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WEC: Round 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Ljungberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Feldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Feldman 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikael Ljungberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Feldman!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ljungberg tries to clinch but Feldman is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ljungberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ljungberg wants to clinch up but Feldman keeps it at a distance.
Ljungberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Feldman is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ljungberg.
Ljungberg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Feldman tries to avoid it but Ljungberg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Feldman to the ground. Feldman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ljungberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Feldman as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Ljungberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Feldman.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ljungberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feldman stuffs the takedown.
Feldman stuffs the takedown.
Ljungberg ducks under a wild hook from Feldman.
A jab from Ljungberg misses.
Feldman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Feldman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ljungberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Feldman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
Ljungberg tries to clinch up but Feldman circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Ljungberg.
Feldman scores with a hook.
Ljungberg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Feldman tries to avoid it but Ljungberg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Feldman to the ground. Feldman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ljungberg misses with an uppercut. Feldman saw that one coming.
Ljungberg moves in looking to clinch but Feldman pushes him off.
Daniel Feldman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Feldman fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Feldman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feldman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ljungberg.
No luck for Ljungberg with that takedown attempt.
Ljungberg tries for a takedown but Feldman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mikael Ljungberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ljungberg 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.
Ljungberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ljungberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Feldman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ljungberg is controlling him.
Feldman keeping full guard, as Ljungberg tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feldman is looking to stand up but Ljungberg isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ljungberg looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Feldman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ljungberg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Feldman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ljungberg somewhat.
Ljungberg could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Feldman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ljungberg cracks Feldman with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Feldman looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ljungberg finish him?
It looks like Daniel Feldman has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ljungberg fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feldman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Ljungberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ljungberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Feldman avoids it really well and circles away.
Ljungberg tries to clinch there but Feldman circles away.
Feldman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Feldman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ljungberg.
Feldman swats away the attempt to clinch by Ljungberg.
Ljungberg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Feldman but Feldman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ljungberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Feldman avoids it really well and circles away.
Feldman moves out of range as Ljungberg strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljungberg dives in and grabs Feldman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Feldman pushes down on Ljungberg's head and hops out.
Ljungberg wants to clinch.
Ljungberg tries to clinch there but Feldman circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Feldman.
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.
Ljungberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Feldman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ljungberg tries to clinch there but Feldman circles away.
Feldman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ljungberg.
Feldman leaves Ljungberg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Feldman lands a glancing blow to the side of Ljungberg's head.
No luck for Ljungberg with that takedown attempt.
Ljungberg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Feldman's waist but Feldman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ljungberg off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Ljungberg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Feldman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Feldman scores with a one two! Ljungberg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ljungberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ljungberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Feldman as he jumps to the side.
Feldman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ljungberg.
Ljungberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Feldman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Feldman.
No luck for Ljungberg with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljungberg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Feldman's waist but Feldman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ljungberg off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Ljungberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ljungberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ljungberg is looking to clinch but Feldman is avoiding it.
Ljungberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ljungberg is defended easily by Feldman.
Ljungberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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.
Ljungberg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Feldman sprawls well initially but Ljungberg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ljungberg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ljungberg throwing shots but Feldman is blocking nicely.
Ljungberg takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ljungberg stops Feldman from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljungberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ljungberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ljungberg passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ljungberg 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.
Ljungberg wants to control the pace but Feldman is squirming around nicely.
Feldman is bucking up trying to escape but Ljungberg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ljungberg thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ljungberg thowing shots but they're missing.
Feldman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ljungberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ljungberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ljungberg sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Feldman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ljungberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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.
Feldman is squirming around, avoiding Ljungberg's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Ljungberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ljungberg 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Ljungberg!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lori Tante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Tanteros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Tanteros is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lori Tante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Tanteros!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanteros closes the distance and clinches up with Tante, looking for a takedown. Tanteros pushes Tante against the cage but Tante circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tante misses with a few strikes there.
Tante tries to bum rush Tanteros with a series of wild strikes but Tanteros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tante tries to bum rush Tanteros with a series of wild strikes but Tanteros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanteros will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tante defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tanteros.
Lori Tante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Tanteros.
Tante throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tante swinging wilding here.
Tanteros tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tante sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tanteros somewhat.
