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ASTRAL.39 KAITEN PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lopes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Lopes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Lopes!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki darts in and clinches Lopes up against the ropes.
Aoki misses with an elbow over the top.
Lopes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aoki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
It looks like Pedro Lopes has been cut.
Lopes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopes stalks Aoki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aoki's face. Aoki staggers backwards, shaken.
Lopes moves away from the strike by Aoki.
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopes walks into a straight right hand from Aoki.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Lopes.
Aoki scores with a jab. Lopes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aoki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopes tries to break free but Aoki pushes him back against the ropes.
Aoki lands an uppercut.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopes wants to get back to striking at distance but Aoki won't allow it.
Aoki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lopes's efforts to push away.
Aoki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lopes looks gassed!
Aoki manages to break the clinch.
Aoki rushes Lopes and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Aoki lands a shoulder strike.
Aoki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lopess head.
Aoki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopes is trying to push Aoki away but Aoki has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lopes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aoki manages to break the clinch.
Lopes gets tackled into the ropes by Aoki. Aoki maintains the clinch.
Lopes tries to break free but Aoki pushes him back against the ropes.
Aoki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aoki scores with a shot to the side of Lopes's head.
Lopes is rocked!
Aoki unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lopes! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Aoki is unloading with more strikes now! Lopes drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiro Aoki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Komada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AllyStar OverReem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Komada comes to the ring accompanied by Little Busters. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that AllyStar OverReem was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Komada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, AllyStar OverReem!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OverReem connects with the punch.
OverReem misses with a jab, cross combination.
OverReem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Komada scores a takedown into full mount!
OverReem taking shots to the head.
OverReem is in all sorts of trouble here.
Komada unloading with bombs!
OverReem is trying to escape the mount.
Komada working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
OverReem tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Komada raining down shots from the mount!
OverReem is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OverReem takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
OverReem is still in real trouble! Can Komada finish him?
OverReem takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Komada! OverReem is hurt baaadly! Komada is firing away with more strikes - OverReem is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tatsuya Komada!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Macku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers has chosen Step Into A World as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brett Rogers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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353 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Macku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brett Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macku drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rogers keeping full guard, as Macku tries to pass.
Macku forces his way into half guard.
Rogers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Macku is working away from the top position though.
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.
Rogers gets full guard.
Macku looking to pass the guard.
Rogers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rogers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rogers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rogers looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macku with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Macku is pushing down on Rogers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rogers is fighting to maintain full guard but Macku has managed to sneak the leg through.
Macku passes the guard and advances to mount!
Macku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Macku wants to control the pace but Rogers is squirming around nicely.
Macku scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rogers?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Macku cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
Macku controlling the pace for now.
Macku pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Macku connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like Brett Rogers has been cut.
Macku has hold of Rogers's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rogers manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Macku can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rogers is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macku landing strikes from the mount.
Macku in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Macku is landing with some decent strikes but Rogers is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Macku landing punches.
Rogers is rocked!
That has opened up Brett Rogers's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macku raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rogers is still in real trouble! Can Macku finish him?
Rogers is squirming around, avoiding Macku's attempts to control the action.
Macku scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rogers?
The cut above Brett Rogers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macku cracks Rogers with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Macku!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Winchester misses the target.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Winchester defends it nicely.
Winchester is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Winchester misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winchester misses with a looping left.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winchester looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winchester.
Winchester misses with a looping left.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winchester.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Winchester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sam Winchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winchester loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
A jab from Winchester misses.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winchester.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Winchester misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Winchester throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Johnson tries for a kimura but Winchester is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester is pushing Johnson's head away, looking to escape. Johnson manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Winchester is trying to escape the position but Johnson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Winchester defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Winchester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Winchester shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winchester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Winchester throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Winchester.
Johnson slips a jab from Winchester.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Winchester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Winchester manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Winchester, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Winchester against the ropes but Winchester circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winchester misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Winchester avoids it really well and circles away.
