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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 31, 2024 |
#R1#
Atsushi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#TD#
Atsushi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#SUB#
Atsushi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Janjan, who protects the arm well.
Atsushi trying to control the action but Janjan is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Atsushi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Janjan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Janjan's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've been hearing good reports from Atsushi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Atsushi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Janjan keeps working. #T1#
Janjan is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atsushi controlling from side mount.
Janjan tries to buck Atsushi off but Atsushi is having none of it.
Atsushi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Janjan keeps working. #SUB#
Atsushi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Janjan tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Janjan is not content to let Atsushi control the position.
Janjan defending against the ground and pound. #SUB#
Atsushi tries for a kimura but Janjan is defending well.
Atsushi is looking to take a break and control but Janjan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Janjan is letting Atsushi control him for a moment. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Atsushi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Janjan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Atsushi fakes the leg kick and cracks Janjan in the body.
Atsushi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Janjan to score with a decent uppercut.
Janjan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#TD#
Atsushi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Atsushi passes the guard and advances to mount! #SUB#
Atsushi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Janjan is on top in guard.
#T4#
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!#SUB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Atsushi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Janjan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Atsushi seems keen to control Janjan's posture.
Janjan connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atsushi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Atsushi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Janjan keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Atsushi connects with a single shot there.
Janjan throws the left hand but Atsushi avoids the punch easily.
Janjan fails with the takedown.
A solid body kick from Atsushi. #TD#
Atsushi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Atsushi controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushi trying to control the action but Janjan is working from the bottom. #T1#
Janjan won't allow Atsushi to pass to mount.
Atsushi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Janjan keeps working.
Atsushi controlling the action here.
Janjan is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atsushi is keen to just control but Janjan is a slippery customer.
Janjan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Atsushi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Janjan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Atsushi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Janjan regains half guard there - taking advantage of Atsushi's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Atsushi wants to free his trapped foot but Janjan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Atsushi is working hard here to advance position.#T3#
Atsushi controlling the action here.
Janjan wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Atsushi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Atsushi not doing much here.
Janjan is looking for a sweep. Atsushi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Atsushi is trying to control. Janjan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Decent striking displayed by Atsushi there.
Atsushi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Atsushi closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Atsushi.
Atsushi lands with a short shot to the head.
Atsushi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Atsushi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Janjan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Atsushi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Atsushi.#TD#
Atsushi has Janjan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Atsushi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Janjan tumbling to the mat - Atsushi dives into Janjan's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Atsushi lands with an uppercut that bounces Janjan off the cage and back into range.
Atsushi with a nice calf kick.
Atsushi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Janjan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atsushi.
The fighters circle momentarily. Atsushi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Atsushi connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Atsushi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Janjan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Janjan is trying to get back to half guard.
Janjan keeps trying to improve his position.#T1#
Janjan struggling a bit here.
Janjan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Atsushi.
Atsushi cracks Janjan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Janjan is trying to get back to half guard.
Atsushi looking to control but instead Janjan has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Atsushi trying to control from half guard but Janjan is working away.
Atsushi is controlling the pace.
#T2##SUB#
Atsushi seems to be working for a kimura but Janjan defends the submission attempt.
Janjan keeping hold of Atsushi's head, controlling as best he can.
Atsushi content to control rather than advance. #T3#
Janjan trying to control but Atsushi postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Atsushi controlling the action here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kuroda Atsushi is winning the standup battle so far.#TD#
Atsushi gets the takedown into side control. #SUB#
Atsushi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Janjan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Atsushi but great work by Janjan.
Janjan lands an elbow.
Atsushi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T4##SUB#
Atsushi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Janjan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Atsushi trying to control the action but Janjan is working from the bottom.
Atsushi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Atsushi wants to take a breather but Janjan is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuroda Atsushi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atsushi 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuroda Atsushi!
Kuroda Atsushi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
LEVEL 4
Date: Mar 03, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Macka Briggs! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Kuroda Atsushi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Atsushi feints and as Briggs raises his hands in defense, Atsushi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Briggs (0) vs (2) Atsushi
Atsushi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Atsushi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Briggs (0) vs (5) Atsushi
Briggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Atsushi is looking to take a break and control but Briggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushi slows the pace down. #T1#
Briggs is looking to regain half guard here but Atsushi keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Atsushi tries for a kimura but Briggs is defending well.
Atsushi controls the position from side control.
Atsushi laying and praying for a moment but Briggs takes advantage and regains half guard.
Briggs wants to improve his position but Atsushi is controlling well.
#T2#
Atsushi trying to control the action but Briggs is working from the bottom.
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.
Briggs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Atsushi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Briggs won't allow Atsushi to pass to mount.
Atsushi wants to take a breather but Briggs is having none of it. #T3#
Atsushi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Atsushi has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at White Eagle. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Atsushi is trying to control. Briggs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Atsushi moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Briggs (0) vs (8) Atsushi
Atsushi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Briggs keeps working. #T4##SUB2#
Atsushi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Briggs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Atsushi is looking to take a break and control but Briggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T5#
Briggs being controlled for a moment.
Briggs isn't going anywhere.#SUB2#
Atsushi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Atsushi trying to control the position but Briggs is working away. #T6#
The referee asks Atsushi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Atsushi prefers to stall for the moment though.
Atsushi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Briggs keeps working. #T7#
Briggs manages to work his way to half guard, despite Atsushi's best efforts.
Atsushi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Briggs is not content to let Atsushi control the position.
Atsushi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Briggs (0) vs (11) Atsushi
Atsushi trying to control but Briggs is having none of it.
Atsushi controlling the pace for now. #T8#
Briggs is controlling an arm, preventing Atsushi from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Atsushi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Briggs is trying desperately to improve position.
Atsushi looking to control but Briggs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T9#
Atsushi is trying to take his opponent's back.
Atsushi wants to control but Briggs has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Atsushi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Briggs! Score +3 for passing guard: Briggs (0) vs (14) Atsushi
Atsushi tries to control but Briggs wriggling away. #T10#
Atsushi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Atsushi controlling from mount.
Briggs tries to hold on but Atsushi postures up.#SUB2#
Atsushi looking for a guillotine from mount but Briggs is having none of it.
Atsushi wants to control the pace but Briggs is squirming around nicely. #T11#
Atsushi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Briggs is working to get back to half guard.
Atsushi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Atsushi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Briggs haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T12#
Atsushi fails to advance to Briggs's back.
Briggs is squirming around, avoiding Atsushi's attempts to control the action. #T13#
Well,Briggs is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Atsushi moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Briggs (0) vs (17) Atsushi#SUB2#
Atsushi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Briggs defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Briggs tries to roll but Atsushi sticks to his back.
#T14#
A lull in the action here.
#SUB2#
Atsushi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Atsushi tries to keep control of the position but Briggs is staying busy.
I would not like to be Briggs right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Atsushi wins on points by 17 to 0.
A very excited looking Kuroda Atsushi 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:
LEVEL 3
Date: Feb 25, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Mursk Ispa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Kuroda Atsushi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ispa tries to clinch there but Atsushi circles away.
#CL#
Atsushi tries to keep at a distance but Ispa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ispa jumps guard but Atsushi stands there with Ispa around his waist. Ispa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ispa fails to pull guard.
Atsushi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ispa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL2#
Atsushi rushes Ispa and presses him up against the ropes.
Atsushi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ispa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mursk Ispa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuroda Atsushi.#TD#
Ispa pulls Atsushi into guard.
My spies in White Eagle inform me that Atsushi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Atsushi wants to control from the top but Ispa keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ispa can't keep his opponent in guard - Atsushi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ispa wants to control but Atsushi is keeping busy.
