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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Kindbom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Chimal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chimal has chosen BATTLE FIELD by Tohru Nakabayashi for the Superclassic game GOLDEN AXE!!! as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Kindbom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Armando Chimal!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kindbom takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kindbom looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kindbom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chimal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chimal rushes Kindbom with punches - Kindbom moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Kindbom goes down! Chimal follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armando Chimal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raivo Hevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Chong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raivo Hevi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hevi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hevi shoots for a takedown but Chong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hevi is looking to clinch but Chong is avoiding it.
Hevi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ben Chong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raivo Hevi.
Chong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hevi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hevi is looking to stand up but Chong isn't so interested in that idea.
Chong passes into half guard.
Hevi is not content to let Chong control the position.
Chong seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong seems to be working for a kimura but Hevi defends the submission attempt.
Hevi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hevi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chong prevents Hevi from getting back to his feet.
Hevi looks gassed!
Hevi had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Chong is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hevi Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Chong's back instead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chong showing good submission defense here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Hevi is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Chong has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hevi has the hooks in. Chong is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hevi working for a choke but Chong is defending well.
Chong trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Chong tries to escape but Hevi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong is working hard here to advance position.
Hevi tries to get the hooks in deep but Chong pushed the leg off.
Hevi is looking for the choke from the back position but Chong is controlling his hands well.
Will Hevi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hevi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Chong has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Chong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hevi on the ground.
Hevi looking to break Chong's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Chong remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hevi will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Chong holding both Hevi 's hands and preventing any damage.
Hevi doesn't have the hooks in and Chong manages to turn into his guard.
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.
Hevi has a closed guard, preventing Chong from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chong drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chong stays in close to Hevi's body and controls the position.
Chong landing with the ground and pound.
Chong wants to stand but Hevi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chong trying to control the position from guard on top but Hevi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Chong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Hevi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hevi lands in his opponent's guard.
Chong is working an open guard so Hevi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Chong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hevi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hevi fails with the takedown
and Chong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hevi is keeping the position for now.
Chong stays in close to Hevi's body and controls the position.
Hevi is looking to stand up but Chong isn't so interested in that idea.
Chong slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong wants to control from the top but Hevi keeps moving.
Chong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hevi keeping full guard, as Chong tries to pass.
Chong has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hevi is proving hard to escape from.
Chong trying to control the position from guard on top but Hevi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hevi shoots and misses
and Chong counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hevi won't be happy with that.
Chong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hevi is not content to let Chong control the position.
Chong cracks Hevi with a big right hand but Hevi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chong working away.
Chong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hevi, who protects the arm well.
Hevi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Chong has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hevi down.
Hevi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chong misses with a wild body shot.
Chong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chong showed some decent athleticism there.
Chong tries to stand and escape but Hevi is controlling the position.
Chong prevents Hevi from standing back up.
Chong looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chong perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hevi keeps working.
Chong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hevi moves into range and clinches up with Chong.
Chong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hevi wants to get back to striking at distance but Chong won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hevi as Chong tries to tie him up.
Chong looking for a takedown.
Hevi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Chong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chong prevents Hevi from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Chong dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hevi parries the strikes from Chong easily there. Chong is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hevi to escape.
Hevi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hevi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hevi sneaks back into half guard.
Hevi is trying to maintain the position but Chong is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hevi is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong 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.
Chong feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chong stops Hevi from standing up.
Hevi wants to sweep here but Chong controlling him for the moment.
Chong trying to control but Hevi is working from the bottom.
Hevi had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Chong is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hevi Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Chong's back instead.
Hevi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hevi wants to control but Chong is keeping busy.
Chong just trying to survive but Hevi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Chong holding both Hevi 's hands and preventing any damage.
Chong controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Chong rolls, trying to escape but Hevi keeps control of the position.
Hevi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Chong has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong fending off the submission attempt from Hevi.
Chong preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hevi.
Hevi avoiding Chong 's attempts to control his hands.
Chong is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hevi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Hevi is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Chong is defending well though. Hevi let's go of the attempt for now.
Raivo Hevi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chong just trying to survive but Hevi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hevi lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Chong wants to escape the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hevi's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Chong defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hevi's arms.
Ben Chong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hevi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raivo Hevi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chong 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 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Chong!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bay Mai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Entholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bay Mai 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bay Mai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Entholt!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Entholt is looking to clinch.
