pressed up against the ropes. Weisse has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sunabe down to the mat. Sunabe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arne Weisse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sunabe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weisse counters with a single leg into guard. Sunabe didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunabe looking for a sweep. Not yet Sunabe, not yet.
Weisse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sunabe is keeping the position for now.
Weisse slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sunabe keeping full guard, as Weisse tries to pass.
Sunabe is looking to stand back up but Weisse counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sunabe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weisse is pressing down on Sunabe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sunabe is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sunabe misses with a wild body shot.
Weisse shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sunabe pinned against the cage. Sunabe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Weisse closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Weisse lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weisse tries to free his leg and advance position but Sunabe is retaining full guard.
Weisse forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weisse is keen to just control but Sunabe is a slippery customer.
Weisse prevents Sunabe from standing back up.
Weisse is looking to advance position but Sunabe won't allow it.
Weisse wants to control but Sunabe is keeping him busy.
Arne Weisse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Weisse passes to side control.
Ryo Sunabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weisse is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sunabe's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arne Weisse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weisse 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arne Weisse!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwan Seung Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwan Seung Park will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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166 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwan Seung Park!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock swings for the body but Park moves out of range.
Babcock misses with an uppercut.
Babcock misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Park.
Babcock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Park keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babcock.
Kwan Seung Park seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Park falls off balance throwing a combination
and Babcock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Babcock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Park swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Babcock pushing down on Park's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Babcock passes the guard and advances to mount!
Babcock postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Park looks a forlorn figure.
Babcock 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.
Park is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Babcock looking to finish Park with some ground and pound. This is bad for Park!
Babcock breaks from Park's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Park in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Babcock landing strikes, looking to finish!
Babcock looking to finish Park with some ground and pound. This is bad for Park!
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.
Babcock landing shots from mount.
Park is rocked!
Babcock postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Park bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Babcock and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Babcock!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nobuyuki Kawakita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokahuro Nagabushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nobuyuki Kawakita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokahuro Nagabushi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawakita shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nagabushi as he avoids it easily.
A combination from Nagabushi does no damage.
Kawakita thows a body shot but no joy.
Kawakita gets a clinch.
Kawakita jumps guard and drags Nagabushi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nagabushi won't allow Kawakita to get back to his feet.
Kawakita has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nagabushi has passed into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nagabushi tries to stand but Kawakita is controlling his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagabushi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagabushi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tokahuro Nagabushi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kawakita tries for a takedown but Nagabushi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kawakita tries to clinch up.
Nagabushi swinging wildly here.
Kawakita throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagabushi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nagabushi throws a nice looking combination but Kawakita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nagabushi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kawakita.
No joy there for Nagabushi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kawakita is defended easily by Nagabushi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nobuyuki Kawakita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagabushi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kawakita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nagabushi.
Nice takedown defense from Nagabushi. No joy for Kawakita on that attempt.
That's two 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.
Nagabushi throws a combination. Kawakita tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nagabushi misses with a double jab.
A combination from Nagabushi does no damage.
Kawakita lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nagabushi misses with the combination.
Nagabushi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kawakita darts in and clinches Nagabushi up against the ropes.
Nagabushi is looking to break free of the clinch but Kawakita has double underhooks.
Nagabushi can't break the clinch.
Kawakita drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nagabushi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kawakita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Nagabushi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kawakita is looking to clinch.
Nagabushi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kawakita tries to clinch but Nagabushi is having none of it.
Nagabushi misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagabushi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nagabushi fails to land with a series of punches.
Kawakita clinches up against the ropes.
Nagabushi wants to break free but Kawakita has control.
Nagabushi tries to break the clinch but Kawakita is controlling the position.
Nagabushi has had enough of the clinch but Kawakita keeps him there for the moment.
Kawakita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kawakita closes the distance and clinches up with Nagabushi, looking for a takedown. Kawakita pushes Nagabushi against the ropes but Nagabushi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kawakita slips under a jab from Nagabushi.
Kawakita pushes Nagabushi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kawakita keeps control of Nagabushi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kawakita is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Nagabushi can't fight it off and eventually Kawakita manages to take the fight to the floor. Nagabushi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kawakita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawakita pushes down on Nagabushi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nagabushi is not content to let Kawakita control the position.
Kawakita prevents Nagabushi from standing back up.
Kawakita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nagabushi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kawakita trying to control from Nagabushi's half guard. Nagabushi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kawakita trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagabushi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tokahuro Nagabushi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kawakita shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kawakita showed some decent athleticism there.
