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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ed Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Penn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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, Ed Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Penn!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Good work by Penn as he checks the leg kick.
Martin throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
Martin throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Penn lands a head kick that stumbles Martin and the fighters go to the mat.
Martin is rocked!
It looks like Ed Martin 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!
Penn postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Martin covers up, he's hurt! Penn keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Penn and the ref steps in to end the fight! Penn can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Penn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romero Calvacanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mang Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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171 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romero Calvacanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mang Tomas!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calvacanti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tomas. That did some damage!
Tomas throws a shot from downtown. Calvacanti moves away and avoids it.
Tomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mang Tomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calvacanti delivers a nice body kick.
Tomas throws a series of punches but Calvacanti avoids them all with ease.
Tomas blocks a head kick by Calvacanti.
Tomas throws a lazy right hand but Calvacanti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tomas misses with a wild body shot.
Tomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Calvacanti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tomas defends it nicely.
Calvacanti defending well as Tomas loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Tomas misses.
Calvacanti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Calvacanti pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calvacanti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tomas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Calvacanti has Tomas pulled in close to control his posture.
Calvacanti keeping full guard, as Tomas tries to pass.
Calvacanti wants to sweep here but Tomas controlling him for the moment.
Tomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tomas drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Calvacanti manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tomas has Calvacanti in his guard.
Tomas has his foot on Calvacanti's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Calvacanti works his way back into a safe position though.
Tomas looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Calvacanti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tomas is keeping the position for now.
Calvacanti postures up.
Tomas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Calvacanti is one step ahead there.
Calvacanti slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tomas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Calvacanti trying to control the position but Tomas is working away.
Calvacanti cracks Tomas with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomas is looking for a sweep.
Tomas is trying to work for a sweep but Calvacanti has mounted him!
Calvacanti tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tomas is squirming around, avoiding Calvacanti's attempts to control the action.
Tomas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Calvacanti wants to control but Tomas is keeping him busy.
Tomas tries to get to full guard but Calvacanti has control of the leg.
Tomas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Calvacanti is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tomas is concentrating on defense, preventing Calvacanti from advancing position.
Tomas tries to roll over but Calvacanti keeps him under control.
Calvacanti tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tomas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tomas is looking for a sweep. Calvacanti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tomas keeping hold of Calvacanti's head, controlling as best he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tomas scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romero Calvacanti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tomas misses with a straight left.
Tomas scores with a punch to the head.
Calvacanti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tomas.
Tomas thuds his right hand into Calvacanti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tomas missing with a left hand there. Calvacanti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calvacanti slips a jab and a cross from Tomas.
Mang Tomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Tomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomas checks a low kick from Calvacanti.
Tomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calvacanti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomas.
Tomas throws a hook but Calvacanti avoids it easily.
Tomas lands the left hand.
Tomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calvacanti manages to avoid it.
Calvacanti thumps Tomas with a low kick.
Tomas is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calvacanti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Calvacanti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomas.
Tomas misses with a wild combination.
Calvacanti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Calvacanti tries to clinch up.
Tomas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomas misses the target.
Tomas cracks Calvacanti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomas. Calvacanti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calvacanti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Calvacanti throws a low kick but Tomas avoids it.
Tomas throws a hook but Calvacanti blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Calvacanti clinches with his opponent.
Calvacanti wants to stall.
Tomas wants a takedown.
Tomas avoiding damage as Calvacanti throws knees to the body.
Tomas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Calvacanti has Tomas pressed against the ropes, preventing Tomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tomas works on Calvacanti's body with a couple of short punches.
Tomas digs a right hand underneath Calvacanti's ribcage. Calvacanti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tomas misses with a punch to the body.
Tomas stops a takedown attempt from Calvacanti.
Tomas looking for a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomas.
Calvacanti blocks a body shot from Tomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calvacanti is pressed up against the ropes. Tomas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Calvacanti down to the mat. Calvacanti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Romero Calvacanti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mang Tomas.
Calvacanti throws a head kick that misses.
Calvacanti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Calvacanti throws an overhand right that lands on Tomas's shoulder, as Tomas tries to avoid the shot.
Tomas misses with a hook. Calvacanti ducked under it nicely.
