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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobutaka Hiyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nobutaka Hiyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves scores with a takedown into Hiyoshi's guard.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Hiyoshi wants to stand but Alves is controlling the position.
Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Hiyoshi is retaining full guard.
Alves trying to control but Hiyoshi is working from the bottom.
Alves drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hiyoshi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alves has Hiyoshi in his guard.
Alves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alves has his foot on Hiyoshi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hiyoshi works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyoshi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alves is proving hard to escape from.
Alves working a defensive guard here.
Hiyoshi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hiyoshi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Alves wants to sweep but no luck.
Alves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hiyoshi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alves is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hiyoshi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hiyoshi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Alves tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alves misses with a head kick.
Hiyoshi throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hiyoshi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiyoshi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
Hiyoshi lands a right hook to the body.
Hiyoshi cracks Alves with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi thows a body kick. Alves tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hiyoshi lands a nice hook to Alves's body. Alves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hiyoshi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Donk. Hiyoshi catches Alves right on the button with a cross.
Alves walks into a left hand.
Alves is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiyoshi cracks Alves with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Alves tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Hiyoshi pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Alves is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nobutaka Hiyoshi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuya Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Card Filler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kazuya Kazama has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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, Kazuya Kazama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Card Filler!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Filler avoids the head kick by Kazama.
Filler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kazama counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Kazama looking to finish!
Filler is rocked!
Filler wants to get back to his feet but Kazama is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Filler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kazama trying to stand up but can't free himself from Filler's guard.
Filler wants to stand but Kazama is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama trying to control the position from guard on top but Filler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kazama stops Filler from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kazama connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Filler to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Kazama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kazuya Kazama!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yamoto Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamoto Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stephen Burns!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Burns tries to move into range but Aoki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burns misses with a low kick.
No luck for Burns with that takedown attempt.
Aoki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Burns closes the distance and clinches up with Aoki, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes Aoki against the ropes but Aoki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yamoto Aoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Burns.
Burns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aoki is fending him off so far but Burns persists. Nope, Aoki circles away and we're back to standing.
Aoki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burns takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice takedown defense from Aoki. No joy for Burns on that attempt.
Aoki connects with a solid leg kick.
Aoki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burns, pushing him back against the ropes.
Aoki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burns gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aoki tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position.
Aoki goes for a takedown attempt but Burns pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aoki closes the distance and pushes Burns back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki wants to get back to striking at distance but Burns won't allow it.
Burns tries for a takedown but Aoki manages to get underhooks.
Aoki tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position.
Aoki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burns pulls his leg out and moves away.
Burns closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Burns lands in his opponent's guard.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burns is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are 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.
Burns looks gassed!
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Aoki is keeping the position.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aoki lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burns takes a kick to the side of the head.
Burns looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aoki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burns fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aoki closes the distance and clinches.
Aoki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burns just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Aoki tries to pull guard but Burns won't allow it.
Burns changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Aoki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aoki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Burns has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aoki finds it's way round the side to connect with Burns's head.
Aoki tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns gets caught flat footed, as Aoki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Aoki sitting in guard here, content to control.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki throws a big right hand that misses.
Burns controls Aoki momentarily but Aoki frees himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burns swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamoto Aoki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burns moves into the clinch.
Burns prevents a body shot from Aoki.
Burns lands a takedown into guard.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Burns won't allow Aoki to sweep him here.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Aoki is keeping the position.
Burns sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aoki's guard.
Burns looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Burns trying to mount his opponent but Aoki defends it.
Aoki is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki gets back to full guard.
Aoki is looking for a triangle but Burns pushes his legs off easily.
Burns wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Aoki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burns on the ground.
Burns might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aoki kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Burns postures up and lands a big shot to Aoki's brow.
Burns passes into half guard.
Aoki wants to get back to full guard.
Aoki taking some punishment here, with Burns in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Aoki is defending well.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aoki is in trouble now - Burns has advanced to mount!
Burns jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Aoki manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Aoki manages to get back to half guard.
Aoki is not content to let Burns control the position.
