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SFC 36: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sha Danson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greco has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sha Danson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Danson does no damage.
Danson misses with a series of wild punches.
Greco blocks the body kick.
Danson connects with a right hand. Greco shakes it off.
A punch combination from Danson misses.
Sha Danson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greco misses with a body shot.
Greco is looking to clinch.
Greco rushes Danson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Greco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Danson walks away with a smile on his face. Greco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Danson blocks the body kick.
Greco drives through with a takedown into guard.
Greco is breathing heavily.
Danson is trying to keep Greco in close.
Greco tries to free his leg and advance position but Danson is retaining full guard.
Danson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danson looking for a triangle here. Greco is fighting it but it looks tight! Danson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Greco is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sha Danson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silvers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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195 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Silvers!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green stuffs the takedown.
Green leaves Silvers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Green cracks a nice hook into Silvers's ribs.
Green throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silvers.
Silvers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silvers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green is squirming around, avoiding Silvers's attempts to control the action.
Green'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.
Green is looking to improve his position but Silvers isn't that keen on the idea.
Silvers controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is squirming around, avoiding Silvers's attempts to control the action.
Green is working to get back to half guard.
Silvers is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Green has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Silvers there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Green wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Silvers throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silvers controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
I looks like Silvers might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Silvers thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silvers trying to control but Green is having none of it.
Silvers controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Silvers there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
John Silvers 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.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silvers throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green thows a body shot but no joy.
Silvers tries to clinch up.
Green throws a body punch but Silvers moves out of range.
Silvers shoots for a takedown but Green saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvers is just out of range.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvers is just out of range.
Green avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvers ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Silvers shoots for a double leg takedown but Green sprawls well. He's pushed Silvers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silvers shoots for a double leg takedown but Green sprawls well. He's pushed Silvers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kai Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Silvers.
Silvers swinging wildly here.
Silvers doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Silvers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Silvers or perhaps it was just good defense by Green which made him look bad.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silvers on the side of the head.
Silvers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silvers slips under a jab from Green.
Green scores with a body shot.
Green takes a swing at Silvers's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Silvers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Green.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silvers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silvers tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Silvers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Green as Silvers shoots in.
John Silvers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silvers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvers throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Green misses.
Silvers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvers is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a body punch but Silvers moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Green. No joy for Silvers on that attempt.
Silvers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvers was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green blocks a jab.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Silvers tries a low kick but Green avoids it.
Green tests Silvers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck for Silvers with that takedown attempt.
Green thows a body shot but no joy.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
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.
Green takes a swing at Silvers's ribcage but misses.
Green takes a swing at Silvers's ribcage but misses.
Green misses with a body shot.
Silvers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Green circles away.
Green keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silvers moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Silvers throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Silvers shoots in looking for a takedown. Green tries to sprawl out of it but Silvers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Green manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silvers misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silvers shoots in looking for a takedown. Green tries to sprawl out of it but Silvers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Green manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silvers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Green dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Green misses with a body shot.
Green throws a hook but Silvers avoids it easily.
Silvers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Green misses with a body shot.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvers is just out of range.
Silvers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvers moves away.
Green takes a swing at Silvers's ribcage but misses.
Silvers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvers shoots in and drives through. Green sprawls well.
Silvers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvers closes the distance and clinches up with Green, looking for a takedown. Silvers pushes Green against the cage but Green circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kai Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Silvers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silvers is defended easily by Green.
Green throws a body punch but Silvers moves out of range.
Green scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silvers doesn't seem bothered though.
Kai Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green takes a swing at Silvers's ribcage but misses.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvers moves away.
Silvers misses with a head kick.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Silvers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silvers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvers moves away.
Silvers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Green sprawls well. Green wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silvers gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvers moves away.
Silvers gets the takedown into side control.
Green wants to get back to his feet but Silvers is dominant here and he's now got Green's back!
Green trying to control but not successfully.
Green is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvers looking to break Green's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Green remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Silvers will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Silvers misses with punches from the back.
Green rolls, trying to escape but Silvers keeps control of the position.
Green trying to get back to his feet but Silvers is in full control for now.
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.