Calvacanti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calvacanti.
Tomas has his takedown stuffed
and Calvacanti counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tomas!
Calvacanti with a couple of short strikes.
Tomas is desperately trying to improve his position but Calvacanti has a good base and remains in mount.
Calvacanti looking to control but Tomas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomas tries to reverse the position but Calvacanti maintains control.
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.
Tomas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tomas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Calvacanti connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romero Calvacanti dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Calvacanti tries a head kick but it misses.
Calvacanti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tomas blocks a head kick by Calvacanti.
Tomas lands a really nice looking cross but Calvacanti seems unphased.
Tomas avoids a kick to the body.
Calvacanti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calvacanti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tomas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomas cracks Calvacanti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tomas jabs Calvacanti right on the nose. Calvacanti blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomas cracks Calvacanti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Calvacanti is rocked!
Tomas cracks Calvacanti with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Calvacanti falls to his knees and Tomas doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mang Tomas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chunky Munky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (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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172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chunky Munky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Munky, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Munky against the ropes but Munky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Munky instigates a clinch.
Munky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Munky lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ryan Gracie has been cut.
Munky lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Munky.
Munky lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Munky lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Munky just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Munky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chunky Munky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Gracie.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gracie is working for takedown but Munky is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gracie pulls guard successfully.
Munky trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie'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.
Munky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Munky gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Munky pinned against the cage. Munky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Munky as Gracie shoots in.
Chunky Munky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Munky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munky darts in and clinches Gracie up against the ropes.
Munky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice elbow from Munky.
Munky lands an elbow inside.
Munky lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Munky lands an elbow inside.
Munky lands an elbow inside.
Munky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Munky lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Munky lands a damaging elbow.
Munky lands a damaging elbow.
Munky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Munky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Ryan Gracie's cut even more.
Munky lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Gracie looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Munky lands a nice elbow.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Munky won't allow it.
Munky stalls.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Munky lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Munky.
Munky lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Munky lands a damaging elbow.
Munky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Ryan Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Munky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Munky has Gracie pushed against the ropes.
Munky lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Munky lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Munky lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Munky holds him up against the ropes and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Munky lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Munky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Munky smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munky is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Munky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Munky moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Munky has managed to clinch.
Munky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Munky lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Munky lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Munky is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Munky lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Munky lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ryan Gracie's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Munky holds him up against the ropes and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Munky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Munky won't allow it.
Munky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Munky is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryan Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chunky Munky!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokugawa Ieyasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Filipe Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokugawa Ieyasu!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo tries to clinch up.
Ieyasu blocks a head kick by Melo.
Ieyasu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melo moves away.
Ieyasu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Melo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Melo connects with a high kick.
Melo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ieyasu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Melo swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melo is looking to clinch.
Ieyasu moves out of range of the body kick.
Melo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ieyasu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo throws a chopping leg kick but Ieyasu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ieyasu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Melo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melo tries to clinch up but Ieyasu circles away and keeps his distance.
Melo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ieyasu is out of range.
Ieyasu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Melo.
A head kick misses from Melo.
Ieyasu misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ieyasu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Melo is fending him off so far but Ieyasu persists. Nope, Melo circles away and we're back to standing.
Melo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Filipe Melo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melo tries to clinch but Ieyasu moves out of range.
Melo tries to clinch up.
Ieyasu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Melo throws a head kick that half lands.
Melo throws a leg kick
and Ieyasu counters with a low kick, right behind Melo 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ieyasu moves out of range of the body kick from Melo.
Melo looks to clinch
and Ieyasu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Melo's guard now.
Melo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ieyasu is aware though and is defending well.
Ieyasu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Melo's head.
Melo is looking for a triangle but Ieyasu pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Ieyasu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ieyasu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ieyasu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Melo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ieyasu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ieyasu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Melo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ieyasu has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ieyasu has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ieyasu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Melo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Melo is squirming around, avoiding Ieyasu's attempts to control the action.
Ieyasu content just to control the position here.
Melo is desperately trying to improve his position but Ieyasu has a good base and remains in mount.
