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RR 12 - Salabim vs Gambacorto PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fard Nazisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Ridpath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Fard Nazisi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fard Nazisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ross Ridpath!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazisi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ridpath fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nazisi sprawls well initially but Ridpath persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ridpath wants to take a breather but Nazisi is having none of it.
Ridpath is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ridpath is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ridpath seems to be working for a kimura but Nazisi defends the submission attempt.
Ridpath is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nazisi has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazisi is looking to escape.
Ridpath trying to advance position but Nazisi counters by regaining guard.
Ridpath must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ridpath trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ridpath looking to sit in guard and control but Nazisi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nazisi is fighting to break Ridpath's control of his arms but Ridpath is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazisi preventing the sweep.
Ridpath controlling the position.
Nazisi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nazisi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ridpath is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ridpath looking for a sweep. Not yet Ridpath, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fard Nazisi.
Ridpath rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nazisi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ridpath jabs Nazisi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridpath misses with a wild combination.
Ridpath throws a nice looking combination but Nazisi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nazisi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ridpath shoots in and gets a takedown into Nazisi's guard.
Ridpath trying to control but Nazisi is working from the bottom.
Ridpath is in close to Nazisi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nazisi wants to control but Ridpath passes easily into half guard.
Ridpath not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridpath is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nazisi!
Nazisi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nazisi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ridpath managing to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Ridpath 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.
Nazisi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ridpath takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ridpath checks a low kick from Nazisi.
A right-left combo lands from Ridpath.
Ridpath rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nazisi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Ridpath misses.
Nazisi scores with a head kick.
It looks like Ross Ridpath has been cut.
Ridpath jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nazisi misses with a leg kick.
Nazisi misses with a head kick.
Ridpath throws a series of punches but Nazisi moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazisi dodges the punch combination from Ridpath.
Ridpath throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ridpath tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Ridpath does no damage.
Nazisi misses with a head kick.
Ridpath has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nazisi.
Nazisi scores with a head kick.
Ridpath misses with a double jab.
Ridpath throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nazisi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ridpath if he has to take too many more of those.
Nazisi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nazisi tries a head kick but it misses.
Ridpath throws a right and a left that Nazisi avoids nicely.
Nazisi throws a leg kick that misses.
Fard Nazisi is winning the standup battle so far.
Nazisi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ridpath.
Nazisi is looking to score with low kicks.
Ridpath throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ridpath. Those never looked like landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nazisi.
A punch combination from Ridpath misses.
Some wild striking there from Ridpath.
Ridpath rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nazisi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ross Ridpath is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ridpath misses with a wild combination.
Nazisi lands a leg kick that knocks Ridpath off balance momentarily.
Ridpath swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nazisi counters with a low kick, right behind Ridpath 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ridpath throws a nice looking combination but Nazisi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ridpath blocks a head kick by Nazisi.
Nazisi slips a jab and a cross from Ridpath.
Ridpath fails to land with a series of punches.
Ridpath pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridpath throws a series of punches but Nazisi moves out of range.
Nazisi is looking to land body kicks.
Some wild striking there from Ridpath.
Ridpath throws a series of punches but Nazisi moves out of range.
Ridpath just misses with a punch to the body.
Ridpath throws a series of punches but Nazisi avoids them all with ease.
Ridpath throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nazisi counters with a leg kick.
Ridpath tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nazisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nazisi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ridpath's sensitive parts.
Ridpath throws a head kick that misses
and Nazisi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ridpath's knee momentarily.
Ridpath is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Ridpath misses.
Ridpath doesn't manage to clinch there - Nazisi circles away.
Nazisi throws a chopping leg kick but Ridpath manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nazisi lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazisi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ridpath takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nazisi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Nazisi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nazisi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ridpath throws a head kick that misses.
Nazisi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Ridpath misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nazisi.
Nazisi slips a jab and a cross from Ridpath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ridpath misses with a few strikes there.
Nazisi dodges the punch combination from Ridpath.
Nazisi throws out a leg kick but Ridpath moves out of range and Nazisi only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fard Nazisi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ross Ridpath's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nazisi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ridpath takes a step back to recover.
Nazisi thumps Ridpath with a low kick.
