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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr awesome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afra Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Afra Sr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, mr awesome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Afra Sr!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for awesome, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sr gets caught flat footed, as awesome shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sr wants to sweep but no luck.
awesome has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sr is proving hard to escape from.
awesome drops back looking for a leg! Sr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sr manages to kick awesome off! awesome jumps back into Sr's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sr pushes awesome off and gets back to his feet.
Sr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
awesome escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
awesome scores with a takedown into Sr's guard.
Sr is striking but awesome is not phased and passes to half guard.
awesome stands up and beckons Sr to join him on the feet.
awesome tries for a takedown but Sr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sr is trying hard to land a takedown here. awesome sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
awesome misses with a takedown attempt
and Sr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in awesome's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr awesome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
awesome is breathing heavily.
Sr advances position into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sr stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sr feints and as awesome raises his hands in defense, Sr changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
awesome keeping moving, preventing Sr from controlling successfully.
Sr thows a big elbow that misses.
Sr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
awesome looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sr thows a huge punch but awesome dodges it nicely.
Sr stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows awesome to get to his feet.
Sr has awesome up against the cage in a clinch.
Sr drags the fight down to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
awesome won't allow Sr to sweep him here.
awesome got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, awesome has managed to get both his arms back between Sr's legs - danger averted.
Sr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
awesome manages to control the position for a moment.
awesome is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sr trying to control but awesome is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
awesome in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
awesome in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sr looking for a guillotine from mount but awesome is having none of it.
Sr landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afra Sr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
awesome is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
awesome working over Sr with some ground and pound. Sr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of awesome's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take awesome's back!
awesome staying busy and making it hard for Sr to control.
Sr throwing damaging strikes from the back! awesome could be in trouble here!
awesome tries to escape the position.
Sr is looking for a rear naked choke here but awesome reverses the position brilliantly into Sr's guard!
Sr throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sr is looking for a triangle but awesome pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
awesome stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sr. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sr fails with the takedown
and awesome counters with a series of strikes. Sr will be more careful next time no doubt.
awesome shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
awesome wants to control but Sr is keeping him busy.
awesome is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sr will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sr is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sr tries to escape but awesome is in control.
awesome decides to stand back up. awesome steps back and let's Sr get back to his feet.
Sr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sr tries to close the distance and clinch but awesome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
awesome misses with a takedown
and Sr counters with a single leg into guard. awesome didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
awesome trying to control the position.
Sr stands up from awesome's guard - Sr perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sr throws a body kick that misses.
awesome pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sr misses with a takedown
so awesome counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
awesome wants to control from the top but Sr keeps moving.
Sr wants to get back to his feet but awesome is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sr throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
awesome controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
awesome trying to control but Sr is working from the bottom.
mr awesome has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
awesome fails with the takedown
and Sr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
awesome wants to clinch but Sr slips to the side
and Sr counters with a solid body kick.
Sr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but awesome swivels and escapes.
mr awesome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Afra Sr.
awesome throws a sloppy head kick
and Sr counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
awesome gets caught flat footed, as Sr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Afra Sr has got the better of the ground game so far.
awesome trying to keep a closed guard but Sr is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Afra Sr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sr fails with a takedown attempt.
Sr fails with an attempt to clinch.
awesome tries to clinch but Sr is having none of it.
Sr shoots for a double leg takedown but awesome sprawls well. He's pushed Sr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
awesome scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
awesome slows the pace down.
awesome stands up and we're back to a striking position.
awesome tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
awesome tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sr in side control, throwing shots but awesome defends.
awesome is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sr is trying to control. awesome wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
awesome tries to roll over but Sr keeps him under control.
awesome tries to kick Sr off but Sr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sr prevents awesome from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
awesome wants to control but Sr is keeping busy.
awesome wants to improve his position but Sr is controlling well.
Sr is nestled in close to awesome, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
awesome is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sr is trying to control. awesome wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sr is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
awesome tries to roll over but Sr keeps him under control.
Sr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. awesome defending well though.
awesome is looking for a sweep. Sr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
awesome is working hard here to advance position.
Sr lands with a punch from half guard.
awesome keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
awesome is trying to maintain the position but Sr is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four 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.
awesome gets full guard.
awesome keeping moving, preventing Sr from controlling successfully.
awesome preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sr thows a big elbow that misses.
Afra Sr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
awesome has control of Sr's left arm, preventing Sr from doing any damage.
Sr sitting in guard here, content to control.
awesome seems keen to control Sr's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to mr awesome.
Well Sr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afra Sr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiro Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and strawwhot Luppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshiro Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, strawwhot Luppy!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi gets a takedown into half guard.
