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KRT 145/265 GP Tourney 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ollie Ritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dickinson's choice of entrance music: Harvester of Sorrow. Ollie Ritch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ollie Ritch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritch throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Ritch scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Dave Dickinson has been cut.
Dickinson ducks under a wild hook from Ritch.
Dickinson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dickinson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ritch to score with a decent uppercut.
Ollie Ritch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritch lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Dickinson moves out of range as Ritch strikes.
Ritch throws a head kick that misses
and Dickinson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ritch can't break the clinch.
Dickinson looking to throw knees to the head but Ritch is blocking nicely.
Ritch is stalling here.
Ritch avoids the elbow strike from Dickinson, against the cage.
Dickinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritch blocks an elbow strike from Dickinson.
Ritch manages to break the clinch.
Ritch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dickinson's hands.
Dickinson avoids the head kick by Ritch.
Dickinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ritch.
Ritch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dickinson, pushing him back against the cage.
Dickinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ritch is defending well for now.
Ritch avoids a wild elbow strike from Dickinson.
Ritch is trying to break the clinch but Dickinson is controlling him.
Ritch tries to circle away but Dickinson has him pinned against the cage.
Ritch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ritch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ritch is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ritch throws a lazy head kick
and Dickinson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dickinson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritch is controlling Dickinson's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson won't allow Ritch to get back to his feet.
Ritch is looking for a triangle but Dickinson pushes his legs off easily.
Ritch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dickinson stopping the sweep attempt from Ritch.
Ritch working for submissions but it's allowed Dickinson to get to half guard.
Dickinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ritch keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritch wants to get back to full guard but Dickinson has passed into side control.
Ritch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dickinson tries to advance to mount but Ritch denies him.
Ritch struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ritch keeps working.
Dickinson controlling the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dave Dickinson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ritch misses with a hook. Dickinson ducked under it nicely.
Ritch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Ritch scores with a four punch combination!
Ritch jabs Dickinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ritch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dickinson defending well as Ritch loads up on a big left hand.
Ritch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ritch throws a head kick but Dickinson moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ritch.
Ritch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dickinson circles away.
Ritch throws a jab but it's blocked by Dickinson.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ritch misses with a head kick.
Ritch works the jab nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dickinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick by Ritch misses
and Dickinson counters by moving into the clinch.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ritch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dickinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dickinson lands a knee to the body.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Dickinson misses with a knee strike.
Dickinson looking to throw knees to the head but Ritch is blocking nicely.
Dickinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ritch is struggling to control the position.
Ritch pushes Dickinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ritch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ritch avoids it.
Dickinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dickinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ritch avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ritch.
Ritch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ritch misses with a body punch.
Ritch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dickinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ritch is defending well for now.
Ritch blocks an elbow strike.
Dickinson prevents a body shot from Ritch.
Dickinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ritch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dickinson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ritch's defenses.
Ritch manages to break the clinch.
Dickinson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That has opened up Dave Dickinson's cut even more.
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!
Dickinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab by Ritch.
Ritch misses with a hook. Dickinson ducked under it nicely.
Dickinson ducks under a wild hook from Ritch.
A punch combination from Ritch misses.
A head kick misses from Ritch.
Ritch misses with a body shot.
Ritch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ritch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dickinson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dickinson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dickinson throws an elbow that misses.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Ritch managing to block the knees to the body from Dickinson.
Ritch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ritch looks to throw the jab but Dickinson is out of range.
Dickinson tries to clinch up but Ritch circles away and keeps his distance.
Ritch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ritch missing with a left hand there. Dickinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ritch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dickinson counters by moving into the clinch.
Ritch lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ollie Ritch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Dickinson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ritch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dickinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ollie Ritch is winning the standup battle so far.
Ritch misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown by Dickinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Ritch which made him look bad.
Ritch throws a head kick that misses
and Dickinson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dickinson prevents Ritch from improving his position.
Dickinson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritch trying to control but Dickinson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ritch is not content to let Dickinson control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickinson slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dave Dickinson.
Nice uppercut there from Ritch.
Ritch thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dickinson.
Nice defenses there by Dickinson.
Ritch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickinson blocks a head kick by Ritch.
Dickinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ritch.
Dickinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dickinson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ritch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dickinson blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritch throws a head kick but Dickinson moves out of range.
Dickinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dickinson tries for a takedown but Ritch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ollie Ritch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Dickinson.
Ritch feints a jab promting Dickinson to slip. Ritch then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dickinson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ritch misses with a wild combination.
Dickinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ritch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson slips a jab from Ritch.
Dave Dickinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Ritch misses.
Ritch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ritch throws a right hand that misses
and Dickinson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dickinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ritch.
Dickinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ritch blocks an elbow strike.
Dickinson misses with a knee to the head.
Ritch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dave Dickinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ritch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ritch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ritch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ritch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ritch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dickinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ritch.
No luck for Ritch with that takedown attempt.
Ritch throws a looping overhand right but Dickinson ducks down to avoid it.
Dickinson fails with the takedown.
Ritch looks to land a combination but Dickinson avoids it well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ritch lands with a nice combination. Dickinson backs away looking to recover.
Ritch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ritch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ritch.
Ritch misses with a left hand
and Dickinson moves into the clinch.
Dickinson lands a knee to the head.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Dickinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ritch blocks it with crossed arms.
Ritch taking a breather.
Ritch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dickinsons head.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ritch avoids it.
Ritch is looking to control Dickinson's arms but Dickinson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ritch has his back to the cage.
Ritch breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Ritch.
The cut above Dave Dickinson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ritch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dickinson manages to avoid it.
Dickinson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ritch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Ritch misses.
Dickinson slips a jab from Ritch.
Ritch misses with a head kick.
Dickinson moves in looking to clinch but Ritch pushes him off.
Ritch misses with a series of wild punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson dives in and grabs Ritch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ritch pushes down on Dickinson's head and hops out.
Ritch throws a looping overhand right but Dickinson ducks down to avoid it.
Ritch misses with a body punch
and Dickinson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ritch!
Ritch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dickinson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dickinson controlling his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ritch tries to lock up and control but Dickinson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dave Dickinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ritch is working to get back to half guard.
Dave Dickinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dickinson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ritch because Dickinson loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickinson controlling the pace for now.
Dickinson scoring with strikes but Ritch is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ollie Ritch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ritch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Ollie Ritch!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Ollie Ritch!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ollie Ritch!
Ollie Ritch wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Kajiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satoshi Kajiwara could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hanamichi Sakuragi's chin.
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184 lbs
13 - 14 - 0 |
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoshi Kajiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kajiwara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Kajiwara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kajiwara gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sakuragi throwing strikes from guard but Kajiwara blocks nicely.
Kajiwara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sakuragi is aware though and is defending well.
Sakuragi stands up over Kajiwara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sakuragi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sakuragi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kajiwara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sakuragi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sakuragi throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kajiwara pushes Sakuragi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kajiwara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kajiwara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sakuragi lands a really nice looking cross but Kajiwara seems unphased.
A solid body kick from Kajiwara.
Kajiwara tries to clinch but Sakuragi moves away
and Sakuragi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kajiwara's guard.
Kajiwara is looking to stand up but Sakuragi isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kajiwara has his feet on Sakuragi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kajiwara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kajiwara is looking to clinch.
Sakuragi lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Satoshi Kajiwara has been cut.
Sakuragi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Sakuragi prevents Kajiwara from escaping the position.
Sakuragi cracks Kajiwara with a big elbow.
Kajiwara takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sakuragi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kajiwara is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sakuragi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kajiwara on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kajiwara is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sakuragi connects with a decent elbow.
Sakuragi lands a nice forearm strike.
Sakuragi working the ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Sakuragi crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara wants to control but Sakuragi postures up.
Kajiwara defending against the ground and pound.
Sakuragi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sakuragi grinds an elbow into Kajiwara's temple.
Kajiwara is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sakuragi is controlling him well.
Sakuragi cracks Kajiwara with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Kajiwara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kajiwara striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Sakuragi cracks Kajiwara with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sakuragi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kajiwara is rocked!
Sakuragi is putting a hurting on Kajiwara here, landing some big shots from side control.
Oh Kajiwara is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sakuragi scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Kajiwara is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Sakuragi can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hanamichi Sakuragi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Kolodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alan Kolodin!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel wants to clinch but Kolodin slips to the side
and Kolodin counters with a single leg into guard. Steel didn't expect that.