#T1#
Ispa is not content to let Atsushi control the position.
Atsushi trying to control the pace.
Atsushi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ispa! Score +3 for passing guard: Ispa (0) vs (3) Atsushi
Atsushi wants to take Ispa's back but he can't do it this time.
Atsushi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ispa is looking to escape.
Ispa wants to control but Atsushi is having none of it.#T2#
Atsushi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ispa is looking to escape.
Ispa wants to control but Atsushi is having none of it.
Ispa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Atsushi tries to control but Ispa wriggling away.
Ispa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T3#
Ispa is trying to escape the mount but Atsushi keeps good control and instead manages to take Ispa's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Ispa (0) vs (6) Atsushi
Atsushi controlling the position well here. Ispa rolled but Atsushi kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Atsushi trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Atsushi avoiding Ispa 's attempts to control his hands.
Atsushi controlling the position well here. Ispa rolled but Atsushi kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Atsushi wants to control but Ispa is keeping busy.
Well, with Atsushi on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Ispa is tapping out... Can he escape the position?#T4##SUB2#
Ispa is trying to roll into a better position but Atsushi has get a rear naked choke and Ispa is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kuroda Atsushi!
Our winner, Kuroda Atsushi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
Level 2
Date: Feb 18, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Kuroda Atsushi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Toby Vertongen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Atsushi gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Atsushi (4) vs (0) Vertongen
Vertongen is looking for a sweep.
Vertongen stops Atsushi from passing to mount.
Vertongen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vertongen tries to roll over but Atsushi keeps him under control.
Atsushi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushi is looking to advance position but Vertongen won't allow it.
Vertongen gets back to full guard.
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.#T1#
Atsushi won't allow Vertongen to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Vertongen working for a triangle but Atsushi defends it easily.
Vertongen is trying to control the position but Atsushi postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Atsushi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Atsushi (7) vs (0) Vertongen
Vertongen tries to bench press Atsushi off him but Atsushi keeps the position.
Vertongen gets back to half guard.
Atsushi prevents Vertongen from improving his position.#T2#
Atsushi trying to control from half guard but Vertongen is working away.
Atsushi wants to free his trapped foot but Vertongen is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB2#
Vertongen actively working from the bottom here.
Vertongen is refusing to be controlled, as Atsushi sits in half guard.
Atsushi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Atsushi (10) vs (0) Vertongen
Atsushi wants to control the pace but Vertongen is squirming around nicely.
Vertongen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T3#
Vertongen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Atsushi controlling the position easily from mount.
Atsushi trying to control but Vertongen is having none of it.
We've been hearing good reports from Atsushi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Atsushi content just to control the position here. #T4#
Atsushi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vertongen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Atsushi trying to control the action but Vertongen is working from the bottom.
Vertongen wants to improve his position but Atsushi is controlling well.
Atsushi wants to take a breather but Vertongen is having none of it.
Atsushi trying to mount his opponent but Vertongen defends it.
Atsushi wants to control but Vertongen is keeping him busy. #T5#
Vertongen is trying to get back to full guard.
Vertongen wants to control but Atsushi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vertongen wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Vertongen has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Atsushi. Oh but Vertongen has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Atsushi goes limp - he's gone! Vertongen jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Toby Vertongen!
After the fight, Toby Vertongen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
LEVEL 1
Date: Feb 11, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Oscar Gage! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Kuroda Atsushi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD#
Gage shoots in and bounces Atsushi off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gage (2) vs (0) Atsushi
Gage slips nicely into half guard.
Atsushi gets back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gage trying to control the position from guard on top but Atsushi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gage works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Atsushi is pressing down on Gage's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gage advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage is looking to advance position but Atsushi won't allow it.
Well, if Gage 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.
Atsushi trying to control but Gage postures up.
#T1#
Atsushi tries to get to full guard but Gage has control of the leg.
Gage frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Gage (5) vs (0) Atsushi#SUB#
Gage is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Atsushi is surviving well by controlling Gage's body position as best he can.
Atsushi tries to reverse the position but Gage maintains control.
Gage wants to take Atsushi's back here but Atsushi is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
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.
Atsushi tries to reverse the position but Gage maintains control.
Gage can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Atsushi is looking to escape.
Gage wants to take Atsushi's back here but Atsushi is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
#T2#
Gage is working hard here to advance position.#SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Atsushi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gage. #SUB#
Gage is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Atsushi is surviving well by controlling Gage's body position as best he can.
Gage wants to control the pace but Atsushi is squirming around nicely.
Atsushi is looking to improve his position but Gage isn't that keen on the idea.
Gage mounts Atsushi! Really nice guard pass there!
Gage prevents Atsushi from getting the reversal.#T3#
Atsushi tries to hold on but Gage pushes him away.
Atsushi working to try and regain half guard.
Atsushi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gage (5) vs (2) Atsushi
Atsushi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gage definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Atsushi wants to control from the top but Gage keeps moving.
Gage trying to control the position.
Atsushi forces his way into half guard.
Atsushi is pressing down on Gage's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gage is holding on for now. #T4#
Atsushi stalling away here and it's allowed Gage to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gage wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Gage working for a triangle but Atsushi defends it easily.
My spies in White Eagle inform me that Atsushi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Atsushi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atsushi won't allow Gage to sweep him here.
Atsushi pushes down on Gage's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gage trying to hold on to Atsushi's head to control him but Atsushi postures up.
#T5#
Atsushi wants to pass the guard but Gage is defending well.
Gage works his way to full guard. Good work.
Atsushi stays in close to Gage's body and controls the position. #SUB#
Gage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Gage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gage trying to control the position.
Gage keeping full guard, as Atsushi tries to pass. #T6##SUB#
Gage looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Gage is looking for a triangle but Atsushi pushes his legs off easily.
Gage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Atsushi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gage looking for a sweep. Not yet Gage, not yet.
Gage trying to keep a closed guard but Atsushi is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Gage working for a triangle but Atsushi defends it easily.
Atsushi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T7##SUB#
Gage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Atsushi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gage looking for a sweep. Not yet Gage, not yet.
Gage working a defensive guard but Atsushi passes into half guard.
Gage wants to control but Atsushi passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gage (5) vs (5) Atsushi
Atsushi controlling the position from side mount. #T8#
Atsushi wants to control but Gage is keeping him busy.
Gage struggling a bit here.
Gage sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Atsushi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Gage (5) vs (8) Atsushi
Atsushi trying to control but Gage is having none of it.
Gage tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gage tries to hold on but Atsushi postures up.#T9#
Atsushi prevents Gage from getting the reversal.
Gage is controlling an arm, preventing Atsushi from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Gage is working to get back to half guard.
Gage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gage is looking to improve his position but Atsushi isn't that keen on the idea.
Atsushi tries to control but Gage wriggling away.
Gage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T10#
Gage is working to get back to half guard.
Gage tries to lock up and control but Atsushi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gage is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Atsushi tries to control but Gage wriggling away.
Atsushi content just to control the position here.
Atsushi trying to control but Gage is having none of it.
Atsushi controlling his opponent. #T11#
Atsushi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gage wants to hold on but Atsushi pushes him away.
Atsushi moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Gage (5) vs (11) Atsushi
Gage tries to escape the position.
Gage wants to control his opponent's hands but Atsushi gets his hands free.
Gage tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T12#
Gage tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gage is squirming around, avoiding Atsushi's attempts to control the action.
Gage tries to reverse the position but Atsushi maintains control.
Gage tries to hold on but Atsushi postures up.
Atsushi pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Atsushi looking to control but Gage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Atsushi controlling the position easily from mount.
Gage is squirming around, avoiding Atsushi's attempts to control the action. #T13#
Atsushi avoids the attempt from Gage to control.