Winchester throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Winchester was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Winchester dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Winchester swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Winchester didn't expect that.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winchester swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Winchester wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson trying to control but Winchester is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Winchester is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Winchester has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Winchester doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Winchester manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Winchester postures up.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson controls Winchester momentarily but Winchester frees himself.
Winchester really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Winchester would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson is trying to keep Winchester in close.
Winchester trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnson's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Guarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Gerard Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trey Guarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Gerard Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guarino swats away the attempt to clinch by Dekkers.
Dekkers misses with an uppercut. Guarino saw that one coming.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch but Guarino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Guarino moves out of range.
Dekkers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
Guarino tries for a takedown but Dekkers manages to get underhooks.
Dekkers is leaning against Guarino and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dekkers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guarino.
Dekkers works on Guarino's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dekkers fails to land.
Dekkers pushes Guarino back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Guarino jumps guard but Dekkers stands there with Guarino around his waist. Guarino gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dekkers misses with a punch on the inside.
Dekkers swings wildly with an uppercut but Guarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Dekkers fails to land.
Guarino drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers controlling from the top position.
Dekkers wants to pass the guard but Guarino is keeping the position.
Dekkers trying to control but Guarino is working from the bottom.
Guarino working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dekkers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dekkers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Guarino working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dekkers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dekkers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dekkers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Gerard Dekkers.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dekkers.
Good exchange - Dekkers coming out on top.
Guarino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a glancing blow to the side of Guarino's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Guarino 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 Dekkers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dekkers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Guarino misses with an uppercut. Dekkers saw that one coming.
Guarino walks into a stiff left hand from Dekkers.
Guarino shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Guarino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guarino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dekkers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dekkers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guarino closes the distance and clinches up with Dekkers, looking for a takedown. Guarino pushes Dekkers against the ropes but Dekkers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dekkers misses the jab.
Guarino defending well as Dekkers loads up on a big left hand.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Guarino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dekkers misses with an uppercut.
Guarino tries for a takedown but Dekkers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guarino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Guarino throws a hook to the side of Dekkers's head but Dekkers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guarino.
Dekkers moves in looking to clinch but Guarino pushes him off.
Guarino throws out a leg kick but Dekkers moves out of range and Guarino only half commits.
Dekkers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dekkers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dekkers connects with the punch.
Dekkers doesn't manage to clinch there - Guarino circles away.
Guarino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guarino misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dekkers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guarino moves away from the strike by Dekkers.
Guarino looks to land a combination but Dekkers avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Gerard Dekkers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Guarino swinging wildly here.
Guarino swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dekkers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guarino misses with a straight left.
Dekkers lands with a good body shot.
Guarino shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dekkers pinned against the cage. Dekkers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guarino shoots in but Dekkers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dekkers dips to his left and cracks Guarino with an uppercut!
A shot to the body from Dekkers misses
and Guarino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dekkers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dekkers. Guarino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guarino staying out of range there.
Dekkers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Dekkers blocks the leg kick.
Guarino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dekkers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Guarino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guarino scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Michael Gerard Dekkers has been cut.
Guarino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dekkers.
Guarino looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Guarino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dekkers missing with a left hand there. Guarino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guarino fails with a takedown attempt.
Guarino fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dekkers ducks under a wild hook from Guarino.
Dekkers thuds a left hand into Guarino's body.
Dekkers throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dekkers misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers misses with a body punch
and Guarino counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by Dekkers.
Dekkers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guarino.
Dekkers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Guarino counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dekkers won't be happy with that.
Dekkers struggling a bit here.
Dekkers gets back to half guard.
Guarino is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Guarino prevents Dekkers from improving his position.
Dekkers regains full guard. Nicely done.
Guarino trying to control but Dekkers is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dekkers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guarino drops back looking for a leg! Dekkers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dekkers manages to kick Guarino off! Guarino jumps back into Dekkers's guard.
Dekkers keeping moving, preventing Guarino from controlling successfully.
Dekkers is pulling down on Guarino's head. It's preventing any offense from Guarino, at least for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guarino stopping the sweep attempt from Dekkers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Gerard Dekkers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Gerard Dekkers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Guarino throws a sloppy body shot
and Dekkers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guarino feints and as Dekkers raises his hands in defense, Guarino changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dekkers is trying to keep Guarino in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dekkers holds on and takes a little breather.