Steel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel looking to control.
Steel has Kolodin pulled in close to control his posture.
Steel trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jim Steel.
Steel closes the distance but Kolodin moves to the side
and Kolodin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel is looking to clinch.
Kolodin shoots in looking for a takedown but Steel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kolodin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kolodin counters with a shoot takedown. Steel fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kolodin sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolodin throwing strikes but missing.
Kolodin trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kolodin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Steel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kolodin, into his guard.
Steel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kolodin's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Steel defends it easily.
Steel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kolodin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Steel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin looking to control but Steel passes into half guard.
Kolodin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Steel gets to his feet. Kolodin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kolodin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Steel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kolodin somewhat.
Steel tries to clinch up but Kolodin circles away and keeps his distance.
Kolodin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin tries for a takedown but Steel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jim Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Kolodin.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kolodin.
Kolodin cracks Steel with a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel is trying to get back to half guard.
Kolodin in side control, throwing shots but Steel defends.
Kolodin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Steel to his feet.
Steel slaps away a takedown attempt from Kolodin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steel fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to clinch but Kolodin moves away
and Kolodin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kolodin.
Kolodin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kolodin is stalling in the full guard.
Steel working a defensive guard here.
Kolodin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kolodin laying and praying for a moment but Steel takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kolodin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Steel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kolodin on the ground.
Kolodin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to get back to his feet.
Kolodin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kolodin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin advances to half guard.
Kolodin is trying to control. Steel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kolodin throws a strike but Steel avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kolodin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kolodin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kolodin passes Steel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kolodin moves into full mount! Steel won't be happy about that!
Steel is in a horrible position here. Kolodin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin avoids the attempt from Steel to control.
Steel stops Kolodin from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Steel tries to lock up and control but Kolodin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolodin wants to control the pace but Steel is squirming around nicely.
Steel wants to control but Kolodin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Kolodin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kolodin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kolodin trying to advance position but Steel counters by regaining guard.
Kolodin content to stall in guard here.
Steel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kolodin is controlling him.
Kolodin trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Steel looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolodin wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alan Kolodin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kolodin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steel as he avoids it easily.
Steel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kolodin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kolodin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steel defends it nicely.
Steel is looking to clinch but Kolodin is avoiding it.
Steel fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin tries for a takedown but Steel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jim Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Kolodin.
Steel darts in trying to clinch
and Kolodin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Steel won't be happy with that.
Steel is trying to buck Kolodin off.
Steel wants to control but Kolodin postures up.
Alan Kolodin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steel is not content to let Kolodin control the position.
Steel being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is trying to get back to his feet.
Kolodin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steel keeps working.
Steel tries to escape but Kolodin is in control.
Kolodin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Steel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kolodin wants to control for a moment but Steel uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel controlling the position well.
Kolodin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Steel!
Steel taking shots to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin lands a nice shot to the head.
Kolodin looking for a guillotine from mount but Steel is having none of it.
Kolodin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kolodin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Steel has worked his arm free - good work by Steel!
Steel is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kolodin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin working the ground and pound but Steel is defending the strikes.
Kolodin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kolodin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Steel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kolodin is looking to take a break and control but Steel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Steel is trying to escape and Kolodin transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Steel is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kolodin! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alan Kolodin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Adamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Atomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atomi has chosen Sonata Arctica - Tallulah as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Adamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomi Atomi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atomi swats away the attempt to clinch by Adamson.
Atomi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adamson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adamson moves out of range of the body kick from Atomi.
Atomi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adamson's hands.
Adamson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atomi.
Adamson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atomi throws a body kick that misses.
Adamson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atomi.
Adamson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Adamson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Adamson tries to close the distance and clinch but Atomi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atomi swats away the attempt to clinch by Adamson.
Atomi thuds a left hand into Adamson's body.
Adamson wants to clinch but Atomi slips to the side
and Atomi counters with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Atomi.
Adamson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atomi lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamson doesn't manage to clinch there - Atomi circles away.
Atomi keeps the fight on the outside.
Atomi scores with a body shot.
Atomi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adamson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adamson avoids the body shot from Atomi.
Adamson moves out of range as Atomi strikes.
