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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Paulik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymon Selby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Paulik has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Paulik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raymon Selby!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Selby blocks a body shot from Paulik.
Selby is trying to drag Paulik to the mat but Paulik just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Selby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Selby fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tony Paulik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymon Selby.
Paulik is working Selby over against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Paulik.
Paulik lands a shoulder strike.
Paulik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Selby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paulik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paulik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Selby looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paulik gets through Selby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paulik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Selby backwards.
Selby is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Selby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Selby is still on wobbly legs! Can Paulik finish him?
Paulik has a couple of punches blocked by Selby.
Paulik misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Selby.
Paulik lands a big knee! That's hurt Selby! Oh, he's all over the place! Paulik lands another knee that sends Selby to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Paulik!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jo Smo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Ank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ank has chosen RATM as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo Smo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenneth Ank!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ank closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smo circles away.
Ank looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smo scores with a sloppy right hand. Ank should have avoided that one.
It looks like Kenneth Ank has been cut.
Ank takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ank looks winded!
Smo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smo fails to land with a series of punches.
Smo thuds a left hand into Ank's body.
A head kick misses from Smo.
Kenneth Ank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Smo misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smo drops Ank with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ank looks back up at him and smiles so Smo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Smo feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Ank crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jo Smo!
Jo Smo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Manjuelez (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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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Manjuelez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromManjuelez.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech avoids the head kick by Manjuelez.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is looking for a counter combo.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech sets himself, and Manjuelez steps forward looking for the clinch! Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech avoids it this time.
Manjuelez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manjuelez tries a head kick but it misses.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech misses with an uppercut
and Manjuelez counters with a crisp one two that drops Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech! Manjuelez thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech to his feet! Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is in big trouble!
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is rocked!
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manjuelez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Manjuelez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech lands with a thumping leg kick.
A combination from Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech does no damage.
Manjuelez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a head kick but Manjuelez moves out of range.
Manjuelez closes the distance and clinches.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manjuelez wants to clinch.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a sloppy head kick and Manjuelez moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez closes the distance and clinches.
Manjuelez prevents Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech from breaking the clinch.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Manjuelez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manjuelez moves into the clinch successfully.
Manjuelez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech looking for a takedown.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech breaks the clinch.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech has been working on his balance at Bonsai Club MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Manjuelez.
Manjuelez just misses with a punch to the body.
As Manjuelez looks to move away, Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a big counter combo but Manjuelez just gets out of the way.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a head kick but Manjuelez moves out of range.
Manjuelez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manjuelez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manjuelez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez throws a series of punches but Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech avoids them all with ease.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech misses with a wild body shot.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a sloppy head kick and Manjuelez moves out of range easily.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech swats away the attempt to clinch by Manjuelez.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech tries a low kick but Manjuelez avoids it.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech misses with a wild combination.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech sets himself, and Manjuelez steps forward looking for the clinch! Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech avoids it this time.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws out a leg kick but Manjuelez moves out of range and Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech only half commits.
Manjuelez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a looping overhand right but Manjuelez ducks down to avoid it.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a head kick that misses.
Manjuelez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Manjuelez manages to circle out of the way.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manjuelez with the counter takedown but Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech avoids it easily.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech just misses with a punch to the body.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech misses with a double jab
and Manjuelez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Manjuelez lands a body punch.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Manjuelez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manjuelez is looking for the big counter here.
Manjuelez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manjuelez wants to counter with a clinch but Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech pushes him away.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manjuelez is able to avoid easily.
Manjuelez with the counter takedown but Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech avoids it easily.
Manjuelez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manjuelez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a nice looking combination but Manjuelez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manjuelez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manjuelez wants to counter with a clinch but Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech misses.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manjuelez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech dodges the punch combination from Manjuelez.
Manjuelez avoids the head kick by Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech.
Manjuelez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Manjuelez avoids the head kick by Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech.
