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SMMA 37 - Karlsson v Slide PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between PC Dell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistair Yvel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with PC Dell's chin.
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260 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, PC Dell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alistair Yvel!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yvel looks to land a combination but Dell avoids it well.
Yvel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dell.
Yvel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dell slips a jab and a cross from Yvel.
Dell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yvel lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Dell sprawling to the canvas. Yvel follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Dell hang on?
It looks like PC Dell has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yvel is nestled in close to Dell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yvel winds up and cracks Dell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yvel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dell is rocked!
Dell looking for submissions off his back.
Dell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dell tries to get out of the position.
Dell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dell wants to get back to full guard.
Dell has hold of Yvel's hands but Yvel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yvel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yvel winds up and cracks Dell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Yvel.
Yvel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ground and pound from Yvel.
Oh Dell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yvel lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Dell quite badly. Dell pulls Yvel in close trying to recover. Yvel postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Dell on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Dell doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Yvel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Hammet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammet has chosen Till I collapse as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Hammet!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hammet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hammet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aurelio throws a combination. Hammet tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aurelio lands a left and a right that send Hammet crashing to the mat, dazed. Aurelio thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hammet is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelio stuffs the takedown.
Hammet is still on wobbly legs! Can Aurelio finish him?
Aurelio seems to be stalking Hammet here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Hammet drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marcos Aurelio!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom U Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Mouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom U Green!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green dives in and grabs Mouse's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mouse pushes down on Green's head and hops out.
Mouse takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Green tries to clinch up.
Mouse throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Green was covering up waiting for the punch and Mouse finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mouse throwing strikes but missing.
Mouse content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mouse gets to his feet. Green looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Green defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mouse.
Green leaves Mouse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mouse shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Green is trying to defend but Mouse finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green is trying is best to control the position here.
Green is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mouse prevents Green from improving his position.
Green blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mouse.
Green is trying to control but can't.
Mouse looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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. Mouse connects with a nice short shot to Green's temple.
Green is rocked!
Mouse lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Green! More strikes land and this one is all over! Mouse jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Mouse!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Hahar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuririn Kame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Hahar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuririn Kame!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hahar throws a shot to the body.
Kame takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kame checks a leg kick nicely.
Hahar throws a lazy right hand but Kame sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hahar swings for the body but Kame moves out of range.
Hahar scores with a jab.
Hahar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kame avoids the body shot from Hahar.
Hahar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hahar misses with a punch on the inside.
Kame has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hahar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kame is working for takedown but Hahar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hahar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hahar. Kame does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kame slips a straight right by Hahar.
Hahar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hahar tries to clinch there but Kame circles away.
Kame moves out of range of the strikes.
Andrew Hahar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hahar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kame looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andrew Hahar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuririn Kame.
Kame takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hahar dives in and grabs Kame's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kame pushes down on Hahar's head and hops out.
Hahar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hahar wants to clinch up but Kame keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Kame.
Hahar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hahar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hahar tries for a takedown but Kame sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hahar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hahar swings for the body but Kame moves out of range.
Hahar tries to clinch up
and Kame decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hahar's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kame wants to stand but Hahar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kame is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kame gets to his feet. Hahar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hahar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kame's sensitive parts.
Hahar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hahar swings for the body but Kame moves out of range.
Hahar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kame sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hahar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hahar looks to throw the jab but Kame is out of range.
Kame keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hahar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kame manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kame avoids the body shot from Hahar.
Kame shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hahar but Hahar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hahar drives through with a takedown into Kame's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hahar passes Kame's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kame is trying to stand back up but Hahar is controlling him
Hahar seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kame is looking to escape.
Hahar is trying to control the action in half guard but Kame is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kame wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Hahar 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.
Hahar closes the distance but Kame moves to the side
and Kame counters with a single leg into guard. Hahar didn't expect that.
Hahar has a closed guard, preventing Kame from standing up.
Hahar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kame is one step ahead there.
Kame wants to stand but Hahar is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kame stopping the sweep attempt from Hahar.
Hahar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kame wants to get up but he can't break Hahar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kame preventing the sweep.
Kame is looking to stand up but Hahar won't let him.