Nazisi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ridpath misses with a few strikes there.
Ridpath throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nazisi.
Nazisi cracks the inside of Ridpath's front leg.
Nazisi throws a nice head kick!
Ridpath fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nazisi throws a low kick but Ridpath moves out of range easily.
Ridpath rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nazisi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nazisi tries to score with a low kick but Ridpath moves his leg out of the way.
Nazisi throws a head kick that misses.
Nazisi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nazisi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazisi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ridpath swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ridpath looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fard Nazisi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazisi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nazisi feints and then cracks Ridpath's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ridpath down.
Ridpath wants to clinch.
Ridpath swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nazisi stuffs the takedown.
Ridpath misses the shot to the body.
Nazisi slips a jab and a cross from Ridpath.
Nazisi tries to work over Ridpath's front leg with a kick but Ridpath checks it.
Nazisi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazisi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nazisi throws a leg kick but Ridpath sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ridpath misses with the combination.
Ridpath looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nazisi is fending him off so far but Ridpath persists. Nope, Nazisi circles away and we're back to standing.
Fard Nazisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Ridpath.
Nazisi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ridpath has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ridpath manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nazisi on his heels. He'll look to pass Nazisi's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazisi keeping full guard, as Ridpath tries to pass.
Ridpath is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nazisi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nazisi has escaped and now he's on top!
Ridpath working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazisi trying to control but Ridpath is working from the bottom.
Ridpath wants to sweep here but Nazisi controlling him for the moment.
Nazisi tries to free his leg and advance position but Ridpath is retaining full guard.
Ridpath is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridpath pulls Nazisi in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fard Nazisi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ridpath looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ridpath won't allow Nazisi to get back to his feet.
Ridpath looking to sit in guard and control but Nazisi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ridpath wants to stand and escape but Nazisi is having none of it.
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 Fard Nazisi.
I think Nazisi 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fard Nazisi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makounchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Errol Field (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makounchi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, rolling go. Field is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Best of Sakuraba. The key to victory for Ippo Makounchi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Makounchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Errol Field!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makounchi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makounchi throws a nice looking combination but Field bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makounchi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Field.
Field shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Makounchi as he avoids it easily.
Makounchi throws a right hand that Field ducks under and follows up with a left that Field also avoids with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Makounchi!
Field shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Makounchi pinned against the ropes. Makounchi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Makounchi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Makounchi throws a series of strikes that have Field backpedaling.
Makounchi jabs Field to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Makounchi lands with a good body shot.
Makounchi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Makounchi throws a series of punches but Field avoids them all with ease.
Makounchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ippo Makounchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Makounchi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Makounchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makounchi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Makounchi throws a front kick aimed at Field's knee but Field avoids it well.
Makounchi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makounchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Makounchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makounchi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Makounchi finds it's target.
Ippo Makounchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Makounchi there.
Makounchi throws a right hand that Field ducks under and follows up with a left that Field also avoids with ease.
Makounchi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Field takes one to the chin there.
Field fails with a takedown attempt.
Ippo Makounchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Errol Field.
Makounchi throws a right hand that Field ducks under and follows up with a left that Field also avoids with ease.
Field fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Makounchi sprawls well initially but Field persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Field controlling the pace.
Field is nestled in close to Makounchi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Field is trying to control. Makounchi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makounchi is trying to stand back up but Field is controlling him
Makounchi is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Field is working for a submission of some sort.
Field is trying to control the action in half guard but Makounchi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Field seems to be looking for submissions.
Makounchi wants to get back to his feet.
Field has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Makounchi defend it? Field steps over the head and cranks it - Makounchi is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Field!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Errol Field!
Errol Field decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assis comes to the ring accompanied by Falling Slowly. Kimbo Assis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Assis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Guy!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy misses with a body shot.
Assis walks into a stiff left hand from Guy.
Assis gets a double leg takedown into Guy's guard.
Assis throwing strikes from guard but Guy blocks nicely.
Assis postures up in Guy's guard and throws a big left but Guy blocks it.
Guy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Assis is controlling him.
Assis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Assis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Guy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Guy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Assis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Guy looking for a sweep. Not yet Guy, not yet.