Silvers controls the action.
Silvers misses with an elbow to the head.
Silvers throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Silvers's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silvers keeps control of the position easily here as Green tries to buck him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Silvers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silvers 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Silvers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Eder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akinori Tadano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tadano has chosen Elevator by Eminem as his entrance music. Akinori Tadano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Eder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akinori Tadano!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eder on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Eder thows a body shot but no joy.
Tadano gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eder as Tadano tries to tie him up.
Tadano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eder blocks it with crossed arms.
Eder working hard to break the clinch.
Eder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Eder.
Tadano moves in looking to clinch but Eder pushes him off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Eder.
Tadano tries to clinch there but Eder circles away.
Eder keeps the fight on the outside.
Eder keeps the fight on the outside.
Eder throws out a loose jab but Tadano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Eder.
Tadano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Akinori Tadano has been cut.
Tadano moves out of range of the strikes.
Eder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eder misses with a straight right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Eder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadano tries to clinch there but Eder circles away.
Tadano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tadano wants to clinch.
Eder wants to land a leg kick but Tadano is out of range.
Tadano tries to close the distance and clinch but Eder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice cross by Eder.
Eder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tadano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eder loads up on a big right hand but Tadano slips the punch.
Eder misses with a series of wild punches.
Eder with a jab.
Eder throws a series of punches but Tadano avoids them all with ease.
Tadano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kyle Eder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eder clobbers Tadano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Eder scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Eder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tadano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eder.
Tadano looks gassed!
Eder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eder looks to land a left hand but Tadano moved out of range nicely.
Eder thuds his shin into the meat of Tadano's side.
Eder moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eder misses with a few strikes there.
Good leg kick by Eder there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donk. Eder catches Tadano right on the button with a cross.
Eder darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tadano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tadano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eder lands a nice shot to the body.
Eder throws out a powerful jab.
Eder throws a sloppy head kick and Tadano moves out of range easily.
Eder dips to his left and cracks Tadano with an uppercut!
Eder misses with a wild combination.
Tadano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eder throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Eder.
Tadano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Eder.
Tadano tries to clinch but Eder is having none of it.
Eder is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Eder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eder jabs at Tadano's body.
Eder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tadano. That did some damage!
Eder lands a jab to Tadano's midsection.
Eder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tadano in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tadano ducks under a wild hook from Eder.
Eder thuds his shin into the meat of Tadano's side.
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!
Eder looks to throw the jab but Tadano is out of range.
Eder takes a swing at Tadano's ribcage but misses.
Eder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eder misses with a low kick.
Eder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tadano on the side of the head.
Eder bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tadano's head.
Tadano moves away from the strike by Eder.
Tadano slips a straight right by Eder.
Tadano moves in looking to clinch but Eder pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Eder. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Eder.
Eder loads up on a big right hand but Tadano slips the punch.
Tadano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Eder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akinori Tadano'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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tadano checks a leg kick.
Eder scores with a one two! Tadano had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kyle Eder is winning the standup battle so far.
Eder looks to throw the jab but Tadano is out of range.
Eder connects with a body shot.
Eder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tadano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eder lands a jab to Tadano's midsection.
Eder misses with a looping right.
Tadano wants to clinch.
Tadano tries to clinch but Eder moves out of range.
Eder scores with a jab. Tadano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eder lands a slapping body shot.
Eder throws a head kick that misses.
Tadano is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eder scores with a jab to the body.
Tadano tries to clinch there but Eder circles away.
Eder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eder.
Eder lands a nice shot that snaps Tadano's head back.
Eder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eder stuns Tadano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eder lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Eder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Eder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tadano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eder throws a hook but Tadano blocks it.
Tadano doesn't manage to clinch there - Eder circles away.
Tadano is looking to clinch but Eder is avoiding it.
Eder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tadano has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That has opened up Akinori Tadano's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tadano moves in looking to clinch but Eder pushes him off.
Eder scores with a punch to the head.
Tadano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eder.
Eder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eder throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eder. Tadano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tadano moves away.
Tadano tries to clinch up but Eder circles away and keeps his distance.
