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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Activin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joshua Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Activin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Activin.
Weiss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weiss stuffs the takedown attempt from Activin. Activin gets slowly back to his feet.
Weiss tries to clinch up but Activin circles away and keeps his distance.
Weiss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weiss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Activin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weiss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weiss wants to clinch up but Activin keeps it at a distance.
Joshua Weiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Activin swats away the attempt to clinch by Weiss.
Weiss wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weiss is looking to clinch.
Weiss wants to clinch.
Weiss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Activin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss tries to clinch but Activin moves out of range.
Activin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Weiss is fending him off so far but Activin persists. Nope, Weiss circles away and we're back to standing.
Joshua Weiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Activin.
Weiss wants to clinch up but Activin keeps it at a distance.
Weiss tries to clinch but Activin is having none of it.
Weiss moves into the clinch successfully.
Weiss misses with a knee strike.
Activin fails to pull guard.
Weiss landing knees to the body.
Activin is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Weiss gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Activin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Weiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Weiss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Weiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Weiss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Activin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Activin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Weiss pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Weiss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Activin looks gassed!
Weiss misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Weiss.
It looks like George Activin has been cut.
Weiss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Weiss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Weiss manages to break the clinch.
Activin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Weiss to the mat! Weiss manages to get full guard.
Activin trying to control but Weiss 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Activin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!
Weiss moves in looking to clinch but Activin pushes him off.
Weiss tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weiss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weiss avoids the head kick by Activin.
Weiss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Activin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weiss tries to close the distance and clinch but Activin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weiss tries to clinch up.
Weiss tries to clinch up.
Activin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Activin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Weiss wants to control but Activin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss is defending against the submission attempts here by Activin.
Activin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Activin looking to secure an arm triangle but Weiss defends it well.
Activin blocks Weiss's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Activin trying to control but Weiss is having none of it.
Activin is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Activin extends the arm and Weiss is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Activin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Falapovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan de Knaller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Falapovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dio - Holy Diver. de Knaller has chosen Sidney Samson - Riverside as his entrance music. Jan de Knaller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marko Falapovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan de Knaller!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falapovic throws a nice looking combination but de Knaller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Falapovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Falapovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
de Knaller looks gassed!
Falapovic lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. de Knaller is looking to close the distance but Falapovic sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! de Knaller crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope de Knaller is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Marko Falapovic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chips Salsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chips Salsa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Hester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chips Salsa!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salsa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salsa throws a head kick that misses.
Hester throws a head kick that misses.
Hester moves in looking to clinch but Salsa pushes him off.
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Salsa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hester wants to clinch.
Salsa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hester!
Salsa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Salsa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Salsa wants to control the pace but Hester is squirming around nicely.
Salsa looking to ground and pound but Hester is blocking nicely.
BOOM! Salsa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hester is rocked!
Hester tries to improve his position but instead Salsa has taken his back!
Oh Hester is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salsa misses with an elbow to the head.
Hester seems to have got his legs back now.
Salsa tries to keep control of the position but Hester is staying busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester wants to escape the position.
Hester avoids the strikes from Salsa.
What can Hester do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Hester trying to control but not successfully.
Salsa patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
A lull in the action here.
Hester holding both Salsa 's hands and preventing any damage.
Salsa is looking for the choke from the back position but Hester is controlling his hands well.
Salsa thows a strike but Hester uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Hester as he ends up in Salsa 's guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hester wants to stand but Salsa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hester slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hester tries to stand but Salsa is controlling his head.
Hester moves into full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hester avoids the attempt from Salsa to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Salsa is looking to improve his position but Hester isn't that keen on the idea.
Salsa looks gassed!
Hester is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Salsa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hester tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salsa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hester thowing shots but they're missing.
Salsa tries to lock up and control but Hester gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Salsa is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hester is staying active.
Hester throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Salsa wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Salsa tries to break free.
Hester has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Salsa wants to control his opponent's hands but Hester gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Even with his hooks in, Hester manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Hester not allowing Salsa to control his hands.
Hester doesn't have the hooks in and Salsa manages to turn into his guard.
Salsa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hester's guard.
Salsa content to control rather than advance.
Salsa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Salsa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hester taking some punishment here, with Salsa in his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Salsa trying to control the action but Hester is working from the bottom.