Assis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Assis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Guy's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guy is controlling Assis's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy has his feet on Assis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Guy stuffs the takedown attempt from Assis. Assis gets slowly back to his feet.
Assis shoots in looking for a takedown. Guy tries to sprawl out of it but Assis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Guy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Assis wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Guy. That snapped Assis's head back.
Guy lands a nice hook to Assis's body. Assis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Guy both land. Nice combination.
Matt Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assis throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
Assis looks for a takedown but Guy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbo Assis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Assis.
Guy connects with a looping right hand.
Guy throws a right and a left that Assis avoids nicely.
A shot to the liver by Guy. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Guy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guy.
Guy lands a jab to Assis's midsection.
Assis fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Guy misses.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assis was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Assis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guy swivels and escapes.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Assis walks into a left hand.
Guy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guy lands with a straight right. Assis didn't see that one coming.
Guy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Assis's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Guy's half guard.
Assis is looking for a kimura but Guy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Assis to get the leverage.
Guy is defending against the submission attempts here by Assis.
Guy is positioning himself well to prevent Assis advancing to mount.
Guy wants to get back to full guard.
Assis thows a huge punch but Guy dodges it nicely.
Assis thows a huge punch but Guy dodges it nicely.
Assis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Assis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants to improve his position but Assis is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Guy is trying to stand.
Guy trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Assis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Guy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Assis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guy's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Guy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Guy lands a jab to the head.
Assis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Guy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Guy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Assis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Assis misses with the ground and pound.
Assis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Guy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Assis is trying to get an arm triangle but Guy is defending well.
Assis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Guy tries to bench press Assis off him but Assis keeps the position.
Assis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kimbo Assis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy tries to escape but Assis is in control.
Assis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Guy, who protects the arm well.
Assis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Guy works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Guy is controlling Assis's trapped leg to prevent Assis from advancing to side control.
Assis is trying to work for a kimura but Guy is defending well.
Guy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Assis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assis throws a big right hand that misses.
Assis throws a big elbow that misses.
Assis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Assis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Assis throwing strikes but missing.
Assis 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.
Assis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Guy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Guy has escaped and now he's on top!
Guy trying to control but Assis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is looking to stand up but Assis won't let him.
Assis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Assis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guy is looking to stand up but Assis won't let him.
Assis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Guy throws a big elbow that misses.
Guy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Assis's head.
Assis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Assis looking for a guillotine here but Guy defends easily.
Guy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants to pass the guard but Assis is keeping the position.
Assis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Assis looking to finish Guy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Guy!
Guy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Assis.
Assis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Assis working for a guillotine from mount but Guy is in no mood to give up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Assis.
Guy wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Assis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Guy.
Guy misses with a few strikes there.
Assis tries for a takedown but Guy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Assis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guy avoids it really well and circles away.
Assis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guy as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbo Assis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Guy cracks a nice hook into Assis's ribs.
Guy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Guy lunges at Assis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Assis's hand.
Guy lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Assis under the eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assis shoots in for a takedown but Guy shows good takedown defense.
Guy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Assis moves forwards but Guy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Guy. No joy for Assis on that attempt.
Assis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Assis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guy as he avoids it easily.
Guy cracks Assis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matt Guy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guy cracks a nice hook into Assis's ribs.
Guy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy throws out a powerful jab.
A jab lands there for Guy.
Guy digs a good hook to Assis's body.
Assis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Assis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Guy with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy connects with a body shot that sends Assis's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut there from Guy.
Guy throws out a powerful jab.
Guy throws a combination. Assis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Assis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Assis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guy's waist but Guy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Assis off to one side.
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Guy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice jab there from Guy.
Guy scores with a shot to the body.
Assis shoots in for a takedown but Guy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Assis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Guy does it's job there.
Assis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Guy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Guy lands a nice hook to Assis's body. Assis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Guy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Assis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy jabs Assis right on the nose. Assis blinks but takes it well.
Guy scores with a jab to the head.
Guy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Assis at a distance.
Guy throws a one two combo.
Assis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guy defends it nicely.
Assis fails with the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Assis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guy defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Guy. No joy for Assis on that attempt.
Guy lands a slapping body shot.
Guy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Guy lands a right hook to the body.
