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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Genki Sodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshin Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Genki Sodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshin Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sodo fails with the takedown.
Sodo is looking to clinch but Suzuki is avoiding it.
Sodo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suzuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sodo gets the takedown into side control.
Suzuki is trying to control Sodo's posture but Sodo avoids it.
Suzuki is looking to regain half guard here but Sodo keeps moving and retains side control.
Sodo trying to control the position but Suzuki is working away.
Sodo swings around for an armbar but Suzuki sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sodo's guard.
Suzuki trying to control but Sodo is working from the bottom.
Suzuki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodo keeping moving, preventing Suzuki from controlling successfully.
Sodo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Suzuki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sodo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Suzuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suzuki rushes Sodo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sodo has Suzuki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Suzuki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Suzuki pulls guard effortlessly.
Sodo postures up.
Sodo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Suzuki's guard.
Sodo postures up.
Suzuki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sodo tries to free his leg and advance position but Suzuki is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodo trying to control the position from guard on top but Suzuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sodo slips nicely into half guard.
Sodo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sodo looking for a guillotine from mount but Suzuki is having none of it.
Sodo is breathing heavily.
Suzuki tries to hold on but Sodo postures up.
Suzuki is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki gets back to half guard.
Suzuki throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sodo is working for a kimura here but Suzuki manages to reverse the position and he's now in Sodo's guard.
Sodo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Suzuki should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sodo has tightened it up now! Suzuki should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Genki Sodo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Noham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiang Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noham kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Chase The Devil. Li has chosen George Lam - A man of determination as his entrance music. Xiang Li has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Noham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xiang Li!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noham closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Li wants to improve his position but Noham is controlling well.
Noham trying to pass the guard but Li defending well.
Li tries to roll over but Noham keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Noham seems content to control.
Li is looking for a sweep. Noham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Noham tries to pass to full mount but Li defends it.
Li tries to roll over but Noham keeps him under control.
Noham seems to be working for a kimura but Li defends the submission attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Noham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Li has his takedown stuffed
and Noham counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Noham has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Li regains guard immediately.
Noham trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Li bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Noham's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Noham wants to sweep here but Li controlling him for the moment.
Noham is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noham can't keep his opponent in guard - Li advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Li is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Noham doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Li.
Li looks gassed!
Li is looking for a kimura but Noham is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Li to get the leverage.
Noham throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Noham moves into full guard.
Li stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Noham has his foot on Li's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Li works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Li drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Noham sneaks back into half guard.
Li looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Noham is in trouble now - Li has advanced to mount!
Li wants to finish this one by submission but Noham is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Li.
Noham tries to hold on but Li postures up.
Li throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Noham has his hands clasped together but Li breaks the hold and Noham is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Li!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xiang Li!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diziz Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Tomioka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomioka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fly Away. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diziz Sparta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Tomioka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tomioka.
Tomioka wants to clinch.
Sparta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tomioka but Tomioka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sparta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tomioka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tomioka clinches up with Sparta and pushes him back against the cage.
Sparta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tomioka breaks from the clinch.
Sparta takes the fight into the clinch.
Tomioka tries a knee to the head but Sparta blocks it.
Tomioka misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Tomioka.
Tomioka prevents a body shot from Sparta.
Tomioka missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparta looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diziz Sparta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tomioka gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sparta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tomioka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tomioka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sparta goes for a takedown attempt but Tomioka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Akira Tomioka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparta tries for a takedown but Tomioka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sparta is breathing heavily.
Sparta fails to land the takedown.
No joy there for Tomioka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomioka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomioka misses with a series of wild punches.
Tomioka misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tomioka slips a jab from Sparta.
Tomioka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Diziz Sparta has been cut.
Sparta shoots in for a takedown but Tomioka shows good takedown defense.
Tomioka tries to bum rush Sparta with a series of wild strikes but Sparta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sparta shoots in and drives through. Tomioka sprawls well.
Tomioka looks to land a combination but Sparta avoids it well.
Sparta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tomioka knocks Sparta to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Sparta is rocked!
Tomioka stands up and beckons Sparta to his feet.
Oh Sparta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tomioka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sparta seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomioka misses with a head kick.