Hahar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hahar gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hahar wants to work for an arm triangle but Kame is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hahar stops Kame from getting back to his feet.
Kuririn Kame has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hahar in particular looking to stall.
Kame wants to stand back up but Hahar manages to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kame is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hahar has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kame is looking to get back to his feet here but Hahar is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kame's back.
Kame is breathing heavily.
Kame defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hahar's arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kame fending off the submission attempt from Hahar.
Kame wants to get back to his feet.
Hahar working for the choke.
Kame looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hahar is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hahar missing with strikes.
Kame is trying to stand back up.
I would not like to be Kame right now.
Kame trying to get back to his feet but Hahar is in full control for now.
Kame is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hahar gets his way!
Kame is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hahar is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kame has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
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!
Kame holding both Hahar 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kame fending off the submission attempt from Hahar.
Kame looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hahar connects with a big shot to the side of Kame's head.
Kame grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Kame is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Hahar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hahar tries to clinch there but Kame circles away.
Kame takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kame looks for a takedown but Hahar sprawls well.
Hahar misses with a body kick.
Hahar throws out a powerful jab.
Hahar wants to clinch but Kame slips to the side
and Kame counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kame wants to get back to his feet.
Hahar is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kame wants to stand but Hahar has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hahar tries to get to full guard but Kame has control of the leg.
Hahar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hahar.
Hahar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hahar with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kame wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kuririn Kame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kame is in a horrible position here. Hahar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hahar landing strikes from the mount.
Hahar wants to control the pace but Kame is squirming around nicely.
Kame is trying to stand but he's just given Hahar his back.
Kame is trying to get back to his feet but Hahar has full control of the position and if anything, Kame has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hahar working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Hahar is persistently looking for the submission but Kame is defending it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hahar tries to keep control of the position but Kame is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kame is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Even with his hooks in, Hahar manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Kame is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Hahar off. It looks like it's working - Hahar slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Kame displaying calm under pressure there.
Hahar wants to clinch but Kame slips to the side
and Kame counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kame.
Kame postures up.
Hahar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kame is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hahar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kame squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hahar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kame is looking to escape.
Andrew Hahar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kame throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hahar. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Hahar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hahar 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Hahar!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haeyko Shodan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milk Made (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milk Made is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haeyko Shodan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milk Made!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Made shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shodan's guard.
Made wants to control from the top but Shodan keeps moving.
Made throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shodan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shodan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Made defends well.
Made won't allow Shodan to get back to his feet.
Made really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shodan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Made would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Made lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shodan is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Made has his hands clasped together but Shodan extends an breaks Made's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Shodan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Haeyko Shodan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barack Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideyoshi Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamamoto has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Hideyoshi Yamamoto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barack Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideyoshi Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bush is pressing down on Yamamoto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yamamoto is holding on for now.
Bush will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bush is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yamamoto is looking to improve his position.
Bush is working for a kimura but Yamamoto is defending it quite comfortably.
Yamamoto wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush wants to get back to his feet.
Bush is pressing down on Yamamoto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yamamoto is holding on for now.
Bush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yamamoto wants to control but Bush is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yamamoto is doing well to control the position and prevent Bush from advancing to side control.
Yamamoto is looking to escape.
Yamamoto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bush tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yamamoto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bush wants to stand up but Yamamoto has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush lands strikes from half guard.
Bush stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Yamamoto to get to his feet.
Bush shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yamamoto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush tries to free his leg and advance position but Yamamoto is retaining full guard.
Yamamoto trying to keep a closed guard but Bush is proving a slippery customer.
Bush throws a strike but Yamamoto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bush is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yamamoto is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bush is on top in guard.
Bush passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamamoto keeps working.
Bush wants to stand but Yamamoto has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bush frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yamamoto is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush dominating with strikes here.
Yamamoto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bush.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto is looking to improve his position but Bush isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Bush 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.
Bush clinches with his opponent.
Bush on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bush scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bush.
Bush blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bush tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bush is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yamamoto is keeping busy.
Yamamoto is trying to maintain a safe position but Bush gets an underhook and turns Yamamoto into the cage.