Atomi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Adamson quickly recovers to half guard.
Adamson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Adamson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Atomi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Adamson looking for submissions off his back.
Adamson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Atomi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi wants to free his trapped foot but Adamson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Adamson tries to get to full guard but Atomi has control of the leg.
Atomi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Atomi is trying to control the action in half guard but Adamson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Adamson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adamson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Atomi slips a nice elbow through Adamson's hands, connecting with Adamson's forehead.
Adamson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi slips a nice elbow through Adamson's hands, connecting with Adamson's forehead.
Adamson is refusing to be controlled, as Atomi sits in half guard.
Atomi maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Adamson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Atomi has cracked it and Adamson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Atomi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tomi Atomi!
After winning the bout, Tomi Atomi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by To the Top. Hyun Kim could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tatsuya Aoki's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aoki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aoki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kim is trying to maintain the position but Aoki is very close to passing his half guard.
Aoki wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aoki is trying to work for a kimura but Kim is defending well.
Kim tries to roll over but Aoki keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aoki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aoki's back!
Aoki is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Aoki is working to get back to half guard.
Aoki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Aoki trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kim avoids the attempt from Aoki to control.
Aoki regains half guard.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aoki manages to get to full guard.
Kim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
Kim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kim stops Aoki from standing up.
Kim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aoki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kim has managed to get both his arms back between Aoki's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aoki is keeping the position for now.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Aoki has momentary wrist control but Kim slips an elbow through the middle.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Aoki.
Kim throwing strikes from guard but Aoki blocks nicely.
Aoki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throwing strikes but missing.
Aoki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kim postures up in Aoki's guard and throws a big left but Aoki blocks it.
Aoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aoki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aoki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Kim is not content to let Aoki control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aoki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kim kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Aoki passes to full mount!
Kim keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Aoki landing shots from mount.
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aoki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aoki landing strikes from the mount and Kim is in trouble!
Aoki unloading with bombs!
Kim working to try and regain half guard.
Kim tries to hold on but Aoki pushes him away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki controlling from mount.
Aoki looking to secure an arm triangle but Kim defends it well.
Aoki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Aoki goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kim turns into him and now he's in Aoki's guard.
Kim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kim lands a couple of digs.
Kim throwing strikes from guard but Aoki blocks nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aoki is on top in guard.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.
Kim is looking for a triangle but Aoki pushes his legs off easily.
Kim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aoki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aoki passes Kim's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aoki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim is staying active underneath Aoki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Aoki trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Aoki with a nice head shot there.
Aoki forces his way into half guard.
Kim actively working from the bottom here.
Kim has hold of Aoki's hands but Aoki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kim trying to control but Aoki postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki wants to take a breather but Kim is having none of it.
Kim wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Aoki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Aoki misses with a two punch combination.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aoki closes the distance and clinches up with Kim, looking for a takedown. Aoki pushes Kim against the cage but Kim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aoki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Kim gets a double leg takedown into Aoki's guard.
Kim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aoki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aoki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aoki trying to keep a closed guard but Kim is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kim won't allow Aoki to sweep him here.
Tatsuya Aoki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kim won't allow Aoki to get back to his feet.
Aoki wants to sweep but no luck.
Kim trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Aoki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim preventing the sweep.
Aoki wants to stand but Kim is controlling the position.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
Kim scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim landing some decent shots from guard.
Aoki wants to stand but Kim is controlling the position.
Kim throws a big elbow that misses.
Aoki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kim gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aoki trying to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki wants to sweep but no luck.
Aoki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kim manages to pass to side control.
Kim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aoki wants to get back to full guard.
Aoki is trying to stand up here but Kim is controlling him well.
Aoki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aoki wants to get back to his feet.
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. Kim connects with a nice short shot to Aoki's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Kim there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aoki has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aoki tries to get to full guard but Kim has control of the leg.
Kim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Aoki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aoki is trying to keep Kim in close.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aoki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kim tries to hold on but Aoki postures up.
Kim is working to get back to half guard.
Aoki landing shots from mount.
Aoki with a couple of short strikes.
Aoki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Aoki working Kim over with strikes here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to reverse the position but instead Aoki has taken his back - oops!
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!
Aoki not allowing Kim to control his hands.