A right-left combo lands from Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a leg kick but Manjuelez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manjuelez flicks out a counter leg kick but Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech steps away.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a sloppy head kick and Manjuelez moves out of range easily.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a lazy head kick
and Manjuelez counters with a crisp one two that drops Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech! Manjuelez thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech to his feet! Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is in big trouble!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manjuelez slips a jab from Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech.
Manjuelez wants to counter the offense by Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez clinches up with Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is trying to break the clinch but Manjuelez is controlling him.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech tries to score a body lock takedown but Manjuelez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Manjuelez breaks the clinch.
A combination from Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech does no damage.
Manjuelez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Manjuelez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Manjuelez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Manjuelez.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech swings widly with a right hand
and Manjuelez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech's guard.
Manjuelez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Manjuelez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Manjuelez scoring with some ground and pound.
Manjuelez cracks Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech with a solid left hand.
Manjuelez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech's guard.
Manjuelez working Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech over with strikes.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech tries to get out of the position.
Manjuelez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Manjuelez working over Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech with some ground and pound. Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Manjuelez stalling.
Manjuelez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is just riding it out for now. Manjuelez eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Manjuelez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is trying to stand.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is defending against the submission attempts here by Manjuelez.
Manjuelez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Manjuelez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech tries a head kick but it misses.
Manjuelez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manjuelez rushes Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Manjuelez breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manjuelez doesn't seem phased though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Manjuelez stalling.
Manjuelez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manjuelez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Manjuelez tries to get set, Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech tries to push him back and clinch up but Manjuelez manages to avoid the attempt.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manjuelez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manjuelez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manjuelez wants to clinch.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws the left hand but Manjuelez avoids the punch easily.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a body kick that misses.
Manjuelez tries to counter by closing the distance.
A punch combination from Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech misses.
Manjuelez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech appears to be looking for a big counter.
Manjuelez doesn't manage to clinch there - Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech circles away.
Manjuelez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez breaks from the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manjuelez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech looks to land a body kick but Manjuelez moved away.
Manjuelez dodges the punch combination from Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech.
Manjuelez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech keeps the fight on the outside.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manjuelez clinches up with Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech and pushes him back against the ropes.
Manjuelez keeps control of Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manjuelez manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech.
Manjuelez is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manjuelez circles away quickly and effectively.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a body punch but Manjuelez moves out of range.
Manjuelez tries to clinch there but Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech circles away.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manjuelez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws the kick towards the body but Manjuelez avoids it.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manjuelez throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech misses with a body shot.
Manjuelez misses with a few strikes there.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a sloppy head kick and Manjuelez moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Manjuelez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech misses with a double jab
and Manjuelez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Manjuelez dives into side control.
Manjuelez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manjuelez slows the pace down.
Manjuelez has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Manjuelez yanks on the arm and Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Manjuelez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pablo Manjuelez!
Pablo Manjuelez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zenith Nutrition (160q) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Babawto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ishikawa's choice of entrance music: mindshift genki sudo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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147 lbs
39 - 30 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Babawto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishikawa moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ishikawa as Babawto tries to tie him up.
Babawto wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishikawa won't allow it.
Babawto avoids the elbow strike from Ishikawa, against the ropes.
Ishikawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ishikawa keeps control of Babawto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ishikawa connects with a knee to the head.
Ishikawa working Babawto over with knees to the body.
Babawto is trying to push Ishikawa away but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ishikawa prevents Babawto from breaking the clinch.
Ishikawa misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ishikawa obliges.
Ishikawa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishikawa taking a breather.
Babawto can't break the clinch.
Babawto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Babawto wants to break free but Ishikawa has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa just leaning against Babawto, taking a breather.
Babawto is looking to break free of the clinch but Ishikawa has double underhooks.
Babawto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Babawto has had enough of the clinch but Ishikawa keeps him there for the moment.
Ishikawa misses with a knee strike.
Babawto is trying to force a seperation but Ishikawa has the dominant position.