Ieyasu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Melo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ieyasu controlling the pace for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melo is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tokugawa Ieyasu will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ieyasu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tokugawa Ieyasu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melo tries a low kick but Ieyasu avoids it.
Melo is looking to clinch.
Melo tries to clinch up.
Melo tries to clinch up
and Ieyasu counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melo manages to pull guard.
Melo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Melo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ieyasu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ieyasu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ieyasu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ieyasu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Melo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ieyasu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ieyasu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Melo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ieyasu defends well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ieyasu wants to get up but he can't break Melo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Melo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ieyasu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ieyasu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Melo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ieyasu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ieyasu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Melo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Melo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ieyasu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ieyasu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Melo keeping moving, preventing Ieyasu from controlling successfully.
Ieyasu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ieyasu trying to control the position from guard on top but Melo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melo being controlled here, momentarily.
Melo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ieyasu trying to control but Melo is working from the bottom.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tokugawa Ieyasu just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Melo. That's going to slow Ieyasu down.
A big right from Ieyasu misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A head kick by Melo misses
and Ieyasu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ieyasu.
Melo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ieyasu smiles and moves away.
Melo wants to clinch
and Ieyasu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Melo's guard now.
Melo working for a triangle but Ieyasu defends it easily.
Melo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ieyasu defends it easily.
Ieyasu trying to control but Melo is working from the bottom.
Ieyasu 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tokugawa Ieyasu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Melo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ieyasu counters with a takedown into side control.
Melo is not content to let Ieyasu control the position.
Melo is looking for a sweep.
Melo is working hard here to advance position.
Ieyasu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melo keeps working.
Melo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ieyasu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ieyasu is nestled in close to Melo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo actively working from the bottom here.
Melo actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ieyasu misses with a wild combination.
Melo tries to clinch
and Ieyasu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ieyasu trying to control the action but Melo is working from the bottom.
Ieyasu controlling the pace.
Ieyasu is trying to control the action in half guard but Melo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ieyasu is taking a breather. Melo 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tokugawa Ieyasu just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Melo throws a lazy head kick
and Ieyasu counters with a thumping low kick.
Ieyasu circles away from the clinch attempt
so Ieyasu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Melo keeping moving, preventing Ieyasu from controlling successfully.
Melo is looking for a triangle but Ieyasu pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ieyasu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ieyasu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Melo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Ieyasu should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Melo has tightened it up now! Ieyasu should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Filipe Melo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pyotr Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pyotr Kalashnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall Miller!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Kalashnikov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miller checks a leg kick nicely.
Miller blocks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kalashnikov.
Miller is looking to clinch but Kalashnikov is avoiding it.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kalashnikov but Kalashnikov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Miller tries to clinch but Kalashnikov moves out of range.
Randall Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Pyotr Kalashnikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randall Miller.
Miller throws a body punch but Kalashnikov moves out of range.
Miller shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kalashnikov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Miller goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kalashnikov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Miller's guard! Nice work there by Kalashnikov!
Miller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalashnikov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kalashnikov wants to get up but he can't break Miller's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to stand up but Kalashnikov isn't so interested in that idea.
Kalashnikov postures up.
Kalashnikov gets to his feet. Miller looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalashnikov.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller is looking to clinch but Kalashnikov is avoiding it.
Miller shoots for a takedown but Kalashnikov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miller looks gassed!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kalashnikov. Kalashnikov obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyotr Kalashnikov dominated that round.
That's time! Kalashnikov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Miller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pyotr Kalashnikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalashnikov misses with a body shot.
Kalashnikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kalashnikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
Kalashnikov scores with a leg kick.
Kalashnikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kalashnikov but Kalashnikov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kalashnikov thumps Miller with a low kick.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a combination
and Kalashnikov counters with an outside leg kick.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kalashnikov. Kalashnikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Kalashnikov pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Kalashnikov.
An inside leg kick lands from Kalashnikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Kalashnikov lunges at Miller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miller's hand.
Kalashnikov lands a with a good body shot.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kalashnikov. Kalashnikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kalashnikov can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalashnikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kalashnikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalashnikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyotr Kalashnikov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kalashnikov can pounce on him.
Miller shoots and misses
and Kalashnikov counters with a low kick, right behind Miller 's knee.
Kalashnikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Kalashnikov lands an overhand right.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kalashnikov thumps Miller with a low kick.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kalashnikov, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kalashnikov lands with a cross.
Kalashnikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kalashnikov.
Some wild striking there from Kalashnikov.
Pyotr Kalashnikov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Kalashnikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Miller off the ropes and back into rage.
Kalashnikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Miller should have avoided that one.
Miller shoots and misses
and Kalashnikov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Randall Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov lands a jab-cross combination.
Kalashnikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kalashnikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kalashnikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Miller throws a lazy body kick
and Kalashnikov counters with a left and a right that stings Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov stuns Miller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kalashnikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kalashnikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kalashnikov.
Miller has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pyotr Kalashnikov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kalashnikov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyotr Kalashnikov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agent Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Godcheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godcheck has chosen Higher Ground by The Red Hot Chili Peppers as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Agent Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Godcheck!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godcheck keeps the fight on the outside.
Wang has managed to clinch.
Wang throws an elbow but it misses.
Wang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Godcheck looking for a takedown.
Wang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Godcheck goes for a takedown attempt but Wang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Godcheck throws a nice looking combination but Wang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wang tries to clinch but Godcheck moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang wants to clinch up but Godcheck keeps it at a distance.
Wang slaps away a takedown attempt from Godcheck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Agent Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Godcheck.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godcheck.
Wang tries to clinch up but Godcheck circles away and keeps his distance.
Wang moves in looking to clinch but Godcheck pushes him off.
Godcheck fails with the takedown.
Wang moves in looking to clinch but Godcheck pushes him off.
Godcheck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wang tries to clinch but Godcheck moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Godcheck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Godcheck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Godcheck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wang swivels and escapes.
Godcheck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godcheck looks to throw the jab but Wang is out of range.
Josh Godcheck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godcheck fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wang avoids it really well and circles away.
Godcheck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wang but Wang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Godcheck scores with a takedown into Wang's guard.
Godcheck throws a big right hand that misses.
Godcheck is looking to work some ground and pound but Wang has wrist control.
Godcheck drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Godcheck jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Godcheck looks gassed!
Godcheck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang has momentary wrist control but Godcheck slips an elbow through the middle.
Godcheck postures up in Wang's guard and throws a big left but Wang blocks it.
Godcheck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wang pulls Godcheck in close to prevent any damage.
Godcheck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Godcheck on the ground.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Godcheck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang tries to clinch there but Godcheck circles away.
Wang has managed to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Godcheck's brow.
Wang tries to land knees in the clinch but Godcheck avoids the damage to the body.
Wang lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Josh Godcheck will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wang tries to clinch but Godcheck moves out of range.
Wang moves in looking to clinch but Godcheck pushes him off.
Wang tries to clinch up but Godcheck circles away and keeps his distance.
Godcheck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Godcheck drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Godcheck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
Godcheck postures up in Wang's guard and throws a big left but Wang blocks it.
Wang is trying to keep Godcheck in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godcheck looking to sit in guard and control but Wang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wang won't allow Godcheck to sweep him here.
Godcheck trying to keep a closed guard but Wang is proving a slippery customer.
Wang wants to stand but Godcheck is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Godcheck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wang pinned against the cage. Wang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wang is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck shoots in and drives through. Wang sprawls well.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Godcheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Godcheck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Agent Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Godcheck.
Godcheck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Godcheck.
Wang doesn't manage to clinch there - Godcheck circles away.
Wang tries to clinch but Godcheck moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Godcheck changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wang tries to avoid it but Godcheck manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wang to the ground. Wang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Godcheck misses with a double jab.
Josh Godcheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Godcheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wang doesn't manage to clinch there - Godcheck circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Wang as Godcheck shoots in.
Godcheck is breathing heavily.
Godcheck closes the distance and clinches up with Wang, looking for a takedown. Godcheck pushes Wang against the ropes but Wang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wang tries to clinch there but Godcheck circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang slips a straight right by Godcheck.
Godcheck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Josh Godcheck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wang is looking to clinch.
Wang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Godcheck misses with a wild combination.
A left lands for Godcheck.