Eder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tadano. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eder misses with a jab to the body
and Tadano counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Eder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tadano was well out of range. Poor timing from Eder.
Eder has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tadano moves out of range of the body kick from Eder.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eder. Tadano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eder misses with a hook.
Eder throws and low kick but Tadano moves out of range easily.
Eder tries a head kick but it misses.
Eder throws a hook but Tadano avoids it easily.
Tadano tries to clinch there but Eder circles away.
A big right from Eder misses.
Tadano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tadano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Eder throws a body kick that misses.
Eder misses with a leg kick
and Tadano counters with a head kick. That will keep Eder thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A slow jab from Eder misses its intended target.
Tadano wants to clinch.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tadano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tadano tries to clinch up.
Eder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tadano can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Eder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Eder misses.
Tadano staying out of range there.
Tadano keeps Eder at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eder lands with a shot to the body.
Eder avoids the head kick by Tadano.
Eder lands a jab to Tadano's midsection.
Eder is looking to chop away at Tadano's legs.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Eder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akinori Tadano's cut.
That's time! Eder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tadano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tadano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eder.
Tadano has closed the distance and engaged Eder in a clinch.
Tadano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eder lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tadano tries to land knees in the clinch but Eder avoids the damage to the body.
Tadano wants to stall.
Eder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tadano has him pressed against the cage.
Tadano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tadano trying to land knees to the body.
Tadano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tadano blocking some punches.
Eder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tadano trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Eder.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eder is looking to break free of the clinch but Tadano has double underhooks.
Eder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Eder misses
and Tadano counters with a head kick. That will keep Eder thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Eder's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Eder duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eder misses with an uppercut. Tadano saw that one coming.
Eder misses with a wild combination.
Tadano defending well as Eder loads up on a big left hand.
Eder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eder misses with a wild body shot.
Tadano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eder misses with a two punch combination.
Tadano wants to clinch up but Eder keeps it at a distance.
Eder bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tadano clinches.
Tadano scores a nice knee to the body.
Eder is looking to break free of the clinch but Tadano has double underhooks.
Eder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eder lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eder throws a head kick but Tadano moves out of range.
Eder looks to land a right hand but Tadano moved out of range.
Eder misses with a body shot.
Tadano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tadano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tadano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tadano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tadano is looking to land body kicks.
Eder misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Eder.
Some wild striking there from Eder.
Eder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eder pushes Tadano away with a front kick.
Some wild striking there from Eder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadano wants to clinch.
Tadano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Eder.
Eder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tadano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tadano avoids a kick to the body.
Tadano tries a head kick but it misses.
Tadano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eder misses with a body shot.
Tadano dodges the punch combination from Eder.
Eder misses with a double jab
and Tadano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eder throws a hook but Tadano avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eder misses with a leg kick
and Tadano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Eder is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Eder swats away the attempt to clinch by Tadano.
Eder throws a head kick but Tadano moves out of range.
Eder lands a really nice looking cross but Tadano seems unphased.
Tadano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akinori Tadano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eder looks to land a left hand but Tadano moved out of range nicely.
Eder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tadano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Eder throws a leg kick which misses Tadano's front leg but catches the back leg as Tadano tries to avoid it.
Eder lands a body shot.
Tadano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eder throws a right and a left that Tadano avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Eder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eder, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Eder!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sinister Miro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Grapple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miro comes to the cage accompanied by "Beyond the Veil" by TRISTANIA. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
205 lbs
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210 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sinister Miro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Grapple!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grapple dives in and grabs Miro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miro pushes down on Grapple's head and hops out.
Grapple shoots for a takedown but Miro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grapple takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miro scores with a hook to the body. Grapple takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grapple looks gassed!
Grapple takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miro wants to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Miro!
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 lazy left from Miro finds it's target.
Grapple takes a kick to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Miro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miro throws the kick towards the body but Grapple avoids it.
Miro wants to clinch up but Grapple keeps it at a distance.
Miro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Miro drops Grapple with a beautiful combination! Grapple stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Miro is looking for the KO!
Grapple is rocked!