Burns passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns fails to advance to Aoki's back.
Burns prevents Aoki from getting the reversal.
Burns working for a submission but Aoki is keeping him at bay.
Aoki throws a strike from the bottom but Burns uses the opportunity to take his back.
Burns 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, Aoki has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Aoki manages to reverse the position and now he's in Burns's guard. Nice work there by Aoki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burns lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Aoki!
Aoki can't escape the position.
Burns tries to control but Aoki wriggling away.
Burns stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Aoki 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Burns avoids the head kick by Aoki.
Burns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burns shoots and misses
and Aoki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aoki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aoki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Burns's guard.
Burns is looking to improve his position.
Aoki is looking for a kimura here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Aoki in particular looking to stall.
Burns is looking to control Aoki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burns avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki winds up and cracks Burns with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burns gets back to full guard.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Burns trying to control the position.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Burns bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aoki's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Burns passes Aoki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aoki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Burns seems to be looking for submissions.
Aoki tries to roll over but Burns keeps him under control.
Burns frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Burns is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Burns gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aoki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Burns with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aoki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burns's knee momentarily.
Yamoto Aoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Burns.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Aoki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Burns wants to stand up but Aoki is controlling him.
Stephen Burns has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burns swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aoki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burns works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burns is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aoki stopping the sweep attempt from Burns.
Burns is looking for a triangle but Aoki pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burns swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burns closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aoki to the mat! Aoki manages to get full guard.
Burns won't allow Aoki to sweep him here.
Burns stands and throws Aoki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Burns in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Burns controlling the position from side mount.
Aoki striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
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 Yamoto Aoki.
I think Aoki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Yamoto Aoki!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Yamoto Aoki!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Yamoto Aoki!
Yamoto Aoki wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ric Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Fujii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger comes to the ring accompanied by Eye of the tiger. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Fujii!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fujii looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tiger clinches up against the ropes.
Tiger controlling the action here for a moment.
Tiger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ric Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujii closes the distance but Tiger moves to the side
and Tiger counters with a nice body shot.
Tiger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiger lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Daisuke Fujii has been cut.
Fujii scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tiger sneaks back into half guard.
Tiger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fujii stops Tiger from getting back to his feet.
Fujii is tying to control. Tiger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger is pressing down on Fujii's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tiger pushes Fujii off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fujii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiger.
Tiger tries a head kick but it misses.
Fujii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tiger cracks the inside of Fujii's front leg.
Fujii avoids the head kick by Tiger.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tiger tries to pass to full mount but Fujii defends it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tiger perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujii tries to get to full guard but Tiger has control of the leg.
Tiger is taking a breather. Fujii says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fujii is trying to maintain the position but Tiger is very close to passing his half guard.
Tiger passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fujii!
Tiger controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger trying to control but Fujii is having none of it.
Tiger content just to control the position here.
Fujii tries to lock up and control but Tiger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Tiger controlling the pace for now.
Tiger has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ric Tiger just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fujii shoots and misses
and Tiger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujii moves out of range of the body kick.
Tiger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tiger showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiger wants to stand up but Fujii has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Tiger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daisuke Fujii's cut.
That's time! Tiger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tiger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tiger misses with a head kick.
Tiger tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiger tries a head kick but it misses.
Fujii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tiger cracks the inside of Fujii's front leg.
Ric Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tiger throws a sloppy head kick and Fujii moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Tiger.
Fujii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tiger tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Fujii as Tiger shoots in.
Tiger feints and as Fujii raises his hands in defense, Tiger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tiger advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujii trying to hold on to Tiger's head to control him but Tiger postures up.
Tiger trying to mount his opponent but Fujii defends it.
Tiger slows the pace down in half guard.
Tiger tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Tiger is looking to take a break and control but Fujii is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tiger trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fujii has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tiger is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tiger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tiger lands a nice looking body kick.
Tiger scores with a head kick.
Tiger throws a head kick that Fujii semi-blocks.
Tiger tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger pushes Fujii away with a front kick.