Mai gets caught flat footed, as Entholt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Entholt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mai is keeping the position for now.
Entholt throws a strike but Mai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Entholt looking for a guillotine here but Mai defends easily.
Mai wants to stand and escape but instead Entholt has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Entholt drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mai manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Entholt has Mai in his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mai trying to control the position from guard on top but Entholt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mai looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Entholt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mai wants to get up but he can't break Entholt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Entholt throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mai trying to control the position from guard on top but Entholt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Entholt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Entholt can't keep his opponent in guard - Mai advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mai is trying to control the action in half guard but Entholt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Mai seems content to control.
Mai is keen to just control but Entholt is a slippery customer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mai trying to pass the guard but Entholt defending well.
Entholt is looking to improve his position.
Entholt is trying to control but can't.
Entholt wants to improve his position but Mai is controlling well.
Mai passes to full mount!
Entholt regains half guard.
Entholt is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mai passes to side control.
Mai trying to control the action but Entholt is working from the bottom.
Entholt is looking to regain half guard here but Mai keeps moving and retains side control.
Entholt is not content to let Mai control the position.
Entholt is trying to control Mai's posture but Mai avoids it.
Entholt prevents Mai from improving position.
That's four 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.
Entholt wants to control but Mai postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Entholt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Entholt looks gassed!
Entholt cracks Mai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Entholt.
Entholt throwing strikes but Mai manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Mai advances nicely into full mount.
Mai cracks Entholt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mai get's back to his feet.
Entholt tries to close the distance and clinch but Mai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mai swinging wilding here.
Mai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
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 Bay Mai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Entholt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mai counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Entholt wants to get back to full guard.
Entholt is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Mai is tapping! Great win for Entholt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kyle Entholt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaaron Cent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Jaaron Cent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JP Rizal!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cent shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rizal looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cent passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cent has hold of Rizal's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Rizal tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Cent cranks the arm and Rizal screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Rizal, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jaaron Cent!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varuk Assault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Acton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Acton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Varuk Assault!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Assault looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Assault throws a right hand that Acton ducks under and follows up with a left that Acton also avoids with ease.
Assault closes this distance looking for a takedown but Acton circles away.
Acton feints and as Assault raises his hands in defense, Acton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Acton 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.
Assault wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Acton manages to pass to side control.
Assault is defending against the submission attempts here by Acton.
Acton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Acton slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton thows a huge punch but Assault dodges it nicely.
Assault wants to improve his position but Acton is controlling well.
Acton wants to take a breather but Assault is having none of it.
Acton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Acton unloading with bombs!
Assault defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Acton.
Acton controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Acton looking for a guillotine from mount but Assault is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assault is desperately trying to improve his position but Acton has a good base and remains in mount.
Assault gets back to half guard.
Assault is trying to get back to full guard.
Acton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Acton tries to pass to full mount but Assault defends it.
Assault is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Acton has latched onto it... Big trouble! Acton pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Assault is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Acton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Acton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boudreaux Godeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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, Boudreaux Godeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Brown!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godeaux dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
A cross from Godeaux lands.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Godeaux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown looks gassed!
Godeaux lands with a nice combination. Brown backs away looking to recover.
Brown walks into a stiff left hand from Godeaux.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godeaux uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Godeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown is rocked!
Brown circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Godeaux. Brown falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Godeaux!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boudreaux Godeaux!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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269 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morrison tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kenny controls his leg.
Morrison is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kenny works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kenny trying to strike off his back.
Morrison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kenny wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kenny misses with a takedown attempt - Morrison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kenny misses with a takedown attempt - Morrison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morrison looks to land a body kick but Kenny moved away.
Kenny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morrison as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Kenny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenny avoids a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Kenny.
Morrison throws a left that rocks Kenny and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Morrison dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Kenny regain composure!
It looks like Steve Kenny has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison is trying to get an arm triangle but Kenny is defending well.
Kenny is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Morrison's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Morrison wants to get back to his feet.
Morrison is looking to take a break and control but Kenny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kenny manages to get to full guard.
Morrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Kenny has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison wanted to stand there but Kenny had control of the position.
Kenny wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kenny shoots for a double leg takedown but Morrison sprawls well. He's pushed Kenny's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kenny shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kenny is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kenny scoring with some ground and pound.
