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AFC 3 Crunch Time PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Kinney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinney has chosen Say It Ain't So as his entrance music. Grigori Rasputin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leonard Kinney's chin.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Kinney!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinney has managed to clinch.
Kinney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kinney has Rasputin pressed against the cage.
Kinney jumps guard and drags Rasputin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rasputin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasputin drops back looking for a leg! Kinney is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kinney manages to kick Rasputin off! Rasputin jumps back into Kinney's guard.
Kinney is looking for a triangle but Rasputin pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rasputin drops back looking for a leg! Kinney is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kinney manages to kick Rasputin off! Rasputin jumps back into Kinney's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin postures up.
Rasputin tries to free his leg and advance position but Kinney is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rasputin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rasputin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rasputin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kinney is surviving well by controlling Rasputin's body position as best he can.
Kinney tries to lock up and control but Rasputin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rasputin lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kinney tries to lock up and control but Rasputin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rasputin looking to isolate an arm here. Kinney doesn't see it coming and as Rasputin extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Rasputin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Grigori Rasputin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Ustorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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210 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ustorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a head kick!
It looks like Sean Ustorf has been cut.
Ustorf misses with a body kick.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Ustorf.
Silva looks for a takedown but Ustorf sprawls well.
Ustorf is looking to land body kicks.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Ustorf shows good takedown defense.
Ustorf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ustorf as he jumps to the side.
Sean Ustorf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shogun Silva.
Ustorf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Ustorf.
Ustorf keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ustorf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ustorf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ustorf moves into the clinch.
Ustorf lands an uppercut.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Ustorf has double underhooks.
Silva keeps control of Ustorf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ustorf wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ustorf wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ustorf manages to break the clinch.
Ustorf scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Shogun Silva has been cut.
Silva looks gassed!
Ustorf scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ustorf looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ustorf.
Ustorf tries to move into full mount but can't pass Silva's legs.
Ustorf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ustorf is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ustorf tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ustorf trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
An elbow from Ustorf crashes against the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ustorf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Ustorf shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Ustorf slips an elbow through the middle.
Ustorf wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Ustorf will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to sweep here but Ustorf controlling him for the moment.
Ustorf throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ustorf's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ustorf 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ustorf is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Ustorf wants to sweep but no luck.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ustorf throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sean Ustorf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ustorf throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ustorf misses with a head kick.
Ustorf digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Ustorf fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Ustorf persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ustorf seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ustorf.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva trying to control here.
Ustorf knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva is positioning himself well to prevent Ustorf advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Ustorf dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ustorf throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Ustorf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ustorf decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ustorf thows a big elbow that misses.
Ustorf wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Ustorf from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ustorf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ustorf wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ustorf has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Silva keeping full guard, as Ustorf tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ustorf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Ustorf is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Ustorf wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Ustorf has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ustorf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ustorf scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
It looks like Ustorf is going to stand back up.
Ustorf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ustorf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ustorf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ustorf trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Ustorf working the head and body with strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ustorf gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva tries to pull guard but Ustorf holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Ustorf wants to break free but Silva has control.
Ustorf goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Ustorf tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Ustorf is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ustorf tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Ustorf has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Ustorf wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ustorf will feel that in the morning.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Ustorf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Ustorf looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Ustorf working a defensive guard here.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva postures up in Ustorf's guard and throws a big left but Ustorf blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ustorf is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ustorf looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Ustorf is tapping! Great win for Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shogun Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ji Hyun Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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161 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ji Hyun Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micheal Morton!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Morton misses.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morton tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morton keeps control of Kim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
Kim can't break the clinch.
Morton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morton.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kim.
Some wild striking there from Morton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morton throws a head kick that misses.
Morton misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Morton does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kim clinches.
Kim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morton has him pressed against the cage.
Morton is trying to break free.
Morton has had enough of the clinch but Kim keeps him there for the moment.
Kim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morton thows a body shot but no joy.
Morton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morton stuffs the takedown.
Micheal Morton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morton lands a right hook to the body.
Morton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morton fails to land with a series of punches.
Morton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kim.
Morton misses with the combination.
Morton tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Morton.
Kim wants to get back to striking at distance but Morton won't allow it.
Kim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morton throws a right hand that Kim ducks under and follows up with a left that Kim also avoids with ease.
Morton misses with a double jab.
Morton throws the kick towards the body but Kim avoids it.
Kim misses with a wild combination.
Micheal Morton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morton misses with a combination
and Kim counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morton won't be happy with that.
Kim tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Morton regains half guard, as Kim was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Morton uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morton scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Morton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kim counters with a nice body shot.
Kim fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ji Hyun Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morton looks to land a body kick but Kim moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Morton.
Kim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morton throws a left that rocks Kim and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Morton dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Kim regain composure!
Kim is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morton decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kim to his feet.
Oh Kim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Morton knocks Kim out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Micheal Morton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demon Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joesph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Joesph's choice of entrance music: Fight Music. The key to victory for Demon Jin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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189 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demon Jin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Joesph!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jin gets the takedown into side control.
Joesph tries to improve position but can't.
Joesph regains half guard.