Tante misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tanteros feints and as Tante raises his hands in defense, Tanteros changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tanteros passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tante tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Tanteros is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Tante looks calm but he's in trouble here. Tanteros gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Tante is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Tanteros lets go of the hold and Tante can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Julio Tanteros!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Silvania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afonso Henriques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Afonso Henriques will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Silvania!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Afonso Henriques!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvania moves in looking to clinch but Henriques pushes him off.
Henriques shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silvania defends it nicely.
Henriques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henriques circles away from the clinch attempt
so Henriques counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Henriques loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvania avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silvania keeping moving, preventing Henriques from controlling successfully.
Henriques stops Silvania from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvania keeping full guard, as Henriques tries to pass.
Silvania knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henriques on the ground.
Henriques trying to control but Silvania is working from the bottom.
Henriques with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henriques bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silvania is breathing heavily.
Henriques wants to control but Silvania is keeping him busy.
Henriques has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henriques might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silvania kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Henriques wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silvania, who protects the arm well.
Silvania is trying to control Henriques's posture but Henriques avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriques looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silvania struggling a bit here.
Henriques is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silvania has escaped the position, nice work there.
Henriques taking a breather here.
Henriques advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvania is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Henriques with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Henriques is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silvania is surviving well by controlling Henriques's body position as best he can.
Henriques connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Henriques trying to control but Silvania is having none of it.
Henriques is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henriques jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silvania manages to avoid the submission attempt.
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!
Henriques has hold of Silvania's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Silvania seems comfortable defending it but Henriques has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Silvania is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Silvania is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Henriques couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Afonso Henriques!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Illianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Illianenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Only God Can Judge Me. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Illianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir connects with a high kick.
Mir lands a high kick!
Mir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Illianenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mir is out of range.
Illianenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mir tries for a takedown but Illianenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Illianenko wants to clinch up but Mir keeps it at a distance.
Mir shoots in for a double leg but Illianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Illianenko has closed the distance and engaged Mir in a clinch.
Mir is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mir avoiding damage as Illianenko throws knees to the body.
Illianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Illianenko lands with a cross.
Good leg kick by Mir there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mir looks to clinch
and Illianenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mir's guard.
Illianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mir is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Illianenko throwing strikes from guard but Mir blocks nicely.
Mir is looking to stand up but Illianenko isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir keeping full guard, as Illianenko tries to pass.
Illianenko has gone for a leg lock! Mir slips out almost immediately though and dives into Illianenko's guard.
Mir wants to get up but he can't break Illianenko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Illianenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mir wants to stand but Illianenko is controlling his posture from full guard.
Illianenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mir's guard.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Illianenko from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko postures up.
Mir wants to stand but Illianenko is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Illianenko is one step ahead there.
Illianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Illianenko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Illianenko distracts Mir with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Illianenko trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Illianenko has managed to clinch.
Illianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Illianenko prevents Mir from breaking the clinch.
Mir goes for a takedown in the clinch but Illianenko prevents it.
Ivan Illianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
Mir tries a knee to the head but Illianenko blocks it.
Mir wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Illianenko working Mir over with knees to the body.
Mir looks gassed!
Illianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Illianenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Illianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Illianenko tries to clinch there but Mir circles away.
Mir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Illianenko has managed to clinch.
Mir swings wildly with an uppercut but Illianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mir scores with a knee to the head.
Illianenko gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mir regains guard.
Illianenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Illianenko gets to his feet. Mir looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Illianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Illianenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mir tries to clinch but Illianenko moves out of range.
Illianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Mir circles away.
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by Illianenko.
Mir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Illianenko avoids the head kick by Mir.
Illianenko moves into range and clinches up with Mir.
Mir working Illianenko over with knees to the body.
Illianenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mir pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mir throws a head kick that misses
and Illianenko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mir's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Illianenko throwing strikes but missing.
Illianenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mir is keeping the position for now.
Illianenko thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Illianenko dominated that 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.
No joy there for Illianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mir connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Illianenko's hands.
Illianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Mir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Illianenko throws a nice looking combination but Mir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mir misses with a head kick.
Mir misses with a wild combination.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Illianenko looks to land a combination. Mir sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mir throws a head kick but Illianenko moves out of range.