Guarino stopping the sweep attempt from Dekkers.
Guarino wants to stand but Dekkers has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Guarino wants to control from the top but Dekkers keeps moving.
Dekkers looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Guarino puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dekkers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers keeping hold of Guarino's head, controlling as best he can.
Dekkers is looking to improve his position.
Guarino tries to pass to full mount but Dekkers defends it.
Dekkers moves into full guard.
Guarino wants to control from the top but Dekkers keeps moving.
Guarino is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dekkers keeping moving, preventing Guarino from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Guarino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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.
Dekkers trying to control the position.
Guarino trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dekkers's guard.
Dekkers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guarino is one step ahead there.
Guarino postures up.
Guarino trying to control the position from guard on top but Dekkers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Trey Guarino.
Dekkers avoids the head kick by Guarino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Dekkers misses its intended target.
Guarino will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice body punch from Dekkers.
Dekkers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michael Gerard Dekkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dekkers misses with a jab to the body
and Guarino counters with a three punch combo that has Dekkers backing up. Dekkers nods at Guarino to acknowledge the strikes.
Guarino throws a sloppy body shot
and Dekkers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dekkers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michael Gerard Dekkers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dekkers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guarino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guarino throws a low kick but Dekkers moves out of range easily.
Dekkers tries to clinch there but Guarino circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Guarino there.
Guarino throws a right and a left that Dekkers avoids nicely.
Guarino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trey Guarino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dekkers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dekkers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guarino.
Dekkers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dekkers wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Guarino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dekkers cracks Guarino with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trey Guarino showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dekkers 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Gerard Dekkers!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orson Welles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welles has chosen Thomas the Tank Engine vs. Biggy Smalls as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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28
144 lbs
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153 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Ferro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orson Welles!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welles misses with a body kick.
Ferro lunges at Welles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Welles's hand.
Ferro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferro scores with a nice right hand.
Ferro lands with an overhand left.
Ferro moves out of range as Welles strikes.
A punch combination from Ferro misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Welles.
Welles attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Welles misses its intended target.
Welles throws a sloppy head kick and Ferro moves out of range easily.
Ferro moves out of range as Welles throws a body kick.
Welles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Welles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferro moves out of range of the strikes.
Welles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Welles lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Welles.
Ferro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Welles throws a jab when Ferro was well out of range.
Welles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Welles misses with a head kick.
Ferro throws a series of punches but Welles avoids them all with ease.
Ferro checks a leg kick nicely.
Ferro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Welles can pounce on him.
Ferro drives through and clinches with Welles against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Welles lands an elbow inside.
Welles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferro misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferro tries to bum rush Welles with a series of wild strikes but Welles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welles staying out of range there.
Ferro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Welles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orson Welles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ferro is breathing heavily.
Welles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ferro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Welles punishes Ferro's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Welles lands a big head kick that sends Ferro tumbling to the mat! Welles takes a step backwards and waves Ferro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ferro is rocked!
Welles lands a front kick.
Oh Ferro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Welles connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Ferro out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Orson Welles!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shoju Bayushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bayushi comes into the arena with Masta Killa blaring out of the sound system. Peter Gunnarsson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shoju Bayushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayushi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunnarsson looks to throw the jab but Bayushi is out of range.
Bayushi wants to clinch up but Gunnarsson keeps it at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Bayushi.
Bayushi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gunnarsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gunnarsson throws the left hand but Bayushi avoids the punch easily.
Bayushi looks for a takedown but Gunnarsson sprawls well.
Gunnarsson throws a shot to the body.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bayushi misses with a takedown attempt - Gunnarsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoju Bayushi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunnarsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Bayushi is looking to clinch but Gunnarsson is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bayushi.
Bayushi ducks under a wild hook from Gunnarsson.
Bayushi tries for a takedown but Gunnarsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bayushi shoots for a takedown but Gunnarsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gunnarsson missing with a left hand there. Bayushi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gunnarsson misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Gunnarsson finds it's target.
