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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naoto Sugawara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borna Krk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoto Sugawara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borna Krk!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Krk or perhaps it was just good defense by Sugawara which made him look bad.
Sugawara rushes Krk and presses him up against the ropes.
Sugawara keeps control of Krk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sugawara breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Krk there.
It looks like Naoto Sugawara has been cut.
Sugawara lands with a cross.
Naoto Sugawara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sugawara throws a right and a left that Krk avoids nicely.
Krk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krk dives in and grabs Sugawara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sugawara pushes down on Krk's head and hops out.
Krk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sugawara scores with a body shot.
Krk tries for a takedown but Sugawara sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Naoto Sugawara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borna Krk.
Krk scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Sugawara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sugawara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sugawara avoids the head kick by Krk.
Krk tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Krk.
Krk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sugawara.
Krk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Krk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krk looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugawara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krk shoots in for a takedown but Sugawara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sugawara looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Krk is refusing to be controlled, as Sugawara sits in half guard.
Sugawara slows the pace down in half guard.
Sugawara drops an elbow to the side of Krk's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugawara lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Sugawara.
Krk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krk tries to kick Sugawara off but Sugawara keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It looks like Sugawara is going to stand back up.
Sugawara wants to free his trapped foot but Krk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sugawara slips a nice elbow through Krk's hands, connecting with Krk's forehead.
Krk won't allow Sugawara to pass to mount.
Krk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugawara is nestled in close to Krk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sugawara has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sugawara tries to control but Krk wriggling away.
Krk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sugawara trying to control but Krk is having none of it.
Krk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Krk is squirming around, avoiding Sugawara's attempts to control the action.
Krk sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krk wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sugawara controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoto Sugawara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naoto Sugawara's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sugawara drives through and clinches with Krk against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Krk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sugawara just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Sugawara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sugawara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sugawara closes the distance and clinches up with Krk, looking for a takedown. Sugawara pushes Krk against the ropes but Krk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Krk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sugawara sprawls well. Sugawara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krk gets slowly back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Krk.
Krk shoots in for a takedown but Sugawara shows good takedown defense.
Naoto Sugawara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borna Krk.
Sugawara moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sugawara.
Sugawara shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sugawara showed some decent athleticism there.
Krk is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sugawara is looking to advance position but Krk won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugawara with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Krk tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sugawara is trying to control. Krk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sugawara stops Krk from getting back to his feet.
Sugawara content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sugawara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krk defending well though.
Sugawara trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sugawara has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Krk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sugawara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sugawara wants to control from the top but Krk keeps moving.
Krk is trying to keep Sugawara in close.
Krk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugawara wants to control from the top but Krk keeps moving.
Sugawara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krk is on top in guard.
Sugawara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sugawara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krk is standing up over Sugawara. Sugawara looks to escape but Krk dives into side control.
Krk tries for a kimura but Sugawara is defending well.
Sugawara is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
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.
Krk wants to stand but Sugawara is controlling his arm.
Sugawara manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sugawara is not content to let Krk control the position.
Krk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sugawara's head.
Sugawara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krk on the ground.
Krk stops Sugawara from getting back to his feet.
Krk tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoto Sugawara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Naoto Sugawara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sugawara scores with a one two! Krk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Krk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sugawara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krk.
Krk fails with a takedown attempt.
Sugawara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Krk is trying to maintain a safe position but Sugawara gets an underhook and turns Krk into the ropes.
Sugawara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krk misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Sugawara misses.
Sugawara connects with a nice looking jab.
Naoto Sugawara is winning the standup battle so far.
Sugawara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krk.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sugawara!
A head kick misses from Krk.
Danga de danga de dang - Sugawara scores with a four punch combination!
Sugawara's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sugawara duly obliges.
Krk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sugawara closes the distance and clinches.
Sugawara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugawara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sugawara throws a combination. Krk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sugawara moves into range and clinches up with Krk.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sugawara.
Sugawara lands with a right to the head.
Sugawara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sugawara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sugawara throws a series of strikes that have Krk backpedaling.
Sugawara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Sugawara.
Sugawara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sugawara drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sugawara decides to stand back up. Sugawara steps back and let's Krk get back to his feet.
Naoto Sugawara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice combination there by Sugawara.
Sugawara scores with a one two! Krk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Krk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sugawara drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Naoto Sugawara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugawara won't allow Krk to get back to his feet.
Sugawara looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Krk has a closed guard, preventing Sugawara from standing up.
Krk wants to get back to his feet but Sugawara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Krk throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Krk keeping full guard, as Sugawara tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krk wants to stand and escape but Sugawara is having none of it.
Krk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sugawara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sugawara scores with a hook.
Sugawara is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A left lands for Sugawara.
Krk throws a head kick but Sugawara moves out of range.
Sugawara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sugawara breaks from the clinch.
Sugawara has closed the distance and engaged Krk in a clinch.
Sugawara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sugawara gets through Krk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sugawara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sugawara's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sugawara duly obliges.
Krk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sugawara as he avoids it easily.
Borna Krk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugawara shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krk is trying to defend but Sugawara finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Krk wants to get back to full guard.
Sugawara lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sugawara seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sugawara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krk can do to turn this around?
Krk wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sugawara seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Krk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naoto Sugawara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sugawara 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Naoto Sugawara!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Naoto Sugawara!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Naoto Sugawara!
Naoto Sugawara wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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