Wang tries to clinch there but Godcheck circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Godcheck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang is looking to clinch but Godcheck is avoiding it.
Godcheck shoots in for a takedown but Wang shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang tries to clinch but Godcheck is having none of it.
Wang tries to clinch but Godcheck is having none of it.
Godcheck misses with a hook.
Wang is looking to clinch.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Godcheck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Godcheck shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Godcheck fails to land the takedown.
Agent Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Godcheck.
Godcheck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wang tries to clinch up but Godcheck circles away and keeps his distance.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Godcheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wang blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Wang. No joy for Godcheck on that attempt.
Wang ducks under a wild hook from Godcheck.
Wang wants to clinch up but Godcheck keeps it at a distance.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Godcheck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wang tries to clinch up but Godcheck circles away and keeps his distance.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Godcheck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang tries to clinch but Godcheck moves out of range.
Wang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wang throws an elbow but misses.
Josh Godcheck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wang throws an elbow but misses.
Godcheck blocks an elbow strike from Wang.
Godcheck has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wang regains guard immediately.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Godcheck trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godcheck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Godcheck wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Godcheck working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wang's head.
Agent Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Godcheck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Godcheck 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Godcheck!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cho Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cho Yamato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Cruise!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamato is looking to slow Cruise down with leg kicks.
Cruise checks a low kick from Yamato.
Yamato throws a series of punches but Cruise avoids them all with ease.
Cruise shoots in but Yamato avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruise tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruise fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamato.
Yamato lands a high kick!
Cruise is looking to clinch.
No luck for Cruise with that takedown attempt.
Cho Yamato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Cruise.
Cruise looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yamato has managed to clinch.
Cruise has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yamato is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yamato lands a damaging elbow.
Yamato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruise avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamato creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cruise's defenses.
Nice elbow from Yamato.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cruise on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cruise tries to circle away but Yamato has him pinned against the ropes.
Cruise is trying to break free.
Yamato missing with knees to the body.
Yamato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cruise blocks the elbow strike.
Yamato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamato is looking to clinch but Cruise is avoiding it.
Yamato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yamato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruise tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yamato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cruise doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yamato counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yamato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yamato tries to kick Cruise off in order to stand up. Cruise Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Yamato is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cruise is controlling him well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yamato bucks up and tries to throw Cruise off but instead Cruise has got his back!
Cruise is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Yamato is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vince Cruise!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hajime Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Kick out the Jams by The MC5s as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rufus Lee was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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24
193 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
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26
200 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hajime Saito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands a head shot.
It looks like Hajime Saito has been cut.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saito throws a big shot that misses.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Saito off the ropes and back into rage.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saito dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Saito looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Saito shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee drops Saito with a left and a right! Oh, Saito is hurt - Lee dives into side control looking to finish!
Saito is rocked!
Saito is trying to escape the position but Lee is controlling the position.
Oh Saito is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saito seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee misses with the ground and pound.
Lee is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Saito's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lee's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Saito stops Lee from passing to mount.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saito keeps working.
Saito takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lee looking to control but instead Saito has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Lee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saito with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lee passes to full mount!
Saito sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Saito wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saito slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Saito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saito working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lee wants to get up but he can't break Saito's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Saito wants to hit a switch here but Lee passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Saito there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
Lee tries to control but Saito wriggling away.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rufus Lee just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Saito with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hajime Saito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saito misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hajime Saito's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saito misses with a straight right.
Hajime Saito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saito just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Saito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saito drives through with a takedown into guard.
Saito drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lee manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Saito has Lee in his guard.
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saito looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee trying to control but Saito is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saito looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Saito looking for a sweep. Not yet Saito, not yet.
Lee is posturing up here but Saito has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Lee tries to roll out but it's too tight and Lee has to tap! Slick submission there by Saito!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hajime Saito!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiruki Nakeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Andrews will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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132 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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20
143 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiruki Nakeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayne Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews misses with a hook.
Andrews misses with the combination.
Nakeda drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nakeda wants to get up but he can't break Andrews's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nakeda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Andrews is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Nakeda frees his head nicely. Oh but Andrews has switched to an armbar! Nakeda is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Wayne Andrews!
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