Atsushi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #SUB2#
Gage defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Atsushi.
Atsushi avoids the attempt from Gage to control.
Gage manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gage is trying to get back to full guard.
Gage is staying active underneath Atsushi, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T14#
Atsushi is thwarting Gage's attempts to control the position.
Atsushi is trying to control. Gage wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Atsushi is working away from the top position though.
Atsushi wants to take a breather but Gage is having none of it.
Atsushi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gage knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gage is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gage is trying is best to control the position here.
Gage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atsushi wins on points by 11 to 5.
After winning the bout, Kuroda Atsushi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 09, 2024 |
#R1#
Atsushi's corner calls for a 1-2. Atsushi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT#It looks like Mmm Mmm has been cut.
Atsushi throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL#
Atsushi darts in and clinches Mmm up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Atsushi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Atsushi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #TD#
Atsushi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mmm is trying to keep an underhook but Atsushi manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Atsushi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ground and pound from Atsushi.
Nice strikes from Atsushi there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atsushi slows the pace down in half guard.
Mmm is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Atsushi scores with a couple of nice shots.#T1#
Atsushi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB#
Atsushi is looking for a kimura but Mmm is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Atsushi to get the leverage.
Mmm trying to hold on to Atsushi's head to control him but Atsushi postures up.
Atsushi 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.
Atsushi trying to mount his opponent but Mmm defends it.
Still in half guard, Atsushi seems content to control.
Mmm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Atsushi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Atsushi 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.
Still in half guard, Atsushi seems content to control.#SUB#
Atsushi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mmm sees it coming and defends easily.
Mmm has hold of Atsushi's hands but Atsushi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Atsushi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mmm with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Atsushi content to control rather than advance.
Atsushi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mmm! #SUB#
Atsushi has control of Mmm's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mmm regains control of the situation pretty easily.
#T3#
Atsushi controlling from the full mount.
Atsushi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Atsushi working the ground and pound effectively.
Atsushi is landing with some decent strikes but Mmm is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#ROC#Mmm is rocked!
Atsushi controlling from mount. #SUB#
Mmm is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Atsushi locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Mmm is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kuroda Atsushi!
A relieved looking Kuroda Atsushi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 29, 2023 |
#R1#
Diamond takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#TD#
Atsushi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diamond manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Atsushi controlling from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diamond can do anything to dispel that myth.
Atsushi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Diamond wants to stand and escape but Atsushi is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Diamond is trying to stand and escape. In the scramble, Atsushi has locked hold of an arm and he's managed to lock on an armbar - Diamond taps out instantly and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kuroda Atsushi!
A victorious Kuroda Atsushi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
CFC 573
Date: Jul 22, 2023 |
#R1#
Atsushi cracks Puff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL2#
Atsushi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Puff, pushing him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Puff has a couple of punches blocked by Atsushi.
Puff digs a right hand underneath Atsushi's ribcage. Atsushi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Atsushi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Puff slowing the pace effectively.
Atsushi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Atsushi lands a right hand.
Puff throws a punch but it's blocked by Atsushi.
Puff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Atsushi trying to control the position but instead, Puff has worked for underhooks and has pushed Atsushi into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Puff fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puff.
Puff struggles to land a body shot inside as Atsushi controls his hands.
Puff lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atsushi misses with a punch on the inside.
Puff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atsushi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atsushi's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Atsushi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Atsushi lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Puff - that landed with a thud.
Puff lands a hook that snaps the head of Atsushi backwards. #ROC#Atsushi is rocked!#T1#
Puff throws a big uppercut that drops Atsushi! More strikes from Puff and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Atsushi lies dazed against the cage as Puff celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Powder Puff!
In his post fight interview, Powder Puff gave a big smile as he said 'I beat him like boy child. Now, I leave. '. |
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Event:
CFC 551
Date: May 06, 2023 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Atsushi cracks O Doherty with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Doherty checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushi throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Doherty.
Atsushi feints and then cracks O Doherty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Doherty down. #T1#
Good work by O Doherty as he checks the leg kick.
O Doherty looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Atsushi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Doherty fires out a quick counter leg kick but Atsushi just manages to avoid it.
Atsushi checks a leg kick.
Atsushi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A thudding body kick lands there by O Doherty!
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Atsushi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by O Doherty.
Atsushi throws a solid leg kick but O Doherty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atsushi.
Atsushi takes a swing at O Doherty's ribcage but misses.
O Doherty half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Atsushi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuroda Atsushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Atsushi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 9:10
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 9:10
Judge William Peck scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuroda Atsushi!
A very excited looking Kuroda Atsushi 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:
CFC 549
Date: Apr 29, 2023 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Atsushi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Atsushi tries a quick counter leg kick but O Doherty is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Doherty misses with a leg kick
and Atsushi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
O Doherty darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1#
O Doherty scores with a nice strike.
Good work by O Doherty as he checks the leg kick.
It appears O Doherty was looking to counter with a kick there.
Atsushi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from O Doherty on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Doherty moves out of range of the body kick.
O Doherty feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
O Doherty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Doherty is looking to slow Atsushi down with leg kicks.
O Doherty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Atsushi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T3#
O Doherty throws a low kick but it's checked well by Atsushi.
Atsushi checks a leg kick.
Atsushi moves out of range of the leg kick from O Doherty.
Atsushi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
O Doherty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atsushi is trying to counter with his kicks.
Atsushi's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Atsushi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A clash of legs there as O Doherty blocks the low kick.
O Doherty moves out of range of the body kick.
Atsushi checks a leg kick nicely.
Atsushi feints a counter leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Doherty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atsushi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cathal O Doherty dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
A big right from O Doherty misses.
O Doherty misses with a looping left.
O Doherty backing away here, and Atsushi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Atsushi tries to land a leg kick but O Doherty saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushi misses with a low kick.
Atsushi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like O Doherty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Atsushi throws a leg kick that is checked
and O Doherty counters with a nice uppercut.
Atsushi digs a good hook to O Doherty's body.
O Doherty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Doherty misses with an uppercut. #T2#
O Doherty throws a body punch but Atsushi moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Atsushi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, O Doherty has got the better of the exchanges.
O Doherty moves out of range of the leg kick from Atsushi.
O Doherty half committed to a counter leg kick.
O Doherty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atsushi can do to turn this around?
O Doherty throws a leg kick that is checked
and Atsushi counters with a nice leg kick.
Atsushi wants to land a leg kick but O Doherty is out of range.
O Doherty feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T3#
O Doherty just misses with a punch to the body.
O Doherty throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Doherty misses with a low kick.
O Doherty throws out a leg kick but Atsushi moves out of range and O Doherty only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atsushi! But no joy.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Atsushi tries to score with a low kick but O Doherty moves his leg out of the way.
As Atsushi backs away, O Doherty returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
O Doherty looks for the body kick but Atsushi saw that one coming.
Atsushi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Doherty's hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Doherty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atsushi can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kuroda Atsushi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Atsushi tries to land a body kick
and O Doherty counters with a slapping leg kick.
O Doherty gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Atsushi counters with a nice leg kick.
O Doherty staying out of range there.
O Doherty looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Doherty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atsushi moves away.
Atsushi tries a quick counter leg kick but O Doherty is wise to it.
O Doherty misses with a looping left.#T1#
O Doherty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atsushi. Atsushi obviously looking to wear him down.
Atsushi tried to score with a low kick but O Doherty checks it.
O Doherty throws a quick counter kick to the body but Atsushi avoids it.
Atsushi scoring well with a low kick there.
O Doherty misses with a kick to the body.
Atsushi is trying to counter with his kicks.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Atsushi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
O Doherty throws the kick towards the body but Atsushi avoids it.