Ishikawa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ishikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Babawto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Babawto is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ishikawa obliges.
Ishikawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ishikawa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Babawto takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Renato Babawto has been cut.
Ishikawa crunches a lovely knee into Babawto's ribcage.
Ishikawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Babawto's efforts to push away.
Ishikawa lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ishikawa landing knees to the head.
Babawto wants to break free but Ishikawa has control.
Ishikawa slows down the pace here.
Babawto takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babawto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ishikawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ishikawa looking to throw knees to the head but Babawto is blocking nicely.
Ishikawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishikawa controlling the action here for a moment.
Babawto wants to break free but Ishikawa has control.
Ishikawa stalling in the clinch but Babawto improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa landing knees to the body.
Ishikawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ishikawa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ishikawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ishikawa looking to throw knees to the head but Babawto is blocking nicely.
Babawto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Babawto tries a head kick but it misses.
Babawto moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromIshikawa.
Ishikawa moves into range and clinches up with Babawto.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishikawa throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ishikawa effectively controlling the action here.
Ishikawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa stalling in the clinch.
Ishikawa prevents Babawto from breaking the clinch.
Ishikawa avoiding damage.
Ishikawa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Akira Ishikawa.
Ishikawa tries to clinch up but Babawto circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as Ishikawa blocks the low kick.
Babawto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ishikawa.
Babawto misses with a straight left.
Ishikawa shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ishikawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ishikawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babawto wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishikawa won't allow it.
Ishikawa landing knees to the body.
Babawto takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa lands an elbow that stopped Babawto in his tracks for a moment.
Ishikawa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Ishikawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renato Babawto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ishikawa moves into the clinch successfully.
Ishikawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Babawto won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ishikawa connects with a knee to the head.
Babawto breaks the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ishikawa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ishikawa forces Babawto back against the ropes and clinches.
Ishikawa's coach down at Bonsai Club MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ishikawa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ishikawa blocking some punches.
Babawto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Babawto working hard to break the clinch.
Babawto working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishikawa throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ishikawa.
Ishikawa misses with a knee to the head.
Ishikawa keeps control of Babawto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ishikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Ishikawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa prevents Babawto from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Ishikawa to work.
Ishikawa working Babawto over with knees to the body.
Ishikawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ishikawa pushes Babawto up against the ropes in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ishikawa.
Ishikawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ishikawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Babawto takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Akira Ishikawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the body.
Come on Ishikawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Babawto as Ishikawa tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ishikawa.
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!
Ishikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Babawto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Babawto can't break the clinch.
Ishikawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ishikawa lands an elbow inside that Babawto shrugs off.
Babawto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ishikawa closes the distance and clinches.
Babawto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ishikawa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the body.
Babawto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babawto dodges an elbow strike from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa prevents Babawto from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa misses with a knee to the head.
Ishikawa avoiding damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ishikawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ishikawa stalling.
Ishikawa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ishikawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Babawto blocks an elbow strike from Ishikawa.
Babawto is trying to break free.
Babawto tries to break free but Ishikawa pushes him back against the ropes.
Babawto tries a body shot but Ishikawa blocks it.
Ishikawa leaning against his opponent.
Ishikawa lands an elbow that stopped Babawto in his tracks for a moment.
Renato Babawto's cut is getting worse.
Ishikawa lands an elbow that stopped Babawto in his tracks for a moment.
Ishikawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa leaning against his opponent.
Ishikawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ishikawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ishikawa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Babawto wants to break free but Ishikawa has control.
Ishikawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Ishikawa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Babawto is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa is controlling him.
Ishikawa gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Babawto regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishikawa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ishikawa distracts Babawto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Babawto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ishikawa is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Ishikawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Renato Babawto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ishikawa takes the fight into the clinch.
Ishikawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Babawto won't want to take too many of those.