Kenny is breathing heavily.
Kenny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morrison looking for a guillotine here but Kenny defends easily.
Kenny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morrison's guard.
Kenny lands with a punch from half guard.
Kenny is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morrison taking some punishment here, with Kenny in his half guard.
Kenny stops Morrison from getting back to his feet.
Kenny takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morrison tries to roll over but Kenny keeps him under control.
Kenny is nestled in close to Morrison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kenny lands with a punch from half guard.
Kenny scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kenny connects with a nice short shot to Morrison's temple.
Ground and pound from Kenny.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenny lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kenny working over Morrison with some ground and pound. Morrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morrison is trying to stand back up but Kenny is controlling him
Kenny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kenny blocks the strikes from Morrison.
Kenny looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nice strikes from Kenny there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenny lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kenny connects with a nice short shot to Morrison's temple.
Kenny lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Kenny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Kenny's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kenny circles away quickly and effectively.
Kenny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morrison lands a head shot.
Steve Kenny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenny shoots in and drives through. Morrison sprawls well.
Kenny closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kenny lands in his opponent's guard.
Morrison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kenny with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morrison wants to stand up but Kenny has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kenny tries to roll over but Morrison keeps him under control.
Kenny scores with a few weak punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Morrison is going to stand back up.
Kenny moves into full guard.
Kenny has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kenny throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kenny bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison's guard.
Kenny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kenny scoring with some ground and pound.
Kenny cracks Morrison with a solid left hand.
Kenny won't allow Morrison to get back to his feet.
Steve Kenny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kenny works over Morrison with some ground and pound from guard.
Kenny postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morrison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kenny is controlling him.
Kenny scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morrison's head.
Morrison has momentary wrist control but Kenny slips an elbow through the middle.
Kenny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kenny is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morrison working for a triangle but Kenny defends it easily.
Morrison had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kenny is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Morrison Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kenny's back instead.
Morrison is trying to stick to Kenny's back but Kenny is turning into Morrison. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Morrison's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kenny.
Kenny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kenny passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kenny cracks Morrison with a big elbow.
Kenny is working Morrison over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kenny connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morrison some visible discomfort.
Kenny is putting a hurting on Morrison here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kenny landing strikes.
Kenny landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Morrison wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kenny scores with a couple of short elbows.
Morrison taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenny scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Morrison to see if he's OK.
Morrison wants to get back to his feet but Kenny drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kenny landing strikes.
Kenny lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morrison down.
Kenny in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morrison takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Kenny's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kenny tries to advance to mount but Morrison denies him.
Kenny working the ground and pound.
Kenny in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kenny lands a nice forearm strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenny working the ground and pound.
Morrison struggling a bit here.
Kenny cracks Morrison with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Kenny dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Kenny's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kenny has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kenny shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morrison looking for a guillotine here but Kenny defends easily.
Kenny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kenny with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kenny working some strikes from top position.
Kenny scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morrison wants to stand up but Kenny is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kenny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morrison's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny is in close to Morrison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kenny is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kenny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morrison's head.
Kenny cracks Morrison with a solid left hand.
Morrison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kenny lands a couple of digs.
Kenny scoring with some ground and pound.
Morrison is looking to stand up but Kenny isn't so interested in that idea.
Kenny stands and throws Morrison's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kenny working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Morrison tries to escape but Kenny is in control.
Steve Kenny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny scoring with punches from side control.
Kenny is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Morrison's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kenny passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Morrison!
Kenny sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kenny won't let Morrison get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kenny in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kenny controlling his opponent.
Kenny has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison wants to hold on but Kenny pushes him away.
Kenny tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kenny lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morrison hang on?
Kenny controlling his opponent.
Kenny putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kevin Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenny lands a heavy elbow.
Kenny pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morrison is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Morrison is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Kenny connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kenny lands a nice shot to the head.
Kenny controlling his opponent.
Kenny scoring with strikes but Morrison is staying in there.
Kenny controlling from the full mount.
Kenny postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morrison looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenny controlling his opponent.
Morrison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Kenny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kenny, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Kenny!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drew Olbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalam Mekhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olbo comes to the ring accompanied by Cant C Me. Mekhar has chosen 80 Kidz - Alt A as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Olbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalam Mekhar!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mekhar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Olbo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Olbo.
Mekhar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Olbo kicks off Mekhar and gets to his feet.