Atsushi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Atsushi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O Doherty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atsushi.
#T3#
A nice leg kick lands there from O Doherty.
Atsushi connects with an inside leg kick.
Atsushi throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Doherty just misses with a punch to the body.
Atsushi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T4#
Atsushi connects with a solid leg kick.
O Doherty throws a low kick, looking for Atsushi's leg but Atsushi calmly moves out of range.
Atsushi misses with a kick to the body
and O Doherty counters with a low kick, right behind Atsushi 's knee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Doherty connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuroda Atsushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Atsushi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuroda Atsushi!
A very excited looking Kuroda Atsushi 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:
CFC 543
Date: Apr 08, 2023 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
A chopping leg kick lands by Atsushi.
Atsushi throws a low kick but Whitlock avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitlock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitlock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice side step and Whitlock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
Atsushi is looking to chop away at Whitlock's legs.
Atsushi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whitlock.
A leg kick checked by Whitlock.
Atsushi throws the kick towards the body but Whitlock avoids it.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A chopping leg kick lands by Atsushi.
Atsushi tries to score with a low kick but Whitlock moves his leg out of the way.
Whitlock just misses with a punch to the body.
Atsushi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Atsushi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whitlock counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kuroda Atsushi.
Well Atsushi 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 10:10
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 10:10
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 10:9
The fight is ruled a majority draw! |
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Event:
CFC 537
Date: Mar 18, 2023 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Atsushi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Doherty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Doherty was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushi with a nice calf kick.
Atsushi misses with a low kick as O Doherty jumps back.
O Doherty follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.#T1#
A low kick from O Doherty misses
and Atsushi counters with a low kick, right behind O Doherty 's knee.
O Doherty throws a leg kick but Atsushi sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Atsushi misses the target.
O Doherty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atsushi can pounce on him.
Atsushi blocks a leg kick.
Atsushi thinks about countering with a body kick.
O Doherty's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on O Doherty's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Atsushi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
O Doherty steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
O Doherty misses with the body kick
and Atsushi counters with a left to the body.
Atsushi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Doherty feints a counter leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Atsushi ducks right into an uppercut from O Doherty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuroda Atsushi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atsushi 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 10:9
Judge William Peck scores the fight 10:9
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuroda Atsushi!
Kuroda Atsushi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
CFC 535
Date: Mar 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
O Doherty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Doherty backing away here, and Atsushi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Doherty connects with a body shot.
Atsushi moves out of range of the body kick from O Doherty.
Atsushi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Atsushi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Doherty tried to score with a low kick but Atsushi checks it.
Atsushi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
O Doherty throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
O Doherty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atsushi's sensitive parts. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Atsushi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Atsushi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Atsushi thinks about the counter body kick.
Atsushi misses with a low kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Doherty throws a chopping leg kick but Atsushi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Atsushi tries a quick counter leg kick but O Doherty is wise to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cathal O Doherty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Doherty 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 10:9
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 10:9
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cathal O Doherty!
A very excited looking Cathal O Doherty 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:
CFC 509
Date: Dec 10, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
O Doherty gets tackled into the cage by Atsushi. Atsushi maintains the clinch.
O Doherty taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Atsushi letting O Doherty take a breather here.
Atsushi stalling.
O Doherty just leaning against Atsushi, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Doherty stalling the fight.
A bit of stalling here from O Doherty.
#T1#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cathal O Doherty.#CL#
O Doherty has closed the distance and engaged Atsushi in a clinch.
Atsushi effectively controlling the action here.
A bit of stalling here from O Doherty.
O Doherty content to slow the pace in the clinch.
O Doherty leaning his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Atsushi stalls.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Atsushi slows down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cathal O Doherty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Doherty 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 10:9
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 10:9
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cathal O Doherty!
Cathal O Doherty decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
CFC 506
Date: Aug 13, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
O Doherty has Atsushi up against the cage in a clinch.
O Doherty is looking to control Atsushi's arms but Atsushi gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Doherty has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Come on O Doherty - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Doherty leaning against his opponent.
O Doherty continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.#T1#
O Doherty letting Atsushi take a breather here.
Atsushi just leaning against O Doherty, taking a breather.
O Doherty is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Atsushi is pushing O Doherty up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Atsushi stalling in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Doherty controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cathal O Doherty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Doherty has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 9:10
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 9:10
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cathal O Doherty!
A very excited looking Cathal O Doherty 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:
CFC 505
Date: Aug 07, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
O Doherty has taken the fight to the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Atsushi.
Atsushi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Come on Atsushi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Doherty manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Atsushi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. O Doherty seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Atsushi can turn it around.#T1#
Atsushi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
O Doherty slowing the pace effectively.
O Doherty wants to stall.
O Doherty definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Atsushi.
O Doherty letting Atsushi take a breather here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kuroda Atsushi.#CL#
O Doherty has managed to clinch.
Atsushi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cathal O Doherty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Doherty 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 10:9
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cathal O Doherty!
Cathal O Doherty seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 117
Date: Jul 24, 2022 |
#R1#
Hanma throws a body punch but Atsushi moves out of range.
Hanma throws a hook but Atsushi avoids it easily.
Atsushi lands with a straight right. Hanma didn't see that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Hanma.
Hanma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atsushi throws the left hand but Hanma avoids the punch easily.
Hanma misses with a hook. Atsushi ducked under it nicely.
Hanma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atsushi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanma misses with a hook.
Hanma throws a jab when Atsushi was well out of range.
Atsushi scores with a leg kick.
Hanma tests Atsushi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Atsushi tenderised Hanma's leg. Hanma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hanma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Atsushi with a nice calf kick.
Hanma misses with a body shot
and Atsushi counters with a stiff right hand.
Atsushi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hanma to score with a decent uppercut.
Atsushi ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Hanma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Atsushi counters with a body kick that stops Hanma in his tracks momentarily. #T1#
A shot to the body from Hanma misses
and Atsushi counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
Jab from Atsushi.
Baki Hanma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Hanma.
Atsushi lands with a straight right. Hanma didn't see that one coming.#CL2#
Atsushi closes the distance and clinches.
Atsushi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanmas head. #TD2#
Atsushi lands a takedown into guard.
Atsushi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atsushi passes Hanma's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hanma manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Atsushi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atsushi looking to pass the guard.
Atsushi is still trying to improve position.#SUB#
Hanma had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Atsushi defends it easily.#T2#
Atsushi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanma is keeping the position for now.
Hanma trying to control the position.
Atsushi sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like Atsushi might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Atsushi from controlling successfully.
Atsushi working some strikes from top position.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Atsushi from controlling successfully.
Atsushi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hanma pulls Atsushi in close to prevent any damage. #T3#
Hanma trying to control the position.
Hanma wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Atsushi is now in half guard.
Atsushi trying to control the action but Hanma is working from the bottom.
Atsushi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Atsushi is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hanma has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Atsushi is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atsushi is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Atsushi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Atsushi is nestled in close to Hanma, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Atsushi slips a nice elbow through Hanma's hands, connecting with Hanma's forehead.
Atsushi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hanma trying to control here.
Hanma on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Atsushi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Atsushi working Hanma over with strikes.
Atsushi not doing much here.
Atsushi trying to control from half guard but Hanma is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Atsushi connects with a nice short shot to Hanma's temple.
Hanma trying to control from the bottom.
Hanma taking some punishment here, with Atsushi in his half guard. #SUB2#
Atsushi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hanma wants to control but Atsushi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Atsushi catches Hanma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Atsushi ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Hanma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atsushi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanma misses with an uppercut.
Atsushi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Atsushi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A left lands for Hanma.