Ishikawa is trying to maintain a safe position but Babawto gets an underhook and turns Ishikawa into the ropes.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the body.
Ishikawa stalling.
Ishikawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ishikawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ishikawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Babawto wants to break free but Ishikawa has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa has Babawto pressed against the ropes, preventing Babawto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ishikawa tries to stall but Babawto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ishikawa is pushing Babawto up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Akira Ishikawa.
Ishikawa darts in and clinches Babawto up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babawto takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ishikawa throws an elbow but misses.
Ishikawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Babawto's face.
Babawto has had enough of the clinch but Ishikawa keeps him there for the moment.
Ishikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Babawto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Babawto is trying to push Ishikawa away but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ishikawa lands an elbow inside that Babawto shrugs off.
Babawto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Ishikawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Babawto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ishikawa stalling against the ropes.
Babawto wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishikawa won't allow it.
Ishikawa lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babawto is trying to force a seperation but Ishikawa has the dominant position.
Ishikawa is struggling to control the position.
Ishikawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ishikawa is looking to control Babawto's arms but Babawto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ishikawa has his back to the ropes.
Ishikawa connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babawto is trying to push Ishikawa away but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Babawto wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishikawa won't allow it.
Ishikawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ishikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Babawto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ishikawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ishikawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Babawto won't want to take too many of those.
Ishikawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ishikawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ishikawa has Babawto pressed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babawto looking to slow down the pace here.
Ishikawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ishikawa lands a damaging elbow.
Renato Babawto's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Babawto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ishikawa landing knees to the head.
Ishikawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa lands an elbow inside.
Ishikawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ishikawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ishikawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Babawto's defenses.
Ishikawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishikawa prevents Babawto from breaking the clinch.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the head.
Babawto is rocked!
Jeez, Renato Babawto's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ishikawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oh Babawto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ishikawa lands a nice elbow.
Ishikawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ishikawa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ishikawa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ishikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Babawto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Babawto seems to have got his legs back now.
Babawto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishikawa avoids it.
Ishikawa landing knees to the body.
Ishikawa has Babawto pressed against the ropes, preventing Babawto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Ishikawa really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renato Babawto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ishikawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Babawto tries to break free but Ishikawa pushes him back against the ropes.
Ishikawa managing to block the knees to the body from Babawto.
Ishikawa misses with a knee strike.
Babawto avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa looking to stall.
Babawto is trying to push Ishikawa away but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Babawto wants to stall.
Ishikawa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babawto is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Babawto is looking to break free of the clinch but Ishikawa has double underhooks.
Ishikawa is looking to control Babawto's arms but Babawto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ishikawa has his back to the ropes.
Ishikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ishikawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babawto letting Ishikawa take a breather here.
Babawto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Babawto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Babawto is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Babawto wants to break free but Ishikawa has control.
Ishikawa connects with a knee to the head.
Ishikawa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Babawto is keeping busy.
Babawto takes an elbow to the temple.
Babawto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ishikawa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ishikawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babawto can't break the clinch.
Babawto is trying to maintain a safe position but Ishikawa gets an underhook and turns Babawto into the ropes.
Ishikawa throws an elbow that misses.
Ishikawa has Babawto pressed against the ropes, preventing Babawto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ishikawa is looking to control Babawto's arms but Babawto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ishikawa has his back to the ropes.
Ishikawa lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Renato Babawto's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Akira Ishikawa!
Akira Ishikawa very nearly forgot to thank V-Mask Clothing (10%) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Quanero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Tihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quanero's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 537 CUBA. Tihiro has chosen Jyo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Julio Quanero has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Quanero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Tihiro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tihiro looks up at the clock. Bad move! Quanero lands a right hand from hell, dropping Tihiro. Quanero pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Quanero!
A victorious Julio Quanero thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Fryer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Montalban (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 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frankie Fryer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Montalban!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fryer with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Montalban to counter with a crisp jab.
Fryer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fryer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Montalban moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Montalban finds it's way through Fryer's defenses.