Kawakita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kawakita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kawakita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nagabushi's head.
Nagabushi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kawakita.
Kawakita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kawakita wants to stand and escape but instead Nagabushi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawakita 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.
Kawakita is trying to keep Nagabushi in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kawakita wants to clinch.
Kawakita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nagabushi misses with a wild combination.
That's two 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.
Nagabushi swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawakita looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nagabushi blocks a head kick by Kawakita.
Kawakita scores a takedown into full mount!
Kawakita goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Nagabushi is on top in guard.
Nagabushi wants to get up but he can't break Kawakita's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawakita wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Nagabushi manages to pass to side control.
Nagabushi tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kawakita.
Kawakita makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kawakita.
Kawakita throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kawakita 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.
Nagabushi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kawakita is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kawakita pushes Nagabushi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobuyuki Kawakita dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kawakita lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kawakita is looking to clinch.
Nobuyuki Kawakita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nagabushi looks to land a combination but Kawakita avoids it well.
Kawakita moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A left and a right from Nagabushi both land. Nice combination.
Nagabushi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nagabushi throws a nice looking combination but Kawakita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nagabushi throws a right and a left that Kawakita avoids nicely.
Nagabushi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kawakita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nagabushi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nagabushi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nagabushi.
Kawakita avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nagabushi with a nice cross.
Kawakita looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nagabushi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kawakita.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawakita wants to control but Nagabushi is keeping him busy.
Kawakita is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nagabushi sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kawakita stops Nagabushi from getting back to his feet.
Kawakita working Nagabushi over with strikes.
Kawakita stalling away here and it's allowed Nagabushi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Nagabushi wants to get back to his feet but Kawakita is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nagabushi keeping moving, preventing Kawakita from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kawakita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kawakita 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.
Kawakita postures up in Nagabushi's guard and throws a big left but Nagabushi blocks it.
Kawakita drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nagabushi dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawakita looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nagabushi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kawakita is trying to control but can't.
Nagabushi tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kawakita tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nagabushi passes into side control, despite Kawakita's attempt to control the position.
Kawakita is looking for a sweep.
Kawakita wants to get back to his feet but Nagabushi drags him back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tokahuro Nagabushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nagabushi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tokahuro Nagabushi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kira Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Tamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kira Yamato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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181 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kira Yamato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Tamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamato drops Tamura with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tamura looks back up at him and smiles so Yamato waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tamura is rocked!
It looks like Yuki Tamura has been cut.
Tamura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamato.
Tamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamato finish him?
Tamura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kira Yamato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamato scores with a hook to the body. Tamura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamura moves away.
Tamura seems to have recovered his senses.
Yamato connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Tamura to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Yamato!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kira Yamato!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Strothers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamont Strothers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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174 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lamont Strothers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Kim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Strothers trying to hold on to Kim's head to control him but Kim postures up.
Kim is keen to just control but Strothers is a slippery customer.
Strothers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Strothers is refusing to be controlled, as Kim sits in half guard.
Kim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kim is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kim trying to control from half guard but Strothers is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kim stalks Strothers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Strothers's face. Strothers staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Strothers makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Strothers.
Kim is looking to stand up but Strothers won't let him.
Kim has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Strothers to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kim is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Strothers pulls down on the head and he's put Kim to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lamont Strothers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daisaku Ikeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisaku Ikeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihro Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ikeda misses with a double jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Akiyama.
Ikeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akiyama.
Akiyama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ikeda avoids it really well and circles away.
Ikeda throws a right hand that Akiyama ducks under and follows up with a left that Akiyama also avoids with ease.
Ikeda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Akiyama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ikeda is fending him off so far but Akiyama persists. Nope, Ikeda circles away and we're back to standing.
Daisaku Ikeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihro Akiyama.
Akiyama misses with a takedown attempt - Ikeda sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Akiyama needs to keep his hands up - Ikeda had a free shot at his head there.
Ikeda slaps away a takedown attempt from Akiyama, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Akiyama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ikeda as he avoids it easily.
Akiyama shoots for a double leg takedown but Ikeda sprawls well. He's pushed Akiyama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ikeda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Akiyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akiyama slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikeda just misses with a punch to the body.
Ikeda just misses with a punch to the body.
Ikeda fails to land with a series of punches.
Ikeda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ikeda throws a nice looking combination but Akiyama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akiyama shoots in for a takedown but Ikeda shows good takedown defense.