Salsa slows the pace down in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Salsa is looking to advance position but Hester won't allow it.
Salsa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Salsa landing strikes from the mount and Hester is in trouble!
Salsa jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hester is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hester and Salsa has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Salsa trying to control the position but Hester is working away.
Salsa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hester is avoiding damage well.
Hester prevents Salsa from moving into mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Salsa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hester keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Chips Salsa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salsa swats away the attempt to clinch by Hester.
Hester tries to clinch but Salsa moves out of range.
Salsa blocks a head kick by Hester.
Patrick Hester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salsa keeps the fight on the outside.
Hester tries to clinch there but Salsa circles away.
Salsa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hester gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Salsa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Salsa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Salsa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Salsa stands and steps away. Hester gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Salsa wants to clinch up but Hester keeps it at a distance.
Hester tries to clinch but Salsa is having none of it.
Salsa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hester wants to sweep but no luck.
Salsa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Salsa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hester is working an open guard so Salsa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Salsa with a jab.
Salsa gets a takedown into half guard.
Salsa trying to control the pace.
Hester pushes Salsa off looking to stand but Salsa dives back in and keeps control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Salsa wants to free his trapped foot but Hester is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Salsa stops Hester from getting back to his feet.
Salsa winds up and cracks Hester with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Salsa wants to pass the guard but Hester is defending well.
Hester is staying active underneath Salsa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hester tries to clinch but Salsa moves away
and Salsa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salsa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Hester with a knee to the head.
Hester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salsa blocks it with crossed arms.
Hester throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salsas head.
Hester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Salsa tries to land knees in the clinch but Hester avoids the damage to the body.
Hester misses with a knee strike.
Salsa has Hester pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Hester manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hester throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salsa takes an elbow to the temple.
Salsa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hester looking to throw knees to the head but Salsa is blocking nicely.
Hester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Salsa has Hester pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Salsa pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hester tumbling to the mat - Salsa dives into Hester's guard.
Hester wants to sweep but no luck.
Salsa wants to control from the top but Hester keeps moving.
Hester lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Salsa!
Hester looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Salsa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Salsa is squirming around, avoiding Hester's attempts to control the action.
Hester get's back to his feet.
Hester wants to clinch but Salsa slips to the side
and Salsa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hester connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Chips Salsa has been cut.
Hester is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Salsa is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chips Salsa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chips Salsa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Salsa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Salsa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Salsa stands up out of the half guard.
Salsa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hester is refusing to be controlled, as Salsa sits in half guard.
Hester wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salsa stands up from half guard.
Salsa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester is trying to buck Salsa off.
Salsa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hester is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Salsa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hester is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hester tries to kick Salsa off but Salsa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Salsa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hester is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Salsa is tapping! Great win for Hester!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Patrick Hester!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rumina Endo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Fodido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumina Endo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumina Endo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Taz Fodido!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Endo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Endo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fodido moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Endo being controlled here momentarily.
Fodido pushes Endo off and gets back to his feet.
Fodido shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fodido wants to clinch up but Endo keeps it at a distance.
Fodido closes the distance and clinches.
Fodido is looking to control Endo's arms but Endo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fodido has his back to the ropes.
Fodido tries to break the clinch but Endo is controlling the position.
Fodido tries to pull guard but Endo holds him up against the ropes and eventually Fodido drops back down to his feet.
Endo tries to pull guard but Fodido holds him up against the ropes and eventually Endo drops back down to his feet.
Fodido wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fodido jumps guard.
Fodido looking for a sweep. Not yet Fodido, not yet.
Fodido working a defensive guard here.
Fodido is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Endo rolls with it to try and escape but Fodido cranks on the arm and Endo is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Taz Fodido!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hayatoshi Sakutara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Take Ogenawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayatoshi Sakutara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayatoshi Sakutara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Take Ogenawa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakutara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ogenawa as he avoids it easily.
Ogenawa feints and as Sakutara raises his hands in defense, Ogenawa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ogenawa 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.
Ogenawa drops back looking for a leg! Sakutara is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sakutara manages to kick Ogenawa off! Ogenawa jumps back into Sakutara's guard.
Ogenawa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sakutara sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ogenawa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sakutara is just riding it out for now. Ogenawa eventually gives up the hold.