Fryer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montalban avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Montalban scores with a nice right hand.
Fryer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Montalban lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montalban swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fryer.
Montalban is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fryer misses with a takedown
and Fryer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montalban misses with a wild combination.
Fryer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fryer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Frankie Fryer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fryer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montalban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montalban digs a good body shot into Fryer's ribs.
Montalban throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montalban with a nice cross.
Jesus Montalban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fryer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Montalban can pounce on him.
Fryer shoots for a double leg takedown but Montalban sprawls well. He's pushed Fryer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Montalban looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Fryer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montalban throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fryer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Montalban blocks the body kick.
Fryer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Montalban has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good leg kick by Montalban there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fryer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Montalban stuns Fryer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fryer has his takedown stuffed
and Montalban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montalban lands a jab to the head.
Montalban throws a nice outside leg kick.
Montalban throws a shot to the body.
Fryer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Montalban circles away.
Montalban drops Fryer with a beautiful combination! Fryer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Montalban is looking for the KO!
Fryer is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montalban fakes the body blow, causing Fryer to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Fryer goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesus Montalban!
During a confident post fight interview, Jesus Montalban 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mophaf Bungradidoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuya Yasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yasumi has chosen Space Dandy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mophaf Bungradidoa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mophaf Bungradidoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuya Yasumi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bungradidoa tries to sprawl but Yasumi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bungradidoa has one foot on Yasumi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bungradidoa gets tackled into the ropes by Yasumi. Yasumi maintains the clinch.
Yasumi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yasumi moves into the clinch.
Bungradidoa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Yasumi uses from the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bungradidoa pushes Yasumi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Yasumi takes the fight into the clinch.
Bungradidoa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bungradidoa decides to pull guard.
Bungradidoa pushes Yasumi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bungradidoa tries for a takedown but Yasumi circles away easily
and Yasumi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bungradidoa or perhaps it was just good defense by Yasumi, which made it look bad.
Bungradidoa shoots in looking for a takedown. Yasumi tries to sprawl out of it but Bungradidoa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Yasumi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bungradidoa has been working on his balance at Bonsai Club MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Yasumi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mophaf Bungradidoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasumi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bungradidoa pushes Yasumi off and gets back to his feet.
Yasumi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bungradidoa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa dives in for a single leg takedown but Yasumi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
A countering left hand to the body from Yasumi misses.
Yasumi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bungradidoa wants to get back to his feet.
Bungradidoa is staying active underneath Yasumi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bungradidoa is trying to stand back up but Yasumi is controlling him
Bungradidoa tries to kick Yasumi off in order to stand up. Yasumi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Bungradidoa is not content to let Yasumi control the position.
Bungradidoa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yasumi connects with a decent elbow.
Bungradidoa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bungradidoa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bungradidoa tries to escape but Yasumi is in control.
Yasumi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bungradidoa pushes Yasumi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yasumi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four 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.
Yasumi is staying tight to Bungradidoa's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bungradidoa tries to escape but Yasumi is in control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yasumi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yasumi stops Bungradidoa from standing up.
Yasumi controlling from the top position.
Bungradidoa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yasumi is controlling him.
Bungradidoa scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Yasumi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bungradidoa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mophaf Bungradidoa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yasumi shoots in and bounces Bungradidoa off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Bungradidoa wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yasumi trying to control but Bungradidoa is working from the bottom.
Bungradidoa wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bungradidoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mophaf Bungradidoa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bungradidoa wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasumi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bungradidoa wants to stand but Yasumi is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yasumi throws a head kick that misses.
Bungradidoa feinted with a counter takedown.
Bungradidoa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yasumi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bungradidoa somewhat.
Bungradidoa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yasumi to the mat! Yasumi manages to get full guard.
Yasumi wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi fails to land with a series of punches.
Bungradidoa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yasumi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Mophaf Bungradidoa has been cut.
Yasumi closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yasumi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bungradidoa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bungradidoa successfully pulls guard.
Yasumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bungradidoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bungradidoa wants to stand up but Yasumi is controlling him.
Bungradidoa trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yasumi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yasumi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yasumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bungradidoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bungradidoa is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Yasumi presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Bungradidoa tries to pull guard but Yasumi holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bungradidoa drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mophaf Bungradidoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bungradidoa tries for a takedown but Yasumi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yasumi gets a takedown into half guard.
Yasumi postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bungradidoa to stand up.
Yasumi closes the distance and pushes Bungradidoa back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bungradidoa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yasumi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bungradidoa tries to pull guard but Yasumi holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bungradidoa drops back down to his feet.
Bungradidoa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yasumi walks away with a smile on his face. Bungradidoa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mophaf Bungradidoa's cut.
That's time! Bungradidoa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yasumi clinches up against the ropes.
Bungradidoa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yasumi just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Yasumi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bungradidoa regains guard.
Yasumi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bungradidoa keeping moving, preventing Yasumi from controlling successfully.
Yasumi controlling from the top position.
Yasumi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bungradidoa pushes Yasumi off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bungradidoa throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsuya Yasumi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yasumi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bungradidoa wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are working up against the ropes. Bungradidoa manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.
Bungradidoa jumps guard but Yasumi stands there with Bungradidoa around his waist. Bungradidoa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bungradidoa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bungradidoa pulls Yasumi into guard.
Bungradidoa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bungradidoa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bungradidoa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yasumi is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bungradidoa keeping moving, preventing Yasumi from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yasumi misses the jab.
Yasumi throws a head kick but Bungradidoa moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yasumi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bungradidoa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bungradidoa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yasumi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa shoots in looking for a takedown. Yasumi tries to sprawl out of it but Bungradidoa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Yasumi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mophaf Bungradidoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasumi rushes Bungradidoa and presses him up against the ropes.
Bungradidoa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yasumi smiles and moves away.
Yasumi pushes Bungradidoa up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yasumi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bungradidoa has one foot on Yasumi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Yasumi throws a sloppy head kick and Bungradidoa moves out of range easily.
Yasumi gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bungradidoa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Yasumi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mophaf Bungradidoa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Mophaf Bungradidoa's cut.
That's time! Bungradidoa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yasumi has Bungradidoa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bungradidoa trying to control the position but instead, Yasumi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bungradidoa into the ropes.
Bungradidoa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yasumi just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Yasumi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Yasumi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bungradidoa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasumi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Yasumi trying to control the action but Bungradidoa is working from the bottom.
Bungradidoa wants to get back to his feet.
Bungradidoa manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Yasumi keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
Yasumi misses with a body punch.
Yasumi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bungradidoa regains guard.
Yasumi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa wants to stand and escape but Yasumi is having none of it.
Bungradidoa is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Yasumi presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bungradidoa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mophaf Bungradidoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bungradidoa tries to pull guard but Yasumi forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Yasumi breaks the clinch.
Yasumi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bungradidoa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yasumi trying to control the action but Bungradidoa is working from the bottom.
Bungradidoa pushes Yasumi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yasumi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Yasumi taking a breather here.
Bungradidoa pushes Yasumi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yasumi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bungradidoa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bungradidoa tries to escape but Yasumi is in control.
Yasumi controlling the position from side mount.
Bungradidoa tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Yasumi won't let Bungradidoa get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bungradidoa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Yasumi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bungradidoa is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Yasumi controlling from the full mount.
Bungradidoa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Yasumi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bungradidoa wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yasumi controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mophaf Bungradidoa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bungradidoa dives in for a single leg takedown but Yasumi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Yasumi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bungradidoa to the mat! Bungradidoa manages to get full guard.
Yasumi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bungradidoa fails with the takedown.
Yasumi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bungradidoa to the ground. Yasumi is now in Bungradidoa's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yasumi trying to control but Bungradidoa is working from the bottom.
Bungradidoa wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungradidoa has his feet on Yasumi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Yasumi gets a clinch.