Sparta takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tomioka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sparta moves into the clinch.
Sparta ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sparta no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sparta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tomioka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sparta is tightening it up a little... Tomioka has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Tomioka reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Tomioka taps out! nice BJJ there by Sparta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Diziz Sparta!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ona Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damarcus Musasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musasi has chosen Daft punk - Make love as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ona Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damarcus Musasi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tanaka throws a right and a left that Musasi avoids nicely.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Musasi as he jumps to the side.
Tanaka wants to slow Musasi down by chopping away at his legs.
Tanaka looks for a takedown but Musasi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ona Tanaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Tanaka or perhaps it was just good defense by Musasi which made him look bad.
Tanaka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ona Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musasi forces Tanaka back against the cage and clinches.
Tanaka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Musasi misses with a knee strike.
Musasi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanaka is trying to break the clinch but Musasi has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musasi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Musasi trying to pass the guard but Tanaka defending well.
Musasi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tanaka is just riding it out for now. Musasi eventually gives up the hold.
Tanaka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Musasi.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka is not content to let Musasi control the position.
Musasi works his way into full mount!
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is just holding on here. Musasi manages to take his back.
Tanaka prevents Musasi from getting a body triangle.
Musasi is looking for the choke from the back position but Tanaka is controlling his hands well.
Musasi working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Musasi is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Tanaka with him. Tanaka is trying to defend but Musasi has an arm under the chin now! Tanaka grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damarcus Musasi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bravo as he jumps to the side.
Bravo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bravo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bravo won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Bravo postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Bravo lands a couple of digs.
Bravo trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is trying to control the position but Bravo postures up.
Bravo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bravo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bravo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bravo controlling from the top position.
Bravo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo stands up from Silva's guard - Bravo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bravo throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bravo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Bravo seems content to control.
Bravo prevents Silva from improving his position.
Bravo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bravo is tying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bravo controlling the pace.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bravo is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bravo slips a jab from Silva.
Bravo gets the takedown into side control.
Bravo advances to full mount.
Bravo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Bravo lands a big elbow.
Bravo prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Bravo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bravo controlling from mount.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Bravo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bravo feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Bravo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bravo won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bravo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bravo is stalling in the full guard.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bravo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bravo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bravo stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bravo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bravo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Bravo is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bravo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bravo dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dave Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bravo doesn't seem phased though.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Bravo takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bravo blocks it.
Bravo breaks the clinch.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bravo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bravo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva is pushing down on Bravo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bravo is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bravo is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to advance position but Bravo counters by regaining guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Bravo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Bravo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marcelo Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bravo counters by moving into the clinch.
Bravo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bravo is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bravo has him pressed against the cage.
Bravo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Bravo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bravo stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravo feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Bravo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bravo won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva keeping full guard, as Bravo tries to pass.
Bravo trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Bravo won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Silva throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bravo uses it to pass to side control.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bravo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bravo is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to roll over but Bravo keeps him under control.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bravo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bravo's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dave Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bravo misses with a body kick.
Bravo instigates a clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Bravo is controlling the position.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Bravo managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Bravo breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Bravo.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva shoots and misses
and Bravo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bravo.
Bravo gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bravo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Bravo decides to stand back up. Bravo steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bravo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bravo feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Bravo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bravo passes into half guard.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bravo is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva trying to control here.
Bravo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva is looking to escape.
Bravo is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Bravo is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Bravo moves into the clinch.
Bravo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Bravo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Bravo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bravo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Bravo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bravo landing shots from mount.
Bravo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bravo unloading with bombs!
Bravo cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bravo looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Bravo controlling the pace for now.
Bravo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Bravo maintains control.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Bravo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva tries to hold on but Bravo postures up.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bravo thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bravo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bravo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bravo escapes and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Bravo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bravo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Bravo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dirty Eye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dark tail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eye's entrance music is Eye in the Sky. A fine choice. dark tail has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirty Eye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, dark tail!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tail drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
tail throws a strike aimed at the side of Eye's head but Eye avoids it well.
tail goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Eye has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for tail but great work by Eye.
tail regains half guard.
tail strikes from the bottom but Eye uses the opportunity to move to side control.
tail tries to strike but it doesn't land.
tail is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eye decides to stand up, so the ref orders tail to his feet.
tail looks for a takedown but Eye sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Eye as tail shoots in.