Tiger lands with a slapping head kick.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses.
Tiger's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tiger duly obliges.
Fujii misses with a straight left.
Fujii takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fujii shoots and misses
letting Tiger counter with a right hand.
Tiger shoots in and bounces Fujii off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Tiger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fujii looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujii wants to sweep here but Tiger controlling him for the moment.
Tiger content to stall in guard here.
Tiger wants to stand but Fujii is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tiger trying to control but Fujii is working from the bottom.
Fujii is trying to keep Tiger in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Tiger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daisuke Fujii's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tiger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tiger slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tiger won't allow Fujii to sweep him here.
Tiger wants to stand but Fujii is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tiger stands up from Fujii's guard - Tiger perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiger throws a head kick but Fujii moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
Tiger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fujii.
Fujii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tiger throws a head kick but Fujii moves out of range.
Tiger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fujii wants to clinch up but Tiger keeps it at a distance.
Fujii takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ric Tiger is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fujii with a poor takedown
and Tiger counters with a single leg into guard. Fujii didn't expect that.
Tiger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fujii's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujii trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Fujii tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tiger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fujii can do to turn this around?
Tiger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fujii is proving hard to escape from.
Tiger stands and steps away. Fujii gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fujii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fujii tries to clinch up.
Tiger has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Fujii can't fight it off and eventually Tiger manages to take the fight to the floor. Fujii looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fujii throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tiger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tiger wants to stand but Fujii is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fujii is looking for a triangle but Tiger pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujii is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tiger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fujii manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tiger manages to get himself to full guard.
Tiger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fujii's guard.
Tiger stays in close to Fujii's body and controls the position.
Tiger pushing down on Fujii's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fujii is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Daisuke Fujii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ric Tiger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiger is trying to control the action in half guard but Fujii is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ric Tiger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tiger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Ric Tiger!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Ric Tiger!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ric Tiger!
Ric Tiger wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus O Mally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Mally's entrance music is Iron Man. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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248 lbs
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280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus O Mally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Francisco !
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from O Mally does no damage.
O Mally tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from O Mally. No joy for Francisco on that attempt.
Francisco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Francisco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
O Mally is looking to clinch.
O Mally throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Francisco misses with a takedown attempt - O Mally sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Magnus O Mally has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Francisco .
O Mally tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Mally misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Mally tries a head kick but it misses.
Francisco looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco tries to free his leg and advance position but O Mally is retaining full guard.
O Mally might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
O Mally working a defensive guard here.
Francisco prevents O Mally from getting back to his feet.
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.
Francisco trying to control the position from guard on top but O Mally is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francisco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Francisco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Mally swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Francisco sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed O Mally's guard.
O Mally is trying to stand back up but Francisco is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Francisco changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Mally looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
O Mally is trying to improve his position.
O Mally prevents Francisco from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
O Mally wants to get back to his feet.
Francisco wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by O Mally, who protects the arm well.
Francisco advances to mount.
Francisco avoids the attempt from O Mally to control.
Francisco landing strikes from the mount.
O Mally wants to control but Francisco is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco with a couple of short strikes.
Francisco tries to take O Mally's back but instead O Mally uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Francisco is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Francisco is looking for a kimura here.
Francisco is looking for a kimura but O Mally is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Francisco to get the leverage.
Francisco looks gassed!
Francisco has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco wants to control the pace but O Mally is squirming around nicely.
Francisco goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now O Mally is on top in guard.
O Mally wants to control from the top but Francisco keeps moving.
O Mally stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Francisco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Mally is looking to stand up but Francisco won't let him.
Francisco looking for a guillotine here but O Mally defends easily.
O Mally has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Francisco working for a triangle but O Mally defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Francisco dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Francisco avoids the head kick by O Mally.
Francisco shoots in for a takedown but O Mally shows good takedown defense.
O Mally misses with an attempted mid kick.
Francisco blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
O Mally on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if O Mally tries to get out of the position.
Francisco works his way into full mount!