Ogenawa is trying to control the action in half guard but Sakutara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sakutara wants to control but Ogenawa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sakutara wants to get back to full guard.
Ogenawa 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.
Sakutara moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakutara looking for a guillotine here but Ogenawa defends easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ogenawa is looking to advance position but Sakutara has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ogenawa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ogenawa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ogenawa looks gassed!
Sakutara has hold of Ogenawa's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ogenawa manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sakutara prevents Ogenawa from getting the reversal.
Sakutara tries to control but Ogenawa wriggling away.
Sakutara takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogenawa has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Sakutara working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sakutara keeps control of the position easily here as Ogenawa tries to buck him off.
Ogenawa can't escape the position.
Sakutara looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Ogenawa taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hayatoshi Sakutara!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacen Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Flores (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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacen Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Flores!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flores throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fields's head.
Fields is rocked!
Fields shoots in for a takedown but Flores shows good takedown defense.
Oh Fields is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fields looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fields seems to have got his legs back now.
Flores has his foot on Fields's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fields works his way back into a safe position though.
Flores pulls Fields in close to prevent any damage.
Fields sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Flores's guard.
Flores is trying to stand up here but Fields is controlling him well.
Flores is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fields's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fields's back!
Fields breaks Flores's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fields pushing down on Flores's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Flores tries to roll over but Fields keeps him under control.
Flores is trying to control but can't.
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.
Fields passes to side control.
Fields looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fields tries to move into full mount but can't pass Flores's legs.
Fields looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fields wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Flores, who protects the arm well.
Fields is breathing heavily.
Fields swings around for an armbar but Flores sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fields's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores trying to control but Fields is working from the bottom.
Flores preventing the sweep.
Flores advances to half guard.
Flores decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Fields changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Flores looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fields goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Flores rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fields's guard! Nice work there by Flores!
Fields looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fields has his foot on Flores's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flores works his way back into a safe position though.
Fields has his foot on Flores's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flores works his way back into a safe position though.
Fields bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flores's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fields wants to control from the top but Flores keeps moving.
Flores is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flores is keeping the position for now.
Fields sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Flores's guard.
Flores pushes Fields off looking to stand but Fields dives back in and keeps control.
Flores is staying active underneath Fields, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fields is pressing down on Flores's thigh, looking to free his foot. Flores is holding on for now.
Fields wants to work for an arm triangle but Flores is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Flores looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fields in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Flores tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Fields!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jacen Fields!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hidehiko Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingmar Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson has chosen Run DMC - It's Like That as his entrance music. Ingmar Larsson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidehiko Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ingmar Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Larsson lands with a right and another and another! Yoshida is in big trouble! Larsson lands again and this time it's lights out for Yoshida! A quality knockout there for Larsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ingmar Larsson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JP Alcano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minoshi Kawajari (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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JP Alcano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minoshi Kawajari!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajari shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alcano but Alcano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alcano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alcano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawajari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alcano tries to avoid it but Kawajari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alcano to the ground. Alcano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alcano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kawajari looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alcano is keen to just control but Kawajari is a slippery customer.
Kawajari looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alcano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kawajari tries to get to full guard but Alcano has control of the leg.
Alcano is controlling the pace.
Kawajari actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajari tries to roll over but Alcano keeps him under control.
Alcano is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kawajari shoots in and bounces Alcano off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Kawajari is pushing down on Alcano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alcano is fighting to maintain full guard but Kawajari has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alcano is defending against the submission attempts here by Kawajari.
Kawajari looks gassed!
Alcano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kawajari postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Alcano is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kawajari, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcano is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kawajari working for submissions but it's allowed Alcano to get to half guard.
Alcano tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kawajari controls his leg.
Kawajari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kawajari is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Alcano pulls his head out easily.
Alcano is trying to work for a kimura but Kawajari is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajari gets back to full guard.
Kawajari working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alcano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alcano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kawajari looking for a sweep. Not yet Kawajari, not yet.
Alcano is sitting in close to Kawajari's body. Kawajari has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Alcano is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Alcano is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kawajari.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Minoshi Kawajari!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacare Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Kovakanki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jacare Souza has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacare Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taisto Kovakanki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovakanki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kovakanki lands in his opponent's guard.