Guy connects with a body shot.
Guy jabs Assis right on the nose. Assis blinks but takes it well.
Assis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy lands with a nice combination. Assis backs away looking to recover.
Guy jabs Assis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Guy lunges at Assis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Assis's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Assis does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Guy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Guy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shinichi Suzukawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Malenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malenko has chosen Tap Or SNap by E-town Concrete as his entrance music. Dean Malenko has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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245 lbs
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265 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinichi Suzukawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Malenko!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Suzukawa.
Malenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malenko looking to score a takedown here. Suzukawa is defending well but Malenko drives through and ends up in Suzukawa's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Suzukawa keeping moving, preventing Malenko from controlling successfully.
Malenko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Malenko wants to control from the top but Suzukawa keeps moving.
Malenko is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Malenko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Suzukawa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Suzukawa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Suzukawa!
Malenko sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenko looking for submissions off his back.
Malenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Malenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Malenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malenko actively working from the bottom here.
Malenko is trying to control but can't.
Malenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Malenko wants to control but Suzukawa passes into side.
Malenko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Suzukawa off and has taken his back!
Suzukawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malenko on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenko is working for a rear naked choke. Suzukawa is not defending it well and Malenko has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Suzukawa refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Suzukawa's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dean Malenko!
During a confident post fight interview, Dean Malenko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Weed Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mutou Betrand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betrand is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nobodyknows - Heroes Come Back. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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265 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Weed Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mutou Betrand!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betrand throws a head kick but Kush moves out of range.
A head kick from Betrand lands but Kush takes it in his stride.
It looks like Weed Kush has been cut.
Betrand plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Betrand lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kush slips a jab and a cross from Betrand.
Kush looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kush misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kush on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Betrand changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Betrand pushes Kush away with a front kick.
Mutou Betrand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kush is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betrand throws a head kick that misses.
Mutou Betrand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Betrand moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Betrand throws a nice head kick!
Kush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Betrand connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betrand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Betrand bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Betrand throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kush.
Betrand pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Betrand Rushes Kush and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Kush is up against the ropes and has nowhere to go. Betrand Piles on the pressure and Kush crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mutou Betrand!
A very excited looking Mutou Betrand rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cloud Van Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wszebor Swiatlovod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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202 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cloud Van Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wszebor Swiatlovod!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Van Rude.
Swiatlovod avoids the head kick by Van Rude.
Van Rude steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Rude's hands.
Van Rude stuffs the takedown.
Swiatlovod throws a lazy right hand but Van Rude sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Rude keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swiatlovod misses with a wild body shot.
Van Rude throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Swiatlovod's waist but Swiatlovod gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Rude off to one side.
Some wild striking there from Van Rude.
Van Rude tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Swiatlovod paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swiatlovod paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Swiatlovod misses the shot to the body.
Swiatlovod throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Rude tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Swiatlovod counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiatlovod tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Rude is retaining full guard.
Swiatlovod is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Swiatlovod controls from within his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Van Rude holds on and takes a little breather.
Swiatlovod is pushing down on Van Rude's leg trying to pass to half guard. Van Rude is fighting to maintain full guard but Swiatlovod has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Swiatlovod looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Van Rude is looking for a sweep. Swiatlovod is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Swiatlovod is looking to take a break and control but Van Rude is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Swiatlovod passes to side control.
The ground and pound from Swiatlovod seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude is trying to control Swiatlovod's posture but Swiatlovod avoids it.
Swiatlovod misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Van Rude can't do much from the bottom here.
Swiatlovod tries to score with some ground and pound. Van Rude controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Swiatlovod wants to control but Van Rude is keeping him busy.
Swiatlovod misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude is trying to get back to half guard.
Swiatlovod in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Swiatlovod trying to control the action but Van Rude is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Rude tries to buck Swiatlovod off but Swiatlovod is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Rude is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Swiatlovod off and has taken his back!
Swiatlovod breaks Van Rude's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wszebor Swiatlovod dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Swiatlovod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swiatlovod throws a hook but Van Rude blocks it.
Swiatlovod uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Rude has time to react.