Ikeda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akiyama circles away quickly and effectively.
Daisaku Ikeda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akiyama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Akiyama.
Akiyama is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ikeda's half 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.
Ikeda is trying to stand back up but Akiyama is controlling him
Akiyama trying to control the action but Ikeda is working from the bottom.
Akiyama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama wants to work for an arm triangle but Ikeda is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Akiyama is pressing down on Ikeda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ikeda is holding on for now.
Akiyama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akiyama is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Akiyama looks gassed!
Akiyama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Akiyama is trying to work for a kimura but Ikeda is defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ikeda throws a jab when Akiyama was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikeda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ikeda looks to land a combination but Akiyama avoids it well.
Ikeda digs a good body shot into Akiyama's ribs.
Akiyama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ikeda. Akiyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akiyama shoots in but Ikeda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ikeda misses with a few strikes there.
Ikeda stuffs the takedown.
Akiyama is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ikeda's half guard.
Akiyama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ikeda defending well though.
Ikeda wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is working for a submission of some sort.
Akiyama is trying to control. Ikeda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ikeda has one foot on Akiyama's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Akiyama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ikeda misses with a series of wild punches.
Akiyama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ikeda as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daisaku Ikeda dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ikeda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akiyama fails with the takedown.
Akiyama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ikeda's waist but Ikeda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Akiyama off to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Akiyama is defended easily by Ikeda.
Daisaku Ikeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihro Akiyama.
Ikeda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Akiyama fails with a takedown attempt.
Akiyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ikeda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Akiyama.
Akiyama gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ikeda.
Akiyama is breathing heavily.
Akiyama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ikeda but Ikeda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ikeda misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikeda scores with a jab.
Akiyama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ikeda's waist but Ikeda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Akiyama off to one side.
Daisaku Ikeda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ikeda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Akiyama.
Ikeda closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Akiyama shoots in for a double leg but Ikeda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ikeda's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ikeda duly obliges.
Ikeda connects with a good right hand that stumbles Akiyama. Akiyama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Akiyama is rocked!
Ikeda cracks Akiyama on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Akiyama falls backwards against the ropes. Ikeda follows up with more strikes that drop Akiyama to his knees. Ikeda keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Akiyama! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daisaku Ikeda!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Song Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aki Sirkesalo (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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147 lbs
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151 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Song Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aki Sirkesalo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirkesalo slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee looks to land a combination but Sirkesalo avoids it well.
Sirkesalo thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Sirkesalo.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Sirkesalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee dives in and grabs Sirkesalo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sirkesalo pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Sirkesalo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the ropes.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Sirkesalo throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sirkesalo misses with a double jab
so Lee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Sirkesalo.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sirkesalo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lee has passed into side control.
Sirkesalo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lee.
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.
Sirkesalo sneaks back into half guard.
Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sirkesalo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two 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.
Sirkesalo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sirkesalo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee is trying to work for a kimura but Sirkesalo is defending well.
Lee is looking to stall here but Sirkesalo recovers full guard.
Sirkesalo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Sirkesalo is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd cheers as Sirkesalo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
Sirkesalo cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Sirkesalo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sirkesalo throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee misses the body punch
and Sirkesalo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sirkesalo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sirkesalo thinking.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Lee gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sirkesalo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sirkesalo blocking some punches.
Sirkesalo manages to break the clinch.
Lee is looking to wear down Sirkesalo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Sirkesalo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Song Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee prevents Sirkesalo from breaking the clinch.
Lee is pushing Sirkesalo up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sirkesalo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee dives in and grabs Sirkesalo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sirkesalo pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Sirkesalo scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirkesalo misses with a double jab.
Lee throws a jab when Sirkesalo was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aki Sirkesalo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Sirkesalo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sirkesalo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee misses with a combination
and Sirkesalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Sirkesalo.
Lee lands with a straight right. Sirkesalo didn't see that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Sirkesalo. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Sirkesalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sirkesalo swinging wildly here.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Sirkesalo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Sirkesalo breaks the clinch.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee slips a jab from Sirkesalo.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Sirkesalo defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Sirkesalo throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Song Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sirkesalo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Sirkesalo thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Sirkesalo slips the punch.
Sirkesalo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Song Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sirkesalo sprawls well. Sirkesalo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sirkesalo.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sirkesalo on the side of the head.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sirkesalo to the mat! Sirkesalo manages to get full guard.