Yasumi wants the takedown. Bungradidoa is fighting it off but Yasumi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bungradidoa's guard against the ropes.
Bungradidoa wants to stand but Yasumi is controlling the position.
Bungradidoa keeping full guard, as Yasumi tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi trying to control but Bungradidoa is working from the bottom.
Yasumi stops Bungradidoa from standing up.
Bungradidoa wriggles free and stands up.
Yasumi shoots in and gets a takedown into Bungradidoa's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasumi won't allow Bungradidoa to get back to his feet.
Yasumi trying to control but Bungradidoa is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi stands and steps away. Bungradidoa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Yasumi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bungradidoa moves away.
Bungradidoa avoids the body shot from Yasumi.
Yasumi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yasumi stuffs the takedown attempt from Bungradidoa. Bungradidoa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mophaf Bungradidoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasumi pushes Bungradidoa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mophaf Bungradidoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Yasumi uses from the top position.
Yasumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bungradidoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bungradidoa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bungradidoa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yasumi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yasumi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bungradidoa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Yasumi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bungradidoa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bungradidoa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yasumi defends it easily.
Yasumi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsuya Yasumi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yasumi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Katsuya Yasumi!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Katsuya Yasumi!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Katsuya Yasumi!
Katsuya Yasumi wins by unanimous decision!
Katsuya Yasumi made sure to mention his sponsor, Sun-Tzu in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasper Koltun (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 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kasper Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun takes the fight into the clinch.
Koltun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Koltun sneaks out the side door and pushes Garcia away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Garcia forces Koltun back against the ropes and clinches.
Garcia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Koltun uses from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koltun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koltun gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcia is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Koltun frees his head nicely. Oh but Garcia has switched to an armbar! Koltun is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Marcelo Garcia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Naya Shinoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katuro Tisoaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinoki comes to the ring accompanied by wadiako. Tisoaka has chosen Festivo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naya Shinoki !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katuro Tisoaka!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tisoaka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shinoki .
Shinoki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tisoaka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tisoaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shinoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tisoaka throws a head kick that misses
and Shinoki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tisoaka pushes Shinoki off looking to stand but Shinoki dives back in and keeps control.
Tisoaka is defending against the submission attempts here by Shinoki .
Shinoki thows a huge punch but Tisoaka dodges it nicely.
Shinoki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinoki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shinoki wants to free his trapped foot but Tisoaka is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinoki is keen to just control but Tisoaka is a slippery customer.
Shinoki prevents Tisoaka from standing back up.
Shinoki is looking to take a break and control but Tisoaka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tisoaka is looking to escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tisoaka tries to score with a low kick but Shinoki moves his leg out of the way.
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.
Shinoki checks a leg kick nicely.
Tisoaka misses with a hook. Shinoki ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Shinoki blocks the leg kick.
Shinoki avoids the head kick by Tisoaka.
Shinoki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tisoaka pinned against the ropes. Tisoaka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tisoaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naya Shinoki . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tisoaka scores with a one two! Shinoki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tisoaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shinoki .
Shinoki slips a jab and a cross from Tisoaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tisoaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tisoaka throws a head kick but Shinoki moves out of range.
Tisoaka knocks Shinoki to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Tisoaka slows the pace down.
Shinoki manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinoki trying to pass the guard but Tisoaka defending well.
Tisoaka is trying to stand up here but Shinoki is controlling him well.
Shinoki passes to full mount!
Tisoaka is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Tisoaka felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinoki throwing strikes here but Tisoaka is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shinoki scoring with strikes but Tisoaka is staying in there.
Shinoki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
BOOM! Shinoki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shinoki wants to control the pace but Tisoaka is squirming around nicely.
Shinoki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Tisoaka is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Shinoki breaks from Tisoaka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shinoki wants to finish this one by submission but Tisoaka is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Shinoki .
Shinoki has hold of Tisoaka's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tisoaka manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Katuro Tisoaka will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tisoaka tries a low kick but Shinoki avoids it.