Aoki is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kim has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Aoki tightening his grip on Kim, looking for the choke.
Aoki softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Aoki lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Aoki is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Kim is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tatsuya Aoki!
During a confident post fight interview, Tatsuya Aoki 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ikuhisa Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'll be Back. 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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200 lbs
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196 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Minowa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Kent!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kent is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Minowa.
Kent throws a right hand that Minowa ducks under and follows up with a left that Minowa also avoids with ease.
Minowa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kent misses with an uppercut.
Kent is looking to clinch but Minowa is avoiding it.
Kent connects with a body shot.
Minowa misses the shot to the body.
Minowa dodges the punch combination from Kent.
Kent has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Peter Kent has been cut.
Minowa ducks under a wild hook from Kent.
Jab, jab by Minowa - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kent connects with a good right hand that stumbles Minowa. Minowa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Minowa moves in looking to clinch but Kent pushes him off.
Kent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minowa manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa lands a jab to the head.
Kent gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kent slips a jab and a cross from Minowa.
Minowa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kent was well out of range. Poor timing from Minowa.
Kent thows a body shot but no joy.
Kent misses with a body shot.
Peter Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent falls off balance throwing a combination
and Minowa counters with a left and a right that hurts Kent! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Minowa jumps into full mount!
Kent is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Minowa looking to secure an arm triangle but Kent defends it well.
Kent is still in real trouble! Can Minowa finish him?
Kent is trying desperately to improve position.
Kent seems to have recovered his senses.
Minowa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Minowa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kent has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Minowa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That has opened up Peter Kent's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowa dominating with strikes here.
Kent is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kent tries to hold on but Minowa pushes him away.
Kent is squirming around, avoiding Minowa's attempts to control the action.
Kent is wriggling around trying to escape.
Minowa 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.
Minowa connects with a bit shot that sees Kent covering up! More strikes from Minowa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Minowa is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikuhisa Minowa!
A relieved looking Ikuhisa Minowa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivin St Daintoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivin St Daintoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leeroy Russo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Daintoro lands a head kick. Russo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
St Daintoro misses with a leg kick
and Russo counters with a nice body kick.
Russo avoids the body shot from St Daintoro.
Russo throws a head kick that misses.
Russo misses with a few strikes there.
St Daintoro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Russo.
St Daintoro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olivin St Daintoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Daintoro scores with a hook to the body. Russo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Daintoro jabs Russo right on the nose. Russo blinks but takes it well.
Russo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from St Daintoro.
St Daintoro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Daintoro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Russo at a distance.
St Daintoro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russo.
Russo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
St Daintoro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Daintoro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Russo doesn't seem bothered though.
St Daintoro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russo manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from St Daintoro misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Daintoro thuds a left hand into Russo's body.
Russo has taken the fight to the clinch.
St Daintoro tries to pull guard but Russo won't allow it.
Russo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Russo misses with a knee to the head.
Russo lands an elbow just above St Daintoro 's eye.
St Daintoro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Russo.
St Daintoro jumps guard but Russo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Russo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Olivin St Daintoro has been cut.
Russo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
St Daintoro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Russo after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olivin St Daintoro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo misses with a knee strike.
St Daintoro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro has had enough of the clinch but Russo keeps him there for the moment.
Russo scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite St Daintoro's efforts to push away.
St Daintoro tries to break the clinch but Russo is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Russo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Daintoro is looking to break free of the clinch but Russo has double underhooks.
St Daintoro misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Daintoro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Russo has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russo.
Russo wants a takedown but no success here.
Russo misses with an elbow strike.
St Daintoro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Russo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
St Daintoro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Russo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Russo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Daintoro misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo thumps St Daintoro with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by St Daintoro as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from St Daintoro misses the target.
St Daintoro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Russo scores with a leg kick.
St Daintoro scores with a nice strike.
Russo moves into range and clinches up with St Daintoro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Russo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Daintoro is breathing heavily.
Russo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St Daintoro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
St Daintoro is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Russo is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo successfully pulls guard.
St Daintoro wants to control from the top but Russo keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Daintoro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Russo's guard.
St Daintoro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Russo 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.
Russo pulls St Daintoro in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Olivin St Daintoro.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
St Daintoro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Daintoro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russo.