Olbo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mekhar sprawls well initially but Olbo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mekhar is looking to escape.
Mekhar looking for submissions off his back.
Mekhar wants to improve his position but Olbo is controlling well.
Mekhar pushes Olbo off looking to stand but Olbo dives back in and keeps control.
Olbo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mekhar defends it well.
Mekhar is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mekhar makes his way to full guard, as Olbo worked for a kimura.
Olbo is breathing heavily.
Mekhar has control of Olbo's left arm, preventing Olbo from doing any damage.
Olbo stands and steps away. Mekhar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mekhar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mekhar wants to control but Olbo is keeping him busy.
Olbo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Olbo is not content to let Mekhar control the position.
Mekhar stands up and beckons Olbo to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olbo slips a jab and a cross from Mekhar.
Mekhar connects with a looping right hand.
Mekhar misses with a few strikes there.
Mekhar stalks Olbo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Olbo's face. Olbo staggers backwards, shaken.
Kalam Mekhar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mekhar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olbo is in trouble now - Mekhar has advanced to mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mekhar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mekhar has control of Olbo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Olbo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Olbo wants to hold on but Mekhar pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olbo is trying to escape the mount but Mekhar keeps good control and instead manages to take Olbo's back.
Mekhar is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Olbo is in bad spot here.
Mekhar has Olbo flattened out and is raining down punches.
Mekhar is persistently looking for the submission but Olbo is defending it well.
Mekhar controls the position.
Mekhar struggling to land strikes to the head as Olbo covers up.
Olbo 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 Mekhar gets his way!
Mekhar is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mekhar looking for the RNC.
Mekhar thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Olbo wants to control his opponent's hands but Mekhar gets his hands free.
Mekhar punches the canvas rather than the man.
Mekhar is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Olbo taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Mekhar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kalam Mekhar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mahtava Nopea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Marquardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahtava Nopea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mahtava Nopea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Marquardt!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquardt thuds his shin into the meat of Nopea's side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marquardt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marquardt.
Marquardt slips a straight right by Nopea.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nopea crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marquardt - the referee stops the clock and Nopea gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marquardt. Nopea manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marquardt, right into the meat.
Nopea takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mahtava Nopea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nopea is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nopea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marquardt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marquardt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marquardt.
Crunch! Marquardt slams his shin into Nopea's torso.
Marquardt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nopea's head.
It looks like Mahtava Nopea has been cut.
Marquardt throws a head kick that half lands.
Marquardt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nopea is rocked!
Nice takedown defense from Nopea. No joy for Marquardt on that attempt.
Nopea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marquardt. Marquardt obviously looking to wear him down.
Nopea takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nopea takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oh Nopea is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marquardt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nopea seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquardt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nopea. That did some damage!
Marquardt connects with a high kick.
Marquardt throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Nopea stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Marquardt follows into mount!
Nopea stops Marquardt from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Marquardt looking to control but Nopea is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Marquardt controlling the pace for now.
Marquardt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nopea is looking to escape.
Marquardt working for a guillotine from mount but Nopea is in no mood to give up.
Marquardt controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nopea defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Marquardt.
Marquardt has control of Nopea's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nopea regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Marquardt pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Marquardt stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marquardt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nopea takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marquardt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Marquardt looking to control but Nopea is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nopea is working to get back to half guard.
Nopea has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Marquardt wants to control the position but Nopea frees himself and scrambles - Marquardt manages to regain control in side control.
Nopea stops Marquardt from passing to mount.
Marquardt advances nicely into full mount.
Nopea can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nopea is squirming around, avoiding Marquardt's attempts to control the action.
Marquardt working for a submission but Nopea is keeping him at bay.
Nopea is squirming around, avoiding Marquardt's attempts to control the action.
Nopea is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marquardt goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nopea turns into him and now he's in Marquardt's guard.
Nopea tries to free his leg and advance position but Marquardt is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Marquardt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mahtava Nopea's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nopea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nopea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nopea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Marquardt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marquardt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marquardt tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahtava Nopea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marquardt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Marquardt trying to control the position from guard on top but Nopea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marquardt wants to pass the guard but Nopea is keeping the position.
Marquardt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquardt passes Nopea's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marquardt in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Nopea tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Marquardt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nate Marquardt!
Nate Marquardt is the new middleweight champion!
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