Gunnarsson with a jab.
Bayushi throws a shot from downtown. Gunnarsson moves away and avoids it.
Bayushi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gunnarsson sprawls well. Gunnarsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bayushi gets slowly back to his feet.
Gunnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bayushi manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi looks to land a combination but Gunnarsson avoids it well.
Bayushi fails to land the takedown.
Gunnarsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bayushi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bayushi wants to control but Gunnarsson postures up.
Bayushi tries to buck Gunnarsson off but Gunnarsson is having none of it.
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.
Gunnarsson decides to stand back up. Gunnarsson steps back and let's Bayushi get back to his feet.
Bayushi with a poor takedown
enabling Gunnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bayushi.
Bayushi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunnarsson.
Bayushi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gunnarsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gunnarsson.
Bayushi is breathing heavily.
Bayushi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunnarsson wants to get up but he can't break Bayushi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gunnarsson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bayushi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gunnarsson has managed to get both his arms back between Bayushi's legs - danger averted.
Gunnarsson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bayushi, up you get!
Gunnarsson lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Gunnarsson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bayushi slips a straight right by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bayushi shoots and misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bayushi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bayushi moves away.
Gunnarsson scores with a body shot.
Bayushi slips under a jab.
Shoju Bayushi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayushi was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunnarsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bayushi.
Gunnarsson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bayushi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gunnarsson is in Bayushi's guard.
Bayushi looking to control.
Gunnarsson wants to stand but Bayushi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bayushi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gunnarsson wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Bayushi's closed guard. He's half up but Bayushi has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Bayushi pivots and extends the arm, Gunnarsson falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Bayushi! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shoju Bayushi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Too Fast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Vengrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vengrio is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Muay Thai. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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276 lbs
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287 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Too Fast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arthur Vengrio!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fast looks to land a left hand but Vengrio moved out of range nicely.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fast with a nice cross.
Vengrio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fast connects with a jab.
Vengrio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fast misses with a straight left.
Fast avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fast circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vengrio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Vengrio.
Good shot there by Fast.
Fast blocks a head kick by Vengrio.
Vengrio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vengrio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fast.
Fast keeps the fight on the outside.
Vengrio is looking to clinch but Fast is avoiding it.
Too Fast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vengrio ducks under a wild hook from Fast.
Fast throws a big shot that misses.
Vengrio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fast lands with a hook. Vengrio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vengrio walks into a jab.
Vengrio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengrio tries to clinch up but Fast circles away and keeps his distance.
Fast scores with the left hand. Vengrio knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Fast misses.
Fast with a jab.
Fast misses with a looping left.
Fast throws out a loose jab but Vengrio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fast dips to his left and cracks Vengrio with an uppercut!
Fast connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vengrio. Vengrio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vengrio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vengrio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vengrio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vengrio slips a jab from Fast.
Fast is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vengrio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vengrio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fast swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fast throws a big shot that misses.
Vengrio tries to clinch but Fast moves out of range.
Vengrio slips under a jab from Fast.
The fighters circling - Fast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fast looks to throw the jab but Vengrio is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vengrio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fast lands a head shot.
Fast moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fast connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vengrio's hands.
Vengrio moves in looking to clinch but Fast pushes him off.
Fast is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vengrio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fast.
Vengrio tries to clinch but Fast is having none of it.
Vengrio wants to clinch.
Fast dips to his left and cracks Vengrio with an uppercut!
Fast looks to land a right hand but Vengrio moved out of range.
Fast throws a big shot that misses.
Vengrio ducks under a wild hook from Fast.
Fast circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A cross from Fast lands.
Fast misses with a hook. Vengrio ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fast throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fast takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fast swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fast keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Fast.
Vengrio tries to clinch there but Fast circles away.
Vengrio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vengrio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fast gets tackled into the ropes by Vengrio. Vengrio maintains the clinch.
Vengrio tries a knee to the head but Fast blocks it.
Fast can't break the clinch.
Vengrio tries to work over Fast's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Fast's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vengrio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vengrio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vengrio manages to break the clinch.