Kovakanki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kovakanki trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza working for a triangle but Kovakanki defends it easily.
Souza will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kovakanki wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Souza wants to sweep here but Kovakanki controlling him for the moment.
Kovakanki wanted to stand there but Souza had control of the position.
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.
Souza is looking for a triangle but Kovakanki pushes his legs off easily.
Kovakanki stays in close to Souza's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovakanki wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Souza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kovakanki preventing the sweep.
Souza isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kovakanki stacks Souza on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kovakanki!
Souza tries to improve position 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.
Kovakanki wants to stand but Souza has his arm trapped.
Kovakanki fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kovakanki tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Souza gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Souza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovakanki is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Souza is looking to control Kovakanki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Souza avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kovakanki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza with a poor takedown
and Kovakanki counters with a shoot takedown. Souza fights it but they end up in guard.
Souza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kovakanki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kovakanki landing some decent shots from guard.
Souza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Souza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kovakanki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kovakanki pushes down on Souza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kovakanki trying to control from half guard but Souza is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to get to full guard but Kovakanki has control of the leg.
Kovakanki is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Souza is looking to improve his position.
Souza is trying to control but can't.
Kovakanki seems to be working for a kimura but Souza defends the submission attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kovakanki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kovakanki should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Souza wants to clinch
and Kovakanki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Souza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kovakanki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kovakanki's back!
Kovakanki trying to control the position but Souza manages to sink in the hooks.
Kovakanki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Souza kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Souza is hanging on to Kovakanki's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kovakanki has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Souza is hanging on to Kovakanki's back as he tries to escape.
Kovakanki trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kovakanki tries to roll but Souza sticks to his back.
Kovakanki breaks Souza's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kovakanki wants to pass the guard but Souza is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Souza wants to clinch.
Souza closes the distance but Kovakanki moves to the side
and Kovakanki counters with a series of strikes. Souza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kovakanki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Souza, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kovakanki pulls Souza into guard.
Kovakanki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kovakanki looking for a sweep. Not yet Kovakanki, not yet.
Souza wants to control from the top but Kovakanki keeps moving.
Souza works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Souza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kovakanki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kovakanki striking off his back but it's not causing Souza any problems.
Souza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kovakanki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kovakanki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Souza!
Kovakanki is working for a guillotine from mount but Souza frees his head quite easily.
Souza tries to hold on but Kovakanki postures up.
Kovakanki working for a guillotine from mount but Souza is in no mood to give up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kovakanki.
Kovakanki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Souza is rocked!
Kovakanki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kovakanki working Souza over with strikes here.
Oh Souza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souza taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovakanki raining down shots from the mount!
Kovakanki landing strikes from the mount.
Kovakanki lands a nice shot to the head.
Souza is squirming around, avoiding Kovakanki's attempts to control the action.
Souza is working to get back to half guard.
Kovakanki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kovakanki tries to control but Souza wriggling away.
Kovakanki working for a submission but Souza is keeping him at bay.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kovakanki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kovakanki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kovakanki is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Souza has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Souza is trying to escape the mount.
Souza is working hard here to advance position.
Souza seems to have got his legs back now.
Kovakanki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Souza tries to reverse the position but Kovakanki maintains control.
Souza is squirming around, avoiding Kovakanki's attempts to control the action.
Souza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kovakanki is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Souza has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Souza is working to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kovakanki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kovakanki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Souza is looking to escape.
Kovakanki working Souza over with strikes here.
Kovakanki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kovakanki has hold of Souza's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Souza manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kovakanki scoring with strikes but Souza is staying in there.
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kovakanki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Souza is looking to improve his position but Kovakanki isn't that keen on the idea.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kovakanki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Souza is looking to escape.
Kovakanki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kovakanki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Souza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Kovakanki.
Kovakanki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Souza hang on?
Kovakanki looking to control but Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kovakanki prevents Souza from getting the reversal.
Souza regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza punching from the bottom.
Souza is looking to improve his position.
Souza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Kovakanki dominated that round.
That's time! Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Souza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Souza clinches but Kovakanki breaks the clinch
and Kovakanki moves into the clinch.
Kovakanki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Souza has him pressed against the ropes.
Kovakanki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Souza pulls Kovakanki into guard.