Francisco looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but O Mally is surviving well by controlling Francisco 's body position as best he can.
Francisco is breathing heavily.
Francisco swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and O Mally is now in Francisco 's guard. A big mistake from Francisco there, giving up the dominant position!
Francisco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Francisco keeping moving, preventing O Mally from controlling successfully.
O Mally knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Francisco on the ground.
Francisco trying to keep a closed guard but O Mally is proving a slippery customer.
O Mally thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Mally trying to control but Francisco is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Francisco is on top in guard.
Francisco trying to control but O Mally is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Francisco advances to half guard.
Francisco seems to be looking for submissions.
Francisco is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. O Mally doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Francisco .
Francisco is thwarting O Mally's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Francisco is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Francisco is going olschool here, as he tries to force O Mally to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so O Mally shrugs it off.
O Mally tries to reverse the position but Francisco maintains control.
Francisco is working for a guillotine from mount but O Mally frees his head quite easily.
O Mally tries to hold on but Francisco postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Mally defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Francisco .
O Mally is desperately trying to improve his position but Francisco has a good base and remains in mount.
O Mally really wants to buck Francisco off and get back to his feet.
Francisco trying to control but O Mally is having none of it.
Francisco forces the positional change into back control.
Francisco is looking to control O Mally but O Mally is wriggling around and keeping busy.
O Mally looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Francisco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
O Mally misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magnus O Mally is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Mally swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Mally tries to clinch but Francisco moves out of range.
Francisco shoots in and bounces O Mally off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Francisco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Francisco trying to control the position from guard on top but O Mally is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francisco not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Francisco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Mally is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Francisco drops back looking for a leg! O Mally is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and O Mally manages to kick Francisco off! Francisco jumps back into O Mally's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco stands and throws O Mally's legs to the side, diving into side control.
O Mally can't do much from the bottom here.
O Mally is looking for a sweep.
Francisco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
O Mally wants to control but Francisco postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. O Mally looks calm but he's in trouble here. Francisco gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. O Mally is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Francisco lets go of the hold and O Mally can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Francisco !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Miura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Udegarami Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satoshi Miura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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22
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoshi Miura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Udegarami Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kimura scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kimura is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Miura looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kimura gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Miura is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kimura lets go of the hold and Miura can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Udegarami Kimura!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Imus Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Pepinhos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepinhos has chosen Macaco - Hacen Falta Dos as his entrance music. Marco Pepinhos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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187 lbs
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195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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Basic striking
Determined |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Imus Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Pepinhos!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepinhos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yu's head.
Yu throws a jab when Pepinhos was well out of range.
Pepinhos throws a one two combo.
Pepinhos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yu's waist but Yu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pepinhos off to one side.
Yu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yu throws a jab when Pepinhos was well out of range.
Yu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pepinhos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pepinhos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yu.
Nice defenses there by Pepinhos.
A leg kick checked by Yu.
Pepinhos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pepinhos trying to control the position from guard on top but Yu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pepinhos won't allow Yu to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yu 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.
Pepinhos advances to half guard.
Pepinhos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pepinhos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pepinhos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yu is trying to stand.
Pepinhos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pepinhos.
Pepinhos tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yu looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pepinhos staying out of range there.
Yu misses with a hook.
Pepinhos rushes Yu and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yu can't break the clinch.
Yu is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pepinhos is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Yu to the mat. Yu regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Yu wants to stand but Pepinhos is controlling the position.
Yu is breathing heavily.
Pepinhos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pepinhos wants to control but Yu is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepinhos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yu prevents Pepinhos from moving into mount.
Pepinhos in side control, throwing shots but Yu defends.
Pepinhos in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot by Pepinhos.
Pepinhos shoots for a double leg takedown but Yu sprawls well. He's pushed Pepinhos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pepinhos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu.
Pepinhos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pepinhos throws a front kick that sends Yu stumbling back into the ropes.
Pepinhos fails to land the takedown.
Imus Yu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Pepinhos.
Pepinhos is looking to slow Yu down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Pepinhos.