Vengrio tries to clinch but Fast moves out of range.
Vengrio moves out of range as Fast strikes.
Good shot there by Fast.
Decent striking displayed by Fast there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vengrio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fast looks to throw the jab but Vengrio is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vengrio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vengrio moves out of range as Fast strikes.
Fast blocks a jab.
Fast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vengrio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fast bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vengrio slips a straight right by Fast.
Decent striking displayed by Fast there.
Fast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vengrio.
Vengrio takes the fight into the clinch.
Fast is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Vengrio breaks the clinch.
Nice jab there from Fast.
Fast cracks Vengrio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fast darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fast keeps the fight on the outside.
Fast gets tackled into the ropes by Vengrio. Vengrio maintains the clinch.
Vengrio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vengrio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Too Fast dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vengrio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fast.
Fast lands with an uppercut that bounces Vengrio off the ropes and back into rage.
Fast avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vengrio tries to clinch there but Fast circles away.
Fast misses with a looping left.
Fast lands with a cross.
Vengrio throws a jab when Fast was well out of range.
Too Fast is winning the standup battle so far.
Fast lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fast avoids the head kick by Vengrio.
Vengrio moves forwards but Fast connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fast with a nice cross.
Vengrio tries to clinch but Fast moves out of range.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vengrio lands a front kick.
Vengrio slips a jab from Fast.
Vengrio moves away from the strike by Fast.
Vengrio tries to clinch there but Fast circles away.
Vengrio tries to clinch but Fast is having none of it.
Fast throws out a loose jab but Vengrio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vengrio wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fast throws a hook but Vengrio avoids it easily.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fast lands a lovely overhand right.
Vengrio misses with a body kick.
Vengrio walks into a straight right hand from Fast.
Fast misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Vengrio there.
Fast lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vengrio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fast connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vengrio is looking to clinch but Fast is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Vengrio.
Vengrio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fast throws a jab but it's blocked by Vengrio.
Vengrio tries to clinch but Fast is having none of it.
Fast circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fast blocks a head kick by Vengrio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vengrio throws a head kick but Fast moves out of range.
Fast misses with a hook. Vengrio ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Fast misses.
Fast lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vengrio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vengrio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vengrio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vengrio wants to clinch.
Fast throws a big shot that misses.
Fast scores with a nice strike.
Fast connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vengrio takes one to the side of the head.
Fast loads up on a big right hand but Vengrio slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fast, as that shot connected.
Vengrio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vengrio moves in looking to clinch but Fast pushes him off.
Vengrio staying out of range there.
Vengrio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vengrio tries to move into range but Fast moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vengrio moves into the clinch.
Vengrio landing knees to the head.
Vengrio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vengrio wants to clinch up but Fast keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vengrio breaks from the clinch.
Vengrio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fast scores with a jab.
Fast throws a big shot that misses.
Vengrio walks into a straight right hand from Fast.
Vengrio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vengrio throws a sloppy head kick and Fast moves out of range easily.
Vengrio is breathing heavily.
Fast throws a looping overhand right but Vengrio ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fast's corner calls for a 1-2. Fast obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fast connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fast cracks Vengrio with an open hand slap.
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!
Fast catches Vengrio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fast keeps the fight on the outside.
Vengrio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch but Fast swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vengrio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vengrio walks into a stiff left hand from Fast.
Vengrio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arthur Vengrio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fast scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vengrio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vengrio is looking to clinch but Fast is avoiding it.
Fast throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fast scores with a nice strike.
Fast circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Too Fast dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
A slow jab from Fast misses its intended target.
Vengrio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vengrio walks into a jab.
Vengrio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vengrio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fast.
Vengrio throws a head kick but Fast moves out of range.
Vengrio wants to clinch up but Fast keeps it at a distance.
Fast keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Fast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vengrio is looking to clinch but Fast is avoiding it.
Fast chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vengrio can pounce on him.
Jab, jab by Fast - just one landing.
Fast throws a hook to the side of Vengrio's head but Vengrio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vengrio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fast lands with a hook. Vengrio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fast loads up on a big right hand but Vengrio slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vengrio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fast misses with a looping left.