Eye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eye throws a head kick but tail moves out of range.
tail fails with a takedown attempt.
Dirty Eye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dark tail.
tail looks gassed!
Eye lands with a slapping head kick.
Eye lands a high kick to the side of tail's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Eye dives into guard, looking to finish.
tail is rocked!
Eye would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
tail is still in real trouble! Can Eye finish him?
tail escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Eye gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
tail looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
tail seems to have recovered his senses.
Eye decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on tail, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tail closes the distance and clinches up with Eye, looking for a takedown. tail pushes Eye against the cage but Eye circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eye's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Eye duly obliges.
A combination from Eye does no damage.
Eye throws a sloppy head kick and tail moves out of range easily.
Eye keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick lands from Eye that sends tail to the canvas. tail tries to scramble back to his feet but Eye brings him back down into side control.
It looks like dark tail has been cut.
Eye knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for tail on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
tail manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
tail is looking for a sweep. Eye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Eye escapes and gets back to his feet.
tail avoids the head kick by Eye.
tail misses with a takedown attempt - Eye sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
tail misses with a takedown attempt - Eye sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
tail shoots in but no luck this time.
tail shoots in looking for a takedown. Eye tries to sprawl out of it but tail keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eye manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eye stalks tail and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into tail's face. tail staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eye throws an overhand right that has tail reeling! Eye follows up with a more punches and tail is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dirty Eye!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aikido JuJoKata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moon has chosen Infected Mushroom - Deeply Disturbed (Infected Remix) as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aikido JuJoKata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Moon!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JuJoKata tries to clinch but Moon moves out of range.
Moon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
JuJoKata will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping JuJoKata at a distance.
Moon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
JuJoKata misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aikido JuJoKata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
JuJoKata takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No luck for JuJoKata with that takedown attempt.
Moon keeps the fight on the outside.
JuJoKata shoots in but Moon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
JuJoKata gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moon scores with a one two! JuJoKata had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
JuJoKata takes a shot right to the bread basket.
JuJoKata is breathing heavily.
JuJoKata takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moon lands with a right that hurts JuJoKata. JuJoKata looks to clinch but Moon throws a short knee that drops JuJoKata. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jason Moon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoru Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoto Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoru Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai shoots in for a double leg but Aoki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aoki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakurai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aoki moves out of range of the body kick from Sakurai.
Sakurai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aoki.
Aoki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sakurai clinches with his opponent.
Sakurai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Lyoto Aoki has been cut.
Sakurai wants to stall.
Sakurai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
Aoki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sakurai throws a head kick that misses.
Aoki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sakurai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai has clasped his hands together around Aoki's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sakurai trying to control the position but Aoki is working away.
Sakurai decides to stand back up. Sakurai steps back and let's Aoki get back to his feet.
Aoki dodges the punch combination from Sakurai.
Aoki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakurai.
Aoki takes a swing at Sakurai's ribcage but misses.
Sakurai misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Aoki does no damage.
A nice combination there by Aoki.
Satoru Sakurai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
Aoki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sakurai tries for a takedown but Aoki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sakurai gets a takedown into half guard.
Aoki trying to hold on to Sakurai's head to control him but Sakurai postures up.
Sakurai is trying to control the action in half guard but Aoki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aoki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sakurai is working away from the top position though.
Sakurai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Aoki is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sakurai trying to pass the guard but Aoki defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aoki misses with the combination.
Sakurai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aoki as he jumps to the side.
Lyoto Aoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satoru Sakurai.
Aoki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sakurai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sakurai prevents Aoki from breaking the clinch.
Aoki blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sakurai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aoki.
Aoki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakurai throws a head kick that misses.
Sakurai tries to clinch there but Aoki circles away.
Sakurai misses with the combination.
Aoki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sakurai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoki.
Sakurai shoots in for a double leg but Aoki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sakurai looks gassed!
Sakurai slips a jab and a cross from Aoki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Satoru Sakurai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lyoto Aoki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aoki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sakurai tries to clinch but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lyoto Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aoki lands a nice shot that snaps Sakurai's head back.