Atsushi ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Atsushi tries to clinch up but Hanma circles away and keeps his distance.
Atsushi loads up on a big right hand but Hanma slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Hanma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atsushi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Atsushi misses.
Hanma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kuroda Atsushi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hanma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atsushi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atsushi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hanma. Hanma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Atsushi needs to keep his hands up - Hanma had a free shot at his head there.
Hanma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hanma misses with a straight right.
Hanma looks to land a right hand but Atsushi moved out of range.
Atsushi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T1#
Atsushi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Atsushi loads up on a big right hand but Hanma slips the punch.
Hanma lands a jab to the head.
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atsushi manages to avoid it.
Hanma misses the body punch
and Atsushi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanma scores with a jab. Atsushi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hanma throws out a loose jab but Atsushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Atsushi finds it's way round the side to connect with Hanma's head.
Hanma misses with a left hand
and Atsushi counters with a straight right hand.
Hanma missing with a left hand there. Atsushi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Hanma.
Hanma misses with a hook. Atsushi ducked under it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Atsushi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Atsushi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hanma looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Atsushi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hanma taking a bit of punishment here - Atsushi scoring with strikes.
Atsushi working the ground and pound.
Atsushi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Atsushi lands a few punches from side control.#T2#
You can see the frustration on Hanma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Atsushi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Atsushi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hanma is trying to control Atsushi's posture but Atsushi avoids it.
Hanma is trying to improve his position.
Hanma tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Atsushi easily slips into full mount!
Hanma tries to hold on but Atsushi postures up.
Hanma is in a horrible position here. Atsushi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Atsushi working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Atsushi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
#T3#
Hanma tries to hold on but Atsushi pushes him away.
Hanma is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hanma is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Atsushi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hanma wants to control but Atsushi is having none of it.
Atsushi looking to finish Hanma with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hanma!
Hanma tries to hold on but Atsushi postures up.
Atsushi looking to control but Hanma is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kuroda Atsushi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Atsushi lands a couple of good shots and Hanma has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Atsushi connects with a big shot to the side of Hanma's head.
#ROC2#Hanma is rocked!
Atsushi wants to control but Hanma is keeping busy.
Well, with Atsushi on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hanma is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Hanma just trying to survive but Atsushi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hanma can't escape the position.
Atsushi scores with punches and elbows.
Oh Hanma is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
I would not like to be Hanma right now.
#SUB2#
Atsushi looking for the RNC.
Hanma seems to have got his legs back now.#SUB2#
Atsushi patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Atsushi connects with a big shot to the side of Hanma's head.
Atsushi gets his hands free as Hanma looks to control.
Atsushi connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hanma to escape the position.
Hanma tries to escape but Atsushi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hanma trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #SUB2#
Atsushi is persistently looking for the submission but Hanma is defending it well.
Hanma is really stuck here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma trying to control but not successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Hanma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atsushi counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Hanma.
Hanma defending well as Atsushi loads up on a big left hand.
Hanma throws an overhand right that lands on Atsushi's shoulder, as Atsushi tries to avoid the shot.
Atsushi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanma.
Donk. Atsushi catches Hanma right on the button with a cross.
Hanma throws a jab but it's blocked by Atsushi.
Atsushi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Hanma misses.
Hanma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hanma on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big right from Hanma misses.
Hanma misses with a looping left.
Hanma throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Atsushi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
Hanma swings widly with a right hand
and Hanma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Atsushi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanma on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Atsushi lands a really nice looking cross but Hanma seems unphased.
#T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Atsushi.
Atsushi scores with a jab. Hanma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Atsushi slips a straight right by Hanma.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Atsushi is just out of range.
Atsushi swinging wildly here.
A big left from Hanma misses.
Atsushi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atsushi.
Hanma fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Hanma misses. #CL#
Hanma forces Atsushi back against the cage and clinches.
Hanma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hanma misses with some punches.
Atsushi blocks a body shot from Hanma.
Hanma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD2#
Atsushi has picked Hanma up - he's going for a ride! Atsushi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Hanma is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Atsushi pulls his head out easily. #T2#
Hanma is concentrating on defense, preventing Atsushi from advancing position.
Hanma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Atsushi stalling.
Hanma trying to control but Atsushi postures up.
#SUB2#
Atsushi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hanma defends it well. #SUB#
Hanma looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hanma trying to control from the bottom.
Atsushi is taking a breather. Hanma says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T3#
Hanma is trying to control but can't.
#SUB2#
Atsushi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Atsushi is controlling the pace.
Atsushi is looking to take a break and control but Hanma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atsushi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Atsushi is looking to advance position but Hanma won't allow it. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Atsushi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hanma tries to hold on but Atsushi postures up.
Kuroda Atsushi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Atsushi controlling the pace for now.
Hanma is working to get back to half guard.
Atsushi with the ground and pound from mount. #SUB2#
Atsushi looking for a guillotine from mount but Hanma is having none of it.
Atsushi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Atsushi controlling the position easily from mount.
Atsushi avoids the attempt from Hanma to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuroda Atsushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Atsushi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuroda Atsushi!
Kuroda Atsushi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 113
Date: Jul 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Atsushi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Atsushi looks to land a left hand but Cowan moved out of range nicely.
Atsushi misses with a looping right.
Atsushi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Atsushi moves out of range of the leg kick from Cowan.
Atsushi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Atsushi ducks right into an uppercut from Cowan.
Atsushi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atsushi cracks Cowan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Atsushi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cowan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cowan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atsushi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atsushi! But no joy.
Cowan throws a body punch but Atsushi moves out of range.
Nice shot by Atsushi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Atsushi misses its intended target.
Cowan ducks under a wild hook from Atsushi.
Cowan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cowan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T1#
An inside leg kick from Atsushi misses.
Atsushi shoots in looking for a takedown. Cowan tries to sprawl out of it but Atsushi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cowan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cowan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Atsushi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Atsushi.
Atsushi missing with a left hand there. Cowan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atsushi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cowan slips a jab from Atsushi.
Cowan moves away from the strike by Atsushi.
Cowan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atsushi throws out the jab.
Atsushi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cowan tries to land a front kick but Atsushi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atsushi misses with a looping right.
Cowan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T2#
Atsushi misses with a straight right.
Atsushi is looking to score with low kicks.
Cowan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Atsushi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cowan.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Atsushi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Atsushi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cowan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atsushi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atsushi throws a right hand that misses
and Atsushi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Atsushi thumps Cowan with a low kick.
Kuroda Atsushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Atsushi.
Atsushi looks to land a left hand but Cowan moved out of range nicely.
Atsushi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Cowan.
Cowan staying out of range there.
It looked like Cowan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atsushi lands a head shot.#CL2#
Atsushi takes the fight into the clinch. #T3#
Cowan lands with a right to the head.
Cowan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atsushis head. #BC2#
Atsushi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cowan misses with an uppercut. Atsushi saw that one coming.
Atsushi throws a front kick aimed at Cowan's knee but Cowan avoids it well. #CL2#
Atsushi closes the distance and pushes Cowan back into the cage.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD2#
Atsushi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Cowan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cowan keeping moving, preventing Atsushi from controlling successfully.
Atsushi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cowan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T4#
Cowan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Atsushi controls the pace.
Let's hope that Atsushi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Atsushi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cowan counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atsushi wants to clinch up but Cowan keeps it at a distance.
Cowan half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
A lazy left from Atsushi finds it's target.
Atsushi throws a leg kick but Cowan checks it.
Atsushi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cowan throwing a counter right hand but Atsushi manages to avoid it.
Atsushi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Atsushi misses the target.
Cowan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuroda Atsushi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atsushi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Atsushi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atsushi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cowan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cowan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cowan checks a leg kick.