Bush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Bush keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamamoto's efforts to push away.
Bush has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Yamamoto clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bush struggling to land strikes to the head as Yamamoto covers up.
Yamamoto is in bad spot here.
Bush looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush misses with a punch to the head.
Yamamoto can't escape the position.
Bush struggling to land strikes to the head as Yamamoto covers up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto is trapped and Bush is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Bush 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.
Bush somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Yamamoto is covering up but some of the strikes from Bush are getting through and doing damage.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Bush trying to control momentarily.
Bush is looking for the choke from the back position but Yamamoto is controlling his hands well.
You can see the frustration on Yamamoto's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bush throws strikes from the back but Yamamoto rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Yamamoto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bush postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Yamamoto is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bush, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto stopping the sweep attempt from Bush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barack Bush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamamoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bush is trying to control the position but Yamamoto postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Bush wants to get back to his feet but Yamamoto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yamamoto won't allow Bush to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bush uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Bush dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yamamoto dives in and grabs Bush's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bush pushes down on Yamamoto's head and hops out.
Bush gets a double leg takedown into Yamamoto's guard.
Bush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamamoto is keeping the position for now.
Bush stands and steps away. Yamamoto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bush darts in and clinches Yamamoto up against the cage.
Yamamoto is stalling here.
Bush pushes Yamamoto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bush pushes Yamamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamamoto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Yamamoto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bush just stands there and leans against the cage.
Barack Bush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hideyoshi Yamamoto.
Bush blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush dodges an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bush.
Bush lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Bush.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bush paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bush clinches with his opponent.
Yamamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bush is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling him.
Bush is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamoto is defending well for now.
Bush on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bush wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamamoto manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bush passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bush decides to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bush closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush wants the takedown. Yamamoto is fighting it off but Bush persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Yamamoto's guard against the cage.
Bush would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bush decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bush has closed the distance and engaged Yamamoto in a clinch.
Bush has Yamamoto pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bush pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Yamamoto tumbling to the mat - Bush dives into Yamamoto's guard.
Yamamoto is looking for a triangle but Bush pushes his legs off easily.
Bush gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush has managed to clinch.
Bush wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bush wants the takedown. Yamamoto is fighting it off but Bush persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Yamamoto's guard against the cage.
Bush lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bush wanted to stand there but Yamamoto had control of the position.
Bush wants to pass the guard but Yamamoto is keeping the position.
Yamamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bush wants to get up but he can't break Yamamoto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bush decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bush drives through and clinches with Yamamoto against the cage.
Hideyoshi Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush lands with a right to the head.
Yamamoto is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bush is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Yamamoto to the mat. Yamamoto regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bush decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bush closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bush - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bush is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamoto is defending well for now.
Bush stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bush lands a right hand.
Bush tries to break free but Yamamoto pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bush.
Bush misses with a knee to the head.
Bush looking to stall.
Barack Bush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bush manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barack Bush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bush 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barack Bush!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler The Gay One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cal Ripken Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler The Gay One has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyler The Gay One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cal Ripken Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Gay One throws a head kick that misses
and Ripken Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ripken Jr rushes The Gay One and presses him up against the cage.
The Gay One goes for a takedown attempt but Ripken Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ripken Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Gay One backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Gay One misses with a head kick.
The Gay One tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ripken Jr is able to avoid easily.
A clash of legs there as Ripken Jr blocks the low kick.
The Gay One throws a sloppy head kick
and Ripken Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ripken Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Gay One is breathing heavily.
The Gay One takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ripken Jr is looking to slow The Gay One down with leg kicks.
Ripken Jr moves into range and clinches up with The Gay One.
The Gay One takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ripken Jr leaning against his opponent.
Ripken Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripken Jr clinches.
Ripken Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ripken Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ripken Jr steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! The Gay One is out on his feet! Ripken Jr sets himself and nearly takes The Gay One's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cal Ripken Jr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Jagatic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jagatic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zxbT4gyuuc. Mario Jagatic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jim Beam's chin.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Jagatic!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jagatic prevents Beam from breaking the clinch.
Beam drags the fight down to the ground.
