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AJFC 79: Chan vs Musk PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Raskolnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raskolnikov's entrance music is Another Brick In The Wall. A fine choice. Stan Best has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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200 lbs
8 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Raskolnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Best!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raskolnikov 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.
Best tries for a takedown but Raskolnikov circles away easily
and Raskolnikov moves into the clinch.
Raskolnikov slowing the pace effectively.
Raskolnikov lands a body punch.
Raskolnikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Best shoots and misses
and Raskolnikov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Raskolnikov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raskolnikov, as that shot connected.
Raskolnikov connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raskolnikov instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raskolnikov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Raskolnikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Best with a poor takedown
and Raskolnikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vladimir Raskolnikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Best.
Best looks gassed!
Raskolnikov lands a big right hand that sends Best crashing to the mat! Raskolnikov stays standing though and waves Best back to his feet!
Best is rocked!
OH! Best has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Raskolnikov smells blood and charges in for the finish! Raskolnikov unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Best sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vladimir Raskolnikov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fit McFit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allan Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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178 lbs
4 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fit McFit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allan Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bautista counters with a stiff right hand.
Bautista tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McFit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McFit takes a swing at Bautista's ribcage but misses.
McFit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bautista moves away.
McFit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bautista counters with a shoot takedown. McFit fights it but they end up in guard.
McFit kicks Bautista off and gets to his feet.
McFit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bautista counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFit pushes Bautista away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bautista gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bautista fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bautista stands up and beckons McFit to his feet.
McFit closes the distance but Bautista moves to the side
and Bautista counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McFit digs a right hand into Bautista's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bautista's gas tank.
McFit wants to get back to striking at distance but Bautista won't allow it.
Bautista is looking to break free of the clinch but McFit has double underhooks.
Bautista tries to throw a body punch but McFit avoids it by throwing Bautista back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista is trying to push McFit away but McFit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McFit lands a body shot in the clinch.
McFit breaks the clinch.
McFit misses with a double jab
and Bautista counters by moving into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bautista goes for a takedown in the clinch but McFit prevents it.
Bautista stalling against the cage.
Bautista looking for a takedown.
Bautista fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fit McFit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allan Bautista.
McFit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McFit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bautista.
McFit gets a takedown into half guard.
Bautista is looking to get back to full guard here but McFit has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bautista looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is looking to regain half guard here but McFit keeps moving and retains side control.
McFit cracks Bautista with a big elbow.
McFit has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bautista!
Bautista can't escape the position.
Bautista really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McFit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McFit cracks Bautista with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McFit with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFit controlling from mount.
McFit's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
McFit scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bautista?
McFit takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McFit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McFit with the ground and pound from mount.
McFit scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bautista has left one of his arms exposed and McFit doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Bautista screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fit McFit!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bee Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Why can't we be friends?. Bruce has chosen I want it all as his entrance music. Simon Bruce has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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277 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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287 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Bee Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Man swivels and escapes.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruce throws a leg kick that misses.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man misses with a double jab
and Bruce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Man closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bruce makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Man tries to bum rush Bruce with a series of wild strikes but Bruce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man wants to clinch but Bruce slips to the side
and Bruce counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Bruce to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce lands a body shot.
Man is breathing heavily.
Man tries to clinch up
and Bruce counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bruce scores with a nice strike.
Bruce lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Bee Man has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bruce lands a jab to the head.
Bruce throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Bruce uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bruce shoots in and bounces Man off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruce with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Man wants to control but Bruce passes easily into half guard.
Bruce lands with a punch from half guard.
Bruce wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bruce missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bruce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
Bruce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bruce on the ground.
Bruce looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bruce is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bruce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bruce thows a huge punch but Man dodges it nicely.
Bruce with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bruce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bruce lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is controlling the pace.
Bruce scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Man on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Bruce there.
Man is looking for a sweep. Bruce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bruce lands with a punch from half guard.
Bruce slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead.
Man is refusing to be controlled, as Bruce sits in half guard.
Bruce is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bruce scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Man taking some punishment here, with Bruce in his half guard.
Bruce scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bruce landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Man blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruce.
Bruce lands strikes from half guard.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bruce.
Bruce looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bruce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bruce looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Man with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bruce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bruce lands a nice short elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bruce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bruce wants to work for an arm triangle but Man is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Man is defending against the submission attempts here by Bruce.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bruce scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bruce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bruce scores with a couple of nice shots.
Man pushes Bruce off looking to stand but Bruce dives back in and keeps control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bruce trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Bruce looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Man with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bruce moves into full mount! Man won't be happy about that!
