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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Dias has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaac Gil!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gil but Gil pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dias shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gil defends it nicely.
Dias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dias shoots in looking for a takedown but Gil manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dias's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Dias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dias keeps the fight on the outside.
Gil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gil tries to clinch
and Dias counters with a single leg into guard. Gil didn't expect that.
Gil wants to stand up but Dias is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias wants to control from the top but Gil keeps moving.
Dias prevents Gil from getting back to his feet.
Dias is in close to Gil's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dias won't allow Gil to get back to his feet.
Dias trying to control the position from guard on top but Gil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos Dias has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dias closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gil circles away.
Gil darts in trying to clinch
and Dias counters with a left and a right that stings Gil.
Gil moves into the clinch successfully.
Dias is trying to drag Gil to the mat but Gil just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gil prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil is stalling here.
Gil lands a nice knee to the body.
Gil landing knees to the head.
It looks like Carlos Dias has been cut.
Dias is breathing heavily.
Gil is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gil lands an elbow just above Dias 's eye.
Dias jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gil walks away with a smile on his face. Dias gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gil instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gil obliges.
Gil lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gil lands a knee to the head.
Gil dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gil obliges.
Gil lands an elbow that stopped Dias in his tracks for a moment.
Gil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gil scores a nice knee to the body.
Gil crunches a lovely knee into Dias's ribcage.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gil manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Gil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Dias's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gil doesn't manage to clinch there - Dias circles away.
Gil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gil moves into range and clinches up with Dias.
Isaac Gil seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gil stalling against the cage.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gil leaning against his opponent.
Dias drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dias has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gil avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gil stalling.
Gil landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil crunches a lovely knee into Dias's ribcage.
Gil slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Isaac Gil.
Gil closes the distance and clinches.
Gil dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Gil's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Gil.
Gil lands an elbow just above Dias 's eye.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gil - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gil lands a knee to the head.
Dias really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gil drops Dias with a big knee straight up the middle! Dias is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Dias is rocked!
Isaac Gil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gil instigates a clinch.
Oh Dias is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gil content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clinched against the cage, Gil lands a big elbow that drops Dias! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Dias is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaac Gil!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blaze McNasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. Diego Nunes looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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163 lbs
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blaze McNasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNasty connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Diego Nunes has been cut.
Nunes looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Oh, that's a big right hand from McNasty and Nunes goes tumbling to the canvas! McNasty follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Nunes is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McNasty is working for a submission of some sort.
Nunes is still in real trouble! Can McNasty finish him?
McNasty is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McNasty passes to full mount!
McNasty looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
McNasty forces the positional change into back control.
McNasty is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Nunes is defending well though. McNasty let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McNasty looking for the choke but no joy.
Nunes seems to have recovered his senses.
McNasty is persistently looking for the submission but Nunes is defending it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNasty is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Nunes defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Nunes won't enjoy being in this position. McNasty looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Nunes is tapping - it's over boys! McNasty picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Blaze McNasty!
During a confident post fight interview, Blaze McNasty 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jared Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Puncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jared Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Master Puncher!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis gets a double leg takedown into Puncher's guard.
Curtis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Curtis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Curtis trying to control the position from guard on top but Puncher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puncher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Curtis wants to control from the top but Puncher keeps moving.
Puncher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Curtis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Curtis chips away with some ground and pound.
Puncher is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Curtis 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.
Puncher keeping moving, preventing Curtis from controlling successfully.
Curtis throws an elbow that misses. Puncher uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Curtis's guard. Nice move by Puncher!
Puncher keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Curtis's head.
Curtis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Curtis keeping moving, preventing Puncher from controlling successfully.
Curtis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Puncher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Puncher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Curtis controls Puncher momentarily but Puncher frees himself.
Puncher postures up in Curtis's guard and throws a big left but Curtis blocks it.
Puncher throws a strike but Curtis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Curtis wants to control from the top but Puncher keeps moving.