Van Rude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Rude shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Swiatlovod but Swiatlovod pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Swiatlovod swings for the body but Van Rude moves out of range.
Swiatlovod shoots and misses
and Van Rude counters with a nice body kick.
Van Rude moves to clinch but Swiatlovod breaks away
and Swiatlovod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swiatlovod misses the jab.
Swiatlovod shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Van Rude defends it nicely.
Swiatlovod looks to land a combination but Van Rude avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rude uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod jabs Van Rude to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Van Rude. No joy for Swiatlovod on that attempt.
Cloud Van Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wszebor Swiatlovod.
Van Rude wants to clinch
and Swiatlovod counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Swiatlovod shoots for a takedown but Van Rude saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Rude takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Rude tries to land a front kick but Swiatlovod steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Rude misses with a double jab.
Van Rude tries for a takedown but Swiatlovod circles away easily
and Swiatlovod counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Rude gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude has had enough of the clinch but Swiatlovod keeps him there for the moment.
Van Rude tries to circle away but Swiatlovod has him pinned against the ropes.
Van Rude looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Rude wants to break free but Swiatlovod has control.
Swiatlovod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rude's elbow.
Swiatlovod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Rude uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swiatlovod.
Van Rude steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swiatlovod passes the guard and advances to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Swiatlovod there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod avoids the attempt from Van Rude to control.
Van Rude can't escape the position.
Swiatlovod looking to control but Van Rude is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Van Rude holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Swiatlovod tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Swiatlovod trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Swiatlovod throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Van Rude because Swiatlovod loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swiatlovod throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Swiatlovod punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wszebor Swiatlovod showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Swiatlovod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Rude manages to avoid it.
Swiatlovod avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Rude thows a body shot but no joy.
Swiatlovod tries for a takedown but Van Rude sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Swiatlovod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Rude throws a right hand that Swiatlovod ducks under and follows up with a left that Swiatlovod also avoids with ease.
Swiatlovod cracks Van Rude with a good jab.
Swiatlovod scores with a hook.
Swiatlovod misses with a two punch combination.
Van Rude fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Van Rude pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Van Rude with that takedown attempt.
Van Rude avoids the body shot from Swiatlovod.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiatlovod swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Rude.
No joy there for Swiatlovod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swiatlovod throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Rude fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Swiatlovod checks it well.
Van Rude ducks under a wild hook from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Rude misses the jab.
Swiatlovod misses with a body shot.
Swiatlovod connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Rude. Van Rude circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Swiatlovod throws a body punch but Van Rude moves out of range.
Swiatlovod cracks a nice hook into Van Rude's ribs.
Wszebor Swiatlovod seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude with a poor takedown
and Swiatlovod connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloud Van Rude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swiatlovod scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swiatlovod rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Rude moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good shot there by Swiatlovod.
Van Rude ducks under a wild hook from Swiatlovod.
No joy there for Swiatlovod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body kick from Van Rude.
Wszebor Swiatlovod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Swiatlovod.
Van Rude throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Swiatlovod lands with a nice body punch.
Swiatlovod lands an overhand right.
Swiatlovod lands with a straight right. Van Rude didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude clinches up against the ropes.
Swiatlovod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swiatlovod swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swiatlovod looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Rude is fending him off so far but Swiatlovod persists. Nope, Van Rude circles away and we're back to standing.
Swiatlovod digs a good hook to Van Rude's body.
Van Rude steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod takes a swing at Van Rude's ribcage but misses.
Van Rude misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Rude as he jumps to the side.
Swiatlovod avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swiatlovod tries to bum rush Van Rude with a series of wild strikes but Van Rude uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swiatlovod swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Rude keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wszebor Swiatlovod is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Rude dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Rude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Rude misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rude slips a jab and a cross from Swiatlovod.
Van Rude lands a head kick!
The fighters circling - Swiatlovod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Rude tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Swiatlovod is able to avoid easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swiatlovod thows a body shot but no joy.
Cloud Van Rude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swiatlovod lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wszebor Swiatlovod comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swiatlovod winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wszebor Swiatlovod!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Momoshiro Kitsune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Momoshiro Kitsune has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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153 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Momoshiro Kitsune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neymar Junior!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior shoots in for a double leg but Kitsune sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kitsune pushes Junior up against the ropes in a clinch.