The referee warns Man that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bruce with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Man is squirming around, avoiding Bruce's attempts to control the action.
Bruce sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to lock up and control but Bruce gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bruce lands a big elbow.
Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
Man is in a horrible position here. Bruce smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Man is rocked!
Bruce postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Man badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Bruce around the waist but Bruce pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Bruce is the winner by TKO! Bruce jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Bruce!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hawla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawla has chosen Ten Thousand Fists as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
9 - 9 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Hawla!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hawla tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Smith is in Hawla's guard.
Hawla is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hawla working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawla is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith wants to control from the top but Hawla keeps moving.
Smith is really struggling to control Hawla but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hawla had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hawla is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith passes Hawla's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hawla trying to get back to full guard but Smith takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Smith landing shots from mount.
It looks like Johnny Hawla has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Hawla is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Hawla is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Hawla is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Hawla that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hawla's face.
Smith prevents Hawla from getting the reversal.
Hawla looks gassed!
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Hawla but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hawla is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hawla is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith controlling his opponent.
Hawla seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hawla hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hawla's face.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hawla's face.
Smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hawla looks a forlorn figure.
Hawla takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith breaks from Hawla's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hawla is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawla is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hawla is looking to escape.
Hawla sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hawla actively working from the bottom here.
Smith moves nicely into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Smith trying to control the action but Hawla is working from the bottom.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smith cracks Hawla with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smith looks up at the clock and then as Hawla takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Smith smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hawla tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
Smith lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hawla down.
Smith cracks Hawla with a big right hand but Hawla just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Smith in side control lands a decent elbow.
Smith working the body and head with strikes.
Hawla is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Smith is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hawla wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hawla is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith scoring with strikes but Hawla is staying in there.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Hawla but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hawla! More shots from Smith and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Theodore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Ducati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Theodore might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Where In The Hell Did You Go. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alvin Theodore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francois Ducati!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ducati walks forward, straight into a front kick from Theodore.
Ducati throws an overhand right that lands on Theodore's shoulder, as Theodore tries to avoid the shot.
Theodore feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ducati's calf.
Ducati checks a low kick from Theodore.
Alvin Theodore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ducati steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Theodore. That one must have hurt.
A head kick misses from Theodore.
Ducati with a poor takedown
and Theodore counters with a slapping leg kick.
Theodore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Theodore throws a head kick that Ducati semi-blocks.
Theodore doesn't manage to clinch there - Ducati circles away.
A head kick misses from Theodore.
Theodore lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodore scores with a nice body kick.
Theodore throws a head kick that half lands.
Ducati shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Theodore counters with a good low kick that Ducati was not able to check.
Ducati looks gassed!
A nice leg kick lands there from Theodore.
Theodore looks to land a body kick but Ducati moved away.
Theodore misses with a head kick.
Ducati moves out of range of the leg kick from Theodore.
Theodore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Theodore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ducati has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Theodore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Theodore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Theodore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Theodore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Theodore cracks the inside of Ducati's front leg.
Ducati's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Theodore.
Theodore scores with a nice body kick.
Ducati takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Francois Ducati has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theodore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ducati's sensitive parts.
Theodore misses with a head kick.
Theodore scores with a head kick.
Theodore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Theodore.
Ducati ducks under a wild hook from Theodore.
A good leg kick by Theodore.
Theodore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Theodore scores with a head kick.
Theodore throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ducati shoots and misses
and Theodore counters with a thumping low kick.
Alvin Theodore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francois Ducati.
Ducati has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Theodore.
Theodore explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick from Theodore lands but Ducati takes it in his stride.
A thudding body kick lands there by Theodore!
Ducati has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Theodore.
Ducati takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Theodore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Theodore misses with a head kick.
That kick from Theodore tenderised Ducati's leg. Ducati is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Theodore lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ducati keeps the fight on the outside.
Ducati on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Theodore. Theodore obviously looking to wear him down.
Theodore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Theodore lands with a kick to the ribs.
Theodore throws a sloppy head kick and Ducati moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Theodore, right into the meat.
Theodore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ducati is trying desperately to land a takedown but Theodore is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ducati.
Theodore lands with a kick to the temple. Ducati shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Theodore throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Theodore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Theodore.
Theodore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Theodore tenderised Ducati's leg. Ducati is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick from Theodore lands but Ducati takes it in his stride.
Theodore throws a leg kick which misses Ducati's front leg but catches the back leg as Ducati tries to avoid it.
Ducati avoids the head kick by Theodore.
Theodore plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Theodore tries a head kick but it misses.
Theodore lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Theodore cracks the inside of Ducati's front leg.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Theodore.
Theodore misses with a head kick.
