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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaxson Mcevoy (ranked 4952 p4p, 4482 weight class) and Cael Lewandowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaxson Mcevoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cael Lewandowski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewandowski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mcevoy is trying to defend but Lewandowski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mcevoy keeping control of the position.
Mcevoy looking for submissions off his back.
Mcevoy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lewandowski on the ground.
Mcevoy keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mcevoy taking some punishment here, with Lewandowski in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcevoy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lewandowski seems to be looking for submissions.
Lewandowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lewandowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lewandowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lewandowski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mcevoy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lewandowski.
Lewandowski thows a huge punch but Mcevoy dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcevoy tries to roll over but Lewandowski keeps him under control.
Mcevoy is trying to maintain the position but Lewandowski is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mcevoy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lewandowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski is working for a kimura but Mcevoy is defending it quite comfortably.
Lewandowski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lewandowski should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lewandowski maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mcevoy could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Lewandowski has cracked it and Mcevoy is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Lewandowski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cael Lewandowski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kokkoro Kirin (ranked 4416 p4p, 4588 weight class) and Kirk Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kokkoro Kirin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kirk Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirin throws a body punch but Patrick moves out of range.
Patrick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kirin counters with a nice body shot.
Patrick closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kirin prevents Patrick from moving into mount.
Patrick controls the position from side control.
Kirin is looking to regain half guard here but Patrick keeps moving and retains side control.
Patrick in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kirin is trying to escape the position but Patrick is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kirin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Patrick throws an elbow but Kirin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Patrick passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kirin!
Patrick breaks from Kirin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kirin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Patrick on the ground.
You get the feeling that Kirin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kirin tries to hold on but Patrick pushes him away.
Patrick is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Patrick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kirk Patrick!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Cox (ranked 4931 p4p, 4478 weight class) and Chad Zoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Zoff!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoff throws a head kick that misses.
Zoff misses with a head kick.
Cox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Cox.
Cox takes a swing at Zoff's ribcage but misses.
Cox throws the kick towards the body but Zoff avoids it.
Cox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Cox.
Zoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zoff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cox but Cox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cox is trying to control Zoff's posture but Zoff avoids it.
Cox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox wants to control but Zoff postures up.
Zoff decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A head kick misses from Zoff.
Cox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zoff closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cox can't do much from the bottom here.
Cox is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cox can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox regains half guard.
Cox looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zoff seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cox looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cox is looking to improve his position.
Cox is pressing down on Zoff's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cox looking for a triangle here. Zoff is fighting it but it looks tight! Cox pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Zoff is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dan Cox!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Jackson (ranked 4720 p4p, 4364 weight class) and James Hunt (ranked 450 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Hunt tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Jackson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hunt defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson rushes Hunt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt fails to pull guard.
Samuel Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Hunt.
Hunt tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Hunt manages to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Hunt has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hunt's waist but Hunt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunt.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
Jackson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunt.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Hunt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hunt.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Hunt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jackson defends well and Hunt ends up having to push Jackson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt has a takedown stuffed.
As Hunt looks to move away, Jackson throws a big counter combo but Hunt just gets out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunt tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samuel Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt fails with the takedown.
It looked like Jackson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunt.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Hunt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson has Hunt up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Hunt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jackson is defending well.
Samuel Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Hunt.
Hunt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hunt shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Hunt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson tries to counter with a takedown but Hunt is quick to defend against it.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
Jackson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHunt.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hunt is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Hunt circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Hunt as Jackson shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hunt thinking.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Hunt. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Hunt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jackson with a body shot.
Hunt fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters by clinching up.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Hunt pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Hunt sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hunt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jackson defends well and Hunt ends up having to push Jackson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Hunt is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson gets control of Hunt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jackson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling Hunt's posture.
Jackson'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.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Jackson doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Hunt paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Jackson - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Samuel Jackson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Splendor Jackson (ranked 4463 p4p, 5008 weight class) and Cory Gnotts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Basic striking
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Splendor Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cory Gnotts!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson sizes up Gnotts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gnotts is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jackson's half guard.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Gnotts working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gnotts perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Gnotts looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gnotts working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gnotts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gnotts content to control rather than advance.
Gnotts looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnotts working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jackson wants to control but Gnotts is keeping busy.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Gnotts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
 Jackson is rocked!
Gnotts lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Jackson quite badly. Jackson pulls Gnotts in close trying to recover. Gnotts postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Jackson on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Jackson doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cory Gnotts!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simmons Jordan (ranked 4367 p4p, 4418 weight class) and Big Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simmons Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Big Mike!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordan manages to avoid it.
Mike misses with an uppercut.
Jordan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mike manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mike bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mike tries to score with some ground and pound. Jordan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mike slows the pace down.
Mike looks up at the clock and then as Jordan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mike smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jordan is trying to control Mike's posture but Mike avoids it.
Jordan tries to buck Mike off but Mike is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jordan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mike wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jordan sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike trying to control the pace.
Mike lands with a punch from half guard.
Mike has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jordan is trying to get back to full guard.
Mike scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Well, if Mike is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nice strikes from Mike there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mike is nestled in close to Jordan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Mike there.
Mike is nestled in close to Jordan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mike is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mike wants to control but Jordan is keeping him busy.