Joesph is refusing to be controlled, as Jin sits in half guard.
Joesph looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Joesph looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joesph keeps working.
Joesph wants to control but Jin is keeping busy.
Jin could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Joesph is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jin pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Joesph misses with a takedown
and Jin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Joesph looks gassed!
Jin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Joesph knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Joesph is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jin's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Joesph.
Jin is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Jin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Joesph patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Well, with Joesph on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Jin is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Jin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Joesph's guard. Nice work there by Jin.
Joesph tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Joesph looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jin is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Joesph is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jin has his hands clasped together but Joesph extends an breaks Jin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Joesph.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Joesph!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Asuma Dizazio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cuneyt Arkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asuma Dizazio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cuneyt Arkin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkin slips under a jab.
Dizazio swings for the body but Arkin moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dizazio misses the target.
Dizazio misses with a hook.
Dizazio throws the left hand but Arkin avoids the punch easily.
Arkin scores a takedown into full mount!
Arkin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dizazio?
Arkin is landing with some decent strikes but Dizazio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Arkin looking for a guillotine from mount but Dizazio is having none of it.
Arkin won't let Dizazio get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dizazio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Arkin goes for an armbar but Dizazio turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dizazio.
Dizazio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dizazio preventing the sweep.
Dizazio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arkin wants to sweep but no luck.
Arkin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Dizazio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dizazio landing with the ground and pound.
Dizazio decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Arkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dizazio.
Dizazio misses with a hook. Arkin ducked under it nicely.
Dizazio throws a right and a left that Arkin avoids nicely.
Dizazio waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Arkin.
Asuma Dizazio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Dizazio does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkin ducks under a wild hook from Dizazio.
Dizazio misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Dizazio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dizazio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dizazio throws a leg kick that misses.
Dizazio decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Arkin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Arkin looking for submissions off his back.
Arkin moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arkin looks gassed!
Dizazio decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Arkin, up you get!
Dizazio misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dizazio just misses with a punch to the body.
Dizazio misses with a hook. Arkin ducked under it nicely.
Dizazio is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dizazio's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dizazio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dizazio misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Dizazio.
Arkin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dizazio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Arkin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dizazio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dizazio wants to get back to his feet but Arkin drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dizazio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dizazio manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Arkin is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dizazio pulls his head out easily.
Dizazio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dizazio lands with a punch from half guard.
Dizazio wants to stand but Arkin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Arkin is looking for a sweep. Dizazio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Asuma Dizazio will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dizazio just misses with a punch to the body.
Arkin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dizazio throws a hook but Arkin avoids it easily.
Dizazio tries to clinch but Arkin is having none of it.
Dizazio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dizazio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dizazio.
Dizazio loads up on a big right hand but Arkin slips the punch.
Dizazio tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arkin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arkin shoots and misses
and Dizazio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dizazio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arkin.
Dizazio throws a jab when Arkin was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dizazio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dizazio throws the left hand but Arkin avoids the punch easily.
Arkin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dizazio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arkin.
Arkin stops Dizazio from getting back to his feet.
Arkin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dizazio wants to get back to full guard.
Arkin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dizazio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Arkin is breathing heavily.
Dizazio lands some strikes from the bottom.
Dizazio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arkin's guard.
Arkin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dizazio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Arkin's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Arkin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arkin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arkin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dizazio's head.
Arkin blocks the strikes from Dizazio.
Arkin trying to pass the guard but Dizazio defending well.
Arkin stops Dizazio from getting back to his feet.
Dizazio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arkin is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dizazio tries to kick Arkin off but Arkin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Arkin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Arkin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arkin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dizazio misses the jab.
Dizazio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dizazio clobbers Arkin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dizazio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dizazio, right into the meat.
Arkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dizazio.
Dizazio just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arkin checks a leg kick.
Dizazio misses with a hook. Arkin ducked under it nicely.
No luck for Arkin with that takedown attempt.
Arkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dizazio throws out the jab.
Arkin staying out of range there.
Dizazio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arkin ducks under a wild hook from Dizazio.
Arkin shoots and misses
and Dizazio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asuma Dizazio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cuneyt Arkin.
No joy there for Dizazio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dizazio throws a body punch but Arkin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asuma Dizazio dominated that second round.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Dizazio. No joy for Arkin on that attempt.
A combination from Dizazio does no damage.
Dizazio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dizazio misses with a wild body shot.
Arkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dizazio.
Dizazio lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Dizazio.
Dizazio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arkin manages to avoid it.
Asuma Dizazio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dizazio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arkin momentarily.
Arkin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dizazio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arkin blocks a jab.
Arkin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dizazio connects with a crisp jab.
Dizazio throws out a loose jab but Arkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dizazio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dizazio looks to score with a jab to the body but Arkin is just out of range.
Dizazio throws a series of punches but Arkin avoids them all with ease.
Arkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dizazio throws a body punch but Arkin moves out of range.
Arkin shoots in looking for a takedown. Dizazio tries to sprawl out of it but Arkin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dizazio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No luck for Arkin with that takedown attempt.
Asuma Dizazio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cuneyt Arkin.