Ducati tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Theodore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Theodore.
A head kick misses from Theodore.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Theodore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Theodore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Theodore scores with a leg kick.
Theodore throws a head kick that misses.
Theodore misses with a head kick.
Theodore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ducati checks the leg kick.
Theodore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ducati avoids the head kick by Theodore.
Theodore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alvin Theodore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Theodore scores with a spinning back kick!
Theodore throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ducati with a poor takedown
and Theodore counters with a low kick, right behind Ducati 's knee.
Theodore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ducati.
Theodore lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Theodore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Theodore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francois Ducati's cut.
That's time! Theodore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Theodore is looking to slow Ducati down with leg kicks.
Theodore tries to clinch but Ducati is having none of it.
Theodore misses with a leg kick.
Theodore throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Theodore. That's going to slow Ducati down.
Theodore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ducati shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Theodore counters with a head kick. That will keep Ducati thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ducati avoids the head kick by Theodore.
Ducati is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodore throws a sloppy head kick and Ducati moves out of range easily.
Ducati blocks a leg kick.
Theodore lands a nice looking body shot.
Theodore is looking to clinch but Ducati is avoiding it.
Theodore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Theodore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ducati has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Theodore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Theodore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Theodore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ducati checks a low kick from Theodore.
Theodore pushes Ducati away with a front kick.
Theodore scores with a leg kick.
Theodore tries a head kick but it misses.
Ducati tries for a takedown but Theodore circles away easily
and Theodore counters with a straight right hand.
Theodore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ducati can do to turn this around?
Theodore connects with a high kick.
Theodore lands with a kick to the temple. Ducati shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ducati might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Theodore has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theodore looks to land a body kick but Ducati moved away.
Theodore throws a nice head kick!
Theodore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Theodore just misses with a punch to the body.
Theodore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ducati has his takedown stuffed
and Theodore counters with a big head kick but Ducati shrugs it off.
Alvin Theodore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francois Ducati.
Theodore misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theodore lands with a slapping head kick.
Theodore moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Theodore moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ducati moves out of range of the body kick from Theodore.
Ducati takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Theodore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ducati blocks a head kick by Theodore.
Theodore scores with a nice head shot.
Theodore feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ducati's calf.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Theodore scores with a head kick. Ducati tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ducati misses with a takedown attempt
and Theodore counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Theodore fakes the leg kick and cracks Ducati in the body.
Theodore tries a head kick but it misses.
Theodore scores with a kick to the midsection.
Theodore scores with a head kick.
Theodore throws a body punch but Ducati moves out of range.
Theodore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Theodore scores with a head kick. Ducati tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Theodore goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Theodore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Crunch! Theodore slams his shin into Ducati's torso.
A head kick misses from Theodore.
Ducati has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Theodore scores with a leg kick.
Theodore throws a head kick that half lands.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Theodore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Theodore.
Ducati with a lazy takedown attempt
and Theodore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Theodore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ducati.
Theodore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Theodore throws a head kick that half lands.
Francois Ducati is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Theodore is looking to land body kicks.
Francois Ducati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Theodore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Theodore misses with a head kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Theodore throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ducati fails with the takedown
and Theodore counters with a nice body kick.
Theodore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Theodore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Theodore scores with a shot to the body.
Theodore thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ducati if he has to take too many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Theodore.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Theodore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Theodore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Theodore lands a high kick!
Theodore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ducati swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Theodore.
Theodore throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Theodore lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ducati will feel that in the morning.
Nice body kick there by Theodore.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvin Theodore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Theodore 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Alvin Theodore!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Alvin Theodore!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Alvin Theodore!
Alvin Theodore wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corey Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rabbit Usavich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Shadows fall - Still I Rise. Rabbit Usavich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corey Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rabbit Usavich!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves tries for a takedown but Usavich circles away easily
and Usavich counters with a stiff right hand.
Usavich misses with an uppercut.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt
and Usavich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Usavich moves away and avoids it.
Alves fails with the takedown
and Usavich counters with a shoot takedown. Alves fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Usavich chips away with some ground and pound.
Usavich trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Usavich stays in close to Alves's body and controls the position.
Alves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Usavich is one step ahead there.
Alves bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Usavich's guard.
Alves stops Usavich from standing up.
Usavich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alves manages to get himself to full guard.
Usavich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usavich content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Usavich wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Alves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Usavich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Usavich stops Alves from standing up.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Usavich from controlling successfully.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Rabbit Usavich has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Usavich closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Usavich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Usavich takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usavich is trying to control the action in half guard but Alves is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Usavich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Alves is trying to get back to full guard.
Usavich lands with a punch from half guard.