Cowan checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushi looks to land a left hand but Cowan moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Atsushi misses.
Atsushi throws a right hand that misses
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Kuroda Atsushi has been cut.
Cowan takes one to the chin there.
Atsushi misses with a hook.#T1#
Cowan misses with a low kick as Atsushi jumps back.
Atsushi throws a lazy right hand but Cowan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cowan lands with an uppercut that bounces Atsushi off the cage and back into range.#ROC#Atsushi is rocked!
Cowan lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Atsushi - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Cowan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey Cowan!
A relieved looking Mickey Cowan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 103
Date: May 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Royster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laertes Royster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royster slips under a jab.
Royster misses with an uppercut.
Atsushi tries a low kick but Royster avoids it.
Atsushi throws a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Atsushi blocks the low kick.
Atsushi feinted with a counter takedown.
Royster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been hearing reports that Atsushi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Royster throws a lazy right hand but Atsushi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Royster connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Atsushi's hands.
Royster scores with a three punch combo!
Royster connects with a solid leg kick.
Royster 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.
Royster throws a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Royster.
Atsushi lands with a good body shot.
Royster connects with a right hand. Atsushi shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atsushi moves out of range as Royster throws a body kick.
Atsushi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Royster.
Atsushi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some bone on bone action there as Royster checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab, jab by Atsushi - just one landing.
Atsushi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Atsushi thuds his shin into the meat of Royster's side.
Royster lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T1#
Atsushi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Atsushi misses with a looping left.
Atsushi misses the jab.
Royster now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Atsushi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Royster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Atsushi tries to move into range but Royster moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Royster cracks Atsushi with an open hand slap.
Royster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Royster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laertes Royster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Royster takes one on the button.
Atsushi dives in and grabs Royster's left leg, looking for a takedown. Royster pushes down on Atsushi's head and hops out.
Atsushi misses with a body shot.
Royster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Atsushi finds it's way round the side to connect with Royster's head.
Royster misses with a low kick.
Royster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atsushi manages to avoid it.
Royster has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Royster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atsushi.
Royster is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Atsushi with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atsushi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Atsushi scoring well with a low kick there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Royster.
A nice leg kick from Atsushi, right into the meat of the thigh.
#T2#
Good leg kick by Royster.
Atsushi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Royster tries to avoid it but Atsushi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Royster to the ground. Royster escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It seemed like Royster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Atsushi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Royster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Royster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Atsushi at a distance.
Atsushi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atsushi scores with a jab.
Royster looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
An inside leg kick from Royster misses.
Atsushi with a hook.
Royster displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Royster throws a low kick but Atsushi avoids it.
Good leg kick by Royster. #CL#
Atsushi moves into the clinch successfully.
Royster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Royster lands a body shot.
Royster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atsushi gets through Royster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Atsushi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Royster gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuroda Atsushi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Royster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atsushi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atsushi lands a body punch. #T3#
Atsushi presses Royster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Royster.
Royster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atsushi backwards.
Atsushi misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Royster - that landed with a thud.
Royster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Royster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Atsushi.
Atsushi has a couple of punches blocked by Royster.
Royster lands a left hand.
Royster cracks Atsushi with a nice body shot.
Atsushi has a couple of punches blocked by Royster.
Atsushi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atsushi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atsushi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Royster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Royster misses with a body punch.
Royster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atsushi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atsushi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Royster backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atsushi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
Atsushi tries to work over Royster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atsushi blocks a body shot from Royster.
Atsushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Royster tries to throw a body punch but Atsushi avoids it by throwing Royster back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Royster.
Royster lands with a left to the head.
Atsushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Royster.
The referee calls for Royster to work.
Atsushi lands a body shot.
Royster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Royster digs a right hand into Atsushi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Atsushi's gas tank.
Royster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atsushi scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Royster - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Royster gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Atsushi.
Royster is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Laertes Royster dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Royster misses with a body shot.
Atsushi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Atsushi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Atsushi stuns Royster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Royster scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Atsushi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An attempted straight right counter from Atsushi misses the target.
Royster misses with a body shot.
Atsushi moves out of range of the body kick from Royster.
Atsushi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Royster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Royster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atsushi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atsushi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Royster.
Royster misses with a hook. Atsushi ducked under it nicely.
Royster changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Atsushi.
Atsushi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick lands for Royster.
Royster with a nice cross.
Royster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Royster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atsushi. #T1#
Atsushi lands with a straight right. Royster didn't see that one coming.
Atsushi throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Royster there.
Atsushi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Royster.
Atsushi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Atsushi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atsushi is looking to clinch.
Royster connects with the punch.
Atsushi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Royster on the side of the head.
Atsushi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Royster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Royster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Royster throws a chopping leg kick but Atsushi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Atsushi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Atsushi throws a leg kick but Royster checks it.
Royster takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atsushi misses the jab.
Royster scores with a hook to the body. Atsushi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Royster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atsushi just misses with a punch to the body.
Royster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Royster works the jab nicely.
A leg kick checked by Atsushi.
Atsushi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Royster was well out of range. Poor timing from Atsushi.#T2#
Royster lands with a cross.
Royster throws a leg kick that misses.
Atsushi moves away from the strike by Royster.
Royster throws a lazy right hand but Atsushi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Royster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Atsushi missing with a left hand there. Royster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Royster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atsushi.
Royster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Royster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Royster is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Royster scores with a jab to the jaw.
Atsushi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Atsushi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atsushi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Royster walks into a stiff left hand from Atsushi.
Royster lands with a hook. Atsushi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Royster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as Atsushi blocks the low kick.
Atsushi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Royster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Royster is looking to chop away at Atsushi's legs.
Atsushi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T3#
Atsushi lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Royster.
Royster connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Atsushi's hands.
Atsushi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Royster lands a jab to the head.
Royster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Atsushi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Royster misses with a body shot.
Laertes Royster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Atsushi there.
A big right from Royster misses.
Royster avoids the body shot from Atsushi.
Royster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Atsushi throws a low kick but Royster moves out of range easily.
Atsushi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Royster connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circling - Royster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Royster with the inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Atsushi.
Atsushi tries to score with a low kick but Royster moves his leg out of the way.#T4#
Royster lands a leg kick that knocks Atsushi off balance momentarily.
Atsushi looks to throw the jab but Royster is out of range.
Royster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atsushi moves away.
Royster misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Atsushi catches Royster right on the button with a cross.
Royster getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Royster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Royster thuds his right hand into Atsushi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Royster.
Royster walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Atsushi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Royster cracks Atsushi with an open hand slap.
Royster misses with a body shot.
Atsushi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#CL#
Atsushi closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atsushi. #BC#
Atsushi manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Royster struggles to land a body shot inside as Atsushi controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Laertes Royster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
An inside leg kick lands from Atsushi.
Kuroda Atsushi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atsushi blocks a leg kick.
Royster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atsushi.
Atsushi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Royster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Royster takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
An inside leg kick lands from Royster.
Royster takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Atsushi shoots in for a takedown but Royster shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Royster connects with a body shot.
Royster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Royster misses with a hook.
Atsushi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Royster wants to slow Atsushi down by chopping away at his legs.
Atsushi misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Royster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Royster.
Royster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Royster.
Atsushi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atsushi throws the left hand but Royster avoids the punch easily.#T1##TD#
Atsushi gets the takedown into side control.
Atsushi throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #SUB#
Atsushi tries for a kimura but Royster is defending well.
Atsushi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Atsushi prevents Royster from escaping the position.
Royster takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
#SUB#
Atsushi swings around for an armbar but Royster sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Atsushi's guard.#T2#
Royster wants to stand but Atsushi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Atsushi 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.#SUB#
Atsushi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Royster is aware though and is defending well.