Fast throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengrio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vengrio connects with a single shot there.
Vengrio misses with a straight right.
Vengrio doesn't manage to clinch there - Fast circles away.
Fast scores with the left hand. Vengrio knows he should have avoided that one.
Vengrio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fast lands a really nice looking cross but Vengrio seems unphased.
Vengrio moves out of range of the strikes.
Fast lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fast throws a jab when Vengrio was well out of range.
Vengrio wants to clinch up but Fast keeps it at a distance.
Vengrio tries a head kick but it misses.
Fast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vengrio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vengrio ducks under a wild hook from Fast.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch but Fast swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vengrio is looking to clinch.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio has managed to clinch.
Vengrio has Fast pressed against the ropes, preventing Fast from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fast breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vengrio is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vengrio moves forwards but Fast connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vengrio tries to clinch up.
Fast avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fast is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vengrio.
Vengrio is looking to clinch but Fast is avoiding it.
Vengrio moves out of range of the strikes.
Vengrio moves in looking to clinch but Fast pushes him off.
Fast connects with a crisp jab.
Fast swats away the attempt to clinch by Vengrio.
Fast scores with a jab.
Vengrio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fast connects with a nice looking jab.
Vengrio tries to clinch there but Fast circles away.
Vengrio is looking to clinch but Fast is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fast scores with a jab to the head.
Vengrio tries to clinch but Fast moves out of range.
Fast uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vengrio.
Vengrio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fast keeps the fight on the outside.
Vengrio tries to clinch up.
Vengrio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vengrio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fast throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fast avoids the head kick by Vengrio.
Vengrio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vengrio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vengrio slips a straight right by Fast.
Fast lands a jab to the nose.
Vengrio tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Fast manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fast misses with a hook.
Vengrio tries to clinch up.
Vengrio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fast.
Vengrio wants to clinch up but Fast keeps it at a distance.
Fast bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vengrio's head backwards.
Fast lands with a hook. Vengrio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vengrio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vengrio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fast.
Arthur Vengrio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vengrio moves forwards but Fast connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vengrio blocks a jab.
Fast keeps the fight on the outside.
Fast works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fast connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vengrio is rocked!
Vengrio ducks under a wild hook from Fast.
A slow jab from Fast misses its intended target.
Fast throws the left hand but Vengrio avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fast lands the left hand.
Vengrio tries to clinch but Fast is having none of it.
Fast catches Vengrio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vengrio is looking to clinch but Fast is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Too Fast showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fast, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Too Fast!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Grappler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grappler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ==SF EX + Alpha OST - God Hands==. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ultimate Grappler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Stone!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grappler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grappler moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Grappler moves away from the strike by Stone.
Nice shot by Stone.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Grappler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grappler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stone avoids it really well and circles away.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rocky Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone keeps Grappler at a distance using the push kick.
Grappler tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
Stone lands a really nice looking cross but Grappler seems unphased.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Grappler tries to clinch but Stone is having none of it.
Grappler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Grappler is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Grappler tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Grappler blocks a head kick by Stone.
Grappler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a nice head kick!
Grappler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grappler 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 swing and a miss from Stone.
Stone throws a head kick but Grappler moves out of range.
Stone connects with a leg kick. Grappler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grappler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Stone connects with a single shot there.
Grappler tries to clinch up.
Grappler avoids the body shot from Stone.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Grappler moves out of range easily.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Stone there.
Stone misses with a double jab.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Grappler tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with a head kick.
Rocky Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone tries to bum rush Grappler with a series of wild strikes but Grappler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone throws a head kick but Grappler moves out of range.
Stone throws a hook but Grappler avoids it easily.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grappler avoids the head kick by Stone.
Stone throws a hook to the side of Grappler's head but Grappler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stone plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Grappler moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grappler shoots in for a double leg but Stone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Grappler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Grappler.
Grappler is looking to clinch.
Stone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grappler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stone.
Grappler wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grappler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grappler blocks a head kick by Stone.
