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Event:
The Island Season 9, 155 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Sujitsu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blood misses with a lunging right hand
#TD2#
and Sujitsu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Blood being controlled here, momentarily.
Sujitsu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sujitsu keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Sujitsu drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Blood manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sujitsu has Blood in his guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Sujitsu looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Blood has picked Sujitsu up and slammed him! Sujitsu can't keep hold of the triangle and Blood manages to pass to side control!
Sujitsu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blood's best efforts.#T1#
Sujitsu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sujitsu wants to sweep here but Blood controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Sujitsu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blood is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Sujitsu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blood defends it easily.
Sujitsu keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully. #T2#
Sujitsu looking for a sweep. Not yet Sujitsu, not yet. #SUB2#
Sujitsu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blood is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sujitsu is on top in guard.
#REVB##SUB2#
Sujitsu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Blood dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Blood controlling from the top position.
Blood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sujitsu has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#SUB2#
Sujitsu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3#
Blood wants to pass the guard but Sujitsu is keeping the position.
Sujitsu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB2#
Sujitsu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sujitsu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sujitsu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blood haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB2#
Sujitsu is looking for a triangle but Blood pushes his legs off easily.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blood is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Sujitsu throws his legs up looking for a submission but Blood uses it to pass to side control.
Sujitsu tries to buck Blood off but Blood is having none of it.
Blood working away.
Sujitsu is looking to reverse the position.
Sujitsu regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Sujitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blood pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Sujitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blood pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kubo Sujitsu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Sujitsu throws a jab when Blood was well out of range.
Sujitsu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blood circles away.
Blood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blood with a nice cross.
Blood cracks Sujitsu with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sujitsu tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Blood pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sujitsu is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Blood!
Ivan Blood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
SPARTA 46
Date: Apr 26, 2019 |
#R1#
Sujitsu misses with an uppercut. Garnier saw that one coming.
A big left from Garnier misses.
Garnier slips a jab from Sujitsu.#CL2#
Garnier closes the distance and clinches.
Garnier lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sujitsu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sujitsu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garnier lands a body shot.
Garnier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garnier scores with a shoulder strike.
Garnier works on Sujitsu's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garnier lands a nice shot to the body.
Garnier blocks an uppercut.
Garnier presses Sujitsu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garnier misses with some punches.
Garnier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garnier scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
Garnier presses Sujitsu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garnier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garnier is leaning against Sujitsu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sujitsu is breathing heavily.
Garnier lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garnier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Garnier.
A shot in the inside from Garnier.
A left hand lands to the body for Garnier.
Nice body punch from Garnier.
Garnier lands a right hand.
Garnier gets through Sujitsu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garnier lands a right hand. #ROC2#
Sujitsu is rocked!
Garnier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Sujitsu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garnier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garnier scores with a shot to the side of Sujitsu's head.
A hook to the body from Garnier.
Garnier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sujitsu backwards. #T2#
Garnier lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sujitsu fails to land.
We've been informed that Garnier has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A short right from Garnier on the inside.
Sujitsu throws a punch but it's blocked by Garnier.
Sujitsu working aggressively here.
Garnier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sujitsu throws a punch but it's blocked by Garnier.
Sujitsu tries to pull guard but Garnier won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garnier.#BC2#
Garnier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Garnier moves into the clinch.
Garnier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sujitsu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garnier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garnier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sujitsu backwards.
A hook to the body from Garnier.
Sujitsu throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garnier.
A short uppercut from Garnier.
A right handed body shot lands from Garnier.
Garnier lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
A short right from Garnier.
Garnier creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sujitsu with a big uppercut! Sujitsu tries to clinch up but Garnier pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sujitsu to the mat! Sujitsu covers up and Garnier unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ronald Garnier!
Ronald Garnier decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
SPARTA 40
Date: Apr 12, 2019 |
#R1#
Sujitsu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sotobe. That one must have hurt.
A shot to the liver by Sotobe. Beautiful body shot.
Sotobe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sujitsu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sotobe lands a head kick. Sujitsu smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #KD2#
Sotobe lands a big head kick that sends Sujitsu tumbling to the mat! Sotobe takes a step backwards and waves Sujitsu back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Sujitsu is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotobe lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Sujitsu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sujitsu misses with a hook
and Sotobe counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bkekimpilo Sotobe!
A very excited looking Bkekimpilo Sotobe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
SPARTA 34
Date: Mar 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sujitsu.
Johnson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL#
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sujitsu, pushing him back against the cage.
Sujitsu throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Sujitsu fails to land.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Sujitsu controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sujitsu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD#
Johnson has Sujitsu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sujitsu tumbling to the mat - Johnson dives into Sujitsu's guard.
Johnson throws a strike but Sujitsu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Sujitsu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Johnson wants to sweep here but Sujitsu controlling him for the moment.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Sujitsu from controlling successfully.
Johnson controlling Sujitsu's posture.
Sujitsu tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Sujitsu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Sujitsu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB2#
Sujitsu 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.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Sujitsu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson controlling Sujitsu's posture.
Sujitsu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sujitsu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnson 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sujitsu tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T3#
Johnson advances position into side control!
Sujitsu taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sujitsu on the ground.
Sujitsu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Sujitsu is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Sujitsu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Johnson cracks Sujitsu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The strikes coming from Johnson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sujitsu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes. #ROC#
Sujitsu is rocked!
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Sujitsu is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson lands a big elbow - Sujitsu is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dwayne Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
SPARTA 29
Date: Mar 17, 2019 |
#R1#
Boxy connects with a looping right hand.
Boxy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sujitsu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Sujitsu with that takedown attempt.
Boxy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#CL2#
Sujitsu gets tackled into the cage by Boxy. Boxy maintains the clinch.
Boxy can't find room to land a body shot as Sujitsu controls the action.
Boxy tries a body shot but Sujitsu blocks it.
Boxy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sujitsu backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxy.
A body shot lands from Boxy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxy digs a right hand underneath Sujitsu's ribcage. Sujitsu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sujitsu tries to pull guard but Boxy won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxy.
Boxy cracks Sujitsu with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Boxy. #T1##TD#
Sujitsu manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Boxy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sujitsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Boxy is sitting in close to Sujitsu's body. Sujitsu has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Boxy is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Boxy is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sujitsu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kubo Sujitsu!
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Event:
SPARTA 24
Date: Mar 06, 2019 |
#R1#
Abellan connects with the punch.
Abellan looks to land a right hand but Sujitsu moved out of range.#TD2#
Sujitsu feints and as Abellan raises his hands in defense, Sujitsu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Abellan keeping full guard, as Sujitsu tries to pass.
Sujitsu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Abellan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#SUB2#
Sujitsu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sujitsu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sujitsu moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Sujitsu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Abellan, who protects the arm well.
Abellan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sujitsu on the ground.
Abellan isn't going anywhere.#T1##SUB2#
Sujitsu is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Abellan is trying to escape and Sujitsu transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Abellan is forced to tap! Nice work there by Sujitsu! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kubo Sujitsu!
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