Usavich is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alves is just riding it out for now. Usavich eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Usavich connects with a nice short shot to Alves's temple.
Usavich drops an elbow to the side of Alves's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves is staying active underneath Usavich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Usavich drops an elbow to the side of Alves's head.
Alves is rocked!
Usavich lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Alves quite badly. Alves pulls Usavich in close trying to recover. Usavich postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Alves on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Alves doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rabbit Usavich!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and yakin yakin sanjamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS. Tiago Gracie had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiago Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, yakin yakin sanjamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yakin sanjamoto misses with a jab to the body
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie feints and as yakin sanjamoto raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
yakin sanjamoto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
yakin sanjamoto has an active guard here but Gracie has managed to pass into half guard.
yakin sanjamoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
yakin sanjamoto actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
yakin sanjamoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
yakin sanjamoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and yakin sanjamoto defends it well.
yakin sanjamoto wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
yakin sanjamoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
yakin sanjamoto is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
yakin sanjamoto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
yakin sanjamoto is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
yakin sanjamoto is trying desperately to improve position.
yakin sanjamoto wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Gracie has the hooks in. yakin sanjamoto is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and yakin sanjamoto manages to turn into his guard.
Gracie is trying to control the position but yakin sanjamoto postures up.
yakin sanjamoto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gracie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of yakin sanjamoto, into his guard.
yakin sanjamoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
yakin sanjamoto looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
yakin sanjamoto looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gracie has picked yakin sanjamoto up and slammed him! yakin sanjamoto can't keep hold of the triangle and Gracie manages to pass to side control!
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
yakin sanjamoto tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
yakin sanjamoto is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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.
yakin sanjamoto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
yakin sanjamoto is looking for a rear naked choke here but Gracie reverses the position brilliantly into yakin sanjamoto's guard!
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but yakin sanjamoto is retaining full guard.
Gracie trying to control but yakin sanjamoto is working from the bottom.
yakin sanjamoto has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
yakin sanjamoto looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gracie has picked yakin sanjamoto up and slammed him! yakin sanjamoto can't keep hold of the triangle and Gracie manages to pass to side control!
yakin sanjamoto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
yakin sanjamoto looking for submissions off his back.
yakin sanjamoto looking for submissions off his back.
yakin sanjamoto looking for submissions off his back.
yakin sanjamoto with the active half guard here but Gracie passes nicely into side control.
yakin sanjamoto is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
That's six 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.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie trying to control the position but yakin sanjamoto is working away.
yakin sanjamoto manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gracie's best efforts.
Gracie tries to stand but his hand is stuck under yakin sanjamoto.
yakin sanjamoto actively working from the bottom here.
yakin sanjamoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
yakin sanjamoto with the active half guard here but Gracie passes nicely into side control.
yakin sanjamoto looks to move to half guard but instead Gracie has passed into mount! Damn!
yakin sanjamoto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
yakin sanjamoto can't escape the position.
yakin sanjamoto wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Gracie controlling well, preventing yakin sanjamoto from escaping the position.
yakin sanjamoto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to control yakin sanjamoto but yakin sanjamoto is wriggling around and keeping busy.
yakin sanjamoto rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but yakin sanjamoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
yakin sanjamoto gets back to full guard.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and yakin sanjamoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between yakin sanjamoto's legs - danger averted.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and yakin sanjamoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between yakin sanjamoto's legs - danger averted.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
yakin sanjamoto has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
yakin sanjamoto looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
yakin sanjamoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
yakin sanjamoto keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tiago Gracie will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
yakin sanjamoto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie shoots and misses
and yakin sanjamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
yakin sanjamoto lands with a good body shot.
yakin sanjamoto closes the distance and clinches.
yakin sanjamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie gets caught flat footed, as yakin sanjamoto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
yakin sanjamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
yakin sanjamoto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
yakin sanjamoto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and yakin sanjamoto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
yakin sanjamoto drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick yakin sanjamoto off! yakin sanjamoto jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Gracie looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yakin sanjamoto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gracie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gracie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gracie!
yakin sanjamoto sneaks back into half guard.
yakin sanjamoto moves into full guard.
Gracie trying to control but yakin sanjamoto is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
yakin sanjamoto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
yakin sanjamoto is looking to sinch up a triangle. Gracie throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to yakin sanjamoto's body to avoid the submission. yakin sanjamoto has instead reached around Gracie's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! yakin sanjamoto arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). yakin yakin sanjamoto!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slusken Musk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan's entrance music is Numb. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Van Chan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slusken Musk!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musk misses with a left hand
and Musk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Musk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Musk changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chan tries to buck Musk off but Musk is having none of it.