St Daintoro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Russo lands with a nice body kick.
Russo moves into range and clinches up with St Daintoro.
Russo unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Daintoro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Russo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Olivin St Daintoro's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russo.
Russo jumps guard and drags St Daintoro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Russo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but St Daintoro frees his head nicely. Oh but Russo has switched to an armbar! St Daintoro is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Leeroy Russo!
Leeroy Russo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Doi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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27
152 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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150 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Doi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicky Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Santoro tries to bench press Doi off him but Doi keeps the position.
Doi wants to stand but Santoro is controlling his arm.
Doi tries for a kimura but Santoro is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santoro tries to improve position but can't.
Santoro manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doi blocks the strikes from Santoro.
Santoro wants to improve his position but Doi is controlling well.
Doi wants to pass to mount but Santoro is defending the position.
Doi tries to stand but can't do so whilst Santoro controls his leg.
Santoro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santoro.
Doi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Santoro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doi wants to stand but Santoro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Santoro trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Santoro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santoro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Doi has passed into side control.
Santoro is looking for a sweep.
Santoro is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Doi off and has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.
Doi is trying to get back to his feet but Santoro has full control of the position and if anything, Doi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Doi tries to break free.
Santoro lands a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santoro controlling well, preventing Doi from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro lands a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santoro looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Santoro lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santoro scores with punches and elbows.
Doi is rocked!
Doi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Oh Doi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doi is taking damage to the body and head.
Santoro working for a choke but Doi is defending well.
Doi seems to have got his legs back now.
Santoro is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Doi up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Doi is covering up but some of the strikes from Santoro are getting through and doing damage.
Doi prevents Santoro from getting a body triangle.
Well, with Santoro on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Doi is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Santoro doesn't have the hooks in and Doi manages to turn into his guard.
Santoro has his foot on Doi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Doi works his way back into a safe position though.
Santoro throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Santoro wants to sweep here but Doi controlling him for the moment.
Doi trying to control but Santoro is working from the bottom.
Doi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Santoro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi Doi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Doi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santoro.
A combination from Santoro does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santoro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Santoro.
Doi is trying to get back to half guard.
Santoro trying to control the action but Doi is working from the bottom.
Santoro taking a breather here.
Doi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Santoro has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Santoro remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Santoro tries for a kimura but Doi is defending well.
Doi is pushing Santoro's head away, looking to escape. Santoro manages to hold on to the position though.
Santoro working the ground and pound.
Doi is trying to improve his position.
Santoro working the head and body with strikes.
Doi tries to buck Santoro off but Santoro is having none of it.
Doi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Doi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Doi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doi is looking for a sweep.
Santoro lands a nice forearm strike.
Doi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Santoro staying calm.
Doi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Santoro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Doi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Santoro working the ground and pound from side control.
Doi tries to buck Santoro off but Santoro is having none of it.
Doi can't do much from the bottom here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santoro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santoro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Doi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Santoro lands a few punches from side control.
Santoro landing a few strikes.
Doi tries to improve position but can't.
Doi prevents Santoro from moving into mount.
Doi is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Santoro working the ground and pound from side control.
Doi is looking for a sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santoro works to advance to full mount. Doi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Santoro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santoro working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Santoro jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Doi is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Doi and Santoro has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Santoro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doi keeps working.
Doi wants to get back to his feet.
Santoro working the ground and pound from side control.
Doi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Santoro is chipping away with strikes.
Doi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Santoro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Doi is looking to improve his position.
Santoro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Doi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santoro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Doi is trying to stand back up but Santoro is controlling him
Santoro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Santoro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Doi is just riding it out for now. Santoro eventually gives up the hold.
Doi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santoro scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doi is trying to stand up here but Santoro is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Santoro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Santoro shoots in and gets a takedown into Doi's guard.
Santoro 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santoro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Doi is looking to stand back up but Santoro counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Doi.
Still in half guard, Santoro seems content to control.
Santoro drops an elbow to the side of Doi's head.
Doi is not content to let Santoro control the position.
Doi wants to get back to full guard.
Santoro is keen to just control but Doi is a slippery customer.
Santoro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santoro stops Doi from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nicky Santoro.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Santoro.
Doi checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Santoro finds it's way through Doi's defenses.