Jagatic tries to stand but Beam is controlling from the bottom.
Beam has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jagatic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Beam wants to sweep here but Jagatic controlling him for the moment.
Jagatic wants to get up but he can't break Beam's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jagatic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jagatic trying to control the position from guard on top but Beam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jagatic looks gassed!
Beam has his feet on Jagatic's thighs here. He's pushed Jagatic off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jagatic screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Beam!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amare Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Weathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Weathers's choice of entrance music: By The Way. Amare Anthony could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Weathers's chin.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amare Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Weathers!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weathers slips a jab and a cross from Anthony.
Weathers manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Anthony on his heels. He'll look to pass Anthony's guard now, I'm sure.
Weathers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Weathers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weathers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Weathers works over Anthony with some ground and pound from guard.
Anthony not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Weathers sitting in guard here, content to control.
Weathers stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Anthony throws up his legs and catches Weathers in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Weathers tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Anthony! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Amare Anthony!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slide comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kimbo Slide enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Karlsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Slide!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slide drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Karlsson is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson regains half guard.
Karlsson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Slide trying to control the position from guard on top but Karlsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karlsson looking to control.
Karlsson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Karlsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slide must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slide trying to control the position from guard on top but Karlsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karlsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Slide trying to control but Karlsson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slide avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Slide wants to control from the top but Karlsson keeps moving.
Slide thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Karlsson looking for a guillotine here but Slide defends easily.
Slide trying to control but Karlsson is working from the bottom.
Karlsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slide defends well.
Karlsson is trying to hold Slide in close to prevent damage but Slide has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson manages to get to full guard.
Slide wants to control from the top but Karlsson keeps moving.
Karlsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlsson tries to control but Slide wriggling away.
Slide tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson with shots to the head and body - Slide looks very uncomfortable down there.
Karlsson scoring with strikes but Slide is staying in there.
Slide working to try and regain half guard.
Karlsson working the ground and pound effectively.
Karlsson lands a nice shot to the head.
Karlsson dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slide is looking to improve his position but Karlsson isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Karlsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slide is looking to improve his position but Karlsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Slide is in a horrible position here. Karlsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Karlsson working Slide over with strikes here.
Slide tries to reverse the position but Karlsson maintains control.
Karlsson 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.
Karlsson lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Karlsson looking to finish Slide with some ground and pound. This is bad for Slide!
Slide is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Karlsson dominated that round.
That's time! Karlsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karlsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Slide darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Karlsson gets back to full guard.
Slide's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jimmy Karlsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slide stopping the sweep attempt from Karlsson.
Karlsson wants to improve his position but instead Slide has moved into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karlsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Slide tries to free his leg and advance position but Karlsson is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson working a defensive guard here.
Slide throws a big right hand that misses.
Karlsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Slide wants to control from the top but Karlsson keeps moving.
Karlsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slide thows a big elbow that misses.
Karlsson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Slide!
Slide regains half guard.
Slide has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karlsson is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slide moves into full guard.
Slide controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlsson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Slide manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slide manages to get himself to full guard.
Karlsson stopping the sweep attempt from Slide.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slide is trying to control the position but Karlsson postures up.
Karlsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Slide is retaining full guard.
Karlsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slide looking for a sweep. Not yet Slide, not yet.
Slide is trying to keep Karlsson in close.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Slide lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Karlsson!
Karlsson is desperately trying to improve his position but Slide has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is working hard here to advance position.
Karlsson is squirming around, avoiding Slide's attempts to control the action.
Slide cracks Karlsson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Karlsson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Slide controlling the pace for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson tries to hold on but Slide pushes him away.
Karlsson is looking to improve his position but Slide isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kimbo Slide will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Slide closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Slide is looking to take a break and control but Karlsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karlsson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Slide's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Karlsson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slide seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karlsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Slide tries to pass to full mount but Karlsson defends it.
Karlsson is looking for a sweep. Slide is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slide is thwarting Karlsson's attempts to control the position.
Karlsson actively working from the bottom here.
Slide is trying to control. Karlsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Karlsson.
Karlsson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Slide has his hands clasped together but Karlsson extends an breaks Slide's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Karlsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Karlsson!
Jimmy Karlsson retains his heavyweight title!
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