Illianenko wants to clinch up but Mir keeps it at a distance.
Illianenko tries to clinch up.
Illianenko moves in looking to clinch but Mir pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Illianenko looks to land a combination but Mir avoids it well.
Illianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Illianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mir tries to keep at a distance but Illianenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mir can't fight it off and eventually Illianenko manages to take the fight to the floor. Mir looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mir is trying to keep Illianenko in close.
Illianenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mir's head.
Illianenko postures up.
Illianenko prevents Mir from getting back to his feet.
Mir can't keep his opponent in guard - Illianenko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Illianenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Illianenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Illianenko is looking to advance position but Mir won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mir trying to hold on to Illianenko's head to control him but Illianenko postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Illianenko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mir!
Mir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mir has given up his back.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Illianenko has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Illianenko lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Mir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Illianenko looking to break Mir's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mir remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Illianenko will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Mir is really stuck here.
Illianenko misses with punches from the back.
Mir looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Illianenko is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mir defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Illianenko is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Illianenko doesn't have the hooks in and Mir 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.
Illianenko had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mir is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Illianenko Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mir's back instead.
Illianenko doesn't have the hooks in and Mir manages to turn into his guard.
Mir wanted to stand there but Illianenko had control of the position.
Illianenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mir is aware though and is defending well.
Illianenko tries to strike from the bottom.
Illianenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mir gets to his feet - Illianenko follows without any prompting.
Mir moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Illianenko dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Illianenko clinches.
Illianenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mir smiles and moves away.
Illianenko tries to clinch up.
Illianenko tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Illianenko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Illianenko showed some decent athleticism there.
Mir manages to get to full guard.
Illianenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mir pushes Illianenko off and gets back to his feet.
Mir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Illianenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mir managing to block the knees to the body from Illianenko.
Illianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mir.
Mir goes for a takedown attempt but Illianenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mir moves out of range as Illianenko throws a body kick.
Illianenko throws a right hand that Mir ducks under and follows up with a left that Mir also avoids with ease.
Mir tries a head kick but it misses.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt
so Illianenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mir lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Illianenko!
Illianenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mir is looking to stand but Mir has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko is working to get back to half guard.
Illianenko is working hard here to advance position.
Frank Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Illianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mir gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Mir keeps the fight on the outside.
Illianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Mir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko tries to clinch there but Mir circles away.
Mir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Mir.
Mir falls off balance throwing a combination
and Illianenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mir's guard.
Illianenko drops back looking for a leg! Mir is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mir manages to kick Illianenko off! Illianenko jumps back into Mir's guard.
Illianenko stops Mir from standing up.
Illianenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Illianenko passes into half guard.
Illianenko wants to pass the guard but Mir is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Mir is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Illianenko frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ivan Illianenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Illianenko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mir?
Mir is trying to escape the mount.
Illianenko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Illianenko looking to finish with strikes here!
Illianenko breaks from Mir's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Illianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Illianenko 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Illianenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Four Twenty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobutaka Hiyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Four Twenty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nobutaka Hiyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twenty moves in looking to clinch but Hiyoshi pushes him off.
Twenty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hiyoshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A lazy left from Hiyoshi finds it's target.
A left and a right from Twenty both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Nobutaka Hiyoshi has been cut.
A punch combination from Hiyoshi misses.
Hiyoshi misses with a two punch combination.
Twenty is looking to clinch.
Hiyoshi misses with a looping left.
Hiyoshi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Twenty is looking to clinch but Hiyoshi is avoiding it.
Twenty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hiyoshi.
Twenty wants to clinch up but Hiyoshi keeps it at a distance.
Hiyoshi swings for the body but Twenty moves out of range.
No joy there for Hiyoshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Twenty 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiyoshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Twenty.
Twenty defending well as Hiyoshi loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Twenty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Twenty slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyoshi lands a two punch combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hiyoshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Twenty won't allow it.
Twenty swings wildly with an uppercut but Hiyoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Twenty looking to throw knees to the head but Hiyoshi is blocking nicely.
Twenty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hiyoshi blocks it with crossed arms.
Twenty tries to land a knee to the head but Hiyoshi blocks with his arms.
Hiyoshi managing to block the knees to the body from Twenty.