Luppy is controlling Gomi's trapped leg to prevent Gomi from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gomi working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Luppy looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Gomi! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yoshiro Gomi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jayson lianza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Tosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lianza's entrance music is not afraid. A fine choice. Daniel Tosh struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Daniel Tosh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, jayson lianza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Tosh!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lianza shoots in looking for a takedown. Tosh tries to sprawl out of it but lianza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tosh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
lianza fails with a takedown attempt.
lianza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tosh pinned against the cage. Tosh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jayson lianza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
lianza gets caught flat footed, as Tosh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tosh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. lianza is keeping the position for now.
lianza is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tosh dives into side control.
Tosh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
lianza is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lianza tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
lianza wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh is persistently looking for the submission but lianza is defending it well.
Tosh looks gassed!
lianza is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Tosh is landing with strikes. lianza can't take much more of this.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosh connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for lianza to escape the position.
lianza takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Tosh keeps control of the position easily here as lianza tries to buck him off.
Tosh tightening his grip on lianza, looking for the choke.
lianza holding both Tosh 's hands and preventing any damage.
Tosh lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns lianza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. lianza is defending well though. Tosh let's go of the attempt for now.
Tosh looking for the choke from the back.
lianza is trying to get back to his feet but Tosh has full control of the position and if anything, lianza has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Tosh is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but lianza has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
lianza is trapped and Tosh is scoring with shots to the head and body.
lianza is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Tosh controlling from the back.
Tosh connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for lianza to escape the position.
Tosh is persistently looking for the submission but lianza is defending it well.
lianza is trying to get back to his feet but Tosh has full control of the position and if anything, lianza has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Tosh is riding his opponent, not letting lianza buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Tosh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
lianza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tosh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in lianza's guard.
lianza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tosh passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tosh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
lianza tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Tosh looking to control and managing it successfully.
lianza is trying to stand.
Tosh controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tosh with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lianza wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tosh 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 pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
lianza is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tosh with the ground and pound from mount.
Tosh content just to control the position here.
lianza's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Tosh lands with some vicious ground and pound - can lianza hang on?
Tosh is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tosh controlling from mount.
lianza is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lianza taking shots to the head.
lianza is trying to stand.
Tosh scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish lianza?
BOOM! Tosh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tosh working the ground and pound effectively.
lianza is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Tosh is landing with some decent strikes but lianza is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
lianza tries to buck Tosh off but Tosh takes his back!
lianza is trying to stand back up.
Tosh looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! lianza taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Daniel Tosh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keio Jun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keio Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elijah Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jun circles away quickly and effectively.
Roberts throws a nice looking combination but Jun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Roberts.
A combination from Roberts does no damage.
Jun swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roberts misses with a two punch combination.
Roberts tries to clinch but Jun is having none of it.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Jun moves out of range.
Jun tests Roberts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roberts gets tackled into the cage by Jun. Jun maintains the clinch.
Jun lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jun.
Jun working aggressively here.
Jun scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jun.
A right hook to the body lands for Jun.
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!
Roberts is trying to push Jun away but Jun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jun gets through Roberts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun lands a right hand.
Jun manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jun is leaning against Roberts and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roberts looks gassed!
A body shot lands from Jun.
Jun lands with a light punch inside.
Jun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roberts is rocked!
Jun working aggressively here.
Roberts is still on wobbly legs! Can Jun finish him?
Roberts blocks an uppercut.
Jun misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberts.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberts.
Jun swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jun throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberts.
Jun has Roberts pushed against the cage.
Jun throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Jun.
Jun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roberts blocking some punches.
Roberts seems to have recovered his senses.
A short left from Jun.
Jun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Jun as the two fighters clinch.
Jun scores with a shot to the side of Roberts's head.
Jun stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jun pushes Roberts against the cage. Jun is working some dirty boxing. Jun pushes off with a quick right hook! Roberts goes down! Roberts tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jun moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keio Jun!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kio Lunguo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Pekkala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekkala has chosen Vuoret siirtyy as his entrance music. Kio Lunguo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kio Lunguo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juhani Pekkala!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunguo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lunguo misses with a body shot.
Pekkala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lunguo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pekkala avoids it really well and circles away.
Pekkala darts in and clinches Lunguo up against the cage.
Pekkala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pekkala scores with a takedown into Lunguo's guard.
Pekkala wants to pass the guard but Lunguo is keeping the position.
Pekkala must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pekkala is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Lunguo has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Pekkala is looking to defend but Lunguo has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Pekkala! Lunguo pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Pekkala taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kio Lunguo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AnthonyH Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arigato Sayonara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, AnthonyH Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arigato Sayonara!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno lands a big head kick that sends Sayonara tumbling to the mat! Moreno takes a step backwards and waves Sayonara back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sayonara is rocked!