Tisoaka misses with a series of wild punches.
Shinoki scores with a head kick. Tisoaka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shinoki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tisoaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Look low, kick high! Tisoaka uses the oldest trick in the book to send Shinoki tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Tisoaka is absolutely delighted - when Shinoki wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Katuro Tisoaka! Katuro Tisoaka retains his welterweight title!
Katuro Tisoaka very nearly forgot to thank Spartan Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Naya Shinoki stepped up to the mic, saying ' Didn't go my way I will come back stronger Congrats to my opponent an best of luck in the future thanks you all for the support'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chibi Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Takeshi (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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138 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Chibi Tsushima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichi Takeshi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsushima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takeshi shoots in and gets a takedown into Tsushima's guard.
Tsushima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Takeshi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Takeshi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tsushima looking for subs off his back but Takeshi has passed one foot through into half guard.
Takeshi is looking for a kimura here.
Tsushima tries to get to full guard but Takeshi has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeshi is taking a breather. Tsushima 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.
Takeshi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tsushima gets full guard.
Takeshi is looking to work some ground and pound but Tsushima has wrist control.
Takeshi throws a big right hand that misses.
Tsushima pulls Takeshi in close to his closed guard and prevents Takeshi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tsushima 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.
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.
Tsushima looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Takeshi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tsushima tries to roll over but Takeshi keeps him under control.
Takeshi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tsushima keeps working.
Tsushima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Takeshi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tsushima is trying to control but Takeshi passes into side control!
Tsushima wants to control but Takeshi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tsushima keeps working.
Tsushima is trying to control Takeshi's posture but Takeshi avoids it.
Tsushima tries to buck Takeshi off but Takeshi is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Tsushima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Takeshi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Tsushima avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Takeshi.
Tsushima is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tsushima tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Takeshi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tsushima knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tsushima tries to buck Takeshi off but Takeshi is having none of it.
Tsushima gets back to half guard.
Tsushima tries to get to full guard but Takeshi has control of the leg.
Takeshi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tsushima!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tsushima is squirming around, avoiding Takeshi's attempts to control the action.
Tsushima really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichi Takeshi 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.
Takeshi dives in for a single leg takedown but Tsushima sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Takeshi shoots in and gets a takedown into Tsushima's guard.
Tsushima had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Takeshi defends it easily.
Tsushima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Takeshi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tsushima is keeping the position for now.
Tsushima keeping moving, preventing Takeshi from controlling successfully.
Tsushima is trying to hold Takeshi in close to prevent damage but Takeshi has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsushima has hold of Takeshi's hands but Takeshi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Takeshi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tsushima defending well though.
Tsushima has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Tsushima wants to improve his position but Takeshi is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima trying to control from the bottom.
Tsushima gets full guard.
Takeshi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tsushima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ichi Takeshi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tsushima looking for a sweep. Not yet Tsushima, not yet.
Takeshi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tsushima is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Takeshi, into his guard.
Tsushima wants to control from the top but Takeshi keeps moving.
Takeshi working for submissions but it's allowed Tsushima to get to half guard.
Tsushima is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima wants to pass to mount but Takeshi is defending the position.
Tsushima looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Takeshi is controlling Tsushima's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima trying to control the action but Takeshi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The 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. Tsushima connects with a nice short shot to Takeshi's temple.
Tsushima controlling the action here.
Tsushima works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tsushima avoids the attempt from Takeshi to control.
Tsushima goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Takeshi turns into him and now he's in Tsushima's guard.
Takeshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima is trying to keep Takeshi in close.
Takeshi scoring with some ground and pound.
Takeshi won't allow Tsushima to sweep him here.
Tsushima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Takeshi connects with a couple of short punches.
Tsushima is trying to push Takeshi off with his feet but Takeshi grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Tsushima's ankles and Tsushima is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Ichi Takeshi!
Ichi Takeshi is the new bantamweight champion!
Ichi Takeshi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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