Twenty unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hiyoshi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Twenty lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Twenty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The is referee keeping an eye on Twenty - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Twenty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hiyoshi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Twenty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hiyoshi blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twenty lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls for Twenty to work.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hiyoshi is trying to break the clinch but Twenty has him pressed against the cage.
Twenty missing with knees to the body.
Hiyoshi leaning against his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hiyoshi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Twenty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hiyoshi.
Twenty crunches a lovely knee into Hiyoshi's ribcage.
Twenty missing with knees to the body.
Hiyoshi is trying to force a seperation but Twenty has the dominant position.
Twenty pushes Hiyoshi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Twenty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hiyoshi is trying to break the clinch but Twenty has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi blocks an uppercut.
Hiyoshi can't break the clinch.
Twenty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hiyoshi backwards.
Hiyoshi is trying to break the clinch but Twenty has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Twenty.
Twenty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hiyoshi is keeping busy.
Hiyoshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Twenty won't allow it.
A short left from Twenty.
Twenty misses with a knee strike.
Hiyoshi controlling the action here for a moment.
Twenty swings wildly with an uppercut but Hiyoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiyoshi tries to stall but Twenty uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hiyoshi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Twenty tries a knee to the head but Hiyoshi blocks it.
Twenty wants to stall.
Twenty slows down the pace here.
Twenty misses with a knee strike.
Hiyoshi is trying to break free.
Hiyoshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Twenty tries to clinch up but Hiyoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiyoshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Hiyoshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Twenty tries to clinch up.
Twenty tries to close the distance and clinch but Hiyoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Twenty misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nobutaka Hiyoshi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nobutaka Hiyoshi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hiyoshi throws out a loose jab but Twenty uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Twenty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Twenty connects with a right hand. Hiyoshi shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Hiyoshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Twenty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Twenty.
Hiyoshi with a jab.
Jab from Hiyoshi.
Twenty tries to close the distance and clinch but Hiyoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hiyoshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Twenty closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Twenty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hiyoshi backwards.
Twenty tries a knee to the head but Hiyoshi blocks it.
Twenty throws a knee to the head but misses.
Twenty prevents Hiyoshi from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Hiyoshi to work.
Twenty has a couple of punches blocked by Hiyoshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twenty stalling.
Twenty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hiyoshi's efforts to push away.
Hiyoshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Twenty is looking to clinch.
A jab from Hiyoshi misses.
Hiyoshi scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Hiyoshi misses.
Twenty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Twenty tries to clinch but Hiyoshi moves out of range.
Hiyoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Twenty is looking to clinch but Hiyoshi is avoiding it.
Hiyoshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Twenty is just out of range.
Twenty moves in looking to clinch but Hiyoshi pushes him off.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hiyoshi scores with a jab.
Hiyoshi thows a body shot but no joy.
Hiyoshi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twenty avoids the body shot from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi misses the shot to the body.
Hiyoshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiyoshi misses with a jab to the body
and Twenty moves into the clinch.
Twenty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hiyoshi tries to break the clinch but Twenty is controlling the position.
Hiyoshi is looking to break free of the clinch but Twenty has double underhooks.
A short right from Twenty.
A knee to the head by Twenty.
Twenty throws a head punch that misses.
Hiyoshi letting Twenty take a breather here.
Twenty with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Twenty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiyoshi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Twenty landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twenty lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Twenty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Twenty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hiyoshi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Twenty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Twenty using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hiyoshi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hiyoshi is trying to force a seperation but Twenty has the dominant position.
Twenty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiyoshi's elbow.
A short right from Twenty.
Twenty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Twenty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Twenty tries to land a knee to the head but Hiyoshi blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Hiyoshi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Twenty looking to stall.
Twenty throws a head punch that misses.
That's four 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.
Twenty keeps control of Hiyoshi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Twenty throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiyoshi.
Twenty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hiyoshi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hiyoshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Twenty is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Twenty tries a knee to the head but Hiyoshi blocks it.
Twenty has Hiyoshi pressed against the cage, preventing Hiyoshi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Twenty looking to stall.
Hiyoshi is looking to break free of the clinch but Twenty has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Hiyoshi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Twenty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hiyoshi is keeping busy.
Hiyoshi manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nobutaka Hiyoshi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hiyoshi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Twenty's hands.