Atsushi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Royster wants to stand but Atsushi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Royster wants to control from the top but Atsushi keeps moving.
Atsushi controls Royster momentarily but Royster frees himself.
Atsushi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atsushi landing some decent shots from guard. #T3#
Atsushi wants to control from the top but Royster keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atsushi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Royster trying to control the position here.
Royster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Royster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Royster keeping full guard, as Atsushi tries to pass.
Atsushi trying to control the position from guard on top but Royster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atsushi passes into half guard.
Atsushi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Royster knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Laertes Royster is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Royster on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuroda Atsushi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Royster has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laertes Royster!
A victorious Laertes Royster thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 91
Date: Apr 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Atsushi throws a hook but Colt avoids it easily.
Colt lands a lovely overhand right.
Colt ducks under a wild hook from Atsushi.
Colt lands a jab to the nose.
Colt throws a sloppy head kick and Atsushi moves out of range easily.
Atsushi is looking to clinch.
Colt misses with a double jab.
Atsushi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuroda Atsushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Atsushi misses
and Colt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Atsushi's knee momentarily.
Colt checks a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Colt as Atsushi shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Atsushi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Atsushi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Atsushi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colt has a couple of punches blocked by Atsushi.
Still in the clinch, Atsushi scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colt scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Atsushi breaks from the clinch.
#T1#
Atsushi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Colt as he avoids it easily.
Atsushi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Colt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Atsushi checks it well.
Colt slips under a jab from Atsushi.
Atsushi tries to clinch but Colt moves out of range.
Colt blocks the body kick.
Colt feints a counter leg kick.
Atsushi thuds his right hand into Colt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Atsushi is looking to chop away at Colt's legs.
Colt checks the leg kick.
Colt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Colt walks into a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atsushi. That's going to slow Colt down.
Atsushi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Atsushi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Colt tries to score with a low kick but Atsushi moves his leg out of the way.
Atsushi scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Atsushi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Atsushi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Colt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atsushi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Colt looks for the body kick but Atsushi saw that one coming.
Atsushi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Colt momentarily.
Colt misses with an uppercut. Atsushi saw that one coming.
Henry Colt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atsushi misses with a low kick as Colt jumps back.
Colt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Colt unleashes a big counter combination but Atsushi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Colt misses with a shot to the body
and Atsushi counters with a nice uppercut.
Atsushi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Atsushi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Colt misses.
Colt throws a nice looking combination but Atsushi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Atsushi misses with a hook. Colt ducked under it nicely.
Atsushi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colt.#T3##TD#
Atsushi gets a takedown into half guard.
Colt wants to get back to full guard.
Atsushi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Colt gets full guard.
Atsushi trying to control but Colt is working from the bottom.
Atsushi pushes down on Colt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Atsushi passes to full mount!
Colt reaches up to try and control the position but Atsushi seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Colt rolls and tries to escape and now Atsushi has his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4##SUB#
Colt defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Atsushi's arms.
Atsushi trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Atsushi controlling well, preventing Colt from escaping the position.
Colt is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Colt just trying to survive but Atsushi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Atsushi just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
#SUB#
Atsushi patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Colt throws a leg kick but Atsushi moved away.
Atsushi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colt.
Atsushi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Atsushi misses with a hook.
Atsushi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Colt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Colt misses the target.
Atsushi ducks under a wild hook from Colt.
Atsushi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Colt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Atsushi is out of range.
Colt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little jabbing left from Colt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushi fakes the leg kick and cracks Colt in the body.
Colt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Atsushi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atsushi misses with an uppercut.
Colt ducks right into an uppercut from Atsushi. #T1#
Atsushi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Colt.
Atsushi swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Colt counter with a right hand. #TD#
Atsushi scores with a takedown into Colt's guard.
Atsushi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Colt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Atsushi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Colt can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Atsushi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Atsushi controlling from the top position.
Colt controlling Atsushi's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Atsushi trying to control the position from guard on top but Colt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atsushi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Atsushi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Atsushi working away.
Atsushi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T3#
Colt tries to control but Atsushi manages to take his back.#SUB#
Atsushi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Colt defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #SUB#
Atsushi looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Colt taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kuroda Atsushi!
An out of breath Kuroda Atsushi 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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Event:
ENIGMA 82
Date: Mar 06, 2022 |
#R1#
Askren looks to land a combination. Atsushi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've been hearing reports that Atsushi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Askren falls off balance throwing a combination
and Atsushi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atsushi throws a solid leg kick but Askren takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atsushi.#CL#
Atsushi drives through and clinches with Askren against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Askren.
Atsushi lands a right hand.
Atsushi is working Askren over against the cage.
Atsushi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Askren presses Atsushi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Askren is struggling to control the position.
Askren trying to stall but Atsushi improves his position.
A nice left hand lands by Atsushi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atsushi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atsushi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Atsushi.
Atsushi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Atsushi throws a head punch that misses.
Atsushi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Askren fails to land. #T1#
Atsushi misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Askren.
Atsushi misses with the head strike.
Atsushi misses with a punch on the inside.
Atsushi lands a shot to the body.
Askren scores with a shot to the side of Atsushi's head.
Askren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atsushi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Atsushi has a couple of punches blocked by Askren.
Atsushi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Askren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atsushi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Askren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Askren throws a head punch that misses.
Atsushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Askren presses Atsushi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Atsushi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Askren lands a nice shot to the body.
Askren has a couple of punches blocked by Atsushi.
Askren is looking to control Atsushi's arms but Atsushi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Askren has his back to the cage. #T2#
Askren misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Atsushi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Askren looking to stall.
Atsushi has a couple of punches blocked by Askren.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atsushi.
Askren misses with a punch on the inside.
Atsushi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atsushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Askren avoiding damage.
Atsushi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Askren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atsushi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atsushi lands a left hand.
Atsushi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Atsushi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atsushi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atsushi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Askren misses with some punches.
#T3#
Askren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Askren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Askren.
Atsushi blocks an uppercut.
Atsushi misses with a body punch.
Askren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Atsushi blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Atsushi fails to land.
Askren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atsushi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Atsushi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atsushi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Askren's elbow.
Askren tries to throw a body punch but Atsushi avoids it by throwing Askren back against the cage.
Atsushi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atsushi throws a punch but it's blocked by Askren.
Atsushi digs a right hand into Askren's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Askren's gas tank.
Askren misses with the head strike.
Askren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Askren's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atsushi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atsushi throws a punch but it's blocked by Askren.
Atsushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atsushi struggles to land a body shot inside as Askren controls his hands.
A short right from Askren.
Atsushi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atsushi throws a punch but it's blocked by Askren.
Askren tries to stall but Atsushi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Atsushi swings wildly with an uppercut but Askren uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Atsushi blocks an uppercut.
Askren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atsushi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atsushi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Askren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Askren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atsushi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Askren tries a body shot but Atsushi blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi dominated that round.
That's time! Atsushi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Atsushi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Askren.
Atsushi lands a lovely overhand right.
Atsushi swings for the body but Askren moves out of range.
A left lands for Askren.
Jake Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askren stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atsushi.
Atsushi throws a leg kick but Askren sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Askren shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Atsushi counters with an inside leg kick.
Atsushi cracks Askren with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL#
Atsushi clinches up against the cage.
Atsushi lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atsushi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Askren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Askren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuroda Atsushi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Atsushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Askren.
Askren misses with a punch on the inside.
Askren lands a body shot.
Atsushi misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Askren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atsushi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atsushi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atsushi working aggressively here.
Atsushi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Askren tries a body shot but Atsushi blocks it.