It looks like Arigato Sayonara has been cut.
Moreno takes the fight into the clinch.
Sayonara is still on wobbly legs! Can Moreno finish him?
Moreno is struggling to control the position.
Moreno connects with a knee to the head.
Sayonara being controlled against the cage.
Moreno scores with a knee to the head.
Moreno throws a big uppercut that drops Sayonara! More strikes from Moreno and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sayonara lies dazed against the cage as Moreno celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AnthonyH Moreno!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie McCraken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Urbonas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urbonas has chosen "Stranglehold" by Ted Nugent as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernie McCraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Urbonas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCraken changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Urbonas tries to avoid it but McCraken manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Urbonas to the ground. Urbonas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Urbonas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McCraken shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Urbonas as he jumps to the side.
Ernie McCraken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCraken fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernie McCraken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCraken looks for a takedown but Urbonas sprawls well.
McCraken shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McCraken was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McCraken looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McCraken prevents Urbonas from getting the reversal.
McCraken avoids the attempt from Urbonas to control.
McCraken has hold of Urbonas's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Urbonas manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Urbonas is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Urbonas manages to avoid the submission attempt.
McCraken working away.
Urbonas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Urbonas trying to hold on to McCraken's head to control him but McCraken postures up.
McCraken is stalling here. Urbonas is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McCraken seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Urbonas has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
McCraken might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McCraken tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Urbonas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urbonas controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken is looking for a sweep.
Urbonas is staying tight to McCraken's torso, preventing him from escaping.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jorge Urbonas.
McCraken fails with the takedown.
Urbonas gets the takedown into side control.
McCraken is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Urbonas politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Urbonas prefers to stall for the moment though.
McCraken tries to improve position but can't.
McCraken is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken is working hard here to advance position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Urbonas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Urbonas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jorge Urbonas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McCraken misses with a takedown
and Urbonas counters with a low kick, right behind McCraken 's knee.
Urbonas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Urbonas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McCraken is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
McCraken is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Urbonas dominated that round.
That's time! McCraken's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Urbonas scores with a leg kick.
McCraken shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Urbonas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McCraken!
Urbonas controlling from mount.
McCraken tries to hold on but Urbonas postures up.
McCraken is looking to get to half guard.
McCraken wants to control but Urbonas is having none of it.
Urbonas controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jorge Urbonas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McCraken with a poor takedown
and Urbonas counters with a shoot takedown. McCraken fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urbonas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McCraken has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Urbonas has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on McCraken's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Urbonas controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urbonas is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. McCraken is trying to escape and Urbonas transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and McCraken is forced to tap! Nice work there by Urbonas! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Urbonas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akiro Yakumacu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmond Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakumacu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Japanese Bamboo Relaxation. Akiro Yakumacu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edmond Honda's chin.
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245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akiro Yakumacu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edmond Honda!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakumacu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Honda defends it nicely.
Honda scores with a nice strike.
Yakumacu misses with a takedown attempt - Honda sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yakumacu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiro Yakumacu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honda lands with a right hand.
Yakumacu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Honda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yakumacu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yakumacu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Honda.
Honda clobbers Yakumacu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yakumacu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Honda but Honda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yakumacu is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Yakumacu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Honda.
Honda lands with a good body shot.
Honda lands the left hand.
Yakumacu walks into a straight right hand from Honda.
Yakumacu is rocked!
Honda throws a looping overhand right but Yakumacu ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Yakumacu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Honda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Honda throws out a loose jab but Yakumacu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakumacu slips under a jab.
Yakumacu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honda.
Yakumacu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honda.
Honda throws a hook but Yakumacu avoids it easily.
Yakumacu seems to have got his legs back now.
Honda drops Yakumacu with a huge uppercut! Yakumacu drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Honda is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edmond Honda!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flying Knee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic comes to the cage accompanied by Duran Duran - Wild boys. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flying Knee!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Knee cracks Filipovic with an open hand slap.
Knee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filipovic.
Knee looks to land a combination but Filipovic avoids it well.
Knee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Filipovic. Filipovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Knee swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Knee throws a series of punches but Filipovic moves out of range.
Knee misses with a double jab.
Knee connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Filipovic tumbling to the canvas! Knee pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Filipovic was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Flying Knee!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Criss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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24
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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289 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Criss!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boy Hong!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Criss misses with the combination.
Hong connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Marco Criss has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Criss.
Criss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hong feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Criss sprawling to the canvas! Criss rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hong finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Criss is breathing heavily.
Hong lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boy Hong!
Boy Hong is the new heavyweight champion!
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