Twenty jabs Hiyoshi right on the nose. Hiyoshi blinks but takes it well.
Twenty tries to clinch up.
Hiyoshi scores with a body shot.
Hiyoshi takes a swing at Twenty's ribcage but misses.
Hiyoshi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Four Twenty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hiyoshi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hiyoshi swings for the body but Twenty moves out of range.
Twenty dodges the punch combination from Hiyoshi.
Good exchange - Hiyoshi coming out on top.
Twenty throws a body punch but Hiyoshi moves out of range.
Twenty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Twenty tries to clinch but Hiyoshi is having none of it.
Twenty defending well as Hiyoshi loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twenty takes one to the chin there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Twenty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hiyoshi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Twenty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Twenty on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Twenty wants to clinch.
Hiyoshi misses with a double jab.
Hiyoshi waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Twenty.
Hiyoshi throws a right hand that Twenty ducks under and follows up with a left that Twenty also avoids with ease.
Twenty falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Hiyoshi counter with a right hand.
Hiyoshi thows a body shot but no joy.
Hiyoshi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Twenty is looking to clinch but Hiyoshi is avoiding it.
Twenty throws an overhand right that lands on Hiyoshi's shoulder, as Hiyoshi tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi tries to keep at a distance but Twenty has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hiyoshi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Twenty using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hiyoshi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Twenty tries to land a knee to the head but Hiyoshi blocks with his arms.
Hiyoshi tries to circle away but Twenty has him pinned against the cage.
Twenty throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hiyoshi can't break the clinch.
Twenty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Twenty slows down the pace here.
Twenty tries to stall but Hiyoshi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hiyoshi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Twenty content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hiyoshi misses with a combination
and Twenty counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Twenty using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hiyoshi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Twenty with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hiyoshi managing to block the knees to the body from Twenty.
Hiyoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hiyoshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Twenty won't allow it.
Twenty throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hiyoshi breaks the clinch.
Hiyoshi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Twenty counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Twenty.
Twenty looking to throw knees to the head but Hiyoshi is blocking nicely.
Hiyoshi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Twenty misses with a knee to the head.
Hiyoshi breaks the clinch.
Hiyoshi looks to land a combination. Twenty sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hiyoshi throws the left hand but Twenty avoids the punch easily.
Hiyoshi scores with a hook to the body. Twenty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Twenty tries to clinch but Hiyoshi moves away
and Hiyoshi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hiyoshi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Twenty clinches but Hiyoshi breaks the clinch
and Twenty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hiyoshi throws a nice looking combination but Twenty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Four Twenty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hiyoshi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Twenty fails to land with a series of punches.
Hiyoshi scores with a sloppy right hand. Twenty should have avoided that one.
Hiyoshi scores with a hook to the body. Twenty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiyoshi looks to land a combination. Twenty sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiyoshi lands an overhand right.
Hiyoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twenty moves away.
Twenty lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nobutaka Hiyoshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hiyoshi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nobutaka Hiyoshi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fei Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Get Grogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Get Grogers will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fei Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Get Grogers!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grogers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Li tries to avoid it but Grogers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Li to the ground. Li escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grogers sprawls well. Grogers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Li gets slowly back to his feet.
Fei Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li throws a head kick that Grogers semi-blocks.
It looks like Get Grogers has been cut.
Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grogers, pushing him back against the cage.
Grogers fails to pull guard.
Grogers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Grogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Li successfully pulls guard.
Grogers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grogers gets to his feet - Li follows without any prompting.
Grogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Grogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Li throws an overhand right that lands on Grogers's shoulder, as Grogers tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li wants to clinch.
Li takes the fight into the clinch.
Li with a knee to the head.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
Grogers tries to circle away but Li has him pinned against the cage.
Li lands an elbow just above Grogers 's eye.
That has opened up Get Grogers's cut even more.
Li jumps guard but Grogers stands there with Li around his waist. Li gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Li to work.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Grogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li tries to clinch but Grogers is having none of it.
Grogers fails to land the takedown.
Fei Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Get Grogers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grogers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grogers fails with the takedown.
Grogers looks gassed!
Li moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grogers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Li. That one must have hurt.
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!
Li moves into the clinch.
Li has Grogers pushed against the cage.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grogers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li with a knee to the head.