Junior gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Junior with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Junior sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kitsune defending well though.
Junior is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Junior seems to be looking for submissions.
Kitsune regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kitsune bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Junior's guard.
Kitsune trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kitsune trying to control but Junior is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kitsune trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kitsune with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kitsune is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Junior looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kitsune passes into half guard.
Kitsune seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kitsune wants to lay and pray for a moment but Junior keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitsune is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Junior looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Junior is looking for a sweep. Kitsune is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Junior looks gassed!
Junior is defending against the submission attempts here by Kitsune.
Kitsune is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kitsune passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Junior!
Kitsune looking to secure an arm triangle but Junior defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kitsune landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kitsune breaks from Junior's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Junior is rocked!
Junior takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Kitsune's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Momoshiro Kitsune!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Gambacorto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Gambacorto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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168 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Salabim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Gambacorto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Gambacorto.
Salabim avoids a kick to the body.
Gambacorto cracks Salabim with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gambacorto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salabim misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salabim. Gambacorto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gambacorto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salabim throws out the jab.
Gambacorto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Salabim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gambacorto tries to clinch up.
Salabim misses the shot to the body.
Gambacorto looks to land a left hand but Salabim moved out of range nicely.
Salabim cracks Gambacorto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Salabim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Salabim tries for a takedown but Gambacorto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Salabim as he connects with a hook.
Gambacorto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Salabim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gambacorto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salabim misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Gambacorto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salabim is looking to wear down Gambacorto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good leg kick by Gambacorto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Salabim slips under a jab.
Salabim misses the shot to the body.
Salabim lands with an uppercut that bounces Gambacorto off the ropes and back into range.
Salabim moves away from the strike by Gambacorto.
Mark Gambacorto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salabim takes a swing at Gambacorto's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Gambacorto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salabim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gambacorto moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salabim. Gambacorto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gambacorto moves into the clinch.
Gambacorto throws a head punch that misses.
Salabim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gambacorto's elbow.
Gambacorto is looking to break free of the clinch but Salabim has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto gets through Salabim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salabim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gambacorto backwards.
Nice elbow from Gambacorto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salabim dodges an elbow strike from Gambacorto.
Gambacorto is trying to force a seperation but Salabim has the dominant position.
Salabim has a couple of punches blocked by Gambacorto.
Salabim struggles to land a body shot inside as Gambacorto controls his hands.
A short right from Gambacorto.
Nice body punch from Salabim - that landed with a thud.
Salabim tries to throw a body punch but Gambacorto avoids it by throwing Salabim back against the ropes.
Salabim dodges an elbow strike from Gambacorto.
Salabim gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gambacorto keeping moving, preventing Salabim from controlling successfully.
Salabim landing with the ground and pound.
Gambacorto 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salabim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Salabim lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gambacorto wants to sweep but no luck.
Salabim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gambacorto is keeping the position for now.
Gambacorto has Salabim pulled in close to control his posture.
Salabim passes into half guard.
Gambacorto wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim wants to control but Gambacorto is keeping him busy.
Salabim is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gambacorto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Salabim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Salabim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Salabim trying to control the action but Gambacorto is working from the bottom.
Salabim wants to free his trapped foot but Gambacorto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gambacorto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salabim.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salabim is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gambacorto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Salabim.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambacorto tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Salabim manages to move to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sim Salabim dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Salabim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mark Gambacorto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salabim looks to score with a jab to the body but Gambacorto is just out of range.
Salabim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gambacorto throws out the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salabim is defended easily by Gambacorto.
Gambacorto throws a shot from downtown. Salabim moves away and avoids it.
Salabim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gambacorto.
Gambacorto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salabim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gambacorto dodges the punch combination from Salabim.
Salabim misses with a wild body shot.
Gambacorto dodges the punch combination from Salabim.
Salabim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gambacorto counters with a head kick that drops Salabim to the mat! Salabim scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Salabim is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Gambacorto moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Gambacorto!
Mark Gambacorto is the new lightweight champion!
Mark Gambacorto gave a mention to 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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