Mike is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jordan tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mike manages to move to mount!
Jordan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jordan working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mike cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jordan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jordan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jordan is breathing heavily.
Mike sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mike in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mike looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jordan is squirming around, avoiding Mike's attempts to control the action.
Jordan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mike lands a big shot there that rocks Jordan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike landing shots from mount.
Mike landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mike looking to finish Jordan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jordan!
Mike lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Jordan! Mike sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Jordan and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Big Mike!
Big Mike bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vern Vurris (ranked 5009 p4p, 5010 weight class) and Redd Lentz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vern Vurris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Redd Lentz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vurris throws a sloppy head kick and Lentz moves out of range easily.
Lentz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lentz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vurris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lentz has closed the distance and engaged Vurris in a clinch.
Vurris lands a takedown into guard.
Vurris wants to get up but he can't break Lentz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vurris throwing strikes from guard but Lentz blocks nicely.
Vurris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lentz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurris distracts Lentz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vurris.
Vurris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lentz wants to get back to his feet but Vurris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vurris wants to control from the top but Lentz keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vurris throws a low kick, looking for Lentz's leg but Lentz calmly moves out of range.
Vurris sets himself, and Lentz steps forward looking for the clinch! Vurris avoids it this time.
Lentz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vurris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vurris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lentz avoids it really well and circles away.
Vurris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lentz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lentz.
Lentz wants to stand but Vurris is controlling the position.
Lentz working a defensive guard here.
Vurris has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vurris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lentz is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz has his foot on Vurris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vurris works his way back into a safe position though.
Vurris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lentz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lentz controlling Vurris's posture.
Lentz keeping moving, preventing Vurris from controlling successfully.
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.
Lentz wants to sweep but no luck.
Vurris trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lentz's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lentz looks to clinch
and Vurris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lentz won't be happy with that.
Vurris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vurris decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lentz to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vurris shoots in and bounces Lentz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Vurris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vurris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vurris wants it to stay on the feet.
Lentz is looking to clinch.
Vurris moves into the clinch successfully.
Lentz looking to slow down the pace here.
Vurris decides to pull guard.
Vurris looking for a sweep. Not yet Vurris, not yet.
Lentz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lentz.
Vurris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurris controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lentz stays in close to Vurris's body and controls the position.
Lentz trying to control but Vurris is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vurris throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A low kick from Lentz misses
and Vurris counters with a shoot takedown. Lentz fights it but they end up in guard.
Lentz working a defensive guard but Vurris passes into half guard.
Vurris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lentz can do to turn this around?
Vurris prevents Lentz from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lentz keeps working.
Lentz is trying to stand back up but Vurris is controlling him
Lentz wants to get back to full guard.
Vurris wants to stand but Lentz has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Vurris is looking for a kimura but Lentz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vurris to get the leverage.
Vurris is trying to work for a kimura but Lentz is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vurris wants to control but Lentz is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz wants to sweep but Vurris has passed to side control!
Lentz is looking to regain half guard here but Vurris keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee asks Vurris politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Vurris prefers to stall for the moment though.
Vurris advances to full mount.
Vurris avoids the attempt from Lentz to control.
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.
Vurris controlling the pace for now.
Vurris wants to control the pace but Lentz is squirming around nicely.
Lentz tries to reverse the position but Vurris maintains control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vurris avoids the attempt from Lentz to control.
Lentz wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Vurris dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vurris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lentz.
Vurris seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Vurris.
Lentz throws a counter combo.
Vurris dives in for a single leg takedown but Lentz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vurris is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lentz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lentz breaks the clinch.
Vern Vurris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vurris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lentz tries to avoid it but Vurris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lentz to the ground. Lentz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vern Vurris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Vurris as Lentz shoots in.
Lentz tries to clinch but Vurris is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lentz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vurris circles away.
Vurris throws an overhand right that lands on Lentz's shoulder, as Lentz tries to avoid the shot.
Vurris has closed the distance and engaged Lentz in a clinch.
Vurris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vurris throws out the jab.
Vurris tries for a takedown but Lentz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vurris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lentz's waist but Lentz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vurris off to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lentz.
Sloppy strikes from Lentz. Those never looked like landing.
Lentz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lentz counters with a single leg into guard. Vurris didn't expect that.
Lentz is standing up over Vurris. Vurris looks to escape but Lentz dives into side control.
Vurris is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lentz advances nicely into full mount.
Lentz with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Vurris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lentz fails to move to back control.
Lentz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lentz avoids the attempt from Vurris to control.
Lentz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lentz tries to control but Vurris wriggling away.
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.
Vurris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vurris wants to get back to his feet.
Vurris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lentz with the ground and pound from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Redd Lentz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vurris 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 Yamamoto scores the fight for Vern Vurris!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Vern Vurris!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Vern Vurris!
Vern Vurris wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monkey Business (ranked 2921 p4p, 4715 weight class) and Jim Butter (ranked 0 p4p, 524 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monkey Business!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Butter !
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butter tries to clinch but Business is having none of it.
Business gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Butter to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Butter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Butter won't allow Business to sweep him here.
Business throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Business wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Butter lands in his opponent's guard.
Butter passes into half guard.
Butter moves into full mount! Business won't be happy about that!
Butter content just to control the position here.
Butter has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Business is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Butter !
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