Puncher looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puncher can't keep his opponent in guard - Curtis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Curtis is keen to just control but Puncher is a slippery customer.
Curtis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Puncher is looking for a sweep. Curtis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Curtis is trying to control. Puncher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Puncher's head.
Curtis wants to free his trapped foot but Puncher is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis prevents Puncher from standing back up.
Puncher trying to hold on to Curtis's head to control him but Curtis postures up.
Puncher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Puncher 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.
Curtis trying to control the position from guard on top but Puncher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Curtis wants to control from the top but Puncher keeps moving.
Curtis stopping the sweep attempt from Puncher.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jared Curtis just wasn't active enough.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Curtis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Puncher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puncher moves into range and clinches up with Curtis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Curtis 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.
Puncher moves into the clinch.
A short right from Puncher.
Curtis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Curtis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Puncher is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Puncher lands with a right to the head.
Puncher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Puncher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curtis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Puncher just stands there and leans against the cage.
Curtis wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puncher slows down the pace here.
Puncher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Puncher.
Curtis jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Curtis is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puncher looking for a sweep. Not yet Puncher, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis wants to control from the top but Puncher keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curtis chips away with some ground and pound.
Curtis throwing strikes but missing.
Curtis trying to control but Puncher is working from the bottom.
Curtis throwing strikes but missing.
Puncher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Puncher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Curtis.
Curtis won't allow Puncher to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Puncher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Puncher keeping moving, preventing Curtis from controlling successfully.
Curtis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Curtis looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Curtis being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Puncher wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Curtis ducks right into an uppercut from Puncher.
Puncher scores with a jab.
Puncher with a jab.
Curtis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puncher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puncher misses with a wild combination.
Puncher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Curtis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Puncher tries to clinch there but Curtis circles away.
Curtis looks for a takedown but Puncher sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puncher clinches up with Curtis and pushes him back against the cage.
Puncher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
A short left from Puncher.
Puncher scores with a shoulder strike.
Curtis being controlled against the cage.
Curtis goes for a takedown attempt but Puncher pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puncher is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Puncher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Puncher rushes Curtis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Curtis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Puncher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Puncher stops a takedown attempt from Curtis.
Puncher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Puncher dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Puncher lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Puncher lands a shoulder strike.
Curtis jumps guard but Puncher turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Curtis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Puncher prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curtis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puncher stalls.
Puncher lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis is working for takedown but Puncher is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puncher.
Puncher lands with a right to the head.
Puncher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puncher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puncher prevents the takedown attempt.
Puncher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Puncher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Curtiss head.
Puncher lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Puncher.
Curtis is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Puncher.
Oh Curtis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puncher dips a shoulder and cracks Curtis with a mighty uppercut! Curtis falls back against the cage and Puncher unloads with a barrage of strikes! Curtis is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Puncher screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Master Puncher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuri Sikura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Shlemenko has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuri Sikura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Shlemenko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shlemenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sikura pinned against the cage. Sikura gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shlemenko shoots in and drives through. Sikura sprawls well.
Shlemenko misses with a takedown
and Sikura counters with a shoot takedown. Shlemenko fights it but they end up in guard.
Samuri Sikura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Shlemenko.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sikura is working Shlemenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shlemenko being controlled here, momentarily.
Sikura postures up and lands a big shot to Shlemenko's brow.
Shlemenko has momentary wrist control but Sikura slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shlemenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sikura 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.
Sikura throwing strikes from guard but Shlemenko blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikura working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sikura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Sikura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sikura throws an elbow that misses. Shlemenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sikura's guard. Nice move by Shlemenko!
Sikura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shlemenko wants to control from the top but Sikura keeps moving.
Shlemenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Sikura is retaining full guard.
Shlemenko won't allow Sikura to get back to his feet.
Shlemenko won't allow Sikura to sweep him here.
Sikura on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sikura tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko wants to get up but he can't break Sikura's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sikura knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shlemenko on the ground.