Li connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grogers's face.
Li with a knee to the head.
Grogers prevents the takedown attempt.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Li looking for a takedown.
Grogers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grogers scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grogers cracks Li with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Li takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Li throws a head kick but Grogers moves out of range.
Grogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grogers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grogers showed some decent athleticism there.
Li might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grogers prevents Li from improving his position.
Li is working hard here to advance position.
Li wants to get back to his feet.
Grogers trying to control from half guard but Li is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grogers 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. Li tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Grogers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Get Grogers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Maramot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Randy Maramot was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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173 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Kazama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Maramot!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maramot misses with a wild combination.
Maramot throws a hook to the side of Kazama's head but Kazama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maramot takes a swing at Kazama's ribcage but misses.
Maramot doesn't manage to clinch there - Kazama circles away.
Maramot throws a head kick that misses.
Maramot throws a head kick but Kazama moves out of range.
Maramot moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Jin Kazama has been cut.
Kazama shoots in for a takedown but Maramot shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maramot misses with a few strikes there.
Maramot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maramot throws a looping overhand right but Kazama ducks down to avoid it.
Maramot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kazama looks for a takedown but Maramot sprawls well.
Kazama gets the takedown into side control.
Kazama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maramot, who protects the arm well.
Kazama is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maramot has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama advances to mount.
Kazama goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Maramot is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maramot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kazama is breathing heavily.
Kazama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maramot's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maramot is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maramot has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maramot defends well.
Maramot must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kazama has a closed guard, preventing Maramot from standing up.
Kazama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maramot is one step ahead there.
Kazama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maramot tries to stand but Kazama is controlling from the bottom.
Kazama has his foot on Maramot's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maramot works his way back into a safe position though.
Maramot really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kazama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kazama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kazama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maramot gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maramot wants to get up but he can't break Kazama's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four 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.
Maramot is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maramot got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kazama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maramot has managed to get both his arms back between Kazama's legs - danger averted.
Kazama wants to sweep here but Maramot controlling him for the moment.
Maramot controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kazama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Kazama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jin Kazama's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maramot throws a head kick but Kazama moves out of range.
Maramot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maramot throws a right and a left that Kazama avoids nicely.
Maramot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kazama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maramot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kazama.
Nice uppercut there from Maramot.
Maramot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maramot plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maramot throws a head kick that misses.
Kazama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maramot as he jumps to the side.
Maramot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maramot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kazama circles away quickly and effectively.
Randy Maramot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maramot is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maramot misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Maramot.
Kazama steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maramot. That one must have hurt.
Kazama tries for a takedown but Maramot sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Kazama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maramot throws a right hand that Kazama ducks under and follows up with a left that Kazama also avoids with ease.
Maramot misses with the combination.
Kazama shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kazama showed some decent athleticism there.
Maramot is looking to improve his position.
Kazama passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Maramot!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kazama goes for an armbar but Maramot turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Maramot.
Kazama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kazama wants to free his trapped foot but Maramot is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama seems to be looking for submissions.
Kazama passes to side control.
Kazama is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maramot has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kazama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maramot knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maramot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maramot is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jin Kazama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kazama is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maramot has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kazama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kazama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maramot, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jin Kazama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jin Kazama's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Maramot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maramot tries a head kick but it misses.
Maramot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maramot as he avoids it easily.
Kazama takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maramot stuffs the takedown.
Maramot cracks Kazama with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maramot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Maramot.
Maramot is looking to clinch but Kazama is avoiding it.
Maramot throws a nice looking combination but Kazama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Kazama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kazama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Kazama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maramot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kazama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kazama closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maramot is defending against the submission attempts here by Kazama.
Kazama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kazama is trying to work for a kimura but Maramot is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama is working for a submission of some sort.
Maramot is defending against the submission attempts here by Kazama.
Kazama is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Maramot to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama prevents Maramot from getting back to his feet.
Kazama drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Maramot manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kazama has Maramot in his guard.
Maramot wants to stand but Kazama has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Randy Maramot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kazama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maramot gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maramot trying to control but Kazama is working from the bottom.
Kazama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maramot defends well.
Jin Kazama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maramot seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Kazama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kazama, 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Kazama!
Jin Kazama is the new middleweight champion!
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