Miro drops Grapple with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Grapple looks back up at him and smiles so Miro waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Grapple is still on wobbly legs! Can Miro finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miro drops Grapple with a big left hand! Grapple is injured, injured bad! Miro jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sinister Miro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grigoriy Rasputin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taj Mahal's chin.
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260 lbs
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238 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grigoriy Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taj Mahal!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin throws a hook but Mahal avoids it easily.
Mahal blocks a head kick by Rasputin.
Taj Mahal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasputin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahal lands with a slapping head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mahal is defended easily by Rasputin.
A head kick by Rasputin misses
and Mahal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mahal.
Mahal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasputin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mahal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mahal is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rasputin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rasputin has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasputin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rasputin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin stands and throws Mahal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahal is looking to reverse the position.
Rasputin just content to control the position.
Rasputin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rasputin trying to control the action but Mahal is working from the bottom.
Rasputin slows the pace down.
Mahal is looking to reverse the position.
That's two 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.
Rasputin just content to control the position.
Mahal is not content to let Rasputin control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Grigoriy Rasputin.
Mahal throws a head kick but Rasputin moves out of range.
Rasputin swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahal.
Mahal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasputin fails with the takedown.
Mahal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rasputin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rasputin prevents Mahal from improving his position.
Rasputin works his way into side control.
Mahal can't do much from the bottom here.
Mahal is trying to escape the position but Rasputin is controlling the position.
Mahal is trying to control Rasputin's posture but Rasputin avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin laying and praying for a moment but Mahal takes advantage and regains half guard.
Rasputin moves nicely into side control.
Rasputin controlling the position.
Rasputin is trying to get an arm triangle but Mahal is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahal struggling a bit here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taj Mahal will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mahal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Grigoriy Rasputin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mahal stuffs the takedown attempt from Rasputin. Rasputin gets slowly back to his feet.
Rasputin slips a jab and a cross from Mahal.
Rasputin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mahal shoots and misses
and Rasputin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mahal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mahal is trying to force a seperation but Rasputin has the dominant position.
Rasputin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mahal regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rasputin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rasputin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rasputin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mahal is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mahal pulls Rasputin in close to his closed guard and prevents Rasputin from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin wants to pass the guard but Mahal is keeping the position.
Rasputin wants to control from the top but Mahal keeps moving.
Rasputin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mahal is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Mahal moves away
and Mahal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mahal looks to clinch
and Rasputin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mahal trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahal missing with punches from the bottom.
Mahal is looking to control Rasputin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mahal avoid being mounted?
Mahal is refusing to be controlled, as Rasputin sits in half guard.
Mahal is looking to control Rasputin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mahal avoid being mounted?
Mahal looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rasputin is thwarting Mahal's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin wants to control but Mahal is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Mahal moves out of range.
Mahal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rasputin!
Mahal is breathing heavily.
Mahal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rasputin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mahal's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rasputin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rasputin.
Rasputin has his hands on Mahal's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rasputin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mahal's guard.
Mahal can't keep his opponent in guard - Rasputin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rasputin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rasputin is thwarting Mahal's attempts to control the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigoriy Rasputin dominated that second round.
That's time! Rasputin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mahal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rasputin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mahal won't be happy with that.
Rasputin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mahal tries to bench press Rasputin off him but Rasputin keeps the position.
Rasputin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Grigoriy Rasputin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mahal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rasputin wants to control but Mahal is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mahal will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rasputin is looking to take a break and control but Mahal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rasputin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rasputin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rasputin missing with knees to the body.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but Mahal blocks it.
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.
Mahal is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rasputin can't fight it off and eventually Mahal manages to take the fight to the floor. Rasputin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rasputin has his hands on Mahal's head, controlling the position.
Rasputin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mahal wants to control from the top but Rasputin keeps moving.
Mahal wants to stand and escape but instead Rasputin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahal keeping full guard, as Rasputin tries to pass.
Rasputin trying to control but Mahal is working from the bottom.
Mahal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rasputin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mahal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mahal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rasputin moves into the clinch.
Rasputin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mahal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rasputin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Rasputin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mahal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rasputin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mahal!
Mahal defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rasputin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grigoriy Rasputin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rasputin 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigoriy Rasputin!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ren Akita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojciech Hinz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojciech Hinz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ren Akita's chin.