Sikura is controlling Shlemenko's posture.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sikura shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sikura showed some decent athleticism there.
Shlemenko wants to control but Sikura is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sikura is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikura is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shlemenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sikura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shlemenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sikura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sikura takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sikura trying to mount his opponent but Shlemenko defends it.
Sikura is trying to control the action in half guard but Shlemenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sikura is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shlemenko!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikura putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shlemenko looks gassed!
Sikura lands a big shot there that rocks Shlemenko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sikura is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sikura punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sikura lands a heavy elbow.
Shlemenko is bucking up trying to escape but Sikura cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sikura content just to control the position here.
Sikura scoring with strikes but Shlemenko is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sikura breaks from Shlemenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sikura lands a big shot there that rocks Shlemenko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuri Sikura dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sikura misses with a low kick as Shlemenko jumps back.
Sikura thows a leg kick but Shlemenko checks it
and Shlemenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sikura bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shlemenko is not content to let Sikura control the position.
Sikura in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Samuri Sikura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sikura working away.
Sikura thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sikura working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlemenko tries to improve position but can't.
Shlemenko is trying to control Sikura's posture but Sikura avoids it.
Sikura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sikura lands a few punches from side control.
Sikura connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shlemenko some visible discomfort.
Sikura tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sikura cracks Shlemenko with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikura takes a little break here. Shlemenko wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sikura has knee on belly momentarily but Shlemenko bucks him off and regains half guard.
Sikura is nestled in close to Shlemenko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sikura is looking for a kimura but Shlemenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sikura to get the leverage.
Sikura lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Sikura.
Shlemenko is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikura is taking a breather. Shlemenko says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sikura trying to pass the guard but Shlemenko defending well.
Sikura sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sikura seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikura is looking to advance position but Shlemenko won't allow it.
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. Sikura connects with a nice short shot to Shlemenko's temple.
Sikura drops an elbow to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Sikura working the head and body with strikes.
Sikura is keen to just control but Shlemenko is a slippery customer.
Sikura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sikura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shlemenko can do to turn this around?
Sikura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sikura controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuri Sikura dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sikura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shlemenko moves away.
Shlemenko closes the distance and clinches up with Sikura, looking for a takedown. Shlemenko pushes Sikura against the cage but Sikura circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sikura throws a leg kick
and Shlemenko counters with a low kick, right behind Sikura 's knee.
Shlemenko misses with a takedown attempt - Sikura sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sikura misses with a hook.
Sikura is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shlemenko's half guard.
Sikura is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikura landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shlemenko pushes Sikura off looking to stand but Sikura dives back in and keeps control.
Shlemenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sikura with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shlemenko has hold of Sikura's hands but Sikura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shlemenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sikura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sikura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sikura working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sikura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sikura working over Shlemenko with some ground and pound. Shlemenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shlemenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shlemenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sikura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sikura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sikura drops an elbow to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Sikura looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sikura trying to pass the guard but Shlemenko defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sikura lands with a punch from half guard.
Sikura slows the pace down in half guard.
Sikura wants to pass to mount but Shlemenko is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikura content to control rather than advance.
Sikura has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because Samuri Sikura wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sikura scores with a takedown into Shlemenko's guard.
Alexander Shlemenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sikura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuri Sikura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sikura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuri Sikura!
Our winner, Samuri Sikura, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punk Cara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aksashy Saja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saja is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: scary monsters and nice sprites. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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217 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Punk Cara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aksashy Saja!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cara shoots in for a takedown but Saja shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cara gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saja counters with a body kick that stops Cara in his tracks momentarily.
Saja throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saja clinches up with Cara and pushes him back against the cage.
Saja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cara shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saja counters with a crisp one two that drops Cara! Saja thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cara to his feet! Cara is in big trouble!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punk Cara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cara is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saja displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cara.
Cara gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saja counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cara's knee momentarily.
Saja moves into the clinch.
Saja manages to break the clinch.
