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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uzumaki Naruto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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181 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uzumaki Naruto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naruto shoots in and drives through. Aoki sprawls well.
Aoki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A decent looking cross lands there for Aoki.
Aoki is looking to clinch.
A cross from Aoki lands.
Aoki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Naruto manages to get back to half guard.
Naruto is trying to control but can't.
Naruto moves into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Naruto is retaining full guard.
Naruto trying to control the position.
Aoki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Naruto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Naruto is keeping the position for now.
Naruto doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki stays in close to Naruto's body and controls the position.
Naruto has momentary wrist control but Aoki slips an elbow through the middle.
Naruto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aoki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Naruto has momentary wrist control but Aoki slips an elbow through the middle.
Aoki trying to control but Naruto is working from the bottom.
Naruto wants to sweep here but Aoki controlling him for the moment.
Naruto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Naruto looks gassed!
Aoki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naruto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aoki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Naruto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Naruto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aoki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aoki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naruto has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Aoki has passed into side control.
Naruto gets back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Naruto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aoki passes the guard and advances to mount!
Aoki with a couple of short strikes.
Naruto tries to hold on but Aoki postures up.
Naruto is squirming around, avoiding Aoki's attempts to control the action.
Naruto tries to lock up and control but Aoki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Naruto sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naruto is in trouble now - Aoki has advanced to mount!
Aoki lands a heavy elbow.
Aoki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Naruto?
Aoki looking to secure an arm triangle but Naruto defends it well.
Aoki jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Naruto manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Aoki working the head with strikes.
Aoki is putting a hurting on Naruto here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Naruto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Naruto stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Aoki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aoki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Naruto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aoki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Naruto misses with a takedown attempt
letting Aoki counter with a right hand.
Aoki misses with a series of wild punches.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Naruto enables Aoki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Naruto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Naruto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Naruto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tatsuya Aoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Naruto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naruto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aoki controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Naruto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naruto throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Aoki escapes and throws Naruto's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Naruto is breathing heavily.
Aoki trying to control the action but Naruto is working from the bottom.
Aoki just content to control the position.
Naruto struggling a bit here.
Aoki trying to control the position but Naruto is working away.
Naruto is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Naruto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aoki advances to mount.
Naruto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Naruto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Aoki dives on top into guard.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Naruto is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki slips a nice elbow through Naruto's hands, connecting with Naruto's forehead.
Naruto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aoki works his foot free and advances to mount.
Aoki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Aoki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Naruto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Aoki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Naruto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aoki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Naruto is rocked!
Naruto is squirming around, avoiding Aoki's attempts to control the action.
Naruto is still in real trouble! Can Aoki finish him?
Aoki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aoki lands a big shot there that rocks Naruto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki working for a submission but Naruto is keeping him at bay.
Aoki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Aoki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Naruto is looking to escape.
Aoki has control of Naruto's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Naruto regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Naruto is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naruto seems to have recovered his senses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Aoki 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.
Naruto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Naruto has his takedown stuffed
and Aoki counters with a nice uppercut.
Naruto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Aoki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aoki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Naruto to the mat! Naruto manages to get full guard.
Aoki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naruto can do to turn this around?
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Naruto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki pushing down on Naruto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aoki wants to work for an arm triangle but Naruto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aoki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Naruto actively working from the bottom here.
Naruto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruto gets full guard.
Aoki postures up and lands a big shot to Naruto's brow.
Aoki passes into half guard.
Naruto looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Aoki pushes past his half guard into mount!
Aoki controlling from mount.
Aoki scoring with strikes but Naruto is staying in there.
Naruto looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruto covers up after that shot from Aoki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki working for the choke.
Aoki gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Aoki lands with a hammerfist to the side of Naruto's head.
Aoki gets his hands free as Naruto looks to control.
The referee is taking a good look at Naruto as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Aoki!
Aoki is working the ground and pound. Can Naruto escape?
Aoki trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Naruto is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Naruto prevents Aoki from getting a body triangle.
Aoki connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Naruto to escape the position.
Aoki is trying to stick to Naruto's back but Naruto is turning into Aoki. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Aoki's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Naruto.
Aoki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Naruto manages to get himself to full guard.
Naruto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aoki is aware though and is defending well.
Aoki distracts Naruto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aoki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Naruto keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki passes into half guard.
Aoki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naruto looking for submissions off his back.
Aoki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Naruto is in trouble now - Aoki has advanced to mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aoki raining down hammerfists from mount.
Aoki raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Aoki clearly takes that round.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Naruto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aoki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aoki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aoki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aoki throws a hook but Naruto avoids it easily.
Naruto slips a straight right by Aoki.
A combination from Aoki does no damage.
Naruto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aoki circles away.
Naruto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Naruto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Aoki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naruto misses with a takedown attempt
and Aoki counters with a single leg into guard. Naruto didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki pushes down on Naruto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Aoki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Naruto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aoki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Aoki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Naruto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aoki is looking to advance position but Naruto won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tatsuya Aoki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Aoki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aoki misses with a wild combination.
Aoki throws a head kick but Naruto moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruto keeps Aoki at a distance using the push kick.
Tatsuya Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naruto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Naruto manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Aoki on his heels. He'll look to pass Aoki's guard now, I'm sure.
Naruto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aoki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Naruto trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Naruto defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naruto postures up.
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naruto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Aoki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Naruto trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Naruto won't allow Aoki to sweep him here.
Naruto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Naruto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naruto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Naruto forces his way into half guard.
Naruto is looking for a kimura but Aoki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Naruto to get the leverage.
Aoki tries to get to full guard but Naruto has control of the leg.
Aoki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aoki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Naruto looking to sit in guard and control but Aoki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Aoki had his way with Uzumaki Naruto in that round.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Naruto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoki.
Naruto tries a low kick but Aoki avoids it.
Naruto stuffs the takedown.
Aoki stuffs the takedown attempt from Naruto. Naruto gets slowly back to his feet.
Naruto dodges the punch combination from Aoki.
Naruto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Naruto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aoki.
Naruto dodges the punch combination from Aoki.
Naruto thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a double jab.
Aoki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Naruto tries to avoid it but Aoki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Naruto to the ground. Naruto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Aoki misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Aoki.
Aoki shoots in looking for a takedown but Naruto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aoki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuya Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Aoki does no damage.
Naruto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoki.
Aoki keeps the fight on the outside.
Naruto slaps away a takedown attempt from Aoki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aoki tries to land a front kick but Naruto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Uzumaki Naruto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aoki as he avoids it easily.
Aoki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naruto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Aoki as Naruto shoots in.
Aoki takes a swing at Naruto's ribcage but misses.
Aoki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naruto throws out the jab.
Aoki lands a two punch combo.
Naruto tries to clinch up.
Aoki misses with a two punch combination.
Aoki gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Naruto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aoki trying to control the position.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Naruto from controlling successfully.
Naruto is pushing down on Aoki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aoki is fighting to maintain full guard but Naruto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Naruto is looking for submissions but instead, Aoki has regained full guard.
Aoki trying to control the position here.
Aoki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aoki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Naruto's guard.
Aoki is in close to Naruto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Naruto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aoki passes into side control.
Aoki is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Naruto is trying to escape and Aoki transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Naruto is forced to tap! Nice work there by Aoki! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tatsuya Aoki!
Tatsuya Aoki is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Tatsuya Aoki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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