Yu misses the jab.
Yu throws a hook but Pepinhos avoids it easily.
Pepinhos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yu looks to land a right hand but Pepinhos moved out of range.
Pepinhos works Yu's body with a nice hook.
Pepinhos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pepinhos smiles and moves away.
Pepinhos cracks the inside of Yu's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pepinhos.
Pepinhos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pepinhos. That one must have hurt.
Pepinhos feints and then cracks Yu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yu down.
Pepinhos has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Pepinhos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pepinhos scoring well with a low kick there.
No luck for Pepinhos with that takedown attempt.
Pepinhos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yu.
Pepinhos looks for a takedown but Yu sprawls well.
A big left from Yu misses.
Pepinhos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Imus Yu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Pepinhos.
Nice jab there from Pepinhos.
Pepinhos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yu is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pepinhos is controlling him well.
Yu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yu tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepinhos works to advance to full mount. Yu defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Yu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Yu blocking the ground and pound.
Pepinhos trying to control but Yu is having none of it.
Yu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pepinhos on the ground.
Pepinhos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Yu is surviving well by controlling Pepinhos's body position as best he can.
Yu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yu wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pepinhos looking to ground and pound but Yu is blocking nicely.
Pepinhos tries to control but Yu wriggling away.
Yu is trying to stand.
Pepinhos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pepinhos controlling the position easily from mount.
Pepinhos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Yu has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu is trying to stand up.
Pepinhos working Yu over with strikes here.
Pepinhos is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yu can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Yu is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Pepinhos looking to control but Yu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pepinhos has control of Yu's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Yu regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pepinhos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Yu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pepinhos.
Pepinhos looking to control but Yu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Pepinhos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Yu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pepinhos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pepinhos passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Yu!
Pepinhos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yu is looking to escape.
Pepinhos is landing with some decent strikes but Yu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pepinhos controlling the pace for now.
Pepinhos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yu is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poor strikes thrown by Pepinhos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pepinhos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Yu is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pepinhos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pepinhos lands a big elbow.
Pepinhos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Poor strikes thrown by Pepinhos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Poor strikes thrown by Pepinhos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Yu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pepinhos.
Pepinhos looking to ground and pound but Yu is blocking nicely.
Yu tries to buck Pepinhos off but he can't manage it.
Pepinhos looking for a guillotine from mount but Yu is having none of it.
Pepinhos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yu is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pepinhos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepinhos lands a heavy elbow.
Pepinhos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
You get the feeling that Yu really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pepinhos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yu is trying to stand.
Yu is squirming around, avoiding Pepinhos's attempts to control the action.
Pepinhos throws a wild left hand from mount and Yu manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Pepinhos is looking for a kimura but Yu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pepinhos to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yu is not content to let Pepinhos control the position.
Pepinhos wants to free his trapped foot but Yu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pepinhos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pepinhos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Imus Yu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yu throws a hook but Pepinhos avoids it easily.
Pepinhos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Imus Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pepinhos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yu as he avoids it easily.
Imus Yu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Pepinhos.
Yu avoids the head kick by Pepinhos.
Imus Yu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pepinhos slips under a jab.
Pepinhos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Pepinhos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pepinhos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Marco Pepinhos!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Marco Pepinhos!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Marco Pepinhos!
Marco Pepinhos wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shin Asuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kadaj Keychain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Asuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kadaj Keychain!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asuka lands with a kick to the temple. Keychain shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Asuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keychain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Asuka throws a head kick that Keychain semi-blocks.
Asuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asuka throws a head kick but Keychain moves out of range.
Asuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asuka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Asuka throws a head kick that half lands.
Shin Asuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asuka throws a head kick but Keychain moves out of range.
Asuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asuka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Keychain takes a step back to recover.
Keychain looks gassed!
Asuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asuka wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Asuka. That's going to slow Keychain down.
Asuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keychain blocks a head kick by Asuka.
Asuka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Asuka lands a nice looking body kick.
Keychain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Asuka throws the kick towards the body but Keychain avoids it.