Atsushi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atsushi lands a right hand.
Atsushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Askren is struggling to control the position.
Askren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atsushis head.
Atsushi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Askren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Atsushi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atsushi.
Atsushi swings wildly with an uppercut but Askren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atsushi swings wildly with an uppercut but Askren uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Atsushi blocks an uppercut.
Askren is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atsushi.
Atsushi has a couple of punches blocked by Askren.
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!
Atsushi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Askren backwards.
Askren blocks a body shot from Atsushi.
Atsushi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Askren is looking to control Atsushi's arms but Atsushi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Askren has his back to the cage.
Atsushi working aggressively here.
Askren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atsushi throws a punch but it's blocked by Askren.
Askren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Askren gets through Atsushi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Atsushi misses with some punches.
Atsushi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atsushi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atsushi. #T3#
Askren blocking some punches.
Atsushi trying to control the position but instead, Askren has worked for underhooks and has pushed Atsushi into the cage.
Askren lands a shoulder strike.
Atsushi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Atsushi digs a right hand into Askren's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Askren's gas tank.
Atsushi scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atsushi.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Atsushi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Askren blocking some punches.
Askren blocking some punches.
Atsushi tries a body shot but Askren blocks it.
Atsushi misses with some punches.
Askren looking to stall.
Askren swings wildly with an uppercut but Atsushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Askren swings wildly with an uppercut but Atsushi uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Atsushi lands a shot to the body.
Askren prevents a body shot from Atsushi.
Atsushi misses with a punch on the inside.
Atsushi scores with a shot to the side of Askren's head.
Atsushi lands a body shot.
Atsushi misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Atsushi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atsushi working aggressively here.
Atsushi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atsushi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atsushi tries a body shot but Askren blocks it.
Askren blocking some punches.
Atsushi presses Askren against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Askren is breathing heavily.
Atsushi throws a head punch that misses.
Atsushi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atsushi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Atsushi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Askren can do to turn this around?
Atsushi misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Atsushi lands an overhand right.
Askren throws a right hand that misses
enabling Atsushi to counter with a crisp jab.
Atsushi throws a big shot that misses.
Atsushi missing with a left hand there. Askren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atsushi tries to clinch but Askren moves out of range.
Askren checks the leg kick.
Askren throws a body shot but no joy.
Jake Askren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atsushi is looking to chop away at Askren's legs.
Atsushi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Atsushi slaps away a takedown attempt from Askren, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Askren avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren walks forward, straight into a front kick from Atsushi.
Askren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atsushi moves away.
A punch combination from Atsushi misses.
Atsushi throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Askren. #T1#
Atsushi throws a hook to the side of Askren's head but Askren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Askren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Askren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atsushi.
Atsushi scores with a nice strike.
Askren moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Askren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atsushi. Atsushi obviously looking to wear him down.
Atsushi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atsushi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Atsushi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Askren.
Askren scores with a decent looking hook.
Atsushi throws a jab when Askren was well out of range.
Askren tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Atsushi misses.
Askren throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Askren with a nice cross.
Atsushi misses the shot to the body.
Atsushi cracks Askren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Atsushi misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Atsushi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Askren swinging wildly here.
Askren defending well as Atsushi loads up on a big left hand.
Atsushi swings for the body but Askren moves out of range.
Atsushi wants to clinch up but Askren keeps it at a distance.
Askren moves into range and connects with a jab.
Atsushi moves out of range as Askren strikes.
Atsushi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Despite the aggression on Askren's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Atsushi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Atsushi misses.
Askren throws a body punch but Atsushi moves out of range.
Askren pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Atsushi back to the cage. Askren follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Atsushi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Atsushi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atsushi with the inside leg kick.
Atsushi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Atsushi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kuroda Atsushi is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Askren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atsushi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Atsushi misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice leg kick from Atsushi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atsushi missing with a left hand there. Askren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Askren changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Atsushi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Askren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atsushi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Askren or perhaps it was just good defense by Atsushi, which made it look bad.
Kuroda Atsushi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Askren.
Atsushi tries to clinch there but Askren circles away.
Askren has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Atsushi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atsushi scores with a decent looking hook.
A low kick lands for Atsushi.
Askren lands with a good body shot.
Atsushi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Askren is out of range.
Atsushi feints and then cracks Askren's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Askren down. #T4#
Atsushi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askren tries to score a power double leg takedown but Atsushi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Askren somewhat.
Kuroda Atsushi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Atsushi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atsushi.
Jake Askren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atsushi with a nice calf kick.
Askren has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#TD#
Atsushi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Askren looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Atsushi trying to control the position but Askren is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Askren stops Atsushi from passing to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuroda Atsushi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atsushi 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuroda Atsushi!
A very excited looking Kuroda Atsushi 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:
Playoffs R1
Date: Feb 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Atsushi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Atsushi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #TD#
Barnes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Atsushi was covering up waiting for the punch and Barnes finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SUB2#
Atsushi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Atsushi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes postures up and lands a big shot to Atsushi's brow.
Barnes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Atsushi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Barnes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atsushi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Atsushi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.#T1#
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Atsushi's head.
Barnes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Atsushi has control of Barnes's left arm, preventing Barnes from doing any damage.
Barnes postures up and lands a big shot to Atsushi's brow. #SUB2#
Atsushi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Atsushi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Barnes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Atsushi is looking for a triangle but Barnes pushes his legs off easily.
#T2#
Barnes is in close to Atsushi's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB2#
Atsushi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Barnes frees his head nicely. Oh but Atsushi has switched to an armbar! Barnes is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kuroda Atsushi!
Kuroda Atsushi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 23, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Atsushi has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minatpimsan.
Atsushi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Minatpimsan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Atsushi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Minatpimsan up against the cage.
Minatpimsan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Atsushi misses with the head strike.
Minatpimsan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Atsushi's defenses. #CUT2#It looks like Kuroda Atsushi has been cut.#TD#
Atsushi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Atsushi in particular looking to stall.#SUB#
Atsushi is trying for a kimura here. Minatpimsan looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Atsushi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kuroda Atsushi!
Our winner, Kuroda Atsushi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
AWC Fighter Trials VI
Date: Jan 21, 2021 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Atsushi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurosaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kurosaki could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kurosaki looks to land a body kick but Atsushi moved away.
Atsushi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Kurosaki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atsushi feints a counter leg kick.
Kurosaki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Atsushi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Atsushi throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Atsushi backs away, Kurosaki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good work by Kurosaki as he checks the leg kick.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A big left from Atsushi misses.
Kurosaki tried to counter with a leg kick but Atsushi avoided it.
Kurosaki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosaki checks a low kick from Atsushi.
And Kurosaki counters with a quick kick to the body but Atsushi blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurosaki tries to land a leg kick but Atsushi saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Akio Kurosaki.
Well Kurosaki 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 10:9
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 10:9
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Kurosaki! |
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Event:
AWC Fighter Trials IV
Date: Jan 19, 2021 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Atsushi moves out of range of the leg kick from Kurosaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurosaki misses with a low kick.
Atsushi half committed to a counter leg kick.#T1#
Atsushi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kurosaki swivels and escapes.
Kurosaki flicks out a counter leg kick but Atsushi steps away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kurosaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Atsushi is able to avoid easily.
Kurosaki checks a low kick from Atsushi.
A swing and a miss from Atsushi.
Kurosaki replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Atsushi blocks it well.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but Atsushi checks it.
Kurosaki blocks a leg kick.
Atsushi misses with a hook. Kurosaki ducked under it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurosaki throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akio Kurosaki.
Well Kurosaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 9:10
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 9:10
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 10:10
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Akio Kurosaki! |
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