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grappler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Grappler moved out of range.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Grappler moves out of range easily.
Stone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stone cracks Grappler with a good jab.
Stone throws a nice head kick!
Stone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick from Stone lands but Grappler takes it in his stride.
Grappler avoids the head kick by Stone.
Stone is looking to slow Grappler down with leg kicks.
Grappler moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grappler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone throws a head kick that Grappler semi-blocks.
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grappler.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Grappler.
A jab from Stone finds it's way through Grappler's defenses.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grappler is looking to clinch.
Stone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grappler. That did some damage!
Grappler is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Grappler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Grappler. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Grappler tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grappler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Grappler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Decent striking displayed by Stone there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Stone dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stone scores with a body shot.
Grappler tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
Grappler is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Grappler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grappler gets a clinch.
Grappler tries to land a knee to the head but Stone blocks with his arms.
Grappler looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Grappler is controlling him.
Grappler tries to pull guard but Stone holds him up against the ropes and eventually Grappler drops back down to his feet.
Grappler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Stone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stone tries to break the clinch but Grappler is controlling the position.
Grappler fails to pull guard.
Grappler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stone tries to break free but Grappler pushes him back against the ropes.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stone is looking to slow Grappler down with leg kicks.
Stone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grappler takes a step back to recover.
Stone tests Grappler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grappler's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stone lands with an uppercut that bounces Grappler off the ropes and back into rage.
Grappler walks into a stiff left hand from Stone.
Stone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stone. Grappler shrugs it off though.
Stone motions for Grappler to come forward. Stone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Grappler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone missing with a left hand there. Grappler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grappler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grappler tries to clinch but Stone is having none of it.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Grappler moves out of range easily.
Grappler blocks a head kick by Stone.
Stone fakes the leg kick and cracks Grappler in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice cross by Stone.
Stone throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Grappler ducks right into an uppercut from Stone.
Stone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grappler wants to clinch.
Stone stalks Grappler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grappler's face. Grappler staggers backwards, shaken.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Stone pushes Grappler away with a front kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grappler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stone - the referee stops the clock and Grappler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stone. Grappler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grappler's calf.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grappler tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
Grappler tries to move into range but Stone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grappler.
It looks like Ultimate Grappler has been cut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grappler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stone scores with a head kick. Grappler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Rocky Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stone.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Grappler moves out of range easily.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Grappler is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone lands a nice looking body kick.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grappler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Grappler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stone scores with a jab to the body.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grappler's head.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Grappler will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Grappler moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Stone misses with a two punch combination.
Stone connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone scores with a nice strike.
Stone scores with a nice head shot.
Stone throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grappler blocks a head kick by Stone.
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grappler.
Ultimate Grappler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Stone lands.
Stone misses with a hook.
Stone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grappler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ultimate Grappler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grappler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
Stone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grappler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grappler wants to clinch.
Grappler avoids the head kick by Stone.
Grappler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grappler blocks a head kick by Stone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grappler. Grappler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grappler wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Stone scores with a head kick. Grappler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stone throws a leg kick which misses Grappler's front leg but catches the back leg as Grappler tries to avoid it.
Grappler tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
Grappler fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappler walks into a straight right hand from Stone.
Stone scores with the left hand. Grappler knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone connects with a right hand. Grappler shakes it off.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick from Grappler.
Stone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stone plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stone throws a leg kick but Grappler checks it.
Grappler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone leaves Grappler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Grappler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grappler shoots for a takedown but Stone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grappler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grappler blocks a head kick by Stone.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stone!
Stone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grappler blocks a head kick by Stone.
Stone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stone thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grappler if he has to take too many more of those.
Stone swings for the body but Grappler moves out of range.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone throws a nice head kick!
Stone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stone lands with a hook. Grappler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stone lands a front kick.
Stone lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Stone finds it's way through Grappler's defenses.
Grappler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Grappler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stone but Stone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grappler moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Grappler takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone scores with a spinning back kick!
Grappler needs to keep his hands up - Stone had a free shot at his head there.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grappler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grappler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grappler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Stone.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone connects with a high kick.