Santoro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doi looks to throw the jab but Santoro is out of range.
Doi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santoro scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body punch from Doi.
Santoro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doi eats them both and turns towards Santoro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Some bone on bone action there as Santoro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Doi.
A head kick misses from Doi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santoro looking to score a takedown here. Doi is defending well but Santoro drives through and ends up in Doi's guard.
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!
Doi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is trying to escape the mount.
Santoro tries to hold on but Doi pushes him away.
Santoro throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Santoro bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Santoro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Doi trying to keep a closed guard but Santoro is proving a slippery customer.
Santoro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Doi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santoro defends it easily.
Santoro works over Doi with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro with a nice head shot there.
Nicky Santoro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doi wants to get back to his feet but Santoro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Doi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santoro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Doi has momentary wrist control but Santoro slips an elbow through the middle.
Santoro wants to control from the top but Doi keeps moving.
Doi wants to stand up but Santoro is controlling him.
Santoro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Santoro cracks Doi with a solid left hand.
Doi being controlled here, momentarily.
Santoro scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Santoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Doi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santoro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santoro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santoro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Doi wants to stand up but Santoro is controlling him.
Santoro preventing the sweep.
Santoro forces his way into half guard.
Santoro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Doi is looking for a sweep. Santoro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Santoro.
Santoro is nestled in close to Doi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Doi wants to get back to full guard.
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. Santoro connects with a nice short shot to Doi's temple.
Santoro trying to control from half guard but Doi is working away.
Santoro scores with a big shot! Doi's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Doi! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicky Santoro!
Nicky Santoro took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ONI ↑ 5x160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayden Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with On the Eve of War blaring out of the sound system. 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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29
265 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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30
280 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Russell Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jayden Ray!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a jab.
It looks like Jayden Ray has been cut.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Ray.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Ray counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jones! Ray lets Jones back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Russell Jones has been cut.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ray moves in close and cracks Jones with a massive right hand! Jones, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Ray!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jayden Ray!
A pretty intense looking Jayden Ray took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Nakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okamoto has chosen Feel the Drive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
154 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Nakai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okamoto throws a leg kick which misses Nakai's front leg but catches the back leg as Nakai tries to avoid it.
Okamoto tries to clinch there but Nakai circles away.
Okamoto misses with a head kick.
Okamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Nakai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Okamoto lands a nice hook to Nakai's body. Nakai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nakai closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nakai controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakai looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Okamoto is trying to control but Nakai passes into side control!
Okamoto can't do much from the bottom here.
Okamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nakai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nakai trying to control the action but Okamoto is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakai tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Okamoto looking for a sweep but Nakai has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Okamoto tries to control Nakai's body but Nakai pushes him off. Okamoto squirms to his side and now Nakai has his back!
Okamoto tries to break free.
Okamoto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto working to try and regain half guard.
Nakai with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Okamoto tries to reverse the position but Nakai maintains control.
Nakai controlling from the full mount.
Nakai tries to control but Okamoto wriggling away.
Nakai working for a guillotine from mount but Okamoto is in no mood to give up.
Okamoto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto wants to hold on but Nakai pushes him away.
Nakai pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Nakai controlling his opponent.
Nakai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Okamoto is controlling an arm, preventing Nakai from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Nakai wants to control the pace but Okamoto is squirming around nicely.
Nakai looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nakai forces the positional change into back control.
Nakai trying to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakai is hanging on to Okamoto's back as he tries to escape.
Okamoto is holding onto Nakai's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Nakai is not going to allow Okamoto to sit and survive in this position.
Nakai is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Nakai patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Nakai is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Okamoto has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okamoto is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Nakai.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nakai trying to control.
Okamoto controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Nakai trying to control momentarily.
Okamoto is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Okamoto defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Nakai's arms.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto trying to control the hands but Nakai won't let him.
Nakai controlling well, preventing Okamoto from escaping the position.
Nakai is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Okamoto taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Nakai.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuki Nakai!
Post fight, Yuki Nakai stared into the camera and said 'Hey grappling is my world.... stick to K1 kid, face it this aint your sport! (Grabs the nearest camera) Now book me in the semi finals, who's gona stop me from becoming the 145 GP Champion?!'.
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