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148 lbs
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140 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ren Akita!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wojciech Hinz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinz is looking to clinch.
Hinz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Akita circles away.
Hinz wants to clinch.
Hinz tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Hinz.
Hinz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hinz shoots in but no luck this time.
Hinz misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinz tries to clinch up.
Hinz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Akita pinned against the cage. Akita gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ren Akita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wojciech Hinz.
Akita lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinz throws a leg kick which misses Akita's front leg but catches the back leg as Akita tries to avoid it.
Akita shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Akita showed some decent athleticism there.
Hinz is defending against the submission attempts here by Akita.
Hinz trying to hold on to Akita's head to control him but Akita postures up.
Akita stops Hinz from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akita is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hinz is just riding it out for now. Akita eventually gives up the hold.
Akita is controlling the pace.
Akita uses his free foot to push down on Hinz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hinz.
A nice elbow there by Akita.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinz is trying desperately to improve position.
Akita lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hinz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akita lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Akita.
A nice elbow there by Akita.
Akita fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Akita has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hinz's face.
Hinz is bucking up trying to escape but Akita cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hinz tries to hold on but Akita postures up.
Hinz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Akita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Akita working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Hinz turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Akita off and cradles Hinz's limp body as Akita celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ren Akita!
Ren Akita retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yumi Goro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Beetlejuice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beetlejuice is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by This Is Beetle. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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24
275 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yumi Goro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lester Beetlejuice!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beetlejuice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goro drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beetlejuice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Goro decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Beetlejuice, up you get!
Beetlejuice closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Beetlejuice throws a strike aimed at the side of Goro's head but Goro avoids it well.
Goro is looking for a sweep.
Beetlejuice tries for a kimura but Goro is defending well.
Beetlejuice has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goro manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Beetlejuice passes to full mount!
Beetlejuice goes for an armbar but he's not got it� Goro turns into him and now he's in Beetlejuice's guard.
Goro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beetlejuice on the ground.
Beetlejuice keeping full guard, as Goro tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Goro lands a couple of digs.
Goro wants to control from the top but Beetlejuice keeps moving.
Beetlejuice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beetlejuice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beetlejuice working a defensive guard here.
Goro is looking to stand up but Beetlejuice won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goro postures up in Beetlejuice's guard and throws a big left but Beetlejuice blocks it.
Beetlejuice has his foot on Goro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goro works his way back into a safe position though.
Goro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beetlejuice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goro manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beetlejuice is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Goro is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Goro has escaped and now he's on top!
Goro is in close to Beetlejuice's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Goro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beetlejuice keeping full guard, as Goro tries to pass.
Beetlejuice pulls Goro in close to prevent any damage.
Goro is looking to work some ground and pound but Beetlejuice has wrist control.
Goro stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Goro stuffs the takedown attempt from Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goro shoots in and bounces Beetlejuice off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Goro is breathing heavily.
Goro stopping the sweep attempt from Beetlejuice.
Goro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beetlejuice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goro would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Beetlejuice working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goro tries to free his leg and advance position but Beetlejuice is retaining full guard.
Beetlejuice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Goro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goro misses with a takedown attempt
and Beetlejuice counters with a takedown into side control.
Beetlejuice moves into full mount!
Beetlejuice looking to secure an arm triangle but Goro defends it well.
Goro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goro tries to get out of the position.
Beetlejuice tries to control but Goro wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beetlejuice is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Goro has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Beetlejuice working for a guillotine from mount but Goro is in no mood to give up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lester Beetlejuice will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Goro lands a two punch combo.
Yumi Goro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Beetlejuice counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Beetlejuice trying to control the position from guard on top but Goro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beetlejuice is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Goro is controlling Beetlejuice's posture.
Goro wants to hit a switch here but Beetlejuice passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Goro there!
Goro is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beetlejuice content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beetlejuice wants to control the pace but Goro is squirming around nicely.
Goro is trying to stand up.
Goro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Beetlejuice trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beetlejuice is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Goro is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lester Beetlejuice!
Lester Beetlejuice is the new heavyweight champion!
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