Grappler fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grappler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stone avoids it really well and circles away.
Stone lands a head kick. Grappler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stone lands a jab.
Grappler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grappler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Grappler blocks the leg kick.
Grappler checks a leg kick.
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grappler.
Stone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grappler tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Grappler is out of range.
Grappler tries to clinch but Stone is having none of it.
Grappler moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
Ultimate Grappler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stone 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Stone!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let It Rock. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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188 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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24
195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper misses with a two punch combination.
Reaper punishes Johansson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johansson wants to clinch up but Reaper keeps it at a distance.
Johansson is looking to clinch but Reaper is avoiding it.
Reaper keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the liver by Reaper. Beautiful body shot.
Reaper circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johansson tries to clinch there but Reaper circles away.
Reaper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johansson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reaper lands with an overhand left.
Johansson wants to clinch up but Reaper keeps it at a distance.
Reaper misses with a two punch combination.
Johansson is looking to clinch.
Johansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reaper is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johansson's half guard.
Reaper wants to control but Johansson is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Reaper connects with a nice short shot to Johansson's temple.
Reaper throwing shots but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Reaper wants to pass to mount but Johansson is defending the position.
Reaper wants to take a breather but Johansson is having none of it.
Reaper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reaper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reaper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Reaper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johansson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Reaper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johansson's head.
Reaper content to control rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Reaper wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch but Reaper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johansson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Reaper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johansson looks gassed!
Reaper tries to free his leg and advance position but Johansson is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johansson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reaper seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johansson can't keep his opponent in guard - Reaper advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Reaper moves nicely into side control.
Reaper working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper misses with the ground and pound.
Reaper scores with punches from side control.
Reaper works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Johansson dodges the ground and pound from Reaper.
Reaper advances to mount.
Reaper looking to secure an arm triangle but Johansson defends it well.
Reaper dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Reaper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Reaper.
Good standup being displayed there by Reaper as he connects with a hook.
Johansson moves into the clinch.
Johansson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reaper manages to break the clinch.
Johansson tries to clinch there but Reaper circles away.
Reaper thuds a left hand into Johansson's body.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reaper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reaper keeps the fight on the outside.
Reaper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johansson.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Reaper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johansson tries to clinch but Reaper moves out of range.
Reaper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johansson.
Reaper lands with a nice body punch.
Johansson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reaper.
Reaper lands with a good body shot.
Reaper is looking to wear down Johansson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reaper lands a right hook to the body.
Johansson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Victor Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reaper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reaper works his way into side control.
Reaper working the ground and pound but Johansson is defending the strikes.
Reaper lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johansson down.
Reaper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johansson, who protects the arm well.
Reaper throws an elbow but Johansson slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper working the body and head with strikes.
Reaper takes a little break here. Johansson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Reaper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johansson, who protects the arm well.
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!
Johansson taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johansson keeps working.
Johansson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Johansson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reaper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reaper wants to control but Johansson is keeping him busy.
Johansson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Reaper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Johansson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson stops Reaper from passing to mount.
Reaper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reaper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Johansson prevents Reaper from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Reaper dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johansson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johansson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Victor Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Reaper.
Reaper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reaper drops an elbow to the side of Johansson's head.
Reaper throwing shots but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Reaper throwing shots but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Reaper thows a huge punch but Johansson dodges it nicely.
Johansson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper moves into full mount! Johansson won't be happy about that!
Reaper working for a submission but Johansson is keeping him at bay.
Reaper fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Reaper trying to control but Johansson is having none of it.
Johansson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Reaper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Reaper there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Reaper unloading with bombs!
Reaper landing strikes from the mount and Johansson is in trouble!
John Reaper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reaper looking to control but Johansson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reaper working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Reaper 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Reaper landing punches.
Reaper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johansson can do to turn this around?
Reaper lands with some strikes.
Reaper lands a heavy elbow.
Johansson is rocked!
Reaper landing strikes from the mount and Johansson is in trouble!
Johansson is still in real trouble! Can Reaper finish him?
Reaper lands a big elbow - Johansson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Johansson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Reaper!
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FIGHT
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