Dizazio misses with a hook. Arkin ducked under it nicely.
Dizazio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arkin.
Dizazio throws a nice looking combination but Arkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arkin fails with a takedown attempt.
Dizazio swings for the body but Arkin moves out of range.
Arkin ducks under a wild hook from Dizazio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dizazio looks to land a left hand but Arkin moved out of range nicely.
Dizazio throws out a leg kick but Arkin moves out of range and Dizazio only half commits.
Arkin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dizazio!
Arkin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dizazio tries to hold on but Arkin pushes him away.
Cuneyt Arkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Arkin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Arkin lands a nice shot to the head.
Dizazio working to try and regain half guard.
Dizazio gets back to half guard.
Dizazio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Arkin working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkin connects with a couple of short punches.
Dizazio is rocked!
Arkin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dizazio manages to work his way to half guard, despite Arkin's best efforts.
Dizazio is looking to escape.
Dizazio is looking for a sweep. Arkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dizazio pushes Arkin off looking to stand but Arkin dives back in and keeps control.
Arkin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dizazio is trying to stand up here but Arkin is controlling him well.
Arkin working Dizazio over with strikes.
Arkin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arkin with the ground and pound but Dizazio uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arkin moves away from the strike by Dizazio.
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 Asuma Dizazio.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dizazio, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asuma Dizazio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emils Heartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolo Nimjang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emils Heartman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bolo Nimjang!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimjang throws out a leg kick but Heartman moves out of range and Nimjang only half commits.
Nimjang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Heartman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nimjang misses with a low kick.
Bolo Nimjang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heartman stuffs the takedown attempt from Nimjang. Nimjang gets slowly back to his feet.
Heartman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nimjang gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nimjang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Heartman passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Heartman in particular looking to stall.
Heartman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heartman works his way into side control.
Heartman tries for a kimura but Nimjang is defending well.
Heartman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nimjang rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Heartman's guard! Nice work there by Nimjang!
Nimjang pushes down on Heartman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nimjang passes to full mount!
Heartman flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Nimjang with good strikes from the mount here!
Heartman is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Nimjang connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimjang manages to capitalize on a mistake by Heartman to take his back!
Heartman is breathing heavily.
Heartman can't escape the position.
Heartman is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Nimjang gets his way!
Nimjang is looking to control Heartman but Heartman is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Nimjang is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Heartman up.
Nimjang is working for a rear naked choke. Heartman is not defending it well and Nimjang has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Heartman refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Heartman's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bolo Nimjang!
Bolo Nimjang is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wardor Warlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warlovski comes to the cage accompanied by Zocalo. Butcher comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Motörhead - Ace of Spades kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Wardor Warlovski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Billy Butcher's chin.
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wardor Warlovski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Warlovski.
Warlovski moves in looking to clinch but Butcher pushes him off.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warlovski.
Butcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Warlovski clinches up with Butcher and pushes him back against the cage.
Warlovski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warlovski lands a knee to the body.
Warlovski pulls guard successfully.
Warlovski working for a triangle but Butcher defends it easily.
Butcher controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Butcher stopping the sweep attempt from Warlovski.
Butcher controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warlovski has his foot on Butcher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Butcher works his way back into a safe position though.
Butcher is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Warlovski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Warlovski will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Butcher slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Warlovski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Butcher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Butcher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Warlovski has his foot on Butcher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Butcher works his way back into a safe position though.
Butcher sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Butcher wants to stand but Warlovski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Butcher is stalling in the full guard.
Warlovski had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Butcher is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Warlovski Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Butcher's back instead.
Warlovski is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Warlovski is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher breaks Warlovski's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Butcher gets to his feet - Warlovski follows without any prompting.
Butcher throws a right hand that Warlovski ducks under and follows up with a left that Warlovski also avoids with ease.
Butcher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Wardor Warlovski has been cut.
Butcher tries to bum rush Warlovski with a series of wild strikes but Warlovski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Warlovski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
Butcher looks to land a right hand but Warlovski moved out of range.
Billy Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warlovski looks for a takedown but Butcher sprawls well.
Nice body punch from Butcher.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warlovski manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Butcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warlovski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Butcher.
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!
Warlovski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Warlovski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warlovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butcher punishes Warlovski's body with a nice straight punch.
Warlovski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Warlovski dodges the punch combination from Butcher.
Butcher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Warlovski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Butcher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butcher misses with a double jab
and Warlovski counters with a shoot takedown. Butcher fights it but they end up in guard.
Butcher seems keen to control Warlovski's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Butcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wardor Warlovski's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Butcher works over Warlovski's head and body with a nice combination.
Butcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Warlovski.
Warlovski moves in looking to clinch but Butcher pushes him off.
Wardor Warlovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warlovski.
Butcher lands a two punch combo.
Butcher lands a jab-cross combination.
Warlovski is rocked!
Wardor Warlovski's cut is getting worse.
Warlovski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oh Warlovski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butcher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warlovski drops his hands momentarily and Butcher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Butcher connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Warlovski tumbling to the canvas! Butcher pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Warlovski was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billy Butcher!
Billy Butcher is the new middleweight champion!
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