Musk postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Chan is looking for a sweep.
Musk gets to mount! Chan was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Musk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan regains half guard.
Chan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Chan wants to control but Musk passes into side.
Chan looking for a sweep but Musk has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Chan tries to hold on but Musk pushes him away.
Chan is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chan is desperately trying to improve his position but Musk has a good base and remains in mount.
Musk lands a big shot there that rocks Chan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Musk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chan tries to lock up and control but Musk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chan is looking to get to half guard.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Musk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chan is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musk pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Musk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chan is looking to improve his position but Musk isn't that keen on the idea.
Musk lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Musk controlling from mount.
Chan wants to control but Musk is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Musk.
Musk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chan is looking to improve his position but Musk isn't that keen on the idea.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Musk controlling the pace for now.
Chan can't escape the position.
Musk trying to control but Chan is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Musk unloading with bombs!
Chan wants to hold on but Musk pushes him away.
Chan is looking to improve his position but Musk isn't that keen on the idea.
Musk has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chan's face.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chan is looking to get to half guard.
Chan is bucking up trying to escape but Musk cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Musk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chan is looking to improve his position but Musk isn't that keen on the idea.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Musk looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chan is in a horrible position here. Musk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chan is trying desperately to improve position.
Musk is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Slusken Musk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Musk throws a lazy uppercut
and Chan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Musk throws a right hand that misses
and Chan counters with a stiff right hand.
Musk misses with a right hand
and Chan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Musk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Musk quickly recovers to half guard.
Chan trying to control the action but Musk is working from the bottom.
Chan is looking to stall here but Musk recovers full guard.
Chan passes Musk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chan lands a nice short elbow.
Chan is controlling the pace.
Chan wants to pass to mount but Musk is defending the position.
Chan looks to land a strike but Musk avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
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.
Musk trying to control the position.
Chan is looking to work some ground and pound but Musk has wrist control.
Musk has his foot on Chan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chan works his way back into a safe position though.
Chan postures up in Musk's guard and throws a big left but Musk blocks it.
Chan throws and elbow that misses. Musk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chan's guard. Nice move by Musk!
Chan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Musk stopping the sweep attempt from Chan.
Chan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Musk is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chan keeping moving, preventing Musk from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Musk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Musk trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
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.
Musk preventing the sweep.
Chan keeping moving, preventing Musk from controlling successfully.
Musk postures up.
Chan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Musk drops back looking for a leg! Chan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chan manages to kick Musk off! Musk jumps back into Chan's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Musk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chan.
Chan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Musk!
Musk is bucking up trying to escape but Chan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chan misses with some ground and pound and Musk recovers position to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chan looks to land a strike but Musk avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Musk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Musk unloading with bombs!
Musk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chan is looking to improve his position but Musk isn't that keen on the idea.
Chan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chan wants to control but Musk is having none of it.
Chan is trying desperately to improve position.
That's eight 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.
Musk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chan is in a horrible position here. Musk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chan is desperately trying to improve his position but Musk has a good base and remains in mount.
Musk landing strikes from the mount.
Musk controlling from mount.
Chan is trying to escape the mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Musk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Musk prevents Chan from getting the reversal.
Musk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Van Chan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Musk misses the body punch
and Chan counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Chan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Musk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Musk's guard.
Chan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chan wanted to stand there but Musk had control of the position.
Chan thows a big elbow that misses.
Chan distracts Musk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chan is looking to work some ground and pound but Musk has wrist control.
Chan throws and elbow that misses. Musk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chan's guard. Nice move by Musk!
Musk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Musk!
Chan goes for an armbar but Musk turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Musk.
Musk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musk 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.
Musk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Musk defends it easily.
Musk trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Slusken Musk has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chan looking for a guillotine here but Musk defends easily.
Musk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Musk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Musk stays in close to Chan's body and controls the position.
Chan wants to sweep but no luck.
Musk trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Musk defends it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Musk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Musk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's six 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.
Musk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Musk has managed to get both his arms back between Chan's legs - danger averted.
Chan being controlled here, momentarily.
Chan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Musk manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Musk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chan postures up in Musk's guard and throws a big left but Musk blocks it.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Musk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Musk lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chan!
Chan is trying desperately to improve position.
That's eight 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.
Musk controlling his opponent.
Chan is looking to improve his position but Musk isn't that keen on the idea.
Chan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Chan tries to hold on but Musk postures up.
Musk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chan is looking to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Musk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Chan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Chan is working to get back to half guard.
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 Van Chan.
I think Chan 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 Slusken Musk!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Slusken Musk!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Slusken Musk!
Slusken Musk wins by unanimous decision!
Slusken Musk is the new light heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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