Asuka tries to clinch up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Asuka. Keychain shrugs it off though.
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!
Asuka lands with a kick to the ribs.
Asuka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Asuka - that will leave a mark!
Keychain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asuka misses with a head kick.
Asuka lands a head kick. Keychain smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Asuka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Asuka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keychain.
Asuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Asuka slams his shin into Keychain's torso.
Asuka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Asuka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Keychain's head.
Asuka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keychain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Asuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Asuka!
A good leg kick by Asuka.
Asuka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Asuka throws a head kick but Keychain moves out of range.
Asuka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Asuka looks for the body kick but Keychain saw that one coming.
Shin Asuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keychain swats away the attempt to clinch by Asuka.
Asuka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keychain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shin Asuka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Asuka scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Asuka.
Asuka moves in looking to clinch but Keychain pushes him off.
Keychain blocks a head kick by Asuka.
Keychain blocks a head kick by Asuka.
Shin Asuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asuka throws a head kick but Keychain moves out of range.
Shin Asuka is winning the standup battle so far.
Keychain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Keychain might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Asuka has got the better of the exchanges.
Keychain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Asuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asuka throws a head kick but Keychain moves out of range.
Asuka tries to clinch but Keychain is having none of it.
Asuka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Keychain has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Asuka.
Keychain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asuka. Asuka obviously looking to wear him down.
Keychain avoids the head kick by Asuka.
Asuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asuka keeps Keychain at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Asuka.
Asuka thumps Keychain with a low kick.
Asuka lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Keychain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keychain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Asuka can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Asuka.
Keychain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keychain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Asuka.
Asuka throws a head kick but Keychain moves out of range.
Asuka connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Asuka throws a sloppy head kick and Keychain moves out of range easily.
Asuka wants to slow Keychain down by chopping away at his legs.
Asuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Keychain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Asuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keychain drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Keychain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Keychain advances to half guard.
Keychain tries to pass the half guard into mount. Asuka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keychain prevents Asuka from standing back up.
Keychain is working for a kimura but Asuka is defending it quite comfortably.
Asuka won't allow Keychain to pass to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keychain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Asuka defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shin Asuka dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Asuka throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Asuka. No joy for Keychain on that attempt.
Keychain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Asuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asuka throws a head kick but Keychain moves out of range.
Asuka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keychain's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asuka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Asuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asuka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keychain's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asuka throws a sloppy head kick and Keychain moves out of range easily.
Asuka pushes Keychain up against the ropes in a clinch.
Asuka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asuka throws a leg kick which misses Keychain's front leg but catches the back leg as Keychain tries to avoid it.
Asuka throws a head kick that misses.
Asuka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Asuka throws a head kick but Keychain moves out of range.
Asuka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keychain.
Asuka throws a body kick that misses.
Asuka throws a sloppy head kick and Keychain moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Asuka wants to clinch.
Asuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asuka.
Asuka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No luck for Keychain with that takedown attempt.
Asuka moves in looking to clinch but Keychain pushes him off.
Asuka tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keychain fails to land the takedown.
Shin Asuka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kadaj Keychain.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Keychain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Asuka - the referee stops the clock and Keychain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Asuka. Keychain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Asuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asuka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Asuka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Asuka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keychain can do to turn this around?
Asuka throws a nice head kick!
Asuka throws a sloppy head kick and Keychain moves out of range easily.
Keychain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Asuka pinned against the cage. Asuka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Keychain circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asuka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Keychain's head.
Asuka throws a wild body kick that Keychain sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Asuka.
Asuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shin Asuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Keychain blocks a head kick by Asuka.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Asuka.
Asuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shin Asuka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Asuka, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Shin Asuka!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Shin Asuka!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Shin Asuka!
Shin Asuka wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pyotr Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hajime Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyotr Kalashnikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
185 lbs
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193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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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, Pyotr Kalashnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hajime Saito!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Saito.
Kalashnikov is looking for a sweep.
Saito working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Saito has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Kalashnikov is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Saito yanks on the arm and Kalashnikov is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Saito.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hajime Saito!
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