Sirkesalo keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Sirkesalo is retaining full guard.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Sirkesalo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sirkesalo misses with the combination.
Sirkesalo looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Sirkesalo circles away.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good exchange - Sirkesalo coming out on top.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sirkesalo on the side of the head.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Sirkesalo.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Sirkesalo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Song Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee looks for a takedown but Sirkesalo sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lee prevents Sirkesalo from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sirkesalo defending well though.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Sirkesalo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sirkesalo wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Sirkesalo taking some punishment here, with Lee in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Song Lee dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sirkesalo moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Sirkesalo dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sirkesalo.
Aki Sirkesalo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sirkesalo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lee pushes down on Sirkesalo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sirkesalo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Sirkesalo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Lee with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Sirkesalo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sirkesalo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lee stalling away here and it's allowed Sirkesalo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lee postures up.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sirkesalo holds on to Lee's head and controls the position momentarily.
Sirkesalo is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo holding on.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Sirkesalo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sirkesalo keeps working.
Lee in side control, throwing shots but Sirkesalo defends.
Lee swings around for an armbar but Sirkesalo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lee's guard.
Lee is trying to keep Sirkesalo in close.
Lee working for a triangle but Sirkesalo defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sirkesalo trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
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.
Sirkesalo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Song Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sirkesalo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sirkesalo has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Sirkesalo wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Song Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Song Lee!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiagong Akyat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshida Satoru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akyat comes to the ring accompanied by Crank That. This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiagong Akyat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshida Satoru!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satoru gets the takedown into side control.
Satoru tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Satoru tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Satoru has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Satoru trying to control the position but Akyat is working away.
Satoru wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Akyat, who protects the arm well.
Satoru tries to advance to mount but Akyat denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satoru tries for a kimura but Akyat is defending well.
Satoru tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Satoru has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Akyat is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Akyat is not content to let Satoru control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Satoru goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Akyat rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Satoru's guard! Nice work there by Akyat!
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.
Akyat looking to pass the guard.
Akyat stands and throws Satoru's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Satoru tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Akyat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Akyat tries for a kimura but Satoru is defending well.
Satoru sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akyat wants to free his trapped foot but Satoru is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Akyat seems to be looking for submissions.
Satoru trying to control but Akyat postures up.
Akyat is looking for submissions but instead, Satoru has regained full guard.
Satoru is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Satoru has control of Akyat's left arm, preventing Akyat from doing any damage.
Akyat is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Satoru is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Satoru has escaped and now he's on top!
Akyat keeping full guard, as Satoru tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akyat keeping moving, preventing Satoru from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Satoru wants to pass the guard but Akyat is keeping the position.
Satoru drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Akyat dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshida Satoru dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Satoru is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Akyat's half guard.
Akyat moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Satoru has gone for a leg lock! Akyat slips out almost immediately though and dives into Satoru's guard.
Satoru throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Akyat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Satoru swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Akyat advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akyat swings around for an armbar but Satoru sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Akyat's guard.
Satoru sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Akyat's guard.
Akyat is defending against the submission attempts here by Satoru.
Satoru is breathing heavily.
Satoru wants to pass the guard but Akyat is defending well.
Satoru content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
Satoru prevents Akyat from improving his position.
Akyat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Satoru is trying to work for a kimura but Akyat is defending well.
Satoru wants to work for an arm triangle but Akyat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satoru is looking to stall here but Akyat recovers full guard.
Satoru avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Satoru tries to free his leg and advance position but Akyat is retaining full guard.
Satoru trying to control the position from guard on top but Akyat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Satoru drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Akyat dives on top into guard.
Satoru looking for a guillotine here but Akyat defends easily.
Satoru can't keep his opponent in guard - Akyat advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Satoru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Satoru is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Akyat pulls his head out easily.
Akyat is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Satoru sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tiagong Akyat will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Akyat gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Satoru counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Akyat makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Akyat.
Akyat looking for a guillotine here but Satoru defends easily.
Satoru passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Satoru swings around for an armbar but Akyat sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Satoru's guard.
Yoshida Satoru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Satoru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satoru working for a triangle but Akyat defends it easily.
Akyat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Akyat looking to pass the guard.
Satoru is trying to keep Akyat in close.
Satoru is adopting a defensive guard.
Akyat is posturing up here but Satoru has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Akyat tries to roll out but it's too tight and Akyat has to tap! Slick submission there by Satoru!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoshida Satoru!
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