Punk Cara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saja lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saja drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cara is rocked!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Saja gets to his feet. Cara looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oh Cara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saja lands with a big right hook that stumbles Cara - he's out on his feet here! Saja follows up with another monster hook that separates Cara from consciousness! Cara falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Saja stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aksashy Saja!
After the fight, Aksashy Saja was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Matsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Franklin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddy Matsui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matsui avoids the head kick by Franklin.
Matsui shoots for a takedown but Franklin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Franklin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Franklin as Matsui shoots in.
Franklin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matsui counters with a shoot takedown. Franklin fights it but they end up in guard.
Matsui loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matsui is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Matsui pushing down on Franklin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Matsui 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsui is looking to stall here but Franklin recovers full guard.
Matsui postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Matsui thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsui wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsui is pushing down on Franklin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Franklin is fighting to maintain full guard but Matsui has managed to sneak the leg through.
Matsui moves into full mount! Franklin won't be happy about that!
Franklin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matsui. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matsui is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Matsui scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Matsui trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Matsui breaks from Franklin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsui can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Franklin is looking to escape.
Matsui raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsui tries to control but Franklin wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee warns Franklin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Matsui with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Matsui has control of Franklin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Franklin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Franklin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Matsui is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is refusing to be controlled, as Matsui sits in half guard.
Matsui wants to work for an arm triangle but Franklin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Matsui is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Franklin!
Franklin has left one of his arms exposed and Matsui doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Franklin screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eddy Matsui!
After the big win, Eddy Matsui made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Global Empire MMA Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kain Magnus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnus comes to the cage accompanied by Scream Aim Fire!. Carlos Virtanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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271 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kain Magnus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Magnus finds it's way through Virtanen's defenses.
Virtanen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Carlos Virtanen 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!
Magnus lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Virtanen falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kain Magnus!
Kain Magnus got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Blew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jakasashii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raymond Blew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jakasashii!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blew lands a jab to Jakasashii's midsection.
Jakasashii shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blew as he jumps to the side.
Blew changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jakasashii's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blew connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jakasashii scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Jim Jakasashii has been cut.
Jakasashii dives in and grabs Blew's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blew pushes down on Jakasashii's head and hops out.
Blew manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jakasashii on his heels. He'll look to pass Jakasashii's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blew postures up in Jakasashii's guard and throws a big left but Jakasashii blocks it.
Blew knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jakasashii on the ground.
Blew working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jakasashii is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Blew has his hands clasped together but Jakasashii extends an breaks Blew's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jakasashii.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Jakasashii!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yehuda Ozawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferguson's entrance music is POWER. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ozawa's choice of entrance music: cannibal corpse-make them suffer. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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26
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Ferguson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yehuda Ozawa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozawa wants to clinch.
Ozawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferguson lands a nice shot that snaps Ozawa's head back.
Ferguson slips under a jab.
Ferguson cracks Ozawa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ferguson misses with a few strikes there.
Ferguson shoots in and bounces Ozawa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ferguson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferguson wants to control from the top but Ozawa keeps moving.
Ozawa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ferguson lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson stands up over Ozawa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson 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.
Ferguson postures up.
Ozawa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ferguson defends well.
Ozawa has an active guard here but Ferguson has managed to pass into half guard.
Ferguson working the head and body with strikes.
Ozawa trying to control here.
Ferguson controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ozawa keeps working.
Ferguson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ozawa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferguson pulls his head out easily.
Ferguson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ozawa's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozawa looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice strikes from Ferguson there.
Ferguson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ferguson is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ferguson lands a nice short elbow.
Ozawa actively working from the bottom here.
Ferguson wants to work for an arm triangle but Ozawa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ferguson is nestled in close to Ozawa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ferguson 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.
Ferguson lands strikes from half guard.
Ferguson is nestled in close to Ozawa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ferguson is looking for a kimura but Ozawa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ferguson to get the leverage.
Ferguson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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!
Ferguson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ozawa sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ozawa defends it well.