Souza is trying to keep Kovakanki in close.
Souza had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kovakanki is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Souza Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kovakanki's back instead.
Kovakanki staying busy and making it hard for Souza to control.
Souza has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kovakanki has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza is looking for the choke from the back position but Kovakanki is controlling his hands well.
Souza working for a choke but Kovakanki reverses nicely into Souza 's guard.
Kovakanki decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Souza, up you get!
Kovakanki is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kovakanki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Souza forces his way into half guard.
Kovakanki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kovakanki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kovakanki is pulling down on Souza's head. It's preventing any offense from Souza, at least for the moment.
Souza wants to control from the top but Kovakanki keeps moving.
Kovakanki wants to sweep but no luck.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kovakanki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souza has gone for a leg lock! Kovakanki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Souza's guard.
Souza is trying to control the position but Kovakanki postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovakanki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kovakanki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kovakanki trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kovakanki is one step ahead there.
Souza throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kovakanki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kovakanki wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Souza has momentary wrist control but Kovakanki slips an elbow through the middle.
Kovakanki wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Souza tries to clinch up
and Kovakanki counters with a shoot takedown. Souza fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovakanki wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Souza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kovakanki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kovakanki trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Kovakanki wants to pass the guard but Souza is keeping the position.
Taisto Kovakanki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Souza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kovakanki manages to get himself to full guard.
Souza wants to control from the top but Kovakanki keeps moving.
Kovakanki wants to stand up but Souza is controlling him.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Kovakanki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kovakanki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Souza's guard.
Kovakanki controlling from the top position.
Kovakanki tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
Souza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Souza throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Souza jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kovakanki is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kovakanki and Souza has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Souza scoring with punches from side control.
Souza trying to control the action but Kovakanki is working from the bottom.
Souza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kovakanki striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Souza is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kovakanki is trying to escape and Souza transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kovakanki is forced to tap! Nice work there by Souza! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacare Souza!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Geistman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geistman comes to the ring accompanied by Twist. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Geistman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geistman pushes Brown up against the ropes in a clinch.
Geistman tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
Brown pulls Geistman into guard.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Geistman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Geistman seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Brown wants to control but Geistman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Geistman has control of the leg.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Geistman.
Geistman trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Geistman tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Geistman has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Geistman connects with a body shot.
Geistman tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geistman throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Geistman.
Geistman scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Geistman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brown is pressing down on Geistman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Geistman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Geistman trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Geistman's guard.
Geistman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown postures up in Geistman's guard and throws a big left but Geistman blocks it.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Geistman keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Geistman controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geistman wants to sweep but no luck.
Geistman is trying to keep Brown in close.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Geistman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Geistman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Geistman wants to sweep but no luck.
Geistman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Geistman wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Geistman drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Geistman off! Geistman jumps back into Brown's guard.
Brown 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 three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown trying to control the position.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Geistman from controlling successfully.
Brown wants to sweep here but Geistman controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard.
Geistman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Geistman is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown stands and throws Geistman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brown grinds an elbow into Geistman's temple.
Brown lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Geistman down.
Brown lands some shots froms side control.
Brown landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands some shots froms side control.
Geistman is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Geistman to see if he's OK.
Oh Geistman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown is staying tight to Geistman's torso, preventing him from escaping.
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.
Brown working the ground and pound.
Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Geistman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Geistman seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown advances to full mount.
Geistman is trying to escape the mount.
Brown putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brown has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Geistman's face.
Brown dominating with strikes here.
Brown landing strikes, looking to finish!
Geistman is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
Brown dominating with strikes here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown unloading with bombs!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown landing strikes from the mount and Geistman is in trouble!
Brown throws some wild stikes that Geistman manages to avoid easily.
Brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brown throws some wild stikes that Geistman manages to avoid easily.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Geistman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Geistman hang on?
It looks like Scott Geistman has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Brown looking to secure an arm triangle but Geistman defends it well.
Brown jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Geistman manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Geistman tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Geistman sneaks back into half guard.
Geistman is looking to improve his position.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Geistman's head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Geistman is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brown won't allow Geistman to get back to his feet.
Brown is sitting in close to Geistman's body. Geistman has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Brown is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Brown is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Geistman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Scott Geistman!
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