Aoki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sakurai. Sakurai obviously looking to wear him down.
Sakurai is looking to clinch.
Aoki cracks Sakurai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sakurai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aoki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sakurai closes the distance but Aoki moves to the side
and Aoki counters by moving into the clinch.
Sakurai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aoki wants to get back to striking at distance but Sakurai won't allow it.
Sakurai tries to pull guard but Aoki won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai tries to pull guard but Aoki holds him up against the cage and eventually Sakurai drops back down to his feet.
Lyoto Aoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satoru Sakurai.
Sakurai breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Sakurai both land. Nice combination.
Aoki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick by Aoki misses
and Sakurai counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aoki letting Sakurai take a breather here.
Sakurai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sakurai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sakurai keeps control of Aoki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aoki wants to get back to striking at distance but Sakurai won't allow it.
Aoki wants to break free but Sakurai has control.
Aoki can't break the clinch.
Sakurai tries to pull guard but Aoki won't allow it.
Aoki has had enough of the clinch but Sakurai keeps him there for the moment.
Sakurai is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aoki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sakurai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Aoki misses.
Sakurai has a takedown stuffed.
Sakurai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aoki scores with a nice body kick.
Aoki clinches with his opponent.
Sakurai tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aoki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakurai with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aoki counters with a nice body shot.
Sakurai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
Aoki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aoki keeps the fight on the outside.
Aoki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aoki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakurai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aoki misses with a wild combination.
Sakurai lands with a slapping head kick.
A punch combination from Aoki misses.
Aoki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakurai shoots for a takedown but Aoki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sakurai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aoki can pounce on him.
Aoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aoki takes a swing at Sakurai's ribcage but misses.
Sakurai darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai wants to control but Aoki is keeping him busy.
Aoki trying to control but Sakurai postures up.
Aoki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aoki is trying to control the position but Sakurai postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakurai has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aoki is proving hard to escape from.
Aoki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sakurai manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lyoto Aoki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lyoto Aoki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sakurai misses with a takedown
and Aoki counters with a three punch combo that has Sakurai backing up. Sakurai nods at Aoki to acknowledge the strikes.
Sakurai fails to land the takedown.
Sakurai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aoki counters with a left and a right that stings Sakurai.
Lyoto Aoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satoru Sakurai.
Aoki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aoki catches Sakurai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sakurai throws a sloppy head kick
and Aoki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sakurai thinking.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lyoto Aoki is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakurai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aoki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sakurai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aoki fails to land with a series of punches.
Aoki tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Sakurai looks to clinch
and Aoki counters with a left and a right that stings Sakurai.
Sakurai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aoki is trying to break the clinch but Sakurai has him pressed against the cage.
Sakurai prevents Aoki from breaking the clinch.
Sakurai wants a takedown but no success here.
Sakurai is working for takedown but Aoki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sakurai tries to pull guard but Aoki won't allow it.
Aoki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aoki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aoki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sakurai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aoki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aoki clinches.
Sakurai drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aoki manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aoki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakurai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aoki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sakurai counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakurai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sakurai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aoki swivels and escapes.
Sakurai feints and as Aoki raises his hands in defense, Sakurai changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aoki working a defensive guard but Sakurai manages to pass into side control anyway.
Check out the look on Sakurai's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Aoki takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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!
Aoki can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakurai stands up and beckons Aoki to his feet.
Sakurai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoki.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aoki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aoki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aoki is keen to just control but Sakurai is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is thwarting Sakurai's attempts to control the position.
Aoki trying to control the action but Sakurai is working from the bottom.
Sakurai moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sakurai is trying to control the position but Aoki postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakurai keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Aoki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lyoto Aoki.
I think Aoki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lyoto Aoki!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Burn It To The Ground. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Nogeira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort avoids a kick to the body.
Belfort throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nogeira's waist but Nogeira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Belfort off to one side.
Nogeira shoots in and bounces Belfort off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nogeira has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Belfort is proving hard to escape from.
Nogeira with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nogeira trying to control the position from guard on top but Belfort is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogeira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belfort is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Belfort pushes a forearm under Nogeira's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Nogeira is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fedor Belfort!
Fedor Belfort is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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