Ferguson is working for a kimura but Ozawa is defending it quite comfortably.
Ferguson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ozawa sees it coming and defends easily.
Ozawa is refusing to be controlled, as Ferguson sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ozawa is staying active underneath Ferguson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Ferguson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ferguson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferguson works on Ozawa's body with a couple of short punches.
Ferguson controlling the action here for a moment.
Ozawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ozawa misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ozawa blocks an elbow strike.
Ozawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferguson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ozawa tries to work over Ferguson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozawa pushes Ferguson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferguson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferguson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ferguson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ozawa or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson lands a body shot.
Ferguson lands a body punch.
Ozawa is breathing heavily.
Ferguson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ferguson.
Ozawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ferguson manages to break the clinch.
Ferguson works Ozawa's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson throws a combination. Ozawa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ferguson forces Ozawa back against the cage and clinches.
Ozawa can't find room to land a body shot as Ferguson controls the action.
Ferguson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown by Ferguson or perhaps it was just good defense by Ozawa which made him look bad.
Ferguson lands a glancing blow to the side of Ozawa's head.
Ozawa is rocked!
Ferguson drops Ozawa with a naaaaasty hook - Ozawa is in real trouble here! Ferguson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Ferguson!
Brock Ferguson is the new middleweight champion!
Brock Ferguson decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Toni Waltonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Yuudachi kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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140 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toni Waltonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka shoots in looking for a takedown but Waltonen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tanaka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tanaka closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Waltonen's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tanaka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tanaka throwing strikes from guard but Waltonen blocks nicely.
Waltonen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tanaka on the ground.
Tanaka throwing strikes from guard but Waltonen blocks nicely.
Tanaka throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanaka trying to control but Waltonen is working from the bottom.
Waltonen wriggles free and stands up.
Waltonen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shinji Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Waltonen as he avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanaka feints and as Waltonen raises his hands in defense, Tanaka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Waltonen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tanaka is controlling him.
Waltonen looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tanaka chips away with some ground and pound.
Tanaka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Waltonen is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waltonen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tanaka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tanaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Waltonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanaka preventing the sweep.
Waltonen keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Waltonen wants to sweep here but Tanaka controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to pass the guard but Waltonen is keeping the position.
Tanaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Waltonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shinji Tanaka has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tanaka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Waltonen swivels and escapes.
Toni Waltonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
Tanaka rushes Waltonen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Waltonen is trying to break the clinch but Tanaka is controlling him.
Tanaka is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tanaka is trying to drag Waltonen to the mat but Waltonen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Waltonen is pressed up against the cage. Tanaka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Waltonen down to the mat. Waltonen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
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!
Waltonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Waltonen misses with a kick to the body.
Tanaka gets a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tanaka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Waltonen's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka looking for a takedown.
Tanaka manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tanaka is working an open guard so Waltonen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Toni Waltonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waltonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tanaka at a distance.
Waltonen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Waltonen wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Waltonen as Tanaka shoots in.
Tanaka looks gassed!
Waltonen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Waltonen throws a combination. Tanaka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Waltonen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tanaka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Waltonen.
Decent striking displayed by Waltonen there.
Waltonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Waltonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Waltonen as he avoids it easily.
Tanaka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tanaka wants to clinch up but Waltonen keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Waltonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka looks for a takedown but Waltonen sprawls well.
Waltonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tanaka at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Waltonen.
Tanaka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Waltonen counter with a right hand.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Waltonen but Waltonen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Waltonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Waltonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tanaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Waltonen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tanaka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanaka has a takedown stuffed.
Waltonen lands a jab to Tanaka's midsection.
Waltonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Waltonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Toni Waltonen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tanaka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Waltonen avoids it really well and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Waltonen.
Tanaka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tanaka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Waltonen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Waltonen but Waltonen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Toni Waltonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
Waltonen is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Tanaka like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Tanaka from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toni Waltonen!
Toni Waltonen very nearly forgot to thank Global Empire MMA Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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